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

Am6luhl6Dl 10 CndItoI.
To amend the Charter of the City {
New Iberia, La, by Incorporating there
IN, in substance, Act No. % of the Gen
raj Assembly of the State of Louisian
bT the year 1914 as relates to Sidewalk
~ Streets, or both, SO as to confer ad
sItional power on the said City OF Ne,
Iherla relative to paving and repavin
ct Streets and Sidewalks, or either, SUB
stantlally as provided by said act.
Section l. Be it ordained by the Boar
of Trustees Of the City Of New Ioerl
that the Charter Of the said City of Nes
Iberia be, and it is hereby amended, i,
accordance with Act No. 81 of the Act
Of the extra session of the general as
sembly of the year 1915, so as to ncorp
crate therein the substance of Act No
Is of the said general bly, for The
year 1914. as relates to Sidewalks anc
Streets or both. SO as to confer add
tional powers on the said City of New
Iberia, relative to paving and repaving
Of streets and sidewalks, or either, sub
stantially as provided in said Act, as fol-
lows, to-wit: 46a
Sec. 2. Be it further ordained, ETC.,
That the following definitions shall gov
ern the interpretations of all sections OF
the Charter OF the City of New Iberia
relative to paving and repaving Of
Streets and Sidewalks, or either, as fol-
lows, to-wit: (a) The term street"
shall be given its original legal significa-
ton. and accordingly, shall be and is
hereby construed to mean any way over
City of New Iberia, no matter by what
name it may be called, and is hereby
declared to embrace any and all divisions
and subdivisions of such way from prop
erty line to property line, including side
walks or banquettes, roadways, neutral
grounds, esplanades, promonades, center
strips and intersections, and other divi-
sions and subdivisions existing or and
may at any time be established OF re-es-
tablished by the City of New Iberia
(b) The term roadway" shall be and
Is hereby construed to mean and embrace
neutral grounds, centerstTips, inte1sec-
tons, and all other divisions and sub-di-
visions of streets, except sidewalks OF
banquettes, as established or 1e-establish-
ID at any time by the City Of New Ibe-
gia. ,..-,",-,..
(c) The word paving" shall be and
hereby is construed to mean and en-
brace two classes, viz: % paving of
1osdways; and (2) banquettins OF paw
ing sidewalks or banquetes.
(d) Paving or 1oadwsys shall be and
, hereby construed to mean and en-
'rsee two classes, viz: a. original paw
NJ ct 1oadWays: and (2) repavinr ofI
II
~ Banqustting Or paving Of side
vstks or bsnqusttes, shall be and il
sTsby construed to mean and embrace l
10 classes, viz: ~ Original ban I
netting, or original paving Of sidewalks
baaassttss; and ~ rsbanqu ettins. or
spsvins Of sidewalks or banquettss. I
~ Original paving Of 1oadways .
hall consist Of grading, concrete foun-
alton Or other foundation, wearing sur =
ice, new curb, new counter cuzbs, re-
ming and sesstting existing curbs and :
euntss eurbs, guttss bottoms, culvsrts, {
nd subsuSfsee drains, not exceeding u
TO- inches In diameter, together with II
u nanholes. catch basins and exeavs- D
ons incidental thereto. II
20 Original paving Of Eoadways shall 9
20 include the filing o. cutting down {
sidewalk not ct established grades, n
% installing Of house drains, hand
olss and connections, the taking M Y
ID selaying Of sidewalks pavemsuts not q
established grade; the sspsizing Of
dswslk pavsmsnts not in good condi- p
IN; the construction Of new sidewalk 4,
'vsmsnts whore none exist and the Il
Of drivewsys. b.
(h) Repairing Of Eoadways shall con- T
It Of removing old pavsmsnts, grading, q
ncrete or other foundations; wearing p'
rfsce, new cusbs; new counter curbs, '
liter bottoms. culvests, refining and re- Il
tting existing curbs, counter curbs and e1
b-surface drains not exceeding (1O) in
ches in diameter and together with all II
m holes, catch basins and excavation th
cidental thereto. I'd
j Rspaving of roadways shall also 20
clude the filling or cutting down Of bi
lewalks not 1t established grades; the or
sailing Of house drains, hand holes tn
d connections; the taking up and re- pc
ring Of sidewalk pavements not at e. If
olished grade; the repairing of side tn
TX pavements not in good condition: pr
SVAAs0uCsaVu VI new SIDEWALK pave Dd
.nts not in good condition; the con- of
uction Of new sidewalk pavements Of
lere none exist, and the construction tn
driveways. r
ID The original banquetting, or the 80
ginal paving of sidewalks OF ban lis
cites, shall consist of new curbs; new st,
inter curbs, refining and resetting ex- tn
ing curbs and counter cubs; gutter of
toms, culverts, sub-surface drains not Of
:eeding (l0) inches in diameter, to-
her with all manholes, catch basins I'M
excavations incidental thereto; the ers
ing or cutting down of sidewalks or DR.,
aquettes not at established grades, in pa
ling and house drains, hand holes kir
connections; taking up and relay ab
sidewalk or banquette pavements not ord
established grades, repairing sidewalk me
banquette pavements not in good fic,
dition, and constructing new sidewalk exl
banquette pavements where none exist. sci
X Rebanquetting or repaving side COZ
ks or banquettes shall consist of re- der
wing and reconstructing on different ria
IS or grade, or for the purpose of OF
nging the character of materials, or ans
the purpose Of making additions to tina
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