The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1911-07-08
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nl4 as follows. To VII
AN oEDINNNCE.
M ordinance ordering \ apocia
"i' ctinu ~ the tit Of New Jhruif,
Perish oi iberia. state of Lsi,is
iaua, upon the petition uE nor,
than one thtrd Of the rroussjt y tax
PAYERS OF the said Git yasntitlrd +,
vote, =" fueat'ng tn" .st,nc 10 tax,
TIA" sense Of The prSportN tavpav.
"rs Of said CITY oH<tho Irorosiiio,
rmhoJiod in savd petition, Whicl
roads rs follows. to wit
fPETIrloN.
10 Lhr Honorable Mayor ant
RnlfH Of Trustees Of the CITY %
NsW IBERIA state Of Iouisiana :.
| W., The undersigned propert
4aX payers Of thc tity Of New Ibe-
I ria. state Of Louisiana. entitled I,
vote therein on the proposition
hereinafter mentioned. respectful
" petition and memorialize youl
honorable Body to order q qpcci-
nj election according TO Law OF th.
property iaX payers Of the City
of New iberia. state Of Louisiana
entitled To vote under the Gonsti-
| tuition and laws Of the state ol
| louisiana, The object aud purpOs,
/ Of such election being Tor the pnr-
| osc Of lcvSing q tax 10 reali2s
| The sum Of $500 each year for q
period Of ten years beginning with
| the year 1912 and extending to and
| Including the year 1921, Nv aid OF
| and for the benefit Of the iberia
| st. Mary & Eastern Railroad Co,
| the full amount 10 bc realized by
,a~atiop being the full sum OF Si5,
| 900 to be levied, collected aud paid
! in ten animal payments OF Si,5o0
| above in this petition; said a
mounts Of $500 per year Tor thr
n.riod Of ten years, to be raised
by the levy and imposition of Z
tax Of two mills per annum Tor saiu
period of ten years, beginning WIN
The wears 1912 and extending TO aud
inchlding the year 1921. or so much
Of such two mills as may be ncces-
eary TO raise during each year 81
said ten Years the sum Of 800 per
wear for the years 1912, toi3,1o1i
1913. 1916, 1917, 1918, 1919, 1920 and
1o2l. until the full sum 81 xi5,Oo0
has been raised: said tax of two
mills to be thus levied and collect
ed for the benefit and in favor OF
eail Railroad Company, as con
a;lpration and induccment Tor the
Railroad Company TO do and per
form all the following, to wit =
tst The main line OF said rail
,.,d shall he built from some point
!, the CITY Of New Iberia 10 the
lnVcr co,pc,ate limit Of the town
IF .leauerettc. to St. Mary Parish
line meeting and connecting IN o'
near the Civ Of New iheria WIN
the New IBERIA < Northern ha'i-
road.
2nd The said Railroad shall 10
built and completed as n line IN
l,nend,,t of the Southern Pacitl'
Railroad or any other ra'lroao
owned or operated by the South
eru pacific, or New IBERIA & North
ern, or Frisco system.
2rdLThe said Railroad shall b'
c,mn,etcd on or before the thirty
fret dav Of December 1911, hetWeei
,hc poiuts hereinabove rcclted
,rovidcd that in the event OF luar-
ant;nes. epidcmics, strikes. lock
nnts p,nics aud litigations oi any
and all character, ana more ~
p,ciaIly litigation Tor the n"cts
cary right Of way ana Ra'roa"
crossings, retar,ling the conpie
,;on and construction OF said kan
road. and other unforeseen c'rcnm-
stances, all Of the nature 10 fe'afu
the construction of said ra''ro'',
and beyond the control OF me sac
iberia. ST Mary < Eastern Ra'ifoac
r,.r,,,auy. then there shall be add
sd to the period for the eonstruc
ion of said railroad above Sc
AMI q further delay equal 10 'he
t,n,a during which the constructor
ng a,;d railroad was thus unaVo'o-
ably delayed
III The domic,lc Of the sa'd
u,aria. 81. Mary & Eastern Ra,lroaa
co,,n,uy shalf be maintain"d III W
Citv Of New IBERIA.
III The said Iberia, st. Mary q
Eastern Railroad shali Operate a',o
,na;nta,w within tW" moh'h 'ro'"
thn 3,st day OF December, WI, one
daily passenger or motor ca' W.
,';,a With spch motive power az
The said Railroad Company may "e-
cree expedicnt.
pu, The tax tp be levied ana
.. bo collected and the annual a
,,1o,,t herein provided for shat
not be paid to the railroad con-.
~, ~ until the said Railroad shai
have been built and place in opef-
alton bv running tram ifoI" NV
Iberia 10 the lower corporate i"-
;ts Of Jeanerette ana the .tht,
,onditions hereinaboNe set ior,h
ball have been complied with.
The undersigned hereby declare
and agree that in the eF"nt tha'
tho railroad line in question De con
strncted on or before Decemhei
9tst ,el1. in the event of the rcsui,
of the election herein proV'ded lor
being adverse they each VII pay
mills on their respective assess
r,ent in the CITY of New Iherla, 70,
period of ten years, IN ai1 o. anu
for the benefit of said Railroad
Comnany. and they each hereby re-
eopnize that the obligation is me
eole and only endorsement Tor th'
construction of said railroad, ana
that the consideration Tor the on
l;gation is the enhanced value o.
their respective properties "hich
will result. They each declare that
the construction OF the railroad as
herein provided for is based entire
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