The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1907-09-06

IA yers of the fifth ward of the Parish
of Lafayette, State of Louisiana, ana
entitled to vote therein upon the prop
Osition hereinafter mentioned, respect
fully petition and memOriailze your
Honorable Body to order a special
election according to law OF the prop
erty taxpayers of the said nth ward
of the Parish of Lafayette entitled TO
vote under the constitution and laws
of the State of Louisiana, the object
and purpose of said election being for
the purpose of leyying a tax to real
ize the sum OF two thousand dollars
per wear for the period of ten wears.
beginning with the year 1909 and en-
tending to and including the year 1916,
in favor of the New Iberia, st. Martin
and Northern Railroad Company: the
full amount t be realized by taxation
being the sum of twenty thousand dol
lars to be levied. collected and paid
in ten annual payments of two thouS-
aud dollars each: to be paid to the
New Iberia. st. Martin x Northern
Railroad Company: said amount OF
two thousand dollars per year for the
period of ten years to be raised by
the levy and imposition of a tax OF
five mills per aulum for said period
of ten years. beginning with the year
1909 md extending to and including
the year 1913, or 50 much OF such hve
mills as may be necessary to raise
during each year Of said ten years the
sum OF two thousand dollars per year
until the full amount of twenty thous-
and dollars has been raj seG said tax
of five mills to be thus levied and col
lected for the benefit and in favor OF
said railroad company as "a consld-
Grafton and inducement for the said
railroad company to do and perform
the following tO-wit:
First-The said railroad company
shall build u line Of railway from
some point on the east side OF the
Bayou Vermilion within the corporate
limits of the town of Abbevll!e. in the
parish of VermiliOn, to or near the
towns of YOungsvilie and Broussard,
thence in a nOrtheasterly direction to
some point on Bayou Teche. crossing
BAYOU Teche at or near Ruth planta-
ton or the town of Park, or the Town
of BreauX Bridge, on Bayou Teche,
in the parish of st. Martin and to a
connection with the New Iberia and
Port Barre division of the New Iberia,
St. Martin & Northern Railroad, to
give a line to connect with the Colo
RADIO Southern. and the Opeiousas,
Gulf and Northeastern Railroad at OF
near Port Barre, said Opelousas, Gull
and Northeastern Railroad belonging
to the Gould System of railways. ,
Second-The said railroad shall bt
built and operated as a line independ
ent of the Southern Pacific Railroad
or any railroad owned or operated by
the Southern Pacific.
Third-The said Railroad line shall
be in operation on or before the frs
day of June, 1909, between the points
. hereinabove recited, provided that ii
the event of quarantine, epidemics
, strikes, lock outs, and litigation re
tarding the completion and putting
in operation of said road, and Othe
, unforeseen circumstances of a nature t.
retard the construction of said rail
road and beyond the control of tn
F, said New iberia, St. Martin & North
ern Railroad Company, then ther
s shall be added to the period for tn
building of said railroad as abOy
!. set out, a further DELAY equal to tn
!. time during which the construction Q
: said railroad was thus unavoidabl.
= delayed. =.
: Fourth-The domicile of the sal
4 New Iberia, st. Martin and Norther
Railroad Company shall be in the cit
n of New iberia.
= Fifth-The said New iberia, 81
+ Martin and Northern Railroad Con
pany shall operate and maintal
:, within three months from June frs
= 1909, one daily passenger train eac
: way handling mail and express.
Sixth-The tax to be levied and co
lected and the annual amount herei
. provided for, shall not be paid to tn
railroad company until the said raj
road line shall have been built and
operation and the other condition
herelnabove set forth shall have bee
e complied with.
J. N. Breaux, Lucine DuhOn, Pau
Breaux, Martial Billeaud, Ambrois
Broussard, r. N. Bernard. Jules. W
Broussard, John Taylor, D. G. Bel
nard. Mrs. Philomine PerrOn, v. Nj
= lancon, c. v. Broussard. j. r. Ne
lancon. Jos. P. Breaux, r. J Mali
garie, S. G. Landry, Alzire NJ. Brou!
sard. Mrs. Martial Fabre, Paul Ri
- leaud, j. V. Girouard, Mrs. j. I
Malagarie, Paul Girouard, Gilbel
y. II. DeLduTcdI, H. ID
leauo, Geo. Malagarie, G. Il. Breau,
Jules Z. Langlinais, L. j. Landr,
# Martin Girouard, j. G. Leblanc, |
J. Gauthier, Geo. Stromer, Andl
Billeaud, Mozard Langlinais, Fell
Girouard. Oyeneais Dubais. RadOlI
. Bernard, Leon GirOuard, A. ID. Gi
y Guard. l.. F. st. Julien, Alex Ri
leaud. Arthur Greig, Miss Laura M
lancon, Anaiole Monte, Albert Oh
vier, Gil A. Monte, Ed j. Comeau.
Albert C. Landry, A. p. Girouar'
al Drozin Dubois, f. r. Liable, Mr.
Ne D. NJ. Landry, Mrs. A. c. Flory, Mr.
e. A. A. Liable, J. H. Bernard, And
Of Menard. Emile Landry, Chas. Re
id MEIER, Nicholas CARRIER, Zenon Boue
a. CUES, Lindsey Greig, Mrs. Euzait
Re Landry, c. Moss, Duplessis Landr
x Fucius Dubais.
D. Be it therefore ordained by the r
a, lice Jury of the Parish Of Lafayet
ID that a special election be hereby Gale
30 to be held in the fifth ward OF the pa
De ish of Lafayette, within the hours pr
m ,-;lo1 hv low an Monday the Roth 0e