The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1918-09-21
OFFICIAL Minutes
CITY COUNCIL
New iberia, Sept. 10Th, 1918

The Board of Trustees OF the City o,
New Iberia convened this day in reg
ujar session with Mayor Sealy presid
ing, Messrs. Girard aud Villermiu
present.
The minutes of the previous meet.
ing were read and approved on mo.
ton OF MIR. Villermin seconded by Mr.
Sealy.
Ordinance No. l39 having been pub.
lished the required number of DAYS
was offered for final disposition on
motion of Mr.. Girard seconded by Mr.
Sealy, and was adopted by the follow
ing Yea and Nay Vote:-Yea Messrs
Sealy. Girard, and Villermin:-Nay
None.
Ordinance No. 40 having been pub
lished the required number of DAYS
was offered for final disposition on
motion of Mr.. Villermin seconded by
Mr.. Girard and was ad opted BY the
following Yea and Nay vote:-Yes
Messrs. Sealy, Girard, and Villermin
Nay-None.
The following resolution was offered
by Mr. Nillermin seconded by Mr.
Sealy and adopted unanimously:
Be it resolved by the Board of Trus
tees of the City of New Iberia, that
from and after the publication of this
resolution that all Water Works Taps
shall be made for patrons on their APP.
pllcations for same, at actual cost oil
labor and material necessary to con-
meet to main, figuring the Water
Works Main to be in the center of all
streets.
On streets without mains, the cost
to be borne by patron up to nearest
point of connection. All resolutions
ia conflict herewith are hereby re.
pealed.
The following Ordinance No. III
was offered by Mr.. ViIlermin, and Or
dered published as required by the
City Charter:
ORDINANCE NO. al.
An Ordinance, declaring the fran
chise granted to the Southwestern
Traction & Power Company. of Louis
lana, conveying the right and privil-
eye to acquire. erect, construct, own,
manage, operate and maintain for
period of twenty five (25) years, a
line of Street railway in the City OF
New IBERIA: forfeited.
Which franchise was granted, in
open session of the City Council in
the City of New IBERIA, May oath,
1911, Nineteen Hundred aud Eleven
Excluding from the Budget of the
City to be adopted in the year 1918
and the assessment of the special two
(21 mills on the dollar tax. dedicated
to said Southwestern Traction &
Power Company TO be excluded from
the tax roll of the City.
Whereas; the said South western
Traction and Power Co of Louisiana,
have discontinued the operation OF
their cars under the franchise granted
to them by the City of New Iberia on
the oath day of May 1911, and
Whereas; the cessation of the run
ming and operating of SAID cars.
throughout the Limits of the City OF
New Iberia, is violative of the main
conditions of said franchise and the
purpose for which said special taxes
of two e. mills on the Dollar were
levied in favor Of said Southwestern
Traction & Power / oinpany OF Louisi-
ana.
Therefore, be it resolved; that said
franchise granted TO said Southwest
ern Traction & Power Company. on
the 24,h day OF May 1911 be and the
same is hereby revoked, and set aside
and
Be it further resolved that by said
violation of Its agreement with said
City, the said Southwestern Traction
d Power Company have forfeited
their rights to said franchise, by their
failing to operate said cars within the
limits of this City.
Be 1t therefore ordained that the
special taxes of mills on the dollar
levied on the taxable property with
In the City of New Iberia be disconti-
nued, and omitted from the Budget of
said City to be adopted in the year
1918 and that said taxes are not due
to said Southwestern Traction &
Power Company and are not to be
collected, or placed on the assessment
roll of the City of New Iberia, for the
year 1918 or thereafter.
Be it further ordained that said
South western Traction &c Power Com
pany, through Its president and legal
representative be notified by service
Of certified copy of this ordinance.
On motion of Mr.. Villermin sec
onded by Mr.. Girard the meeting ad
iourned.
H. 8. SEALY, Mayor.
L. F. VILLERMIN, Clerk.