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

RppIjCdlIuu JUI 00tICljtS6S.
To the Honorable Mayor and Board /
Trustees of the City of New Iberl
Parish of Iberia, State of Louisiana:
This the petition and application .
the New 1ber q Northern Railroa
Company, with respect represents
That it duly OBJ aimed from the Cit
of New Iberia . certain franchise to en-
ter into the City of New Iberia and t
construct its railroad line on. alone
through. over and across certain street
and alleys of the City of kew 1bena
which franchise bears date of Angus
9th 1902 and is in words, tenor an,
terms. to-wit:
+ An ordinance granting to the New Ibe
ria, St. Martin and Northern Railroad
Company, or its transferees and assign!
the right of way on, along, through. owe
and across certain streets and alleys il
:he City of New iberia, together with
certain privileges and franchises within
the limits of said City, was presented b.
Mr.. Renoudet and read. when it was
moved by MIR. kenoudet. seconded by Nj.
Southwell and adopted 10y the toiow4n.
Yea and Nay vote. towi; Yeas
Messfs. Renoudet. Lassale Miguel
GlIard. Ribbeck and Southwell. NAY,
Mr.. Trainor
Said ordinance as above entitled was
then presented to the Mayor for examine
ton and after examina ton was returned
by him approved and signed and the
seal of the corporation thereto affixed.
Said ordinance reads as follows. to-
wit
Section l. Be it ordained by the
mayor and Board of Trustees of I'll,
City of New Iberia. La. the New lberi,,
ST. Martin and Northern Railroad Com
pany, or its assigns. being Railros
corporation organized under the laws Of
the State of Louisiana. its successo.s
and assigns, be and is hereby gan FL
the right, privilege and authority 10 en-
ter the City of New Ibe.la ana o con-
s-ruct, maintain and ooe-a,e a line IF
railroad with such railroad Ira ks, sid
ings, switches, tu-n-outs and crossings,
depots and other buildings. appuan1es
for the proper Elain .enance and opera
ton of its railroads. together with tn.
rights of ways on, along, tn. rough, cv-:
and across the streets hereinafter name,
for the period of twenty-five years ism
this date.
Sec. 2. Be it further o-seined that
the said New iberia. ST Martin and
Northern Railroad Company, or its as
signs is hereby granted a right OF va:
in and through III. City Of New I5eri',
La. from a point in the No-threste-
limits of said City at or near Came';a
Street and to cross said Camelia AMI
Iane Streets, and along, through and
over Lassalle. street from Jane St1e~t 10
he right of way of the Mor~an'5 Lou
siana and Texas Railway Company,
Ind to cross West St. Peter AMI Wash /,
ngton Streets; and along Fulton street
rom Lasalle street to and across Jeffer- |.
ION street; and along and through First
treet from the Western limits of the |
city. and through and along West and .
Cast Madison streets, to the lower limits !
# the City, and through and alone LIE y,
treet from Madison street Southwest
o the corporate limits of the City; and
ver and across at grade, the right of |.
way Of the Main lire or switch tracks
f the Morgan's Louisiana and Texas
railway Company, and the tracks of the
;alt Mine branch of the Morgan's Lou
,iana and Texas Railway Company; and
he tracks Of the Iberia and Vermilicn
'ailroad Company, operated by the
forgan's Louisiana and Texas Railway
ompany, and to cross all interesting
treets necessary on the above streets.
This right of way being hereby
ranted to construct, maintain and ope-
ate railroad tracks on, along through,
yer and across sid streets with the
eht to cross all interesting streets, :.
nd also to construct. maintain and ooe-
tie all switches, turnouts. crossings and
pur tracks that may be necessary to
zach industries. warehouses. ETC.. on
lid streets which are now or may here
Z situated along said streets.
All said tracks to be laid through or
ross said streets in such Z manner IS
Ut to impede or interfere with traffic
I'D drainage thereon: the rails to be :.
id level with street and to have wood
aard rails on both sides Of each rail
Ilu SuectS " Uc 6AuVeIIeu OF SHeueO ana I,
aintained BY said New Iberia & St.
|artin and Northern Railroad Company:
'ovided, that this shall apply TO streets
'er and across which the main line Of
10 Company is laid. but when switch
!, spurs or sidetracks are laid for the !
,rpose Of reaching industries the said !.
shall be reouired to maintain
e street to 4 distance only of eighteen
ches fror, ends of cross ties on either
De Of track.
The parking Of cars on any residential :,
rect within the corporate limits Of the
ty 10 prohibited
All said tracks to be laid along, q
rough or across said streets on . grade p
be agreed between the City and the
ref Engineers of the Railroad Com
ny.
Sec. 3. Be il further ordained, that
e conditions upon which these rights :.
way. franchises and privileges are :.
anted to the New iberia. St. Martin =
d Northern Railroad Company or its :.
signs 10 that the said Railroad Company r