The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1905-08-05
WARRANT No. ga.


pearcd a communication, under
the caption "a False Report, ad
dressed "To the Citizens and
signed "Jules Il. Dupny," IN which
it is attempted to show part of
the history Of warrant No. Oil
that it has been paid, and that 1t
should not have been accounted
for by the Auditor us "nnpaid y
This showing, however, seems to
DO u secondary consideration of
the writcr-if the caption OF the
article and it's language are taken
into consideration. The prime
effect seems to have been to throw
diScredit upon the report, to as
perse the character of the Auditor,
and to compromise and cOnfOund
the present City Administration.
Mr. Dupuy seems to have taken
offense at the extended and de-
tailed character of the Auditors
report, and would liked to have
had the privilege Of combining the
Auditor to a 'financlal statement
''simpIy a report of the assets and
liabilities of the city. And why!
Such report would not have
paraded before the public the facts
of the $40 appropriation in aid Of
certain legislation, for which the
city was made to pay 1896. Such
a report would have concealed
much and would have revealed but
little. What reason should there
be for concealing from the public
any detail in the administration of
the taxpayers affairsg What
dread should there be in the clos
est and most careful analysis OF
each and every particular trans,
action!
This communication charges
.that this STATEMENT IS
FALSE,"- referring to Auditor
Bienvenue. A correspondence be
tween Messrs. Jules Dupuy and
+. Il. DelahOmmer is then pub
lished, in which Mr.. Delahommer
states that warrant No. 944 for
$Sl7.49 was paid March 9th,
1905. BY reference to the Audit.
or's report it Will be seen that war.
rant No. ga was listed with the
"unpaid" warrants of the city.
A careful investigation Of the
records, in an effort to get full
history of the facts in this case
reveals the following points. A
stub IN the warrant book reads as
follows:
No. oH.
Date l-29-l9Ul
Given Peoples National bank.
For 1855 OF old warrants
Nos. 4ss and "a,
Payable February I, 1908. &l0s99s,
Amount $3.50.
Fund, o. W.
The above is a copy Of the stub
that Auditor Bienvenue checked
from. careful search was made
tor the warrant that was torn from
this stub, but it's whereabouts is
not knOwn-it is not with the
other paid and cancelled warrants.
When the Auditor came to this
stub, and not finding It's warrant
with the other warrants, he had nc
choice in the matter-he was com
lpelled to list it with the "unpald''
warrants, Any correct account
ant would have so listed it.
! When the statement of Cashier
Delahommer was made 0public an
other search was made for the
missing paper, or clue to it's fate.
again it could not be found. A
further search for some evidence
of the payment of No. 944 brings
to light the following.
No. 1865. New iberia. La, 3-21-l9Oj.
To Peoples National Bank, DR..
For old Warrants No 5ss-545
Eight Hundred sixty-eight and 4y-lO0 Do
! lars. (Ss6s49.)
fund Old Accts. Approved:
j. L. HAAsE, JULES +. DUPUY
Secty. Mayor.
The date of warrant No 1865
iagrees with the date on which
Cashier DelahOmmer says warrant
. No. 944 was paid, but the amounts
do not agree. Both seemed t.
bear relations to warrants Nos
4SS and 545, but No. 1858 fails Il
show on its face or it's stub tina,
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