The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1905-06-10
THE WEEKLY IBERlAN.
E. +. Mss-LARD, Proprietor.
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appoluleu MT. DecOuCt TO MI he
vacancy caused by Mr.. McMahons
removal FROM the City limits
The Council duly elected Mr.. Levy
to succeed himself. y Extract
from the published minutes Of the
call meeting of the Board Of
Trustees of this city, Of May ~,
published June 3
The present composition of the
Board Of Commissioners of the
waterwOIks and electric light
plant il az follows: Mayor Leon
LeMaire, ex otlicio chairman, J..
w. Taylor, G. Il. Reynolds. Geo.
w. Dallas, Eug. Guillot, Max
Levy ond A. +. Decourt. There
will DO no further vacancies OH
the board by limitation before the
first Monday in December Of 1906,
when the newly elected City
Council will be authorized to ap.
point one member, and the Mayor
the other, to ill the vacancies
then occurring. The appoint
ments above, Of May "a, under the
law, should have been made at
the first meeting Of the City
Council after December 9th, 1904,
but were held back nearly six
months.
There was apparently reasons
for the delayed appointments
Mr.. Mcmahon, while u member Of
the commission moved his resi-
dence beyond the city limits
While we know of no law that
disqualified him, by this act OF
making his residence just beyond
the City limits, there were those
who held that a commission Of thu
plant must be qualified voter o.
the city Of New Iberia. AT th'
expiration of hls term nothing
was done in the matter by thu
City Council till April 9th, 1906
when the city limits were extend
ed far enough to include Mr.. Nc
Mahon's present home within thu
extended boundaries. At thu
meeting of May oath, the above
appointments were made on thu
Board of Water & Light Commits
siOners, and at the same time thu
Council repealed the Ordinance
extending the city limits, thereb,
contracting the limits again to thu
boundaries az they are defined il
the City Charter Of 1904.
As we understand the situation
Messrs. Mcmahon and Levy
terms as commissioners had ex
pired by limitation. Mr.. Levy
was appointed to succeed himself
but in the case of MIR. Mcmahon
y legal question Of his eligibilit.
for reappointment. due to his resi-
dence being beyond the limits o
che corporation, he was not ap
] pointed to succeed himself.
In the retirement of Mr.. Nc
( Mahon the board has lost mos
! valuable, energetic and tireles
worker for the betterment Of tn
city plant. He has, from til
first inception Of the idea of m'
nicipal ownership Of water an
\ lighting plant, been a staunch I'D
vocate of the system, making
careful study Of all mechanical
and practical details cOnnecte'
Herewith. To his personal effOr
is due a large measure of tn
efficiency of the plant today. s.
far as our information goes he ha
ever been in perfect accord witt
his fellow commissioners and
leader upon every advance ques
ton for any Improvement OF tn
service. The securing Of the new
wells for better water found il
HIM a constant advocate.
Mr.. Decourt, the new appointee
IS an energetic worker. That b
will give that careful considera
ton and the best Of his judgmen
to every question effect'ng the IN
terest of the plant, no one doubts
nnsAsAN