New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1905-08-12
the matter Of payment of old warrants
submitted the following report, to-wits
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New IBERIA, La, Aug. Z, l9U5.
To the Honorable Mayor and Board of
Trustees of the City of New Iberia.
Gentlemen-We your undersigned COM
mittee to whom was preferred the looking
into the matter of payment of outstanding
warrants due by the City would respect
fully recommend the following for your
action.
We would recommend that the City
borrow the sum of Three Thousand Five
Hundred Dollars on the most advantage
Gus terms possible upon note of the City
of New Iberia, for the purpose of paying
all warrants outstanding and bills due by
the previous administration with the ex-
ception of the warrant in favor OF Iberia
Cypress Co. Ltd. for $293.31 and two
warrants in favor of " P Guilfoux each
for $183.33 and warrantssin favor of Leon
Dreyfus for the following amounts, wit:
$3.50. $44.50, $273.75, 1922 so, $3.50. go
! and $204. 55 and notes already issued with
interest.
We would recommend that Mr.. Gull
foux and the Iberia Cypress Co. Ltd, be
seen and some arrangement made to settle
these warrants by the issuance of notes
with interest and that the matter of the
warrants due Mr.. Leon Dreyfus be left
open for further adjustment as the Coun-
ell may see fit for the reason that some
sewer pipe have been returned to this
party, and because these warrants were
issued without authority and have to be
Investigated.
Respectfully submitted,
LOUIS INDEST,
r. +. DELAHOUssAYE,
G.. C. LABGHLIN,
Committee.
1t was moved by Mr.. Renoudet, Sec
onded by Mr.. Delahoussaye and carried
by the following yea and nay vote, to-wit:
Yea-Messrs. Indest, Renoudet, Della
houssaye, VOORHEES,, Fisher and STAINS
bury. Nay-None.
That the recommendations of the Com
mittee appointed OH old warrants and ac-
counts be received and accepted and that
the Mayor of New Iberia be and he is
hereby authorized on behalf Of the Mayor
and Board of Trustees of the City of New
Iberia to borrow on the best advantageous
terms possible the sum of Three Thousand
Five Hundred Dollars, and that note of
the City of New Iberia be issued in pay
ment of the same with interest, and that
this amount be placed in the budget of
1905 and 1906 for payment to be paid
from the revenues of the City of New
Iberia to be derived from all sources.
1t was muved by Mr.. Renoudet, second
ed by MI. Fisher and carried by the fol-
lowing yea and nay vote, to-wit: Yea
Messrs lndest, Renoudet, Delahoussaye,
VOORHEES,, Fisher and Stansbury. Nay
None. That the Mayor of the City of
New Iberia be and he IS hereby authorized
on behalf Of the Mayor and Board OF
Trustees OF the City of New Iberia to is
sue note in favor of the Iberia Cypress
Co. Ltd, for the sum of two hundred and
ninety three and 6l-100 dollars with eight
per cent per annum interest from date in
payment of warrant No. 1850, and another
note in favor of Mr.. V. p. Guilfoux for
the sum of three hundred and sixty six and
69-1O0 dollars with eight per cent per an
nun interest from date in payment of
warrants Nos lS42 and 1882
The opening Of sealed bids to repair the
iron bridge across the Bayou Teche in the
City of New Iberia was next taken up.
But one bid was submitted, and that
being the bid of Mr.. Louis Anglers the
latter portion of which reads as follows,
to-wit: II will furnish all labor and ma
terai 10 make repairs as enumerated In
the foregoing specifications far one thons-
and five hundred dollars. Five Hundred
Dollars to be paid in cash during progress
OF work, and the balance, one thousand,
on completion of work according to con-
tract.
Respectfully submitted.
LEWIS Anglers.
II was moved by Mr.. Delahoussaye,
seconded by Mr.. lEdest and carried by
the following yea and nay vote, to-wit:
Yea-Messrs Ildest. Rsnoudet Delahous-
saye, VOORHEES,, Fisher and Stansbury.
Nay-None That the Did of Mr.. Louis
Anglers to repair the iron bridge across
the BayUu Teche at New Iberia be ac-
cepted and the contract awarded to him
upon the terms and conditions setforth in
his bid
Il was moved by Mr.. Fisher. seconded