The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1911-09-16

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tees met this day pursuant to Cal
with Mayor j. 8. Power in tn
Chair and the following member
present, Messrs Girard, Traino,
Erath, Renoudet, Lassalle AN,
Soulbwell. Absent, Messrs. Xiii
beck and Migues.
The Object Of the meeting wa
then read which il as follows, to
wit:
New Iberia, La, Sept. 8, 1911
To the Members OF the Board o
Trustees Of the City Of New
lberia,, La.
I Gentlemen: You are hereby no
tilted that there will be a Gal
meeting Of the Mayor and Board
of Trustees Of the City of New
Iberia, this morning at 10 O'Clock
for the purpose Of considering the
adoption Of al ordinance granting
a franchise to the Iberia, st.
Mary and Eastern Railroad Com
pany, over certain streets in the
City, and an ordinance rpcogniz
ing that the New iberia and
Northern Railroad Company was
through litigation aud otherwise
precluded and prevented from en-
joyiDg all of the grants and fran
clases over and across certain
streets Of New iberia, as granted
to them by ordinance of date Au-
gust 9th, 1909.
Yours very truly,
J. 3. POWER, Mayor.
An ordinance granting to the
lleria, St. Mary and Eastern
Kailroad Company, Or its transfer
rees and assigns, the right OF way
on, along, through, over and across
certain streets Of the City OF New
Iberia, together with certain priv
ileges and franchises, was gre
sented by Mr.. Renoudet, ard
read, when it was moved by Mr..
ltenOndet, and seconded by Mr..
Southwell and adopted by the fol
lowing Yea and Nay vote, to. wit:
Yea, Messrs. Girard, Trainor,
Erath, Renoudet, LassalIe and
SouthweIl, Nay none.
Said ordinance was then pre-
seDted to the Mayor for examina
tion and approval and after exami-
nation was returned by him ap-
proved and signed. with the seal
of Office thereto affixed.
Said ordinance reads as follows,
tO.wlt:
ORDINANCE.
Section BE it ordained by
the Mayor and Board of Trustees
of the City of New Iberia, Louis
lana, that the Iberia, st. Mary and
Eeastern Railroad Company, be-
ing q railrvad corporation organ
lied under the laws Of the State
Of Louisiana, it's successors and as
signs, be and it is hereby granted
the right, privilege and authority
to enter the City sf New Iberia,
and to construct, MAINTAIN and
operate q line of railroad ~ith
such railroad tracks, sidlngs,
switches, turnOuta, crossings, de
pots and other buildings, apph-
ances and appurtenances as may
be necessary for the proper main
tenaDce and operation of It's rail
road, together with a right of way |
on, along, through, over and across
the streets hereinafter named, for
the period Of twenty five years
from this date.
Section 2--Be it further or
that the sald Iberia, st.
Mary and Eastern Railroad Com
pany and its assigns, is hereby
granted q right of way in and
the City Of New Iberia.
Louisiana. from the Southeastern
limits Of the SAID City on the East
side of the right of way of the
Morgan's Louisiana and Texas
Railroad and Steamship Company,
Dver and across Lewis Avenue.
Lee and Ann streets, and through
East st. Peter street to and across
Bank. street. From the lower lin
its Of the said City on the Wes,
side Of the right OF way of the
MorganS Louisiana aud Texas
Railroad and Steamship Company,
over and across Lee, Ann, Ohero
kee, Second and First streets, and
Mary and Mslain streets,
10 and across Bank street. From
he extreme lower limits of the
said City over and across Lee and
Ann streets to East Madison street.
The right OF way being granted
% construct, maintain and operate
tracks on, along, through
mi over aud across said streets,
with the right to crOss all inter.
,ecting streets, and also to con
,truct, mainta'n and operate all
turnouts, crossings and
spur tracks that may be necessar,
% reach industries, warehouses,