New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1902-07-26
CALL MEETING OF THE BOARD OF
TRUSTEES.


read which are as follows, t0-wlt
New IBERIA, La, July ODD, 1902.
To the members of the Board of Trustees
| Of the town of New Iberia.
| Condemnation are hereby notified
that there will be special meeting of the
Board of Trustees Of the town of New
| Iberia tonight at half past seven o'cloch
for the purpose of taking action in re
gard to police officers, approving bills ane
the granting of frachises to persons or cor
porations in regard to the building and
constructing of electric railroads over ano
through the streets of New Iberia, and the
purchase of lands for streets, and the elec
| ton and fixing the salary of Janltor,
adopting an ordinance about keno, town
map and liquor license.
JOHN FISHER,
j. E. DUPUY,
O.G. DUPRE,
EUGENE GUILLoT,
A. COUSIN JR.
The following propositions for franchises
over the streets of the town of New Iberia
from John A. McIlhenny and F. F. Myles
were read and ordered published IN the
official Journal of the town for the space
of thirty days as required by the City
Charter on motion of Mr.. Renoudet, Sc
conded by Mr.. Guillot and carried.
NEW IBERIA, La, July 23d, 1902.
To the Hon. the Mayor and Board of
Trustees of the town of New Iberia.
Gentlemen-I am DESTROYS of obtaining
franchise from the City of New Iberia
for the term of twenty five years to own
and operate over and through the below
named streets an electric car system and
if the same is granted | will keep in good
order and repair all that space between
the rails and one foot on each side of the
rails.
would ask that you grant me and my
associates and assigns franchise or
right of way over the following streets,
to-wit: Beginning at the lower corpora
ton limits of the City of New Iberia on
Main street, thence along said Main street
to Ann street thence along Ann street to
st. Peter street, up along st. Peter street
to Chestnut street to Washington street
and up along Washington street to the up
per limits of the Corporation, starting on
Bank Avenue and at st. Peter street run
ming ON and aloug Bank Avenue pass
Alfred street to the Southern Corporation
limits, starting at Bank Avenue on and
along Alfred street to Weeks street, across
Weeks street to Hacker street, up and
along Hacker street to Iberia street, across
Iberia street to Robertson street, up along
Robertson street to Hopkins street and
across Hopkins to Laughlin street up
along Laughlin street to---Avenue, and
along Avenue street to Washington
street
Hoping that you may see your way
clear to the granting of this franchise after
the same has been published as required
by your Charter.
| remain yours truly,
JOHN A. MCILHENNY.
New IBERIA, La, July ODD, 1902.
To the Hon. the Mayor and Board of
Trustees of the town of New IBERIA
Gentlemen desire to secure to my
self, associates OF assigns franchise to
construct, own and operate a line of street
railway of which electricity is to be the
motive power and to extend over and
through the following streets within the
corporate limits of the town of New Iberia,
to- wit: The entire length-of Main street
from lower limits of the City of New
Iberia up to Lasalle street; thence out
Lasalle street to Lake Avenue; up Lake
Avenue to Anderson street; and out
Anderson street to Madison street thence
down Madison street to Ann street; thence
along Ann street to the continuation of
Washington street; thence along said con-
tinuation of Washington street to Lewis
Avenue; thence along said Lewis Avenue
to Main street. The said franchise is to
me, my associates or assigns over or
through the streets named above, and to
L g., I'd ofk ntxy Exo
The Municipal authorities are to be used.
which portion so used, will be kept in
good repair by the granted.
Franchise granted will become void if
the bona fide construction of the railway
be not begun within twelve months and
completed within thirty months after the
| beginning of the construction.
Very respectfully,
f. F. MYLES,
Per WALTER j. BURKE & BRO.
! The following bills were read and ap-
proved and vouchers ordered drawn in
payment of same on motion of Mr.. Rem,
oudet, seconded by Mr.. Guillot and car
ried, to-wit: W. L. Dupuy, for collection
for town, 1851, COL; J. A. Fagot and
J.. B. Campbell, for auditing books OF
water works and electric light plant $50
each, Inc.
1t WIS moved by Mr.. Dupuy, seconded
| by Mr.. Guillot and carried that the town
of New Iberia purchase from Mr.. j. J
Marie the strip of land between Duperiel
Avenue and Pollard Avenue for street
SO as to widen the present street and that
the Secretary be authorized to draw 6
warrant for the sum Of One Hundred Dol
lars payable on February LIST 1908, as the
| towns portion of the purchase price OIL
this property for street.
1t was moved by Mr.. Dupuy, seconded
Ly Mr.. Renoudet and carried that Hervil-
lian viator be elected janitor of the en-
tire Market and that he be allowed anc
paid the sum of Twenty Five Dollars pei
month for his services.
An ordinance making it an offense fol
any person firm or persons to run, operate
or conduct a keno game or any Other
gambling or banking game within the cor
porate limits of the town of New lberia
and prescribing penalty for the viola
ton of same was presented bv Mr.. o. Rem
oudet and read when it was moved by
Mr.. Renoudet seconded by Mr. E. Guillo
that the same be adopted and upon a vote
being taken thereon said ordinance wa!
adopted by the following yea and nay
vote, to-wit; Yea-Messrs. Renoudet
Cousin, Guillot, Dupuy and Dnpre. Nay
None.
| Said ordinance as above entitled was
then presented to the Mayor for examina
ton the same was returned by him ap
proved and signed with the seal of the cor
poration thereto affixed.
Said ordinance reads as follows, tO-wit
Be it ordained by the Mayor and Boar
of Trustees of the town of New 1beri
that from and after the PRONUNCIATION o
this ordinance it shall be unlawful for an.
person or persons or firm to conduct, rul
or operate within the corporate limits o
the town of New Iberia a game commonl.
known as keno or any other gambling o
banking game and any person or person
or firm violating the provisions of thi
| ordinance shall be subject to a fine of no
less than ten dollars nor more than $3.50
dollars or to imprisonment in the corpora
ton Jail for period of not less than fiv
days nor more than ten days or both fo
each and every offense at the discretion
of the City Judge.
Thus done read, adopted signed and ses