New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1905-01-07
MINUTES OF POLICE JURY.

The Police Jury convened this day
in regular session with President La
ban in the chair and the following
members present, to.wit Messrs.
Boutte, Blanchet, Decuir, Dugas,
Dallas, Goula, Lsmaire, Miguel.
Romero and Schexpnyder.
The petition of property owners OF
the Fifth Ward asking to,run the pub
lie road along the railroad from Sc
gura to Burke vas read and on motion
of Mr.. Lemaire, seconded by Mr.. De-
cuir, ordered tabled.
Messrs A. Decuir and G. Reggi o,
reported verbally in the matter of ex-
changing the Rosedale- Hope road that
in their opinion it would not be in
the interest of the Parish TO exchang G
the road.
On motion of Mr.. Decuir, seconded
bv Mr. Boutte and carried by the fol-
lowing yea and nay vote, it was re-
solved tina. said road remain whore 1t
is. --Boutte. Blanchet, Decuir.
Dugas, Goula, Lemaire, Miguez and
Romero. Nay-Labau and Sehexnay
der.
General F. +. Myles appeared be-
fore the Jury and asked that his fran.
chise, which expired on December
21th. 1904. be extended until October
next.
After full discussion of the mat.
ter. It was moved by Mr.. Decuir Sec
onded by Mr.. Goula that the franchise
granted Gen. f. F. Myles on the 27th
day Of February 1908. for an Electric
Railway, having expired on Dccem-
Der 2sth, 1904 that all his rights
under said franchise be declared for
feited and that the One Thousand
Dollars bond furnished by said Myles
be also declared forfeited and the
President of the Police Jury is hereby
instructed and authorized to make de-
mand through the Parish Attorney
for the payment Of same and in case
Of failure to pay to enforce the col
lection by suit, carried by the follow
ing yea and nay vote Yea Decuir.
Dugas, Dallas, Goula, Labau, Le-
MARIE, Miguez, Romero, Schexnayder
and Boutte. Nay-Blanchet.
It was moved by Mr.. Decuir, sec
onded by Mr.. Miguel and carried by
the following yea and nay vote that
instead of Twelve Hundred Dollars a
year, as per contract, the salary of
DR.. w. J. Emmer, as President of the
Parish Board of Health be fixed at
Eleven Hundred Dollars per year for
the balance OF the four years. Yea.
--Boutte, Blanchet. Decuir. Dugas.
Goula, Labau, Lemaire, Miguez,
Romero and Schexnayder. Nay
None. Dallas not voting.
The Parish Treasurer submitted his
regular monthly report showing a
cash balance of Twenty Four Hundred
and Sixty Four ($24e4.77) Dollars and
17-100. Report was adopted.
The following ordinance, introduce
ed by Mr.. Decuir, was adopted and
ordered spread on the minutes by the
following yea and nay vote: Yea
Messrs Boutte, Blanchet, Decuir.
Dugas, Dallas. Goula, Labau, Le-
MARIE, Miguel and Romero. Nay
None. Schexnayder absent
An ordinance to define and estab
lish election precincts and to fix pol
ling places in said election precincts
in the several wards of the Parish Of
Iberia. La, as provided by law.
Sec. /. Be 1t ordained by the Pc
lice Jury of the Parish of Iberia in
regular session assembled. That The
several wards of said Parish be, ant
they are hereby. divided into the fol-
lowing election precincts. and tina
the polling places in said election
precincts be, and they are hereby
fixed and established to.wit.
First Ward. The first ward shall
be and is hereby divided into tw,
election precincts, as follows. to-wit
First Precinct The first election
precinct Of said ward shall consist o
all the territory Of said ward. except
Weeks Island. = and the qualifie'
electors Of said election precinct shall
vote at Patoutville. in Creole Hail
which election precinct and pollini
place are hereby fixed and established
Second Precinct. The second elec
tion 17cinct Of said ward shall con
sist ff all the territory known n
Weeks island and the qualities
electors Of said election precinc. sisai
vote at Weeks Island at the ofiic
Of tho Myles Salt CO.. Ltd. wIirl
election precinct and polling pIac
are hereby fixed and established.
Second Ward. The second war
shall be and il is hereby CONSTITUTES
one election precinct and the qualifie
electorssof aid election precinct shall
vote It ~ Bonin Public school house