The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1911-06-17

the year 1912, aud txtpn.iiDg Il
and including the year 1927, pro
vided, that the total amount to b.
levied aud realized from said ia,
by the South western Traction ant
Power Company shall not exceed
the sum OF Forty five Thousand
Dollars, and the said two mil taN
shall cease and terminate when
ever the said Amount Of Forty five
thousand Dollars shall have been
realized and turned over to the
said Southwestern Traction and
Power Company. under the terms
and subject to the limitation
placed in the petition for said
election.
WHEREAS, Il petition having
been received from the property
Taxpayers residing IN the CITY of
New iberia, entitled to vote at
special elections called according
TO law to levy special taxes in and
of railway enterprises az is pro
vide,i in Article go Of the Consli-
tuition, Act 2O2 of 1898. Act % Of
1904 and Act 43 If 1910; and sad
petition having been signed
10y n number Of property tax
payers residing N sand Cry and
Qualified to pa'tlrI pate IN SAID
election in excess Of one third IN
nutnoeI az was ascrrtained by an
examination OF the said petition
aud the assessment rolls If said
CITY for the Year 1910 ami the
words ard terms OF thus petition
rs we'll as the signatures thereto
annexed, ave as follows:
10 the Honorable the Mayor ald
Hua,h Of trustees O: the Cil Of
New Ibri,, Parish of iberia,
State of Louisiana
We, the undersigned property
taxpayers Of the ily Of New lbr
Tia, Parish Of iberia, State of Lou
isiaI.a, and emitted To vote therein
on the proposition hereinafter men
toned, respectfully petition and
mtm"ria I'VE your IlGnVIable Body
TO .. der u special election accO.d
ing 10 law Of the ",'c'ty taxpay
pls OF he City Of New iberia,
state of Louisiana, entitled to vote
under the (OnstItution and laws
Ut The State Of L"uiSlana; the nb-
jec, and purpose Of such election
OrEg tor The purpose Of Iev,:ng y
tax I" IeaiiZ' the sum 1T FmiA
five Thousand (*45,OOO) Dollar;
Said amount of $1,000 10 to bt
raised 10y the levy and imposition
Df a tax Of tw" (2) mills per All
mum for n maximum priioh of zen
,lU years, beginning with the
year 1912 and extending to aud
including the year 1921, ali ~ Ia
vOr Of the Southwestern Traction
and Power Company, PROVIDED.
hat the total amount TO he levied
,hall not exceed the sum Of *i5,-
10000 an the said two mill tax
'ha'l cea4r and terminate when
'ver the aid lmou"t Of $4,000
hall hay beem realized and turn
d, ;, over ~ said Southwestern"
Traction md Power Company;
aid tax u two mills TO DO thus
svied and collected for the bcnr-
it and in favor Of said Southwest
IN Traction and Power Company
8 a consideration ami inducemrnt /.
or said Company to Ito and per.
Orm all Of the follow ing, to wit:
First:-The said Southwestern
traction and Power CompaD,
hail construct and operate an
'lectric Imterurban Railway Line f.:
'om some point At, and connect ,
x with Il local street car line in
10 City of New iberia. to The |
'wer corporate Limits Of the town I
JeaDerette at st. Mays Par,sh :
ne.
SecOnd:-The said Eli CT, ic Rail. e
ay shall be built and conn .leted !
a line independent of the n
,uthern Pacific Railroad or an, 4
ilrOad Ow ned or operated by the =
'utherD I'acitic Company. i
ThHd:-The said Interurban 9
|ec'ric Railway line shall be y :"
mplet,d on or before the first o
" of June, 1912, between the N
ints hereinabove 1ecited, provid- N
/, that any delays not caused by !,
g fault or negligence of saiI b,
uihwestern Traction and Power r,
'mpany, in the nature Of strikes, =
mics. failure Of manufactures to -
liver materials, or sab-contrac. II
rs 10 complete work, on con- G
'ct time, litigation of any char.
ter retardiDg the construction
said railway, and any unfor
en- circumstances beyond the A
ntrol Of said Company, then q,
ere shall be added to the periods >,
IeinabOve in this ordinance stat.
, a further delay equal 10 the ii,
ne during which construction or r.
Of said railway WAS 70