The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1906-06-02

~ ne hon. The N"yor ami Board Of
Trusices Of me Chy Of Ne,D Jberio'
.Stotc IF Louisjana:
The Undersigned property tax payer of
the city ~ New IBERIA. state Of Louisiana
entitled to vote therein upon the proposition
herein after mentioned, respectfully petit
ton aud memorializc your Honorable Body
10 order II special election according to law
Of The property tax payers Of the City Of
New Iberia. entitled To vote under the con
sii,ution aud Laws of the state OF Louisiana,
for the purpose and with the view Of levy
Ing and imposing for the benefit and in IA
vur Of the Central Railway Company OF
louisiana a five mill tax per annum for
period Of ten years, begi inning with the year
1908 and extending To and including the
year 1917, which tag 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
('lO,O0o,, or the sum collectible BY law under
the said tax as author ized.
The said tax of i've mills to be thus LEVIED
and the said aggregate sum of One Hundred
Thousand Dollars 100000 divided into an
nual payments OF Ten Thousand Dollars
10000 each AS aforesaid, for the benefit and
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-wit:
The said Central Railway Company Of
Louisiana shall build, construct and com
plete through the CITY of New IBERIA a rail-
n
from New IBERIA 10 the Mississippi River;
and In "A Western or Northwestern direction
from SAID City. IA distance of at least one
hundred miles, to point connecting with u
trunk railway line. other than rhe Southern
Pacific or any of its component lines"
.. The said railway line shall be comILet
ed and in operation within the year 1905
provided that in the event OF quarantines,
epldcnics. strikes. lockouts, and litigation
retarding the compile ion and putting ia oper
alton Of said road. aud other unforeseen cir
cumstances Of "A nature to retard the con-
struction Of said railway, and beyond the
control OF the said Central Railway Compa-
ny OF Louisiana. then there shall be added
To the period for the completion above set
out, further delay equal to the time du-
ring which the construction Of the said road
was thus unavoidably delay
81. THE Contra Railway Company shall
establish its Division Headquarters and DIV
ision Terminals in the City Of New IBERIA
and shall make the said City the terminal d.
vision point FOR that portion OF the railway
line extending from New Iberia Eastward
to the Mississippi River and from the same
CITY extending Westward, or North west
ward at least one hundred miles to that
point where 1t viii connect with a trunk line,
AS provided In the clause first above re-
lated
4th. 1T shall also construct ana maintain
In said City and The switch wards adjacent
thereto AT least twelve miles 81 trackage
for all purposes and construct and maintain
In said City "A Round House with at least
eighteen stalls, and the Main Car and Machin
sleps OF the Central Railway Company OF
Louisiana destined TO do all the ordinary
general repnires of cars aud locomotives
used on the railway line. extending the
entire length Of the line. frcm the Mississip-
pi River 10 the point Westward or North