The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1911-07-08


Bird, 1911, to take the sense Of the
property taxpayers Of said City
on the proposition following, TO-
wit: "To vote for or against the
imposition of \ tw" mill tax per
annum for u period 0f ten yearT
begiDning with the year 1912 to
and including the year 1921. oI
un.ll the sum Of Forty five thou
sand Dollars shall have been col
lected ana turned over to the
Southwestern Traction aud Power
Company, as provided ~ the "di-
nance adopted by tho Mayor aud
Board Of Trustees Of the City of
New iberia, on the 18th day Of
May, A ID. 1911
The vote stood as follows:
Number of property
taxpayers voting for
said tax. 25l
Assessed valuation Of
those no voting, &1O7,SIl.O0
Namber Of those vot-
ing against said tax, )
Assessed valuation Of
those 80 voting, &, 40. M
Spoiled ballots, 2
do publicly announce and pro
mulgate that in as much AZ the
majority in number and in value
of the qualified taxpayers Of said
City voted in favor thereof, the
result Of said election is favorable
to the levy of said tax, and that
the City Of New Iberia, thereby
incurred the obligation to extend
aid to the said Southwestern Trac-
ton and Power Company com.
formally to the peti ion and or
dlnance hereinalOve reclted.
In faith whereof. witness my
hand officially aud the seal Of the
corporation Of New iberia, at
New iberia, La, this 9th day Of
July. A ID. 1911
(Signed) }. s. POWER, Mayor.
. The minutes Of June 9th, 10Th,
2Sth, and 3Oth, 1911, were read
and approved on motion Of Mr..
ltenoudet, seconded by Mr.. Eratb
and carried
The following pe'ition was pre-
sented and read:
PETITION.
TO The Honorable Mayor and
Board OF Trustees Of the City Of
New iberia, State Of Louisiana :.
We, the undersigned property
tax payers Of the City Of New lhe-
ria, State of Louisiana, entitled to
vote therein on the proposition
hereinafter mentioned, respectful |
ly petition and memOrialize your |
Honorable Body TO order a spcci- |
al Gle ckion 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 purpose
Of such election being for the pur-
pose OF levying tax to realize
the sum of $500 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 for the benefit of the Iberia.
st. Mary & Eastern Railroad Co.
the full amount to be realized by
taxation being the full sum Of $45,-
600 to be levied, collected and paid
in ten annual payments Of $4 800
each year ~ the years as recited
above i'm this petition; said a
mounts of $4,000 per year for the
period of ten years, to he raised
bv the levy and imposition Of
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 as may be neces-
sary to raise during each year Of
said ten years the sum of $500 per |
wear for the years 1912, 1913,1914.
1915, 1916, 1917, 1913, 1919, 1920 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 Of
said Railroad Company, as con
sideratiOn and inducement for the
Railroad Company to do and per-
form all the following, to wit: -
1st.-The main line of said rail-
road shall be Quilt from some point
in the City of New iberia to the
lower corporate limit of the town
If 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.-The said Railroad shall be |
built and completed as line in
deIendent OF the Southern Peeific
Railroad or any other railroad
owned or operated by the South
ern Pacific, or New iberia < North
ern, or Frisco system.
3rd,-The said Railroad shall zoe
completed on or before the thirty |
first day OF December 1911, betw cen
the points hefeinabOve recited,
provided that in the event of quar- |
antjnes, epidemics, strikes, lock- |
outs, panics and litigations OF any
and all character, and more es-
pecially litigation for the neces-
sary right Of way and Railroad
crossings, retarding the compile
| tion and construction OF said Rail
road, and other unforeseen circum-
stances, all of the nature to retard