New Iberia enterprise. (New Iberia, La.) 1885-1902, 1900-12-08

the corporate limits of the said town O
New Iberia for said fiscal year endin!
June 30th, 1901, the same to be due anC
payable and collected within the sam,
time and in the same manner as the Stat,
taxes are collected.
| Be it further ordained that an additiona
special tax of five (5) mills on the dolla
of the assessed valuation of all taxabl,
property within the old corporate limits O
the town of New Iberia previous to the
extention of the limits in the year 1898, be
levied to aid the Iberia and Nermilion rail
road company as authorized by the vote
of the property tax payers of the town G.
New Iberia at an election held for that
purpose on the 10Th day of May, 1891
That said special tax shall be collected at
the same time and III the same manner
as the municipal taxes and said taxes to
be paid in current money of the United
States.
Thus done, read, adopted, signed and
seal affixed in open session, this Sd day of
December, 1900.
JOHN BROUSSARD, Mayor.
The following communication was pre-
sented to the Council by Mr. Burke in
regard to the budget and ordered spread
upon the minutes upon motion of Mr..
Burke seconded by Mr.. Lawton and carried
which is in the following words, to-wit !:
That whilst no provisions are made in the
budget for the payment of the outstanding
Indebtedness of the previous administra-
ton, and for which the present council
paid twenty five per cent of said debt ont
of appropriations of the last budget and
with the promise that they would pay the
balance of seventy five per cent on the
first day of March next, and for which, in
recognition of same the present council
issued new warrants in lieu of the old,
payable on said date Now therefore in
consideration of said promise, it is hereby
resolved that the Mayor be and he is here
by authorized to negotiate loan sufficient
to liquidate said Indebtedness, and further,
that this council recognizes the validity of
said indebtedness and Will use its endeav-
ors to see it paid.
The following bills were then read and
approved and vouchers ordered drawn in
payment of same upon motion of Mr..
Burke seconded by Mr.. French and carried,
to-wit: E. A. Pharr, for lumber, $33. IS;
P. l.. Renoudet Cypress Co. Ltd, for lum-
ber, $4,000; Est. A. Renoudet, for hard
ware, ETC., as per bill for Sept, Oct and
Nov. $67 - II. M. Carter, for feeding
prisoners for Nov. $3.50; The Iberian
Printing House, for printing council pro
ceedings to Dec. 4th, 1900, $500 !; A. J.
Cammack, for his salary as Secretary and
Attorney for Nov. 81 so; Harry & Muller,
for blankets for town Jail, 1865; Robert
Brown. for having stove and piping fixed,
$1.25; r. s. McMahon, for two mattresses
for town jail, $500; John Broussard, for
amount expended for pauper for Nov.
sf4.66; w. Il. Dupuy, for stamps, etc.,
81 40; W. l.. Dupuy, for his commission
on amounts collected for town, $4S.32; W.
L. Dupuy, for his commissions on amounts
collected for r. r., 1856.
It was moved by Mr.. Lawton seconded
by French and carried, that the meeting
adjourned until next Thursday night, at |
} clock when the board will meet for the
purpose of transacting any and all un
inished business
JOHN BROUsSARD, Mayor.
A. j. CAMMACK, Secretary. |