The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1906-05-26

10 The Hon. The Mayor amt Board Of
Trustees Of he City Of NcU Iberid
State of Louisiana
The Undersigned property tax payer Of
the city OF New iberia state Of Louisiana
entitled to vote therein upon the proposition
herein after mentioned, respectfully petit
ton aud memorialize your Honorable Body
to order a special election according TO law
Of the property tax payers of the CITY of
New iberia. entitled to vote under the con
stitut0n and Laws OF the state OF Louisiana.
for the purpose and with the view OF levy
ing and imposing for the benefit and in fa-
vor OF the Central Railway Company of
louisiana. a i've mill tax per annum for a
period of ten years, begi inning with the year
1908 and extending TO and including the
year lOt7. which tax OF five mills SO 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
$4,000 or the sum collectible By law under
the said tax as authorized.
The said tax OF five ills to be thus LEVIED
and the said aggregate sum Of One Hundred
Thousand Dollars 100000 divided Into an-
hual payments OF Ten Thousand Dollars
10000 each as aforesaid, for the benefit aud
In favor OF the said railway company As a
consideration and inducement for the said
Company to do and perform all OF the fol-
lowing things. to-wt:
The said Central Railway Company of
louisiana shall build, construct and com
plete through the City OF New Iberia a rail
ROAD line extending in IN Eastern direction
from New iberia TO the Mississippi River;
ana In Western or Northwestern direction
from said City, a distance Of at least one
nundred miles, to point connecting with a
trunk railway line, other than the Southern
racine or any OF Its component lines"
= The said railway line shall be complet
GU ana In operation within the year zoos
p'oYided That in the event OF guarantees,
epiucmics, strikes lockouts, aud litigation
'e.afdiDg the compile ion aud putting in oper
A'lon OF said road, and other unforeseen cir
'uhs'ances of nature to retard tho con
'ruction OF said railway. and beyond the
so"'Io' OF the said Central Railway Compa-
louisiana, then there shall be added
"me period for the completion above set
wv further delay equal to the time du
lug winch the construction OF the said road
mus unavoidably delay"
~. The Contra Railway COMPANY shall
sA'hsh It's Division Headquarters aud DIV
'''on terminals In the city Of New Iberia
~, n""'i make the said City the terminal di-
sun point for that portion OF the railway
.".' extending from New IBERIA Eastward
"a. ''' mississippi River, and from the same
extending Westward, or North-west-
'u u least one hundred miles to that
1' "nere II will connect with a trunk line, |
lated" - "'o'o re-
s". IL shall also construct ana maintain
!" sad City and the switch wards adjacent
-" At ieast twelve miles ~ trackage !
!, purposes; and construct and maintain
a., oty a Round House with at least |
49, Zen stalls, and the Main Car and Machiu
Ion,. VI the Central Railway Company OF
,..",' destined to do all the ordinary |
repaires OF cars and locomo,ives
49, ',S On the railway line, extending the
nj p,s.sth OF the line, frcm the Mississp- |
A''ef 70 the point Westward or North