New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1914-03-21

struction Of the proposed New Iberia
Avery Island Road and to relinquisk all
claims to the road along his western
boundary if permitted to enclose within
his field the road along the northern
boundary of his land and that he be
compensated for whatever land is taken
in excess of that contained in the said
:oad along his northern boundary. This
being satisfactory to all concerned, Mr..
Landry moved that Mr.. Derouen should
be permitted to enclose the road north
Of his property in exchange for right
ofway- over his land and that he be COM
pensated at the rate of double his as
sessed values for whatever land taken in
excess of that contained in the said
road to be enclosed by him. This was
seconded by MI. DeBlanc and unan-
mously carried.
The committee appointed to secure
rights -of-way for the proposed New 1be-
ria-Avery Island road submitted the
following report which was ordered
spread on the minutes.
To the Honorable Police Jury, Parish
of iberia, New Iberia, La:
Sirs-The committee which you ap-
pointed to look into the feasibility Of Sc
curing the right-of-way for road par
alleling the Salt Mine Pailroad from
New Iberia to Avery Island held 4
meeting to-day, and there were present
At this meeting, Messrs. John Deslatte,
Marcel Derouen, Oscar David, Ulysse
Prince and Edward Avery MeIlhenny.
The committee went over the proposed
road, and beg to report - follows:
Should the road begin where the
railroad crossed the present road going
to Avery Island at 'Tfeville's Prai1ie,
,, and follow the East Side Of the railroad
to q point just South Of where the
Abbeville Railroad leaves the Salt Nine
branch there win be but one cane switch
encountered. This IL the one known -
Curtis switch, which runs diagonally
+! into the prairie At this point, and would
have to be crossed on the East Side Of
the derrick. The only other switch on
the East side of the track is the Robin
! SON switch, and the road would pass on
the East side Of this switch.
All of the committee present at the
meeting to-day are owners Of property
through which the proposed road will
pass, and they are all willing to donate
the right-of-way through their proper
ties. The committee did not zee Mr..
lC. Derouen to-day, but he has told in
dividual members of the committee that
he would give right-of-way through
his property if he were given in ex-
change the present public road border
ing his property, on the west and south.
Mr.. Prince thinks it will be q wistake,
and is not willing to see that part OF
the public road between his property
and Mr.. Derouen's property closed. As
this road will give q number of people
an outlet to the proposed new road,
!, there seems to be no objection to clos
| ing the other portion Of this public
! road.
We have not been able to effect any
j settlement with the Segura's nor have
| we been able to effect settlement with
| Mr.. Hamilton Derouen. If the Police
Jury cannot secure donation for the
rights-of-way through these properties,
but will appropriate right-of-way
through them, the funds to defray th.
cost Of the right-of-way through M.
Hamilton Derouen's property will be
donated by Mr. Edward Avery Nell
benny as part Of his donation to the
road.
The road should follow on the East
side Of the railroad to about four acres
I, South Of the junction Of the Abbeville
and Salt Mine railIoads: there It should
cross the Salt Mine branch and proceed
along the Abbeville railroad to point
near the present cane derrick Of Mr..
Marcel Derousn's near Rynella; there
| the road would on proper curves strike