New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1903-10-31
NEW RAILROAD.

The charter of the New Iberi.
and Northern Railroad has beer
published which proposes to give
our city competing line to some
point north, connecting with some
Trunk line TO Kansas City by way
Of Natchitoches, or Alexandria.
The charter members consist Of
some of our substantial business
firms and capitalists and is the
only sensible and tangible propo-
sition for a new road. Lists are
being circulated among the prop
erty holders asking for calling of
an election by the City Council for
the levying of a three mill tax for
ten years to insure the establish
ment of this much needed outlet
and competing line; below are the
names of those signing the lists:
To the Hon. Mayor and Board of Trus-
tees of the Town of New IBERIA:
We. the undersigned property ak payers
of the town of New Iberia. Parish of
Iberia, State of Louisiana, entitled to vote
in the premises, respectfully request and
petition your honorable body TO direct and
order the holding according to law of a
special election of the property tax pay
ers of the said town OF New Iberia en-
titled to vote in the premises for the pur
pose of voting upon the grant to the New
Iberia and Northern Railway Company of
an annual special tax of three mills on the
dollar of all taxable property in the said
town of 1beria-said tax to be levied for
the term OF ten years commencing with
the year of 1906 and extending to each
ensuing year to and including the year of
1915.
The grant and collection Of said tax to
be continued upon the completion by the
said company of its assigns on or before
Jan. lst, 1907, of Il railroad extending
from a point on the Bayou Teche at or
near the town Of New Iberia, thence run
ming in a northerly or northwesterly direc
ton to a point at or near the town of
Natchltoches, or to some intermediate
point where connections can be had with
a trunk line giving northern and western
and to be void if said rail
road not be completed within that time
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gerie, Amelia Bergerie, }. p. SnbeIbielle,
Leon Dreyfus, o. G Dupre, II. II. Shade, 4
Mrs. M. A. Shaded, G. +. Reynolds. c. M.
Guess, Jr, Mrs. Bertha NJ Dallas, Luke
Bertrand, r. f. Delahoussye, J. A. Fagot,
W. G. Saxon, Louis Pfster, Ed. Pfster,
Ed. Boyle. S. G. Harry, J. w. Eckart.
A. Z. Decourt, Olivier Bayard, c. l.. Wild
ney, ". l.. Dupuy, Y. Jennaro, P. Jubin,
JulesssE. Dupuy, |. A. Martin, A. A. Sib
beck, E. Guillot, Anthony l.. Muller.
II. NJ. Carter, Thos. Monk, Max Levy,
Alex Chargois, A. J, Cammack, w. G.
Weeks, j. Il. Davis, Z. W. Philips, A. b.
T. Don Foster, Frank J. Mes
tayer, l.. NJ LeMaire, Alexis VOORHEES,. |
inc Erath, Hazard King, Leop. King, |
Mary Lewis Pomery, Emily l.. Grant, r.
A. Pomery, Mrs. VIM. l.. Lewis Mrs.
P. F. Henry Ffster Bros, A. Blanchct,
J. Il. Blanchet, Sam Pointiss, Jro. Webb, |
NJ. f. Smith, P. A. Landry, l.. S, Frere,
+. }. hobeek, Il. T. h1bbeck, victor |
Erath, Jno. Fmmer, James Gebert, Jules
Landry, Mic. Muller, James A. Lee. r. S.
Mcmahon, Alpine Fontelieu, Alcede Hulin,
J. Lamperez, c. P. Moss, A. B. Murray,
Mrs. A. B. Murray, Pirraro & Jennero,
F. W. Bauman, NJ. w. Fisher, Leon
Marie, Wild. l.. J. Marie, Willie Hadly,
Norbert Blanchet, r. T, Derouen, Zenon
)ecuir. Mrs. Chas. H Lee, Wild. J. Davis,
Yrs. L. G. Culpepper, r. F. Hoggsett,
!. A. Coudroy, Daniel Boutte, Edgar
4amperez, Patin Bros, Ozime Jacobs,
Nm. Southwell, per Il. d, Southwell.