New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1902-11-22

journed
J. f. BRITAIN,
President
A. b. ROMERO,
Secretary
ORDINANCE.
An ordinance fixing the terms, condi
| tons and specifications of franchise t.
| construct, maintain and operate a rail
| way, utilizing electricity, or other motive
power than steam, on the public roads il
| the parish of Iberia, which, following
along the Bayou Teche from the lower O
eastern limits of the City of New Iberia t.
the corporate limits of the town of Jean
erette; providing for the sale of such fran
chises and for the advertisement thereof
and fixing the terms, conditions and meth
DDS of the sale; and providing for the man
ner of constructing and completing sale
railway.
Whereas, there have been presented tc
this Police Jury written petitions, signed
by the majority in number and amount oil
the property holders abutting the public
road leading from the southern limits oil
tho City of New Iberia to the upper limits
of the town of Jeanerette to advertise and
sell franchise to construct, maintain and
operate railway, using electricity, OF
other motive power than steam, upon the
said public roads, between the points
aforesaid, and,
Whereas, at this called public meeting
of the Police Jury, it has canvassed the
said petitions, so presented, and has de
cided and does declare that the majority
in number and amount of the abutting
hoII bn AZ soil mn lto
roads, have signed said petitions, now
therefore,
Be it resolved by the Police Jury of the
Parish of iberia:
Sec. /. That between the hours II A. Nj.
and P. NJ. on the day of 27th of Deem
Der A. D. 1902, after due advertisement
thereof for thirty days in the official jour
nal of the Parish OF iberia, the President
of the Police Jury, shall at the door of the
Court House of this parish, by public auc-
tion sell to the bidder or bidders for the
highest percentage of its gross annual re-
ceipts, as hereinafter specified, fran
chise to construct, maintain and operate a
railway, utilizing electricity, or other mo-
tive power than steam, on the entire
length of the public road in said parish,
leading along the Bayou Teche, between
the southern or lower limits of the City of
New Iberia to the upper limits of the town
of Jeanerette, said franchise to be as
follows, towit:
This franchise shall be for term of
ninety-nine years, and no longer, from
the date OF said sale, and shall, for that
period authorize the construction, mainte-
nance, and operation Of single track line
Of railway, together with all necessary
spurs, turn-outs, turn tables, switches,
and side tracks, from the lower limits OF
the City of New Iberia to the upper eorpo-
rate limits of the town of Jeanerette,
along the public road of this Parish run
ming along the Bayou Teche. The track
or tracks of said railway shall be built
and located 'along one side of the said
public road to be designated by resolution
of this Police Jury, and may be, by the
Police Jury, required to be built, partly on
one side and partly on the other; provided,
that wherever the said line OF railway
shall cross the public road, the ties shall
be placed below the grade of said road,
which grade shall be the same as that OF
the said public road. Said railway shall
be so constructed maintained and operated
so as not to unduly interfere with the use
by the public of said public road. The
holder or holders of this franchise, shall
without expense to this parish, make and
maintain in good condition ell bridges
across all said tracks, also all culverts
and al, necessary openings necessary FOL
the drainage of said road.
Sec. 2. No fare, toll or charge exceeding
two cents per mile for every passenger,
and his or her ordinary hand baggage, OF
parcels, shall be made or collected fol-
passage on said railroad, nor for CONT
nuous passage from within either of said
towns Cor point between) to any point
in either Of said towns reached by said
railway or its connections; provided that 9
fee Of five cents a ride for any distance
whatever, not exceeding two miles, may
be collected. The said railway must be
operated continuously, and not less thar
two trains each way carrying passengers
must be run daily during daylight hours
between the said towns, at hours arranged
reasonably for the accommodation for the
public. And in the event Of not more
than two trains being run each way daily,
not less than six hours shall elapse be.
tween any two trains going in the same
direction. The said railway shall have the
right to carry freight, express, baggage
and mail, as well as passengers and tt
perform all functions and carry all things
usual to railroad Of this character.
FORFEITURE OF FRANCHISES
In the event the holder or holders Of
this franchise fail to conform substantially
to the foregoing terms, conditions ant
specifications, after he or they have beer
given four months notice of such failure
and neglect, and have not corrected such
failure or neglect, then this franchise shall
cease TO exist aud terminate without any
further proceedings.
Be it further resolved, etc
Sec. ,. That every bid at said sale o.
said franchise shall state what percentag,
Of the gross annual receipts OF said rail
way on the said road between the sale
towns shall be given, q for the first ter
years Of the existance Of said franchise
(2) for the second ten years of the exist
ance of said franchise, 80 for the thirt
ten years Of the existance of said fran
chise, (4) for the fourth ten years of tn,
existance Of said franchise, and in Xix.
manner, separately the portion Of salt
gross receipts to be given for each subse
quent> period of ten years during the ex
istance of said franchise, except the las
which shall be for period of nine years
Sec. 4. Be it further resolved that tn,
sum of one hundred dollars in cash or
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