New Iberia enterprise. (New Iberia, La.) 1885-1902, 1901-04-13
CALL MEETING OF THE BOARD OF
TRUSTEES.

The Board OF Trustees or the town
of New Iberia met this day pursuant
to call of the Mayor with Mayor
John Broussard IN the chair and
the following members present, to-
wit: Messrs. W. Il. Burke, J.
Lamperez, j. b. Lawton, !. A.
; French and A. Nj. Bernard. Alb
sent-Mr j. A. Fagot.
The Mayor stated that the object
of the meeting was for the pur-
pose of considering the acceptance
or rejection of the Waterworks
and Electric Light Plant, the sale
of a certain town lot to Mr.. George
Henderson and the painting of the
roof Of the City Market.
Mr.. Il. w. Nicol, the City Ell
gineer, appeared before the Coun-
Gil and stated that Messrs. NJ. T..
Lewman & Co. had rendered the
present WaterwOrks and Electric
Light Plant to him for acceptance
for the town, and the matter being
discussed and the City Engineer,
Mr.. T. w. Nicol, being asked by
the Mayor if he proposed to accept
the settling basin from the Con-
tractors, Messrs. M. r. Lewman &
Co., as it is now constructed and
he having stated that he intended
to accept the same as it is now con-
structed, Mayor John Broussard
and Messrs. Burke, Lamperez and
French made a formal protest to
the Engineer, Capt. Il. w. NicoPs
acceptance of the settling basin or
we'll and the bulk-head construction
at the Bayou, and Mr.. Burke also
to the boiler wall in it's present
condition, contending that the con-
tractors had not complied with their
contract.
1t was moved by Mr.. Lawton,
seconded by Mr.. French and car
ried by the following yea and nay
vote, to-wit: Yea-Messrs. French,
Lawton, Bernard, Lamperez and
Burke Nay-None, that the Mayor,
Mr.. John Broussard, be and he is
hereby authorized and instructed,
on behalf Of the Mayor and Board
of Trustees of the town of New
Iberia, to sell and transfer to Mr..
George Henderson for the sum Of
Three Hundred and Fifty Dollars
in cash and the assumption by him
of two mortgage notes with vendors
lien and privilege, each for the sum
of five hundred dollars, of date Sep
tember 9th, 1899, and payable Sep
tember 9th, 1901, and 1902, re-
spectively, with S% per annum in
terest from these dates until paid
and being portion of the pur-
chase price of the property and
which Act of sale is of record in
Conveyance Book 38, at folio l ct
seq, the following described prop
erty, to-wit: ga certain lot of
ground with improvements, situat-
ed in the town of New Iberia,
Louisiana, measuring ninety-six
feet on Washington street, and ex-
tending back one hundred land ninety
two feet to jefferson street, bounded
on the southeast side or below by
lot belonging to c CormierPinta or as
signs; on the northwest or upper
side by lot sold by this vendor to
s. Broussard and by him to this
vendee and being a portion of the
same property acquired by this
vendor from Judith Delille on the
9th day of, Sept, A. D. 1899, and
which act of sale is of record in
conveyance book 38, at page ct
seq, of the records of Iberia Parish.
1t was moved by Mr.. French,
seconded by Mr.. Bernard and car
ried, that the Mayor be and he is
hereby authorized to have the mar
ket house roof painted if in his
opinion the same needs it.
1t was movrd by Mr.. Lawton,
seconded by Mr.. Bernard and car
ried, that the meeting adjourn.
JOHN BROUssARD, Mayor.