The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1921-07-16
OFFICIAL MINUTES
CITY COUNCIL

New Iberia, La, June Z4th, 1871.
The Board of Trustees of the City
Of New iberia convened this day IN
Special session with Mayor H s.
Sealy presiding, Messrs. Girard and
Nillermn present, at 10 A. NJ, e
transact any matters needing atten-
ton
The following Urgent Ordinance
was offered by Mr.. Sealy. seconded
by MIR. Villermin and adopted by the
following Yea and Nay vote; Yea
Messrs. Sealy, Girard and Nillermin;
Nay, none.
URGENT ORDINANCE No. 800.
WHEREAS, about the 18th day Of
January, 1921, the Board of Trustees
of the City of New Iberia enacted an
ordinance authorizing the Mayor Of
the City 10 compromise certain diff
ferences then existing and pending
between the said City and the Morg
ans. Louisiana and Texas Railroad
and Steamship Company, and
WHEREAS, the descriptions If
the properties which the said Mayor
of said City was authorized in said
ordinance to recognize as belonging
in full property to the said Morgans,
Louisiana and Texas Railroad and
Steamship Company as written into
the said ordinance are erroneous and
not in accordance with the true des-
cription of said properties and should
be corrected to read correctly, and
WHEREAS, further the precise a
mount to be paid by the said Morgans
Louisiana and Texas Railroad and
Steamship Company to the said City
in the said adjustment and eomprom-
Use was not precisely determined and
stated. and
WHEREAS, it is proper to correct
said ordinance so that the said prop
critics to be recognized in the said
compromise as belonging to the said
Railroad Company shall be correctly
described and 50 as further to state
the amount to be paid under said
compromise as approximately deter
mined,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT OR
DAINED by the Board of Trustees
of the City of New Iberia that the
said Ordinance No. $50 of the said
City of New Iberia be and the same
is hereby amended so as to describe
the said properties which the said
Mayor of said City is authorized to
recognize in said compromise as be-
longing in full property to the said
Morgans, Louisiana and Texas Rail
road and Steamship Company so rs
to make said descriptions of said
property read as follows, towit:
1st. A tract of land having front
of thirty-nine and 02.100 (39.02) feet
on Main Street of said City of New
iberia. extending back along Railroad
Avenue, a distance of nearly -four
hundred (400) feet to st. Peter St.
| of said City, the south line of the
property of said Railroad Company
herein described being the north line
of lots of l.. 2. Boutte, or assigns
being the northernmost lots of Block
1916 Of said City and the northern
line being SO run as to give to the
said land of said railroad width or
| Main Street of thirtynine and 02-100
1902 feet and width fronting on
st. Peter st. of forty two and Oslo
feet (42.5). the said land being bound
ed as follows:
| In front or on the Northeast
by Main Street of said City of
New Iberia.
On the Southwest or in the
rear by st. Peter st. of said City.
| on the Northwest or above by
said Railroad Avenue and below
or on the Southeast by said lots
Of Boutte.
End. Beginning at point on the
curb line on the east side of Railroad
Avenue, said point being the inter
section of said curb line of Railroad
Avenue and the projection of the
curb line of the side walk on the
south or west side of st. Peter St.,
of the town and parish aforesaid;
thence Southeasterly along this pro-
jected line along the south side Of
st. Peter Street distance of ALI
feet to point on the sidewalk curb
on st. Peter Street opposite brick
building now standing; thence to the
right 80. deg. 6 min. across the side
walk distance of rs feet to the
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