New Iberia enterprise. (New Iberia, La.) 1885-1902, 1901-04-06
REGULAR MEETING OF THE BOARD OF
TRUSTEES.

:" NEW IBERIA, La, April lst. 1901
is The Board Of Trustees of tow
1e OF New Iberia met this day i,
is regular session with Mayor pr,
a tenn. John French in the chail
D. and the following members present
y to-wit: Messrs. w. r. Burke, J
y A. Fagot, J. B. Lawton and A. NJ
e Bernard. Absent - John Brous
5 sard and John Lamperez.
l. The minutes of the last meeting
e of March 4th, and the adjourned
meeting of March l1th and the call
meeting of March 2Sth were read,
S when it was moved by Mr.. Lawton
that they be approved, and it was
seconded by Mr.. Fagot, with the
exception of that part in regard to
the repeal of the barber ordinance.
and the same was put and carried.
Mr.. o. Jacobs appeared before
council and stated that the property
assessed to Mrs. f. J. Sadler for
corporation taxes was erroneous for
the reason that the same was situat-
ed outside of the corporate limits
and wished to have the same stricken
from the rolls.
1t was moved by Mr.. Lawton,
seconded by Mr.. Fagot and carried,
that the assessment of Mrs. f. J.
Sadler's property be stricken from
the rolls for the reason that it is
situated outside of the corporate
limits.
Mr.. Dan Voorhies of the firm of
VOORHEES, 4 VOORHEES, appeared be-
fore the council and stated that
Mrs. Lily Weeks Hall and Miss H.
Weeks were willing to abandon all
claims for monies paid for the side
walk in front of their property on
Main street of the City of New
Iberia, provided the city would pay
the cost of court which it was de-
creed to pay by the Supreme Court
in dismissing the action of the
suit of the town VS.. Miss II. Weeks
ct ais, and allow and pay the at
torney's fees of $500.
1t was moved by Mr.. Lawton,
seconded by Mr.. Fagot and carried
by the following yea and nay vote,
to-wit: Yea-Messrs. Lawton and
Fagot. Nay-Messrs. Burke and
Bernard; there being a tie vote the
Mayor voted in favor of the motion
and declared the same carried, that
the proposition Of Mrs. Lily Weeks
Hall and Miss II. Weeks to settle
this matter without further suit be
accepted.
Mr. P. l.. Renoudet, on behalf of
the New Iberia National Bank and
and Mr.. w. E. Satterfield on be-
half Of the Peoples National Bank,
before the council and re-
quested that the assessments be
placed at the same amount upon
the Corporation rolls as that fixed
by the Police Jury of the Parish Of /
Iberia while sitting as o Board of
which was forty per cent
Of the capital and surplus and which e
would make the assessment Of the q
New Iberia Bank $6O, 10000 and :
the Peoples Bank $50, 900. 90, and I
that the assessment Of the Cotton 4
Gin Of Messrs. Satterfeld & Le- O
Brun be fixed at 100000.
TWAS moved Mr.. Burke, seconded T
oy Mr.. Fagot and carried, that the
rolls be so corrected as F
o fix the, assessment of the New =
IBERIA National Bank property at L
p6O, 900 and the Peoples National < <
Bank property at $50, 900 and the c
cotton Gin Of Messrs. Satterfeld 4
4eBrun at $1,000, this being the
mount of the assessment agreed to
these respective parties
md the board of reviewers Of the
'arish Of Iberia at the time Of the n y
ssessinent Of these properties for
he year 1900.
Mr.. W. J. Burke appeared before p
he council on behalf Of Father
ouan and requested that he be B,
to drain the cemetery b
trough the jefferson street sewer. l.
It was moved by Mr.. Burke,
econded by Mr.. Bernard and car Al
led, that the proposition Of Father
ouan to drain the cemetery prop
rty through the jefferson street sc
ever be accepted. W
Messrs. Caldwell and Bernard sc
ppeared before the council on be- th
alf Of West End Fire Company re
70. 5 and requested that the town Il
onate to West End Fire Company IN
o. 5 the building now occupied by th
q IN engine honse, stating that tit
lis company would FIX the same NJ
nd continue to use it for fire pnr- co
Dses, when it was moved by Mr.. NO
urke seconded by Mr.. Bernard r.
I'd carried. that the town Of New "a