New Iberia enterprise. (New Iberia, La.) 1885-1902, 1901-01-12
carried, that Mr.. w. L. Grant be allowed

carried, that Mr.. w. l.. Grant be allowed
and paid the sum of eight dollars pei
arpent for having said canal dug from
Madison Street to Main Street, as soon as
he shall have had said ditch properly
cleaned and ditched so as to properly drain
| the district back of the rail road at this
point.
1t was moved by Mr. Burke, seconded
by Mr.. Lamperez and carried, by the fol
| lowing yea and nay vote, tO-wit: Yea
Messrs. Burke, Lamperez, Lawton, Fagot,
French and Bernard. Nay-None. That
| the license ordinance adopted by the Mayor
and Board of Trustees of the town of New
iberia on the 11th, day of December, A. ID.
1899, for the year 1900, be and the same
is hereby adopted in its entirety and as a
whole as the license ordinance of the town
of New iberia for the year 1901, and which
ordinance was published in the official
journals of the town of New Iberia on the
10th day of December, A. D. 1899, and is
of record in the minute book of the cor
poration at page 40S ct seq.
1t was moved by Mr.. Burke, seconded
by Mr.. Fagot and carried, by unanimous
vote that in view of the fact that the
United States census just taken shows
that the population of New Iberia is now
6815, that the Governor of the State of
Louisiana, Hon. w. w. Heard, be re-
quested to issue his proclamation decair-
ing New Iberia to be City under section
Al of Act 1876 of the Acts of the General
Assembly of the State of Louisiana of 1885,
1t was moved by Mr.. Burke, seconded
by Mr.. Bernard, and carried that Mayor
Broussard be and no is hereby authorized
and empowered on behalf of the town of
New Iberia to sign for the town of New
Iberia the contract and agreement sub
mitted to E. A. Pharr and by him agreed
to in regard to the pipe line which is to
extend over and across his lot from the
present power plant to the Bayou Teche.
Mr.. John A. French presented an ordin-
ance fOrbidding the opening or conduct
ing of any barroom, coffee-house, saloon or
within three hundred feet of any church
or public place of worship or school, either
private or public, within the City of New
Iberia, and prescribing penalties for the
violation thereof, which was read, when
it was moved by Mr.. French, seconded by
Mr.. Fagot, and adopted by the following
yea and nay vote, to-wit: Yea, Messrs.
Lamperez, Bernard, Fagot, French, Burke
and Lawton. Nay, none.
Said ordinance as above entitled was
then presented to the Mayor for examina
ton, and after examination the same was
returned by him, approved and signed,
with the seal of the corporation thereto
affixed. The ordinance reads as follows,
tO-wit:
Be it ordained by the Mayor and Board
of Trustees Of the town of New Iberia,
that it shall be unlawful for any person or
persons, or firm or corporation, to open,
run, carry on or conduct any barroom,
coffee-house, cafe, saloon or drinking es
tablishment within three hundred feet of
any church or other public place of wor-
ship or school house, either private or pub
lie, within the City of New iberia, without
first having obtained the written consent
of a majority of all property taxpayers
within said limits, and any person or per-
sons, firm or corporation who shall violate
any of the provisions of this ordinance
shall, upon conviction before the City
Judge, be subject to fine Of not less than
five dollars nor more than twenty-five dol
lars, or to imprisonment in the corporation
Jail for period of not less than three days
nor, more than ten days, or both, at the
discretion of the City Judge, subject to
work on the corporation streets for each
and every offense.
Thus done, read, adopted, signed and
seal affixed in open session this 7th day of
January, A. D. 1901.
JOHN BROUssARD, Mayor.
Mr.. Charles Kahn presented his tax re-
ceipt, showing an assessment of S., 100000
for State taxes, and asked that the cor
poration rolls be changed from $5, 100000
assessment to a s., 100000 assessment,
It was moved by Mr.. Lawton, seconded
by Mr.. Lamperez, and carried that this
matter, as well as all future assessments
of this kind, be referred to the City Tax
Collector for adjustment, and that in case
the City Tax Collector should find that the
State assessment rolls have been changed
since their acceptance by the Board Of
that he proceed to collect upon
the present assessment, but in case he
finds that there was a mistake made in
copying the town roll that he rectify the
mistake and accept the State tax roll as
accepted by the Board Of Reviewers of the
Parish of Iberia of all the property situ-
ated within the corporate limits of the
City of New Iberia rs the proper assess
ment.
The City Collector having certified that
Mr.. John Broussard and Mrs. E. Trainer
had each paid taxes twice upon the same
property for the year 1900, it was moved
by Mr.. Fagot, seconded by Mr.. Lawton,
and carried that q warrant be drawn in
favor of Mr., John Broussard for $500,
general fund, $1,000 and l. & V. r. R.,
SIS 90; and Mrs. E. Trainor for the sum Of
$15.17, general fund, $500 and l. & V. r.
r. fund $6.17, in full settlement Of taxes
paid by them for the year 1900 through
error.
Mr.. H.. NJ. Carter appeared before the
council and requested that it purchase for
him q suitable vehicle to be used by him
in the discharge of his duties as police
officer.
Il was moved by MIR. French, seconded
by Mr.. Lawton and carried, that Mr.. w. r.
Burke, be and he is hereby authorized to
purchase suitable vehicle for the town to
be used by the police officers in the dis
charge Of their duties.
The following bills were read and ap-
proved and vouchers ordered drawn on
motion Of Mr.. Fagot, seconded by Mr..
French and carried, to-wit: II. NJ. Carter,
IOr L00uiuS prlSOhorS IOI tuo uOHtu VI OcC.y
$19 90; A. J. Cammack, for amount Of
advanced cost sent clerk Of Supreme Court
in the case Of the town vs.. the Drainage
District and for expressage in this suit and
suit Of the town vs.. Miss Harriet Weeks,
ct ais, $50 IS; J. Dreyfus, for FIVE gallons
of oil, 75c; John Broussard, for amount
for paupers for the month Of Dec,
20 80; W. L. Dupuy, for town collections,
$84.62, and tags 25 cents, $84.87; w. L.
Dupuy, for collections for r. R., $27. .65;
Leon Dreyfus, for nails and one dozen fire
buckets, 1855; 8. & B., $14.55, and FIRE
$24.00; A. J. Cammack, for
his salary as secretary and attorney for
Dec, $37. so; DR.. George Minvielle, for
services rendered by DR.. Pierson as deputy
coroner, as per bill after making deduc-
tions, $500; Messrs. w. J. Eaves, Paul