The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1910-07-02
OFFICIAL MINUTES
CITY COUNCIL
Called Meeting.

Now IBERIA, IA June ~, ialH
I y" Nayot and Hoard nf irustres
mot this day pursuant to tall witt.
Naypt j s Power ~ tho Char and
the following members present, to
v,t Npsefq Girard Fraih, Ron
ottdct Laasalc, SouthW"ll aud I,t.-
beck Absent M"aers lta,lo, aud
Nigucz.
The object n( the meeting Naa
then toad, which j. ~ follows, To-
ut
Nov Iheria, Ia, Juno ~, falo.
10 the Members Of the Board Of
Trustees Of the city Of New /
heria, Ia
Gentlemen You afc hrfet1 no
tified that there Will br = all
meeting Of the Mayor and BOARD Of
Trustees Of the city Of New lhe-
I'll, this evening, june 28th, ial0,
1t 3 cIpek T. NJ for The purpose
of considering the granting Of q
franchise ~ the New IBERIA &
Northern Railroad Company, and to
appropriation for the IIigh school
Yours very truly,
lSignpd ! s. POWER, Mayor
The below ordinance was pre-
aentcd by Nj Rcnoudet aud read
when il was moved hy MI Rem
pildot, seconded hy Mr.. SouthWell
and adopted hy the following fea
and Nay vote, tO-Wit Yea, Nea9rs
Girard. Reuoudct, LassaIIr, South
well and Ribberk, Nay Nr Erath
Said ordinance was then present
Cd to the Nayor for examination
and after examination was return
ed hv him approved and signed
and the zeal Of the corporation
thereto affixed
AN ORDINANCE
An ordinance granting the New
IBERIA & Northern Railroad Com
pany franchise to construct, own
and operate . railroad branch oi
switch along Front or Bayou street
from q point whore the said street
lains the property Of Victor Erath
ut the foot Of French street, to q
point why're the said street Joins
to the property Of he Estate 81
William +. Weeks, At the foot oi
Weeks street, for period Of TWEEN
ty-fiVe wears.
Whereas, due publication has
been made and notice given IN the
official journal Of the City Of New
Nov IBERIA Il Northern Railroad
Company for a franchise Tor q pc,
Rod Of twenty five years on an"
along Front or Bayou street con
formally to the provisions of inc
CITY Charter of the city of New j
IBERIA, and whereas no opposition
or objection thereto has been made
conformably to the Charter Of the
said City,
Section BE it therefore ordain-
cd bv the Mayor and Board oi
Trustees Of the City of New IBERIA,
that a franchise is hereby granted
unto the New IBERIA n Northern
Railroad Company, to construct,
own and operate for period o'
twenty five years on aud along
Front or Bayou street railroan
switch or branch from the pO'nt
where the said street joins the
properts Of Victor Erath at me
loot of French street TO point
where the said street Joins the
property of the Estate of William
+. Weeks or assigns, at the loot oi
Weeks street, under the following
terms and conditions, tO-Wit:
The said New IBERIA 4 Northern
Railroad Company shall construct,
ita said switch or branch road iol-
loving as closely as possible from
an engineering standpoint the
meonder line OF Bayou Teche, and
shall construct a bulkhead or aph'
ment along the meander line 0l
said Bayou Teche. Further, lha'
the said New iberia " Northern
Railroad Company shall SO con
strurt its said switch or branch
road that the rails will be tiush
or with grade with She surface o.
said street, 50 80 not to impede Or
preyept or preclude traffic there
on
The said New Iberia & Northern
Railroad Company shall further 50
conatruct its said switch or bfanch
road in such manner as not 10 pre-
vent and unduly obstruct the land
ing of water craft along SAID street
for the reception Or delivery o.
freight, or for any other purposes
whatsoever. q
The said New iberia & Northern
Railroad Company shall during the
existence Of this franchise at all
times maintain said street in sucf
manner az not To prevent lngreSs
and egfess over and across lhs
same, and so as not to prevent th'
| landing Of water craft along sac
atreet, and shall not use SAID stree
for the parking Of empty cars
Cars delivering or receiving 1feigh
shall not be regarded as parked.
BE it further ordained, that :
compliance with all Of the conhi
tlouq herein imposed upon sai'
New IBERIA Il Northern Rallroa'
company shall he determined q
the time OF the completion OF sai
switch or branch by the Mayor an
BOARD Of Trustees Of tR city Q
New IBERIA, and required under IN
terms and conditions OF this gran.
provided, that whenever the sai
Mavor and Board of Trustees sha
recommend any changes or repair
in the street, track, road-be'
bu,kheads or drains, that failni