New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1902-10-04
J. i. BRITAIN, President.
A. b. ROMERO, Secretary.


ADJOURNED MEETING OCTOBER 2, 1902.
+ In pursuance to adjournment the Police
Jury met this day with President Britain
presiding and all the members present.
The following ordinance offered by Mr..
Ortte. was unanimously adopted and or
dered spread upon the minutes:
An ordinance fixing the terms, eondi
tons and specifications of franchise to
construct. maintain and operate rail
way utilizing electric or other motive
power than steam, on the public road
which follows along the Bayou Teehe from
the lower corporate limits of the City of
New Iberia, to the upper corporate limits
of the town of Jeanerette; providing for
the sale of said franchise and for the adj
vertisement thereof preliminary there
to- and fixing the terms, conditions and
methods of said sale and the manner of
its completion.
Whereas there has been presented to
this Police Jury. written petitions signed
by majority in number and amount Of
the property holders abutting along tho
public road leading from the City of New
Iberia to the town of Jeanerette, request
ing this Police Jury to advertise and sell
operate railway, utilizing electric, or
| other motive power than steam, on the
said public road from the lower corporate
limits of the City of New Iberia, to the
upper corporate limits of the town Of
Jeanerette; and whereas at this public
meeting of this Police Jury, called for the
purpose, it has canvassed said petitions SO
presented and has decided that a majority
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property holders on the said public road
have signed said petition and whereas
this Police Jury is authorized by law to
proceed forthwith to fix the terms, condi
tons and specifications of the said fran
shise, and to advertise and sell said fran
ehise at public auction and in the manner
provided by law, now, therefore,
Sec. l. Be it resolved that between the
hours Of IL A. M. and P. NJ, 18th day of
November, 1902, after due advertisement
thereof for thirty days in the official journ-
al of Iberia Parish, the President Of this
Police Jury shall, at the door of the Court
House of said Parish of Iberia, by public
auction, sell to the bidder Or bidders of
ering the highest percentage of its gross
annual receipts as hereinafter specified, a
franchise to construct, maintain and
operate railway utilizing electric, or
other motive power than steam, on the
entire length of the public road in said
Parish between and leading along the
Bayou Teche from the lower corporate
limits of the City of New Iberia, to the
to the upper corporate limits of the town
of Jeanerette. The terms and conditions
and specifications Of the said franchise to
be as follows, to-wit:
This said franchise, which shall not ex-
clude other like franchises, shall be for
the term of ninety-nine years, and no
longer, from the date of said sale, and
shall, for that period, authorize the con
struction, maintenance and operation Of |
said road of a single track line of railway, |
together with all necessary turnouts from
the lower corporate limits of the City of |
New Iberia to the upper corporate limits
the town of Jeanerette, one half mile |
of the railway along said road must be
completed within twelve months from the
date of said sale and the said entire rail
way must be completed and in operation
between the said towns within thirty
months from said date of sale and any
failure either to complete said one half
mile within said twelve months or to com
plete the entire road betwe> L said towns
within said thirty months, shall ipso facto
and without legal proceedings, forfeit
said franchise and all rights and powers
No turn outs along said
road shall be used for the storage of cars
or trucks. The track of said railway shall
be built and located, throughout its en-
tire length in the middle of said road and
the ties shall be placed below the grade
of said railway, which shall be the same
as that of said road, and no part of the
rails shall project above the grade or bed
Of said road Said railway shall be so
maintained and operated as
to not unduly interfere with, or materially
impair, the use by the public of the whole
road, and specially of said portion occu
pied by it.
The holder or holders of said franchise,
which shall be transferable and assign
able, shall, without expense to the Parish
make and maintain in good condition, all
bridges crossed by said tracks, also all
necessary eulverts and openings for the
drainage of said road and the adjacent
and shall further, put and
in good order and suitable con-
lition, for use by vehicles of all kinds,
hat portion of road occupied by track,
md extending beyond the rails two feet
outward therefrom.
No fare, toll or charge exceeding two
tents per mile for every passenger and
lis or her ordinary hand baggage, or
parcels, shall be made or collected for
passage on said railroad nor for confirm. |
'us passage from within either of said
owns Cor a point between) to any point
n either of said towns reached by said s
ailway or its connections; provided that t
! fee Of five cents ride for any distance
not exceeding two miles may t
70 collected The said railway must be i
perated continuously, and at least three t
rains each way carrying passengers must /
10 run daily during daylight hours be-
ween the said towns, at hours arranged
easonably for the accommodation of the
ublic. And in the event of not more
han three or four trains being run
ach way daily, not less than four hours
hall elapse between any two trains going
q the same direction. The said railway
hall have a right to carry freight, ex
ress, baggage and mail, as well as pas
engers, and to perform all functions and
AIRY all things usual to railroads of this
haracter.
In the event of neglect or failure to
conform to the foregoing
srms, conditions and specifications, the
Md franchise and all powers and privilr
ges hereunder shall, by reason Of said
eglect or failure, cease to exist, and be
.rminated.
Sec. 2. Be it resolved, that every bid
said sale of said franchise must state
hat percentage OF the gross annual re-
eipts of the said railway on the said road
etween said towns will be given. First,
or the first ten years Of the existence of
lid franchise Second, For the second
n years OF the existence of said fran