The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1906-05-19

To the Hon. The Mayor and Board Of
Trustees Of thu CitV of Mr. Ibcrid
State Of Louisiana
The Undersigned property tax payer of
tho CITY OF New iberia, state Of Louisiana
entitled to vote therein upon the proposition
herein after mentioned, respectfully petit
tion and meuoriaIize your Honorable Body
TO order "A special election according tn law
OF tho property tax payers OF the city Of
New iberia. entitled 10 vote under the con
stitutiou and Laws Of the state 81 louisiana
for the purpose and with the view Of levy
Ing and imposing for the benefit and IN ia
vor Of the Central Railway Company Of
Louisiana. a Il We mill tax per anuum for -
period Of ton years. begi ming with the year
1908 aud extending 90 aud including the
year 1917. which tax OF five mills SO levied
each year to be used and employed to pay
each year during the continuance OF said
tar, TO the Central Railway Company Of
OF Louisiana the sum OF Ten thousand dollars
100000 or the sum coIlectible by law under
tho said tax NJ authorized.
The said tax OF FIVE mills to be thus levied
and the said aggregate sum Of One Hundred
Thousand Dollars u000O0l divided into an
nual payments-of Ten Thousand Dollars
10000 each M aforesaid, for the benefit and
in favor OF the said railway company "a n
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 Ci,y OF New iberia n rail
road line extending In An Eastern direction
from New Iberia TO the Mississippi River.
and In u Western or Northwestern direction
from SAID City, distance Of at least one
hundred miles, to IA point connecting with n
trunk railway line. other than the Southern
Pacific or any Of its component lines"
2. The said railway line shall be complet
ed and In operation within the year 1gOs
provided that in the event OF guarantees.
epidemics. strikes. lockouts. and litigation
retardiDg the complc' ion aud putting Ia opcr
alton OF said road. and other unforeseen cir
eumstances OF nature to retard the con
struction OF said railway and beyond the
control Of the said Central Railway Compa-
nv OF Louisiana, then there shall be added
to the period for the completion tbOve sct
out further delay equal TO the time du-
ring which the construction Of the said road
was thus unavoidably delay"
I'd The Ceptra Railway Company shall
establish Its Division Headquarters and DIV
isiOu Terminals In the City OF New Iberia
and shall make the said CITY the terminal di-
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 ut least one hundred miles To that
point where II will connect with trunk line,
rs provided In the clause first above re-
lated"
9Th. 1T shall also construct anJ maintain
10 said City and the switch wards adjacent
thereto At least twelve miles OF traelage
for all purposes; and construct and maintain
In said City Round House with at least
eighteen stalls, and the Main Car and Machiu
saops OF the Central Railway Company Of
Louisiana, destined to do all the ordinary
general rcpaircs of ears and locomotives
used on the railway line. extending the
entire length Of the line. from the Mississip-
pi River to the point Westward or North