The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1900-01-13
Special Meeting Of the Board
Trustees.

town of New Iberia, met this day
pursuant to call with Mayor Jno.
BrOussard in the chair and the fol
lowing members present, to Wit
Messrs. w. r. Burke, J. Lam
! perez, j. A. Fagot, j. B. Lawton,
J. A. French and A. M. Bernard.
The Mayor stated that the object
| Of the meeting was to approve the
minutes of the previous meetings,
receive the reports of the mayor,
secretary, collector and treasurer,
approve bills, receive a petition
from the citizens in regard to the
building being erected by the New
Iberia National Bank, to take ac-
ton in regard to the barrel houses
or saloons conducted on Main st.
by Messrs. DeBlanc s. Landry.
ana that OF Mr.. to appro-
pirate money to get legal opin-
ion about the proposed bond issue,
to receive proposition from Mr..
G. w. Ratcliff about working the
streets and the appointment of a
special police officer for Fire Co.
No. 1. The minutes of Dec. 4th.
11th and 14th, were read and ap-
proved on motion of Burke, Sec
onded by Mr.. Fagot and carried.
Mr.. p. L. Renoudet appeared
before the Council and stated that
if it was agreeable to the Council
the Bank would proceed with it's
building and if it was cast in the
Injunction suit that it would pay
$4,000 to the town for the land.
The following petition was then
presented and read when it was
moved by MIR. Burke, seconded by
Mr.. Lawton and carried that the
same be spread upon the minutes,
which is as follows, to wit:
To the Hon., the Mayor and the
Members Of the Town Council
of the Town of New Iberia. La,
1 GENTLEMEN: The undersigned
Vcitizens and tax payers of this
town, having heard of the injunc-
ton sued out by your Hon. body
against the New Iberia National
Bank prohibiting them from pro-
ceeding further with the construct
ton of their bank building cornef)
Main and Julia streets in this
town,
Feeling assured that the regular
sidewalk six feet wide will be left
on the Julia street side, we there
fore respectfully ask and request
that your Hon. body reconsider
it's action and have the said in
junction set aside and give full
liberty to SAID bank to erect it's
building as per plans and speciti-
cations adopted by them.
The building will be an orna-
ment to the town as well as a con
siderable addition to it and we
shall be entirely satisfied and
pleased if your Honorable body
grants this our petition.
Respectfully.
j. Davis, Mrs. F. Indest, Albert
Estorge, Ed L. Estorge, P. H. Sc
gura, Mrs. H. Scharff & Sons, M.
A. Veazey, q. Decuir, L. Bazus,
E. j. Carstens, Est. Charles Clerc,
per r. F. Clerc, Jules Dreyfus,
Killing Bros, A. B. Murray.
The mayors report, secretary's
report, collectors report and treas
urer's report were then read and
ordered spread on the minutes on
motion of Mr.. Burke seconded by
Mr.. Fagot and carried, which are
as follows, to wit:
New Iberia, La, Jan. 1st, 1900.
Mayors report for month end
ing Dec. 3lst 1890:
Dec, TO 81. Fines imposed s274 90
!" lmpounding stock 400
shop rent 500
Dec 20 81. Fines collected &1S3 70
:. Fines col. outstand'g 10 80
Impounded stock IA OO
" shop rent 500
By 81 dys work for Rnes imposed IS 80
Fines outstanding for Dec. 81 30
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sECRETARY's REPORT
for the month ending Dec. 81, '99.
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