The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1905-07-29
so as to show the financial stand
ing of the City at all times.
Respectful submitted,
Louis Indest,
Committee Q Renoudet.
6 { Laughlin.

G { LaughIin.
1t was moved by Mr.. Fisher,
seconded by Mr.. Stansbury and
carried that the Mayor be author
lzed to purchase slack lime in such
quantities as may be necessary to
be used in the streets and private
premises during the exlstance of
yellow fever in the State.
The committee appointed to in
vestigate the matter in regard to
LEVIED women asked for further
time, which was granted.
The Athletic and Reading Club
asked for permission to use the
City Hall for two or three meet
lngs until 1t is organized. 1t was
moved by Mr. Renoudet. seconded
by Mr.. Fisher and carried that
the request of the Athletic and
Reading Club be granted.
1t was moved by Mr.. Delabous.
sage, seconded by Mr.. Stansbury
and carried that the voucher or
dered drawn each month for the
sum Of seven dollars for feeding
horse for police purposes be drawn
in favor Of Mr.. Chas. Goetz,
"A petition signed by nine citi
zens asking that Dr. j w Sanders
be removed from the Board of
Health of New iberia for neglect
of duty was read. When It was
moved by Mr.. Indest, seconded by
Stansbury that DIR. Sanders be
removed from the Board Of Health
Of New Iberia because he had
failed to qualify and for cause.
Before a vote was taken upon the
above motion the City Attorney
stated that the Council could not
remove DR.. Sanders for cause,
and that If there were any good
causes for his removal that he
would have to be removed as pro
vidcd IN Article 222 of the Con
Stitution of, 1898, which would be
by suit upon the petition Of TWEEN
ty five citizens. And further
that no good purpose could be
subserved by declaring his Office
vacant as this matter would have
to be decided by the courts A
vote was then taken upon the
above motion which resulted as
follows, to wlt:-Yea Messrs.
Stansbury, Fisher and Indest--
Nay-Messrs. VOORHEES,, Della
houssaye and Renoudet. There
being a tie vote the Mayor voted
against the removal of DR.. San
ders and declared the motion lost.
1t was moved by Mr.. Fisher,
seconded by Mr.. Stansbury and
carried by the following yea and
nay vote, to wit:-Yea. Messrs.
Stansbury, Fisher, Delahoussaye,
Renoudet and-Nay-Mr. VOor
HES. That in view of the fact
that there are two health boards
of the City of New Iberia each
claiming to be the legally cOnsti
tuted board that the Mayor be
authorized to act as health officer
and the Council as Board Of Health
Of New Iberia until it is decided
by the Courts which is the le
gally constituted Board Of Health
and that the Mayor be authorized
to notify DR.. Edmond SouchOn
President of the State Board OF
Health of the action of the Coun
ell in this matter.
Before the adoption of the
above resolution the City Attor
ney stated that in his opinion the
law creating Boards Of Health for
municipalities and Parishes should
be abolished and the old system
adopted by which the City Coun
ellis and Police Juries became the
Boards Of Health when needed,
should be re enacted but that
these Boards were created under
an Act of the General Assembly
and that the Council had no
right to resolve itself into . Board
of Health. He further stated
that if the Council could induce
both the Sanders Board and the
Emmer Board to agree to let the
Council take charge of the SAM
tary condition Of the City for the