The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1909-08-21
WATER AND
LIGHT QUESTIONS.
he Commissioners hold
their Usual Monthly Meet
ana transact Routine
Business.

1 Business.
J Proposition Pending to Sun
; render Municipal Contr,
|. toa Lessee for Twentv-iiv
Years.
On Monday afternoon the Com
misSlonerS of he electric ligh
4 plant and waterworks h,ayrd ,h,
beat aud held long session }
the crampcd office OF the plant
when the usual monthly business
was disposed of, reports received
and new feature prcscnted-lh hat
OF receiving the proposition of Mr.
IL a. MentZ to lease the plant for
- years, to be operated in con
Junction with the proposed trolley
line, for which "A franchise was
but recently granted him 10y the
City Council. Those present were
Chairman J. 5 Power. G. G.
LanGhlin, Q. Renoude'. l.. Indent,
and +. + MliIard. Absent: En
gene Guillot and Alfred Renondet
The reports of the Engineer,
Electrician and Secretary were
taken up in their order and dis.
posed OF in the usual way. The
Secretary's report showed that the
revenues of the plant were some
- better for July than they were
for .he preceding month The
Electricians report Indicated that
his department had installed AL
lights on meters and had taken
out $, while j were put in on the
Hat rate, since his last report.
The Sccretary's report showed
that the indebtedness of the plant
had been reduced to S3776 81 with
SSli W IN bank.
Mr. II. "A Mentz and his attor
neys, Messrs. A. j. Cammack and
Z. ) Broussald, being present,
an amended proposition
or the lease of the plant, which
proposition Is as follows:
70 the Board of Water aud Light Com
mlssioners of the City of New Iberia,
La.
Referring to all negotiations relat-
ng to the leasing Of water and light
ystem in New Iberia. beg herewith
submit proposition in behalf OF
he Traction interests represent.
l would respectfully ask that the
ity s.f New Iberia lease to nc, NV as.
ociates, lessees, successors or assigns
'r period of twenty five years from d
ne date OF the signing Of lease with {
lie Mayor and Board Of trustees of j,
re City of New IBERIA, said lease to
effective as soon as a new plant can
e erected which shall not be more
ian nine months from the date of the
gning Of the lease with the City OF
ew Iberia, upon the following terms I
Id conditions, to wit 8,
The said Henry A. Mentz, his sue r
'ssors, associates, lessees or assigns
r and in consideration of the lease of "
C present Electric Light and water y
orks plant of the City OF New Iberia, II
r the period of twenty fire years, e,
III furnish free to the City OF New Y
eria II ON the date of the completion
new plant as above provided, the
ty arc lights for the streets as now in !"
allied, 246-l6 candle. power incandes- b'
mt lights, and SO &Rter hydrants as q,
w installed for fire purposes. a.
In case the lessee, Henry A. Mcntz,
s successors. associates or assigns
ould fail to build, erect and con ~
'uct street car system in the City 10
New Iberia within two years from
e date of this lease and from New
eria to Jeanerette, La, within two :"
ars from the date of this lease, then P'
d in that event this lease is to be al
II and void, and the City Of New at
,ria is to take possession of the Elec =,
, Light and Water Works Plant in -
W Iberia, permitting and allowing
lessee to keep any and all ma
merry and other property he may
ct before that time for the opera
n Of this plant.
lot knowing how many arc lights,
lights and hydrants the
' wishes to add to it's present sys- VIC
and the distance between each, it is of