The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1906-05-12

TO The Hon. The Nayot ami Eoad ~
Trustees Of hc CdV of NDw Ihvjn,
State Of Lous'ano.
The Undersigned property tan payer Of
the CITY OF New IBERIA state Of Louisiana
entitled 10 vote therein upon the proposition
herein after mentioned respectfully p"iis
tjop and memorabilia your Honorable Rudy
10 order special election according tn law
OF the property tax payers - the city q
New Iberia entitled 10 vote under the con
stltutIon and Laws of the state of Louisiana.
for the purpose and with the view Of levy
Ipg and imposing for the benefit aHd in ia
vor Of the Central Railway Company uf
louisiana q FIVE mill tax per anuum for
period Of ten years. hegi nning with the year
lVn and extending 30 aud including the
ysar 1871 which tax Of five mills 50 levied
each year to be used and employed to pay
each year during the continuance Of said
tax, TO the Central Railway Company Of
Of louisiana the sum OF Ten thousand dollars
flo,OO0,l or the sum coIlectible by law unde
thesaid tax as authorized.
The said tax Of fvemils to be thus levied
and the said aggregate sum Of one hundred
Thousand Dollars 200 600 divided into an
nusl payments Of Ten Thousand Dollars
nOQQol each as aforesaid. for the benefit aud
In favor OF the said railway company as 4
consideration and inducemeut for the said
Company to do and perform an 81 the fol-
lowing things to-wt
The said Central Railway Company OF
louisiana shall build, construct aud com
plsts through the City ~ New iberia rail
ROAD line extending In an Eastern direction
from New iberia to the Mississippi RIVER:
And In Western or Northwestern direction
nom said City. distance Of at lcnst one
nuhdfed miles, to point connecting with a
ussk railway line, other than the Southern
racine or any OF It's component lines"
The said railway line shall be conplot
" ana In operation within the year 1905
wovtded that In the event ~ uuarautines
sp'ocmics, strikes lockouts. ana litigation
".sfd'ns the compile ion and putting in oper
s''on OF said road, and other Unforeseen CIR
substances Ola nature TO retard the con
'1uction OF said railway, and beyond the
0n'fol OF the said Central Railway Comva-
"oI Louisiana, then there shall ho added |
"c period Tor the completion .bove set |
s.urther delay equal to the time du |
~ which the construction 81 the SAID road |
=" 'has unavoidably delay"
W. Inc Contra Railway Cnnpany snail |
sonsh It's Division Headquarters and nv
'on Terminals in the civ Of New Ibprl,
~, '"a'i make the said city the terminal di- |
~. po'ht For that portion Of tho railway
,' sAtendlng from New Iberia Eastward
NV "'ne Mississippi River. and from the same
oAsnding Westward. or North west
s.N at least Que hundred miles to ,h,,
: '0'a' where It will connect with truuk itne
lated" ''''ee ~ apoVe re-
n s"ail also construct ami maintain
49," NY and the switch yard4 adjacent
a. -" ~ least twelve miles Of tr,rr,g.
/. :. purposes and construct and maintain
.,... sosy Round House win, M least
49,. 1891 stalls, and the Main Car and Machip
49,. VI me central Railway companv .,
,.. destined 10 do all ,ho nrdirarv
49, 800 fepaires of cars ana lo,o,,n,iyos
..,,. 90 the railway line. ex,epJiny tho
ri d. 'ength Of the line ire \, tho M,.siasin-
'"e point Westward or North