New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1905-10-21
THE MASS MEETINGS.

A meeting of citizens OF New lberi'
was held last Tuesday morning ant
afternoon at the City Hall, to discuss
the feasibility of having the Parish
Board of Health raise the quarantine
az it was made known to many Ibe
rians that numerous country people
were anxious to come to town tt
transact business. The morning meet
ing was held with about 200 people
in attendance, Mr. Jules E. Dupuy
calling the meeting to order with Mr..
A. b. Romero Is secretary. A COM
mittee Of seven, consisting Of H. l..
Smith. Capt. T. l.. Morse, Jos. N.
Thibodeaux, M. F. Smith, F. J.
Dauterive, A. Lacour and Robert Ma
rim was appointed to confer with the
Parish authorities to ascertain when
the quarantine would be released.
This committee Immediately called
on the Parish Health Officer and Dis
trict Attorney Broussard, explaining
their mission. Mr.. Broussard stated
to the committee that he had no au-
thority to act In the matter, that the
Police Jury had not given him such
power, that he was only their legal
adviser, consequently the matter rest
cd entirely with them. The state
msnt Of the District Attorney was
then reported to the meeting and the
committee discharged.
It was then moved that they ad
journ until 4:3O P. M, when another
meeting would take place.
Promptly at 4 80, Mr.. Leon Drey-
fus called tho meeting to order,
whereupon Mr.. J. W. Eckart was
made chairman with Hon. A. B.
Romero a. secretary. Remarks was
than made by Hon. P. r. Burke,
Jules Dreyfus and Jules Blanchet as
to whether or not injunction proceed
ings should be taken out, compelling
the Parish authorities to raise the
quarantine and Ut the same time to
get . member Of the State Board Of
Health to come and make an investi-
cation and zee whether there was any
cause for the present obnoxious quar-.
antine.
The chairman then appointed the
following committees:
Committee to carry out suggestions:
L. q. Hacker, p. r. Burke, 9. Goug-
Fritz Dietlein, P. E. Voor-
hies. N. W. Fisher, Geo. NJ. Robert
son, A. Daigre, p. A. Landry.
1njunction-Jules Dreyfus, chair
man; Octave Renoudet,J. Paul Suber-
belle, Jules e. Dupuy. II. L. Smith,
J. e. Reynolds and F. J. Dauterive.
Motion was then made and duly
seconded that all parties participating |
n this meeting sign their names,
;hus showing that every thing done
net their unqualified approval.
Following 10 the signatures of those
n attendance:
Jules e. Dupuy. George N. Robertson,
Joseph We'll, II. +. Suberbielle, Ed. l..
cstprge, Jules Dreyfus, F. Delahousaye,
Tos. Hayes, Charles J. 'Guillot, 8. g. Har-
y, r. d. 6outhwell, p. 81. 4egura, Charles
}. Provost, J. Il. Blanchet, Edward Della
loussaye, L. r. Lallande, Leon Dreyfus,
!. p. Nuberbielle, A. +. Decourt, X. E.
farm, x. r. Herpeche, w. L. Burke,
ohm Kuhn, A. Larson, Charles A. Dupuy,
ohm Adam, A. Lacour, James Gebert,
Iene Brousssrd, +. J. Dautelive, 0. Rem
udet. Morris, Alfred Gates, A. Dsigre,
!. e. Reynolds, The Iberia Cypress Com
any, Limited, H. L. Smith, John r.
'aylor, JOS. 6charff, Fritz Dietlein, Jos.
!. Thibodeaux, Louis Pfster, Conrad Fa-
Of, Paul A. Hebert, n. W. Fisher. J. H.
White, N. F. Smith, r. A. Landry, Cor
on A. Sandos, Charles Tonier. w. l..
A. B. Hood, l.. A. Pellerin,
. ]. Carstens. e. 81. Fagot. P. g. Lee
ourgeois, Paul +. VOORHEES, Louis Gajan,
r. T. e. Conrad, J. g. Boutte. H. c.
roussard. /