New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1916-09-09

To amend the Charter of the City
New iberia, La, by Incorporating there
in, in substance, Act No. % of the Ger
raj Assembly of the State of Louisian
b1 the year 1914 as relates to Sidewalk
" Streets, or both, so as to confer ad
ditional power on the said City of Ne,
Iberia relative to paving and repavin
of Streets and Sidewalks, or either, sub
stsntially as provided by said act.
Section /. Be il ordained by the Boar
of Trustees of the City of New Iberl
that the Charter Of the said City of Ne,
Iberia be, and it is hereby amended, il
accordance with Act No. 81 Of the Act
OF the extra session of the general as
sembly of the year 1915, so as to incorp
crate therein the substance Of Act M
% of the said general assembly for tn
year 1914. as relates to Sidewalks ant
Streets or both. SO as to confer add
tional powers on the said City of New
Iberia, relative to paving and repavinl
of streets and sidewalks, or either, sub
stantially as provided in said Act, as fol-
lows, to-wit:
Sec. Q. Be i. further ordained, etc.
That the following definitions shall gov.
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
land set apart for public travel in the
City Of New Iberia, no matter by what
name it may be called, and is hereby
declared to embrace any and all divisions
and sub divisions Of such way from prop
erty line to property line, including side
walks OK banquettes, roadways, neutral
grounds, esplanades, promonades, center
strips and intersections, and other divi-
sions and sub divisions existing or and
may at any time be established or re-es-
tablished by the City of New Iberia.
o. The term roadway" shall be and
is hereby construed to mean and embrace
neutral grounds, centerstrips, intersec-
tons, and all other divisions and sub-di-
visions of streets, except sidewalks or
banquettes, as established or re-establish
ed at any time by the City of New Ibe-
ria. o." -ilir. Il .stq f. !
(c) The word paving" shall be and
hereby is construed to mean and en-
brace two classes, viz: % paving Of
yoadways; and (2) banquetting OK paw
ing sidewalks or banquetes.
(d) Paving or roadways shall be and
Is hereby construed to mean and en-
brace two classes, viz: o. orginial paw
ing of roadways; and ~ repaving of
1oadwsys.
(e) Banquetting or paving Of side
walks or banquettes, shall be and is
hereby construed to mean and embrace
two classes, viz: ~ Original ban
quoting, or original paving of sidewalks
q bsnqusttes; and (2) >febanq uetting, or
sepaving Of sidewalks or bsnquettes.
~ Original paving Of roadways
shall consist Of grading, concrete foun- |
dation or other foundation, wearing sur
face, new curb, new counter eurbs, re-
counter euTbs, gutter bottoms, culverts,
and subsusfaes drains, not exceeding |
(l0) inches in diameter, together with |
al manholss. catch basins and sxcavs-
tons Incidental thereto.
(g) Original paving Of zoadways shall |
also include the filling or cutting down
Of sidewalk not at established grades,
The installing Of house drains, hand
holes and connections, the taking up
snd felaying Of sidewalks pavements not
II established grade; the repairing Of
sidewalk pavsmsnts mot in good condi-
hon; the construction Of new sidewalk
pavemsnts where none exist and the
construction Of drivewsys.
(h) Repairing of roadways shall con-
'ist of removing old pavements, grading,
:oneEete or other foundations; wearing
'urface, new curbs; new counter curbs,
gutter bottoms. culverts, refining and re-
'etting existing curbs, counter cu1bs and
'ub-surface drains not exceeding (10)
inches in diameter and together with all
nan holes. catch basins and excavation
Incidental thereto. 1
j Rspaving of roadways shall also
include the filling or cutting down of
idewalks not At established grades; the I
installing Of house drains, hand holes
md connections; the taking up and re-
aging of sidewalk pavements not at es- I
ablished grade; the repairing of side
valk pavements not in good condition; |
be construction of new sidewalk pave IL
nents not in good condition; the con- {
truction of new sidewalk pavements {
there none exist, and the construction I
driveways.
ID The original banquetting, or the Is
riginal paving Of sidewalks or ban
uettes, shall consist of new curbs; new S
ounter curbs, refining and resetting ex- I
ting curbs and counter cu,bs; gutter Q
ottoms, eulverts, sub-surface drains not q
(1O) inches in diameter, to-
ether with all manholes, catch basins i
nd excavations incidental thereto; the e
ling or cutting down of sidewalks OF =
anquettes not at established grades, in
falling and house drains, hand holes /
nd connections; taking up and relay .
g sidewalk or banquette pavements not o
established grades, repairing sidewalk q
: banquette pavements not in good
and constructing new sidewalk e
; banquette pavements where none exist. 8
(k) Rebanquetting or repaving side c
alks or banquettes shall consist of re-
owing and reconstructing on different Z
mes or grade, or for the purpose of o
hanging the character of materials, or
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