The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1907-07-13
TROLLEY POWER HOUSE
The City Fathers Feel that
They have Done their
Duty.
The Case now Rests with
the Company to Garry out
its Agreements.

the Company to Garry o,
its Agreements.
Just about one year ago, on !,
" Is, 1906, the City Council COZ
vened in special session for IL,
sole purpose Of granting frar
chlse upon the petition of w. {
Conery, to build and operate
trolley OF street railway With
the limits of this city. The a,
plication Of Mr.. Conery had bee
published to the full 80 day
prior to the meeting as provide,
for IN the city's charter.
Prior to the meeting the mem
bers Of the Council, the Mayor
the City Attorney and Mr.. Coner,
met, discussed. and agreed upo1
the several terms and conditions
Of the ordinance, so that when til,
meeting was called, 1t had for III
object the formal and legal PASS
ing of the ordinance only.
One Of the condition OF that ar
dinance is found in the following
excerpt.
The grantee or grantees are further
more to keep the entire street owe,
which it operates sprinkled when ne
cessary at its own expeuce, and Is I,
ou't" as po'9cr house srithin the Citu y,
Ne" Iberia or uithin one M,le Of Mt
Corporate limits of the CITY of Neu ILerio
The italics are ours for 90.
vlOus DurpOse.)
When this pIlane OF the ques ion
was being discussed in the eau.
Gus. where the ordinance was pre-.
pared, the original intention was
to contine the grantee to loca-
ton within the city limits. The
Il mile" was afterwards added a,
The request Of Mr.. .Conery, he
the showing that it he
was compelled to locate a site
within the limits, property holders
would naturally be stiff i'll their
demands. He wanted the II mile,
Inserted more as a "bearo intiu- !
nee, believing that tie company
would have no further use for til,
privilege 1t was granted.
The Council felt at the time.
nd now feels, that the Trolley
20. has been gwen a valuable as |
ct in the franchise That it !
io,'ld be bat right and proper to
islst that the main works of the
liant be located within this city
rom an industrial point of view.
hat Whatever stimuli might re.
nlt to the various trades due to
ne presence Of such industrial,
should Of equity come
, New Iberia
We have no more special taxes
ow than We had then. The al
antagrs Of u town site will mm+
ian .f- set he burden of spec,al
axes.
Gu Monday. July lst, 1907, MIR.
Il. Fine, one of the represen-
stives Of the ompany, reqn+ sted
le Council to release the Com.
any from the one mile limit, or
xtend the corporate limits.
He was made a counter PROPOSE
on. He was willing to pay
200 for the Nelson Canal site.
his Company would agree to
u. up $1,000, the CITY would pay
hatever balance would Oe neces-
'ry IN the purchase of town
te. TO this he agreed, but
ter found debarring faults with{
7ery proposal submitted.
Finally the Bayard. tract, a
lort distance below the limits,
as offered. he approved Of it
I'd 80 wrote his Company. He
'ceived . telegram later, instruct
g him to refer the matter
the COmpaDy's attorney
ere, Messrs. Burke & Burke)
I'd if approved, close. Mr.. PR
urke, when acquainted with the
stalls OF the proposition said that
, would have to enter his per
nal objections to the Company
tablishing a power house on the
adjoining his country
,me place, and that, if it be-
me necessary he would resort to
! injunction.
Mr.. Fine next requested the
ayor to call another meeting to
'nsider new propositions. After
king the matter under advise
ent over night the Mayor adj
sed him that the Council had
me considerably outside Of what