The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1911-10-07

ali the rights and franchises grant
ed by SAID ordinance, be aud the
same are hereby extended to q I,e
ROD OF nine months from rho date
OF the iinalutN of the Judgment in
the aforesaid suIt ol Morgan,
Louisiana \ TeXas Railroad and
Steamship Company IS. SouthWcs-
tern Traction * Power Company
1t beng hereby recognized that the
sad suit IS ami constitutes one of
the causes of delay not caused Nv
the fault or neghg, nee Of said
Southwestern Traction x Power
Company as contemplated ~ Svc-
ton 10 ot the aforesaid ordinance
adopted on May T.. lalI.
Sec. :. BE II FURTHER OR
DAiNED, etc, that the SAID sum
| OF ~J,0on.uo deposited III the New
Iberia National Bank as aforesaid
by said Southwestern Traction &
Power Company, he and the same
IS hereby accepted upon the terms
stated in SAID letter of the South
western Traction & Power Com
pany and that IN the event the a
torCsaid suit should ic finally de
cldcd adversely to the plaintiff, and
SAID company should complete said
street railway within nine mont hs
from the date of the determination
OF sand litigation, or III the event
sad litigation should terminate in
favor OF sald plaintiff. then said
S5,0o000 deposited shall be return
ed to said Southwestern Traction
a Power Company; otherwise, that
said deposit shall be forfeited ac-
cordjng to the provisions of the
aforesaid ordinance.
See. g. And be it further ordain-
ed, etc, that all ordinances, or
parts of ordinances in conflict
herewith or inconsistent herewith
are hereby, repealed insofar as the
Inconsistency or conflict appears.
The above ordinance was pre-
sented by Mr.. Girard and read and
on motion of Mr.. Girard seconded
by Mr.. Southwell was adopted by
following yea and nay vote. Yea,
Messrs. Renoudet, Erath, Girard
and Southwell; Nay, none. Said
ordinance as above entitled was
then presented to the Mayor for
examination and after examination
was returned by him approved and
signed and the seal OF the Corpora
ton thereto attached.
Thus done, read, adopted and
signed in open session of the City
Council at New iberia, La, this 5th |
day of October, A. d. 1911.
c. NJ. COMPTON, j. s. POWER,
City Clerk. Mayor.
1t was moved by Mr.. Renoudet,
seconded by Mr.. Girard and carried
by the following Yea and Nay vote,
Yea, Messrs. Renoudet, Girard,
Erath and SouthWelI, Nay none,
That the Mayor be authorized to
call Mass Meeting of the Citizens
OF New Iberia, to protest against
the action OF the Southern Pacific
Railroad Company in filing suit a
gainst the Southwestern Traction
& Power Company, testing the val
idity of the two mill tax voted in
favor of said Southwestern Trac-
ton & Power Company.
1t was moved by Mr.. SOuthwell,
seconded by Mr.. Girard and car
ried by the following Yea and Nay
y vote, Yea, Messrs. Renoudet, Erath,
Girard and SOuthwell, Nay none,
nat the MayoT De dutHOfIHeu W
the Honorable James ST.
mon, Judge OF the Nineteenth Jud-
cial District Court to hasten the
trial, and give preference to the
pending suit filed by the MOrgan's
La. and Texas Railroad Company
against the Southwestern Traction
Z Power Company.
1t was moved by Mr.. Girard, Sec
)nded by Mr.. Renoudet and car
led that the meeting adjourn.
=. NJ. COMPTON, J. s. POWER,
City Clerk. Mayor.