The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1905-06-17
INDICTED INTO OFFICE.
INIU WTItT
The new MAYOR AND CITY
COUNCILMEN TOOK CHARGE
OF THE AFFAIRS OF THE
CITY MONDAY.

the old and the new-met at tn,
City Hall for the purpose of trans
ferring the city administration
from the outgoing board 20 the il
Oming Mayor Leon Lemaire call
ed the meeting to order with the
following members of the ole
board in their places: A. B. Murry
Max Levy, F. G. Blumenthall, A.
E. Decourt, and o. G Dupre.
! Due to the absence of j. Louis
Haase, the Secretary and Attor
ney, Mr.. Blumenthall was chosen
to act as Secretary pro tenn.
The reading of the minutes of
the last two sessions of the old
council was called for, when it
was announced that the absent
Secretary had lot left the minute
book available to anyone present.
The question then arose as to the
approving of the minutes Could
the minutes, as published, be read
and acted upon? Could the Mayor
after rel:nquishing his Office to his
successor, at a later date when
the minute book would be avail
able, sign those minutes(to be read
and approved at this meeting) IN
his present official capacity? After
considerable discussion Attorney
L. L. Dulaney, who was present,
in response toa request for his
opinion Oh these points gave an
affirmative opinion and the minu-
tes of the last regular meeting. as
published, were read and approx.
ed.
Unsettled bills against the city
were then called for. They were
presented, read and ordered paid
as follows: Homer Dupre. for 5!
days work on sidewalk lien privi-
lege and mortgage ordinance, s13.
Is; Faulkes Forbes Co'.for setting
sewer tiles, *171.75, 8 catch basins,
$45 90, excavating tree on Charles
street, $500, step at rear of KOcb's
property connecting to pOstofiice
walk - 90, to walk taken up at
the side of Mrs Henry's property
on Main and Ann streets $40 so,
total $243 %; o G Dupre. for
lumber, $34 46; q. Renoudet, for
balance on bill of sundries, Sc 80
This cone ude the business be
fore the retiWlng council Mr..
Levy moved that the council va
cate and surrender the admins
tratiOn to their successors. The
motion prevailed Mr.. Levy, then,
in kind words, expressed the fell
citations of the outgoing council
for the incoming, followed by
Mayor Lemaire, who reinforced
Mr.. Levy's remarks and formally
turned over to Mayor Laughlin
the Keys of the City together with
all papers in his possession.
Mayor Laughlin's administra-
ton. without undue formality, !
took charge of affairs and immed-
lately called to order, with the
Mayor IN the chair and the follow.
ing members present: Louis In
dest, Sr., Octave Renoudet, JnO.
Fisher, Robt. D. Stansbury, and
Paul E. VOORHEES,, Absent, X. F.
Delh0ussaye.
Mr.. E. F. Millard was nomlna
ted and elected Secretary pro tenn.
The Mayor then announced the
following appointments:
Octave Renoudet, Mayor pro tenn
Finance Committee: Octave Ren
oudet, Louis Idest, r. -. Stans-
bury.
Street and Bridge Committee:
John Fisher, r. E. Delhoussaye,
Paul E. VOORHEES,.
Motion was then made by Mr..
Renoudet, seconded by Mr.. Indest,
that the Mayor appoint an audit,
ing committee of three members,
with instructions to audit all the
books, papers and business affairs
of the city. The motion vas car
ried and the Mayor made the fol.
lowing appointments: Octave Rem
oudet, Louis Indest, and r d.
Stansbury.
The meeting then adjourned till
the following Friday evening at
6 o'clock.