The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1900-09-08

New Iberia, that YOU enjoin the
board from submitting these mat
ters to said electors on the ground
that should the carry they tax, incur
the debt, and issue negotiable
bonds that for the period for which
this tax is imposed your Honor
able Body is prevented from sub
mitting to the people of New Iberia
the question Of taxing themselves
incur debt, OF issue bonds for the
purpose Of drainage.
Hoping that you Will give this
matter your careful and consider
ate attention, and that You will see
your way clear to help us in the
determination of these questions
to the end that whichever corpora,
tons body has authority over the
subject matter may take charge of
this important work, we are,
Yours Very Respectfully,
BROUSSARD, DULANY q DUNBAR.
Attys. New Iberia q Bayou Carlin
Drain. Dist.
Be it resolved, by the Board of
Trustees of the town Of New Iberia,
irregular session assembled, that
the Mayor Of the City, Hon. john
Broussard, be sld he is hereby
directed and empowe ed TO resort
to the writ Of injr lction, or any
other writ that may be necessary
III the premises, TO prevent the
Board Of Con niSsioners of New
Iberia and BAYOU Carlin Drainage
District from further proceeding,
to submit to the qualified voters
of the New Iberia and Bayou Car
lin Drainage District the questions
described in the resolution passed
by sad drainage district on the
Doth. August, 1900, and advertised
in the official journal of the Par
ish of Iberia, to wit
Whether a tax of five % mills
shall be imposed on that portion
Of the territory i'll said drainage
situated within the limits of the
corporation of the City of New
Iberia for the period of twenty
(2O) years
Whether said Board shall be
authorized to incur debt for the
construction of said drainage, and,
Whether said Board shall be
authorized to issue one hundred
thousand (s10O.00000) dollars, five
(5) per cent interest bearing
twenty (2O) year negotiable bonds.
The above resolution was pre-.
sented and read and upon motion
of Mr.. Lawton seconded by Mr..
Burke the same was unanimously
adopted.
Thus done read and signed in
open session this 3rd day of Sept.
1900. JNO. BRoUssARD, Mayor.
Mr. Giles appeared ON behalf of
the Teche and Vermlillon telephone
Co. and ask permission to be allow
ed to remove the old poles along
Duperier Avenue on the Fast side
of Bayou Teche and to erect new
ones III their place and that this
company have the same right to
string its wires upon said poles as
the Electric Light Co. and also that
the town allow this Co., the right
to string It's wires upon the Electric
Light poles now used for carrying
wires across the Bayou Teche in the
town Of Now Iberia,
1t was moved by Mr. Burke, Sc
conded by Mr.. Lawton and carried
mat the request of .he Teche aud
VermilIIon Telephone Co., be
granted provided that this company
make itself responsible for any dem-
.ge that it may do or cause to be done
to the present poles now USED fln
conveying the electric wires across
and over the Bayou Teche at this
place.
A communication from DR. Alfred
Duperier was presented and read,
and upon motion of Mr.. French,
seconded by Mr. Burke and carried
the same was accepted and ordered
spread upon the minutes which Is
as follows, 10 Wit
To the Honorable Mayor and
Members Of the City Council OF
New IBERIA Gentlemen
4he prevalence Of fevers OF a type
heretofore unknown to this section;
v 18th a mortality rate IN excess Oh
any thing heretofore known to this
locality, reputed for Its healthlai-
ness, engages the serious attention
Of the Board Of Health.
To remove the cause Of this Con-
1i,ion Of things, Is the province OF
the Board Of Health. For once,
assert; that all causes OF diseases can
Il