New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1916-08-26

y failure on the part of the New Iberl
I and Northern Railroad Company afte
I fifteen days notice to make sal
e hanges or repairs. may be mad
by the Mayor and Board of Trus
tees at the expense of said Ne,
| Iberia and Northern Railroad Company
: and provided further that no change
after construction in the street. r1adbeo
! bulkheads or drains shall be made 10
} the said New iberia and Northern Rail
road Company without the pe1mlssio,
: Of the Mayor and Board OF Trus ecs
Be it furthe- ordalued that tie sai,
New iberia and Northern Kairoal Gem
pany shall in the cons,.Jctpl of III,
switch. roadbed and hu!kheat Leave th
necessary outlets or drums across the
rights of way or tracks as directed b,
the Mayor and Board Of Tru, ees whict
SAID drains shall be acceptable TO sac
Mayor and Board of T,ustces: provided
that whenever the Mac AMI Bard o!
trustees finds necessary 10 have .5LeI
1 drains, that said DRAWS shall nc opene,
b. the New Iberia and Northern Rail
read Company, and a 5alltc SC to IL
shsll Justify the Mavor ana Board #
Trustees in opening ssid drains at the
Railroad Company.
! Be it further ordained that before a
train locomotive shall cross Bridge
street, the New iberia & Northern Rail
road Company shall send nagman
whose duty shall be to precede it and to
notify all persons desiring 70 cross
their track of the approach of said loco
motive or train, and to remain there
during its passage; provided that at no
time shall the free passage of persons
desiring to cross thre tracks on Bridge
street be stopped for more than five
minutes. not counting the time for the
opening and closing of the Bayou
Bridge; the Mayor and Board of Trus-
tees reserving the right to provide pen
alties for the violation of this section.
Be it further ordained that any other
railroad o: transportation system shall
have the right to require its cars to be
moved for the reception or delivery OF
freight on the switch to be erected on
the franchise herein granted upon the
payment Of switching charges to The
New iberia and Northern Railroad Com
pany of An amount per car. to be fixed
by the Railroad Commission of Louisi-
ana in default of agreement between the
railroad companies
Be it further ordained that all streets
leading TO the Bayou and crossing the
said Front or Bayou street along this
franchise. shall be filled in so as to be
level with the rails of the switch on
Front or Bayou street and thence rising
as to make driving convenient. 1t isl
not mesnt however that the grade of
said street should be raised to a level
with Main Street. 1t is understood that
the construction of the switch in ques-
ton shall begin within ninety days
from the date hereof, unless retarded by
litigation, in which event. from the date |
of the finality of the litigation.
Thus read and signed and seal of the |
corporation affixed in open session of the |
60 Council this 18th day of June A. D.,
1910.
(Signed) J. S. POWER, Mayor. |;
Your petitioner shows and represents
that it 10 DESTROYS of obtaining an ex-
tension of all Of he above franchises for
! period of fifty years. and that a re-
lewal and extension of said franchises
are imperatively needed and required by
( for the purpose of concentrating GER
ain alignments and financial arrange
nents.
Wherefore, it prays this Honorable
Body that due publication be given and
made Of this it, petition and application,
md upon the expiration of the delays
prescribed by the Charter the said fran
hises Is set forth in the ordinances or
esolutions hereinabove recited be re-en
cted, renewed, and extended in all #
t. words. tenor and terms. for a period
+ fifty years.
Respectfully submitted,
Jew IBERIA & NORTHERN r. r Co.
Per r. J. LOCKWOOD,
Vice President and Gen. Mgr
On motion of Mr.. Suberbielle, sec
nded by Mr.. Sealy, adopted unanimous
=, the cost Of the publication to be
'orne by the New Iberia & Northern
railroad.
H. S. SEALY, Mayor.
L. F. VILLERMIN, Clerk.