New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1916-08-19
Application for franchises.

hpplICdtlUlI lUi VIdi'CI!iS6S.
To the Honorable Mayor and Board {
Trustees of the City of New lberl
Parish of Iberia, State of Louisiana:
This the petition and application .
the New Iber a & Northern kailroa
Company, with respect represents:
! That it duly obtained from the Cit
of New Iberia a certain franchise to en-
ter into The City Of New iberia and t
construct its railroad line On, along
/ through, over ana across certain street
and alleys of the City CT New -5erla
which franchise bears date of Angus
9th. 1909, and is in words, tenor an
terms, to-wit:
An ordinance granting to the New 1be
ria, ST. Martin and Northern Ra;.roa;
Company, or its transferees ana assign
the right OF way on, along, tn oCgh, owe
ard ACROSS certain streets and alleys II
the City of New IBERIA, together witt
certain privileges and franchises with:
the limits of said City, was presented b.
Mr. Renoudet aad read. when :. va
moved by Mr.. Renoudet, seconded by Mr.
Southwell and adopted by the ioliowin 9
Yea and Nay vote. towit: Yeas
Mesars. Renoudet, Lassalle, Miguel
i ard. Pibbeck and Southwell. Nay
Mr.. Trainor.
Said ordinance as above entitled was
then presented to the Mayor for examina-
ton and after examinati ton was return 81
by him approved and signed and th-
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 the
City of New Iberia. La. the New iberia,
St. Martin and Northern Railroad Com
pany, or its assigns, being Railroad
corporation organized under the laws of
the State of Louisiana, its successors
and assigns, be and is hereby granted
the right, privilege and authority to en-
ter the City of New Iberia and to con-
struct, maintain and operate line cl
railroad with such railroad tracks, sid
lngs, switches, turn-outs and crossings,
depots and other buildings, appliance
and appurtenances as may be Necessary
for the proper maintenance and opera
ton Of its railroads, together with the
rights Of ways on, along, through, ov-i
and across the streets hereinafter namec;
for the period Of twenty-five years from
this date.
Sec. 2. Be it further ordained that
he said New iberia. St. Martin ana
Northern Railroad Company, or its as
signs is hereby granted a right of way
Il and through the City of New iberia,
Ia, from a point in the Northwestern
limits Of said City at or near Camelia
Street and to cross said Camelia and
ane Streets, and along, through and
ver Lassalle street from Jane Street to
he right of way of the Morgan's Lou
siana and Texas Railway Company,
nd to cross West St. Peter and Wash
ngton Streets; and along Fulton street
rom Lasalle street to and across Jeffer |
on street; and along and through First
t,eet from the Western limits of the
lily, and through and along West anc
last Madison streets, to the lower limits |
the City; and through and along Lee
treet from Madison street Southwest |
, the corporate limits of the City; and |
yer and across at grade, the right Of |
-ay of the Main line or switch tracks
the Morgan's Louisiana and Texas
ailway Company, and the tracks of the
alt Mine branch of the Morgan's Lou
lana and Texas Railway Company; and
lie tracks of the iberia and Ve-milion
abroad Company, operated by the
[organ's Louisiana and Texas Railway
c:apany, and to cross all interesting
reefs necessary on the above streets.
This right of way being hereby
ranted to construct, maintain and ope-
tie railroad tracks on, along through,
'er and across said streets with the
ght to cross all interesting streets, :
I'd also to construct. maintain and ope-
tie all switches, turnouts, crossings ami
'ur tracks that may be necessary to
ach industries. warehouses. ETC.. on
i'd streets which are now or may here
. situated along said streets.
All said tracks to be laid through or
1t to impede or interfere with traffic
ID drainage thereon: the rails to be
id level with street and to have wood
lard rails on both sides of each rail. ,
id streets to be g1avelled or shelled and
aintained by said New iberia & st.
artin and Northern Railroad Company;
divided, that this shall apply to streets
er and across which the main line Of
ID Company is laid, but when switch
spurs or sidetracks are laid for the
rpose Of reaching industries the said !.
mpany shall be REQUIRED to maintain
: street to 4 distance only Of eighteen Z
ches from ends of Cross ties on either
le of track.
The parking Of cars on any residential
eet within the corporate limits of the
~ is prohibited
All said tracks to be laid along,
.ough OF across said streets on a grade
be agreed between the City and the q
ief Engineers Of the Railroad Com
~.
Sec. 3. Be it further ordained. that :.
; conditions upon which these rights =
way. franchises and privileges are t.
'nted to the New Iberia. st. Martin :.
Northern Railroad Company OF its :,
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