New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1907-06-15

the taxpayers of the 4th Ward and hav
| ing ascertalned that more than the re
quired number of the taxpayers of SAT-
| Ward has signed same as follows:
| To THE HONORABLE THE POLICE JURY OF TIL
| PARISH OF IBERIA, STATE OF LOUISIANA.
We the undersigned property taxpayers of til
| Fourth Ward of the Parish of Iberia, State 0
| louisiana, and entitled to vote therein upon tn
| proposition hereinafter mentioned, respectful
| petition and memorabilia your Honorable Rod
TO order special election according to law of tn
| property taxpayers of the said Fourth Ward o
| Iberia Parish, entitled to vote under the COnst
| tuition and laws of the State of Louisiana; tn
object and purpose of such election being for tn
purpose of levying tax to realize the sum 0
! Three Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ia, 900
per year for the period of ten years, beginning
with the year 1909 and extending to and inciud
| ing the year 1918, in favor of the New IBERIA 81
| Martin & Northern Railroad Company; the fui
| amount TO be realized by taxation being uhe sun
| of Thirty Five Thousand Dollars 1888 ,OOe0 t.
| be levied collected and paid in ten annual pay
! ments of Three Thousand Five Hundred DoIiar
| ($3, 500 each; to be paid to the New Iberia 81
| Martin & Northern Railroad Company; sac
| amount of SO 500 per year for the period OF ter
! years to be raised by the levy and imposition o
| of tax of mills per annum for said perlod
| ten years beginning with the year 1909 and eX
| tending to and including the year 1918, or sc
much of such mills as may be necessary to rails
| during each year of said ten years the sum o
So 500 per year until the full amount of $35 ,OOt
| has been raised; said tax of mills to be thu
| levied and collected for the benefit and IN favo
| of said Railroad Company, as consideration AM
| inducement for the Railroad Company to do ant
| perform the following tO-wit:
| FIRST:-The said Railroad shall be built iron
| some point on the main line of the New Iberia
| st. Martin & Northern Railroad Company t.
within q mile of the Catholic Church at Loreau
| vile, Iberia Parish on the east or west side o
| Bayou Teche. The trains of the Loreauvill
| branch shall run into the City of New Iberia.
SECOND-The said Railroad shall be bull
and completed as line Independent of thu
| Southern Pacific Railroad, or any railroad owned
or operated by the Southern Pacific.
THIRD:-The said railroad line shall be il
operation on or before the first day of June
1908, between the points herein above rected
provided that in the event guarantees, epidem
les strikes, lOckOuts, and litigation, retardinl
| the completion and putting in operation of sale
| road, and other unforeseen circumstances of
nature to retard the construction of said Rail
| road and beyond the control of the said New
| Iberia, st. Martin & Northern Railroad Compa
ny, then there shall be added to the period fol
the building of said railroad above set ou
further delay equal to the time during which
the construction Of said Railroad was thus una
vOidably DELAYED
FOURTH:-The domicile of the said Railroad
shall be the dOmicile of the said New Iberia, st
Martin g. Northern Railroad Company which
shall be maintained in the City of New iberia,
FIFTH:-The tax to be levied and to be col
lected, and the annual amount herein provided
for shall not be paid to the Railroad Company
until the said Railroad lines shall have beer
built and in operation and the other conditions
herein above set forth shall have been complied
with.
Mozard Gondran. Luzin Gonsoulin, Dorestan
Broussard. George BONN, Jos j. Dauterive, w
H. BONN, Ademar Breaux, Jos. Oubre, witness:
Jno. D. Valet; Uric Barras, witness ]. E.
Prince; Carlos DgsSs, Z. +. Berard, Albert
G: Boutte; Homet1 F. Gonsoulin,, Gus Bo'
min, Jr., F. J. Mestayer, Mrs. Ducleon BONN
witness: J. J. Dauterive; Mrs. Alfred Bourges,
Miss Marie Bourges, Mrs Jos. J. Dauterive, Mrs.
Noemie Broussard, witness: Gilbert BOrel; Mrs.
bre witness Jno. d. Wallet; Mrs. Z. Barras,
witness: Jno D. Valet; Mrs. Vileor Prince,
witness: ]. E. Prince: Albert Boutte, G. Frek,
Armand Adren Broussard. witness: Jne. D. Wa
let; j. D. Dauterive, Chas. Blanchard. witness:
Jno. D. Valet Roman Crochet witness: Jno.
D. Valet: Arcade Ransonet, Sally Provost, NJ.
o. Neuville, R. L. yerret. G. o. Broussard. J. D.
Neuville, Charles Prince Euzebe Provost, wit
ness: Jno. D. Valet; Leonie Landry, witness:
Jno. D. Valet; Henry Suard, Albert Blanchard,
witness: Jno. d, Valet; Oscar Molbert, witness:
ness: Jno. D. Valet; Albert Suard, Sidonie
Broussard per Chas Boutte; Adelma Broussard,
witness: Jno. D. Ballet; Gustave BONN, Sr.. wit
ness: Jno. D. Waletr Louis Suard, per Henry
Suard; Melville Broussrrd, Witness Juo. D, Wa
Lett Victor Hebert witness: Jno d. WG'"t; Jos.
Leblanc, witness Jno. D. Valet; Edsari Mes
tayer, Denis Beoussard, Chas. Mestayer, ST.,
Willis GondIon witness: Jno. D. Valet: Henri
Broquet, witness: Jno D. Valet; Massena
Broussard, Silvio Prince, Hazard Vaughn, Paul
Basin, Irma Prince, f. o. Darby, NJ. D., Emma
Barras Mrs. d. Broussard, Adeline Dugas Louis
Breaux, witness: Jno D. wallet: Mrs. j. F.
Hoffman, G. j. LafOntaine. Adonis Prince JOS
eph Crochet, Edgar Waugh Andre Dugas, Chas
Dauterive Mslide Dugas Adonis Gonsoulin Ed
gar Oubre, Mrs. Celestin Oubre Charles Decuir,
Gabriel Decuir, Mrs. Euphemond Vincent, Ter
tulle Laniere, witness :--; Prevail Brous-
sard, Euzelien Landry, Edmond Broussard l.. D.
Broussard Paul Hebert, Mrs Emile Boras per
Charles Boras, Horace Gonsoulin, Jean Broquet,
witness: Jno. D. Valet; Alfred Gondran, Mrs
Alfred Gondfan, CASTOR L. Gondran witness: J.
d: Prince; j. E. Gondran, Arthur Bourgeois,
Blanc, T. G. Dugas. Pierre Molbert, Jr., witness:
j. E. Prince; Octave Ransonet, Minos Dugas,
witness: J, E, Prince Carlos Broussard, wit
ness: j. E. Prince; Leo Broussard witness: J.
E. Prince; Clebert Molbert witness: J. E.
Prince; J. G. Molbert, witness: j. E. Prince:
Mrs. ULCER Segura, witness: j. G. Broussard;
Paul Segura, witness: j: G. Broussard; Fereol
j. c. Broussard; Alexandra Giroir, wit
ness; --; Jules Broussard, illness: l..
E. Leblanc; J. B. Oubre, witness: j. G. Brous
sard; Jno. D. Valet, Erred. Decourt, Alphonse
Boutte, Joseph Braquet, H. G. Rose, Louis Oubre,
J. o. BONN, Ulysses Gonsoulin, A. F. Dugas, J.
c. Broussard, Fernand Occur, Numa +. Breaux
Achille 8outte, Ferdinand Breaux, Gustave
Boutte Wilt Broussard, J. A. Dugas, j. B.
Bourgeois, Albert Oubre, Neuville Oubre, st
Maurice Provost, Odillon Provost, Leonce Du
gas Aymar Dugas, Ernest Dugas, Lee JUDGE,
d.
Armed Breaux, Guy (. Shaw, Bertrand Braquet,
Louis Braquet, NJ. s. Broussard, John Prados
Dupre Dugas, Antoine Gonsart, Victorin Gro
,het, Hortense Dugas.
When upon motion of Mr.. Segura duly
carried the following ordinance was
adopted:
AN ORDINANCE
An ordinance ordering a sp cial cleo
ion in the Fourth Ward of the Parish of
IBERIA, upon the petition of more than one
bird of the property tax payers of the
laid Fourth ward of Iberia Parish request |
ng the same to take the sense of the |
property tax payers of the said ward on |
granting to the New Iberia, |
st, Martin & Northern Railroad Company
/ five mill tax, or so much of said five
# ten years to raise three thousand five |
loundred dollars per annum, to pay a
bonus of not more than thirty Eve thous |
md dollars under the terms and subject |
o limitations placed in the petition for |
aid election.
Whereas petition having been receiv-
ID from the property tax payers residing |
n the fourth Ward of the Parish of
IBERIA entitled to vote at special elections
allied according to law to levy special
axes in aid of railway enterprise as is
provided In article 270 Of the Constitu
ion of 1898, and the said petit >"
aving been signed by number of prop
rty tax payers residing in said Ward and
ualfed to participate in said election ar
a excess of one third in number, as Was
scertained by an examination of said
etition and the Assessment Roll of the
aid Fourth Ward of the Parish of Iberia
Or the year 1905, and the words and
srms of which petition, as we'll as the
ignatures thereto annexed, are as fol-
)ws.
o the Honorable the Police Jury of the Parish
of iberia, State of Louisiana.
We the undersigned property tax payers of the
ourth Ward of the Parish of iberia, State of
ouisiana, and entitled to vote therein upon the
opposition hereinafter mentioned and memorable
'ur Honorable Body to order a special election
cording to law of the property tax payers of the
id 4th Ward of Iberia Parish, eatitled to vote
,der the Constitution and laws of the State of
ouisana, the object and purpose of such election
ing for the purpose of levying tax to realize
e sum of three thousand five hundred (S3, soo)
liars per year for period of ten years, begin
ng with the year 1909 and extending to and
Guiding the year 1913 in favor of the New
eria, ST. Martin & Northern Railroad Co.; the
i amount to be realized by taxation being the