The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1912-03-02

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J. S. pOW Err, Mayor
The following communication
was received and read, and on mo
, ion of Mr.. 6iiraid, seconded 10y
Mr.. Sout1 Wei and ca,fled was or
'lered spread on the minutes,
New Iberia, La, Feb -, 1912.
10 the Honorable Mayor and
Members of the City Council,
City of New Iberia.
Gentlemen:-Owlng to the ina
bility of the joint committee &c
presenting the Board of Trade
and City Council and the Tax
Payers committee to secure a suit
abIesite, within the porate limlt )
of New Iberia, for the conslFnc
ton of Power House and Car
Barns necessary to the Southwest
prn Traction and Power Com,
pany's interest, We now recon-.
mend and ask the City Council TO
accept AS within the limits of the
provisions of the franchise the
site next to Nelson's Canal ac
quired 10y the Southwestern Tra"
ton and Powep (o We also re
commend an appropriation by the
City Council.
And in the event that the Coun-
Gil does not feel justified in as
sls,iDg in the purchase of sad
site, we recOsamend that the site
adjoining the Sumrall property
aud originally selected by said :.
w. 4. 4 p. Co be accepted aud
approved as within the limits Of
he provisions of the franchise.
(>igned) JULES DREiFUS,
Chr. Board Of Trade,
J. ". ECKART,
~ A. 3. MURRAY,
j. S. POW Err,
G.. GlRA RID.
The following resolution was
read:
In view of the fact that no suit
able site for the construction OF
the Power House of the South
western Traction and Power Com
pany has been obtained = within
the corporate limits of the City of
New Iberia, and within the two
mile limit as specified III the or
dinancs granting franchise to
said Company; aud the 1sn'y site
within the two mile limit avalla-
bic mest be purchased and as the
City Of New Iberia has no author
,ty under its Charter to Ase It's
funds in the purchase of property
for this purpose, especially be
You'd its corporate limits,
Therefore, be it resolved, by the
Mayor and Board of Trustees Of
the City of New Iberia, now in
session, that permission is hereby
granted to the Southwestern Trac
lion and Power Company, to build
and construct its power plant al
the lower limits Of the property
belonging to Mr.. sc, Sumrall, or
at the upper limits of the Olivier
plantation of :. n. Pharr Sons
Ltd, and be it also resolved, that
should the Southwestern Traction
and Power Company elect to con
st;uct It's plant on the Nelson
Canal site, it shall he likewise ac
ceptible to this Body, and that If
the said power plant is erected at
any one of the above named sites,
it shall in no manner invaidate or
annul the franchise heretofore
granted; and if the proper plant
il erected at any one OF the above
named sites, this location IS here
by approved and is accepted as a
full compliance with the provl
sl0ns Of the franchise granted the
Southwestern Traction and Power
Company.
The above resolution was pre-
scented 10y Mr.. Girard, seconded 10y
Mr.. Era'h and adopted 10y the fol
lowing Yea and Nay vote, Yea,
Messrs. Girard, Soutbwel', Rib
heck, TIainor, Renoudet and
Evath, Nay none.
Thus done, read and signed and
the seal of the corporation thereto
affixed in open session at New
Iberia, La, this 2Sth, day of Feb.
ruary A. ID 1912.
@ (Sigued) J. S. POWER, Mayor.
1t was moved by Mr.. Girard,
seconded by Mr.. Southwell and
carried that the meeting adjogrn.
! 8. POWER, Mayor
C.. M. COMPTON, City Clerk.