The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1911-06-10

the gear 1912, and extending I
and including the year 1927, pr'
vided, that the total amount to b
levied and realized from said IA
by the South western Traction an
Power Company shall not excee
the sum OF Forty five thousan'
Dollars, and the said two mil IL
shall cease and terminate ~heI
ever the said amount Of Forty tiv
thousand Dollars shall have heel
realized and turned over to til
said Southwestern Traction an.
Power C0WQanY. under The term
and subject to the limitation
placed in the petition for sai'
election.
WHEREAS, u petition havinl
been received from the prOpert!
taxpayers residing in the City o
New Iberia, entitled to vote a
| special elections called according
to law to levy special taxes IN AT
of railway enterprises as il pro
vfded in Article go Of the COnst
tuition, Act 2O2 of 1898, Act % o
1904 aud Act AZ of 1910; aud sai'
petition having been signet
10y number Of property tax
payers residing III sand City an'
qualified to participate III salt
election in excess OF One-third II
numUer az was asccrtained by Nj
examination Of the said petition
and the assessment rolls Of sale
City for the year 1910 and thu
words aud terms of tins petition
an we'll as the signatures thrrrt.
annexed. are ~ follows:
TO the Honorable the Mayor alC
Board of Trustees o: the City OF
New Iberia, Parish Of Iberia
State Of Louisiana.
We. the undersigned proper )
taxpayers Of the city Of New lbe
ria, Parish of iberia, State Of Lou
isiana, and entitled To vote therein
on the proposition hereinafter men
toned, respectfully petition and
s,emoria'ize your Honorable Body
to o. der n special election accord
ing TO law Of the property taxpay
rrs Of he City of New lb-, ia.
state If Lnnisiai'a, entitled to vote
under the CONSTITUTION and !aws
of The State II ."uisialIa; the Oh.
j..cl aud purpose Of such election,
being for the purpose ef levy ing y
tax I" realize the rum If Fmiy
i've thousand Gas, V'W D"|I.rs;
said amoan Of *4;1 DOO 60 I" b..
raised by the levy hi imposition.
Of Il tax Of ~" ~ mills per an-
n"m fOA IA max'n,'Y y period Of ten
QW ,c&s, begin hing with the
year 1917 and e bending t" and
including lhe ,e 1921. ali IN ia
v"r Of 'li9 Sout western Traction
and i'"w 9" bpany. PROVIDED.
that the ID bal !. ,Ounl TO be levied
shall not n heq The sum If *45,-
10000 a"d said two mill tax
shall cease q terminate when
ever the said amount Of *45, 900
shall have been realized and turn
I'd over to the said Southwestern
Traction and Power Company;
said tax of two mills to DO thus
levied and collected for the benr-
fit and in favor of said SCOUT west
erD Traction aud Power Company
as y consideration ami inducemeDt
for said Company to do and per
form all Of the following. to- wit:
First:-Tbe said Southwestern
Traction and Power Company
shall construct aud operate an
Electric lmterurbsn Railway Line
from some point at, and connect
ing with local street car line i,
the City of New Iberia, to the
lower corporate limits of the town
Of Jeanerette at st. Mary's Par,pb
line.
Sec0nd:-The said Electric Rail.
way shall be built and completed
IL q line independent Of the
Southern Pacific Railroad or any
'si'road ow ned or operated by thu
southern Pacific Company.
Third:-The said Interurbau
Electric Railway line shall he
on or before the frat
lay of June, 1912, between the
POINTS herefnsbove recited, prOvid.
d, that any delays not caused by
be fault or negligence of said !
'Oaihwestern Traction and Power
company, in the nature Of strikes,
'anics. failure Of manufactures to
leliver materials, or sub-contrac.
ors TO complete work, on con.
ract time, litigation of any char.
cter retardiDg the construction
{ said railway, and any upfor
cen circumstances beyond the
ontrol Of said Company, then
here shall be added TO the periods
rT einabOve in this ordinance stat.
d, q further delay equal 10 the
lme during which construction or
J'erati0n of said railway waa