The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1911-08-05
OFFICIAL MINUTES,
CITY COUNCIL
Called Meeting.
New iberia, La, July 9Th, 1911.
The following petition was pre-.
scented aud read:
PETITION.

New iberia, State OF Louisiana :
We, the undersigned property
tax payers of the City Of New he
ria, State Of Louisiana, entitled tt
vote therein on the proposition
hereinafter mentioned, respectful.
ly petition and memorabilia your
Honorable Body to order "A spcci-
al election according to law OF the
property tax payers OF the CITY
OF New IBERIA, State Of Louisiana
entitled to vote under the Consti-
tuition and laws Of the State Of
louisiana; the object and purpOs,
OF such election being for the pur-
pose OF levying II tax to realize
the sum Of $1,000 each year for a
period OF ten years beginning with
the year 1912 and extending TO and
Including tn, year 1921, in aid OF
and Tor the benefit Of the ILerla,
st. Mary 4 Eastern Railroad CO.
tho TIlT amount To DC realized ~
taxation b. ing the full sum of Si5,-
900 to be levied, collected and PAID
in ten annual payments OF Si,50O
each year IN the years as reclted
above in this petition; said a
mounts OF $500 per year FOR the
period Of ten years, TO be raised
by the levy and imposition Of q
tax OF two mills per annum for said
period of ten years, beginning with
the years 1912 and extending to and
including the year 1921. or SO much
OF such two mills az may be neccs-
sary to raise during each year OF
said ten years the sum OF $500 pei
year for the years 1912, 19l3,19li
and
1921, until the full sum OF $4,000
has been raised: said tax OF two
mills to be thus levied and collect
ed for the benefit and in favor oil
said Railroad Company, as con-
sideration and inducement for the
Railroad Company to do and per-
form all the following, to WITT
lst.-Thc main line OF said rail-
road shall be built from some point
in the City OF New Iberia to the
lower corporate limit OF the town
of Jeanerette. to st. Mary Parish
line meeting and connecting in o,
near the City OF New Iberia with
the New Iberia & Northern Rail-
road.
2nd.-Thc said Railroad shall be
built and completed as line in
dependent Of the Southern Pacific
Railroad or any other railroad
owned or operated by the South
orn Pacific, or New iberia a. North
ern, or Frisco system.
3rd.-The said Railroad shall be
completed Oh or before the thirty
rut Anu SNf hnnAn, har hAt u
tho points hereinabove recited,
provided that In the event Of quar-
antines, epidemics, strikes, lock,
outs, panics and Obligations Of any
and all character, and more es-
pecially litigation for the neces-
sary right of way and Railroad
crossings, retarding the compile
ton and construction OF said kaii-
road, and other unforeseen circum-
stances, all OF the nature to retard
the construction or said railroad
and beyond the control Of the said
Iberia, st. Mary l. Eastern RaiIrQad
Company, then there shall be Nd
ed to the period for the construc-
ton Of said railroad above Sc,
out further delay equal to the
time during which the construction |
OF said railroad was thus unavoid-
ably, delayed.
lth.-The domicile OF the SAID
Iberia, st. Mary & Eastern Railroad
company shall he maintained in til,
City OF New Iberia.
5th.-The said iberia, st. Mary &
Eastern Railroad shall operate and
maintain within two months from
the 3lst day OF December, 1911, one
daily passenger or motor car SER
vice, with such motive power as
the said Railroad Company may de-
cree expedient.
eth,-The Tux to be levied and
to be collected and the annual a
mount herein provided for shall
not be paid to the Railroad Com
pany until the said Railroad shall
have been built and place in oper-
alton by running train from New
Iberia to the lower corporate linn
its OF Jeanerette and the other
hereinabove set forth
shall have been complied with.
The undersigned hereby declare
and agree that in the event that
the railroad line in question be con-
structed on or before December
Slst, 1911, in the event OF the result
Of the election herein provided for
being adverse they each will pay
2 mills on their respective assess
ment in the City of New Iberia, for
. period of ten years, in aid of and
Tor the benefit of said Railroad
Company. and they each hereby re- ,
cognize that the obligation is the
sole and only endorsement for the /,
construction OF said railroad, and
that the consideration for the OBJ
lie alton 10 the enhanced value of
their respective properties which
will rcsult. They each declare that
the construction OF the railroad as
herein provided for is based entire
Y upon this obligation assumed by
them.
It is agreed and understood that
should the signers OF this petition
nOe equal to or exceed a majority
n numbers and amount OF Iual-
lied taxpayers entitled to vote
lnder the constitution and laws of ,
he state OF Louisiana, then this !
agreement as to the two mill tax !
is to be void and OF no q
fleet.
I. N. Welch, l.. Indest,
ticks Fremin, VIM. r. Rhoder.
Mex Chargois, Mrs. Nav Sheard \
J. +. Millaro, j. q. LeRIarc N
Mrs. s. c. Willard. Mrs NJ M;m,, NJ
per e. r. NJ, r. Is. Rernnra J,
Willie Stafford, Felix Romarn' IT,
!. r. Hobeck, Jules Landry,
!. a; Derouen, Thos. Monk,
loipn Landry. Emile porrat ID