The weekly Iberian., 1911-08-26
WHERE'S OUR TROLLEY?
The People Losing Conf
dence in it's Materializing.

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There ia a growing sense Of ap
prehension in the minds of thu
people of this city that the long
silence of this week pOrtends Dc
good lidiDgs about the trolley pro
ject. The WEIGH Brothers, who
we're engaged to start the grading
for the trolley line at kOsedaIe
plantation, on the 14th INST, were
much Lampered by rains aud were
able to accomplish but little dur.
ing the week. 1t is understood
that they were employed by the
day. The understanding seems to
be confirmed by the fact that the
WEIGH Brothers moved their
teams to New Iberia and were
ready to 60 to work grading for
the Iberia, st. Mary 4 Eastern on
last Tuesday morning.
The conditions, it is true, have
aroused the anxiety Of the people;
bat it is yet possible that they
will be explained and that they
will not mark the abandonment OF
the trolley hope.
The City Council, on the Oath
Of last May, granted franchise
to the Southwestern Traction &
Power Go to operate a trolley
line IN this city. The following
excerpts from that ordinance will
refresh the memory of the reader
with reference to the time limit
fixed by city authorities and the
promoters:
Section X.-The said outhwestern
Traction and Power Company shall
have the street railway system. a.
stated in this ordinance, completed
and in operation within one } ear from
the date aud passage and approval of
this ordinance and its written accep-
tance by the S0utwesthrn Traction
and Power Company through its
proper officer. ~
and within ninety (9O) days from the
day on which the proposition to vote
q bonus of a two mill tax in favor of
said Southwestern Traction and Power
is submitted 70 the tax pay
payers of the City Of New Iberia and
the town ofJeanerette, the said South
Traction and Power Company
uhn1 n AA>%Nost 3s~ 0n~h Sn kt>A Nstv1 -
New iberia. the sum of Five thousand
5000 Dollars, az an earnest and for
felt that said railway system shall be
completed as hereinabove provided;
and q failure. within the said ninety
days, to comply by depositing the said
sum of Five thousand Dollars, shall
pso facto forfeit all franchises herein
granted.
Section XIII.-This ordinance shall
20 into effect Immediately after it,
passage and promulaation; and its
written acceptance by the proper on
.er of the Southwestern Traction and
Power Company.
The careful reading of these
two sections seems to justify the
view that the traction company is
allowed Zone year" IN which to
complete the llne-not from the
late of passage Of the ordinance
May "a, 1911, ,)-but from the
late Of ITS written acceptance by |
he Traction & Power Company |
through its proper officers" This
acceptance was not given to the
'ity authorities till about the time
4 the holding of the election here.
The time limit in which the de.
,0sit Of the 95,OO forfeit must
70 put up is, apparently, more de-
lnitely fixed. II not made within
70 days after the dates Of the
lold;ng Of the elections in "New
IBERIA and the town of Jeane.
ette," the franchise, itself, shall
orfeit. The election here vas
eld on July 3rd, and the election
D Jeanerette was held on the 10th
{ the same month. As the Jean.
rette election date figures in fix.
ng the time in which tho 5000
AUST be deposited % an evidence
{ good faith, tfe 80 dsys'' must
y counted after the 10th of July.
this view is correct, the expira-
lou date falls on October 8tb,
'hich beng q Sunday, carries il
yer to the 9th. Therefore, the
5000 must be deposited not later
han the 9th Of October, II it be
esired to prevent the forfeiture
{ the franchise. |.
A report reached us, that day.
re,yesterday the directors Of
be traction company held 4 meet
g IN New Orleans, but We did
o. learn what conclusions we're q
cached. II
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