The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1912-09-07
OFFICIAL MINUTES
CITY COUNCIL

An ordinance to gravel Por
ton OF Mann street ~ ,hr city OF
New Iberia, from Weeks street 10
the old corporate limits or JEFF
ferson Lane, calling for bids for
said work, prescribing the pay
ment therefor and the manner of
collecting special assessments from
the abutting property owners, and
others
Said ordinance was presented hy
Mr.. Southwell and read, and on
motion of Mr.. SouthWell, seconded
by Mr.. Renoudet was adopted by
the following Yea and Nay vote,
to Wit Yea, Messrs. Southwcll
Girard, Erath, Ribbeck and Renon-
Diet; Nay none.
Said ordinance was then present
ed Ia the Mayor for examination
and after examination was return
cd by him approved and signed
and the seal of the corporation
thereto affixed
Said ordinance reads az follows
to wit
SECTION |.
BE IT ORDAINED by the Mayo,
and Board of Trustees Of the City
OF New IBERIA. that by virtue of
the power vested i'm us by law, (and
in accordance with the expressed
desire OF the property taxpayers
owning property abutGng upon
Main street of the City of New he
ria, from the intersection Of Weeks
| street to jefferson Lane, that =
gravel road or street he construct
| ed along said str. ct between the
points above mentioned, az set
forth in their petition, which il
now on file in the office OF the
Mayor of this City, the conatrue-
| ton of gravel street in this Cit,
ON the intersection of the sale,
Weeks street along Main street 10
the upper line Of jefferson Ian,
be and the same is hereby order
| Ell, and that the same be construct
q with sand and gravel and cy-
press foundation along the en-
| tire length and width of said line
Of street between said points, al
| in accordance with the drawings
plans and specifications and the
terms and conditions set forth IN
the contract to be approved and
| signed, draft of which said con
ract 10 or shalt be on file i'm the
office OF the Mayor of this CITY.
subject to the inspections of pros
pective bidders, and which is here.
matter referred to az "THE CON
| TRACT"
SECTION II.
| BE I'D FURTHER ORDAINED
that tho said work shall be done
under "TIiH CONTRACT' above
| mentioned and bids, or proposals.
to bo submitted i'm writing and
filed with the Mayor of New Iberia,
are thereby called for for said
| work, OF which ten DAYS notice
shall be given in "The Weekly he
nan" q newspaper published in
this City. The said work TO be
awarded, after due publication for
bids for not less than ten DAYS as
above stated, to the lowest res
ponsible bidder who can give sat
isfactOry security, the said bids o.
proposals to be filed with the
Mayor Of New IBERIA not later than
the eleventh day OF September
1912 at twelve O'Clock noon and to
be opened by him in the presence
Of tho Board Of Trustees on the
following day at seven O'Clock =
NJ. and each of said bids to be con
l
name and address OF each person
Interested i'm the came and must b.
accompanied bW a certified check
in an amount equal to fiv pc cen
of the total amount of the bid,
made payable to the Mayor and
Board Of Trustees Of the City Of
New Iberia, as a guarantee that
If the said bid is accepted con
tract will be entered into in com
pliance with the form and condi-
tiOns of "THE CONTRACT" afOre-
said
| SECTION III.
BE IV FURTHER ORDAINED
that the intersections of all streets
shall be paved at the expense OF
the municipality and the South
western Traction & Power Com
pany in proportion to the space