New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1913-08-16

The following report sub
mitted by the committee on eX-
preparation was on motion OF Mr..
DeL4anc, seconded by Mr.. Rom
Gro received ard ordered spread.
on the minutes and the commit
tee discharged with thanks Of the
jury
New Iberia, La, Aug. Z, '13.
TO the President and Members OF
the Police jury, Iberia Parish,
La:
Gentlemen-We your committee
appointed at the last session OF
your Honorable Body to secure
rights f~way for a road to con
meet with the st. Martin road,
Deg to submit this our report.
In conformity with law, we
caused notices to be served
through the Sheriff's Office, On
all property holders whose lands
would be traversed by the pro-
posed road and asked their at
tendance upon the Committee
Thursday afternoon, July 18th,
1918; when it was proposed to
90 over the route and to fix the
value to be paid for lands and
assess the damage to the grow
ing crops.
Promptly at the hour indicat-
ed, we presented ourselves at the
Darby, or Old Lake Road, from
which point we proceeded over
intersection of the Wyche and
the route as indicated by the map
of the State Highway Depart
ment and fixed values and as
sessed damages as follows:
Mrs. A. Landry and Son.
The price for this land was
fixed at 5000 per acre and the
damages appraised to be $oo.oO
per acre for potatoes and $2o.OO
per acre for cotton growing on
the land. Besides the above, 1t
will be necessary to remove a
small building from the right-of-
way and replace it at small dis
lance therefrom. Mr.. P. A. Lam
dry, representing the firm srgnl-
fed his willingness to accept
these figures.
G. w. Widney.
This owner, a resident of Con-
cord, Ind. had no representative
present. The committee never
theless fixed the price Of $1,000
for tn land and $1,000 per acre
for hay, thickly interspersed with
Lespedasa; which covers the
track. These figures, Mr.. Wild
ney has since declared to be sat
isfactory to him and he instructs
that the amount be turned over
to Mr.. Stephen F. Hale who has
his authority to receipt for same.
L. o. Broussard.
Agreed with the Committee to
the following: Lands to be paid
for at the rate of $1,000 per acre;
and damages to his crops at
$1,000 per acre for corn, $1,000
per acre for Sorgum and $1,000
per acre for potatoes. In view OF
the fact that Mr.. Broussard con-
duets a dairy, and that the pro-
posed line will devide his pas
ture in two parts, the amount
of $500 was allowed to him for
the construction of about 700
feet Of fencing and $1,000 for
piping and connections necessary
to carry water to his stock across
the road.
j. w. Wyche.
Mr.. Wyche submitted a prop
osition to sell his Toll Road to
the Parish for the sum Of
$6430.00. This was considered
excessive by your Committee
who refused to recommend the
purchase He accompanied the
committee over his lands bit re-
fused to accept the figures es-
as values for right-of-
way over his property. These
we submit for your consideration
and action.
Prices for high lands, 5000
per acre, for low lands, (of which
a stretch of approximately 500
feet is traversed), $500 per
acre, damages resulting to his
crops to be paid for at the rate
If. corn, $1,000 per acre. cane,
$1,000 per acre; and hay $1,000
per acre, The existing fence
along the north Of the
present Toll Road to be removed
% the north side of the new high |
way
In submitting these items to |
no., ra ronor,vcor1 <Lcx Vo,~