The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1907-01-12

/ III" bayou III iIdsl LH't lVloIt NV
kat the Poi Jury had refused
to appoint 4 commit't to NEE
!, them and for this reason they h AZ
been able to do nothing.
!. \ communication was received
from MesSrS Burke l. Burke il
reference to petition to our re-
representatives. in Congress about
the Intercostal Canal whe0:
1t was noved by Mr. .Jno. Fish
er seconded by Mr.. X d STAINS.
| bury and carried by a unanimous
vote of the Mayor and Board u
Trustees Of the City Of New Ibe-
ria that our Senators and Repre-
sentatives IN Congress be urged
and requested to use every effort
in their power to get Il favorable
report upon the cutting of an in
teIcOstal canal along the SOutheI n
line Of Louisiana and re as. know
ing ana feeling convinced that the
digging Of such a canal would he
OF great benefit to commerce. not
only to the Sonth but to the en-
tire United States. Thus done
read, adopted, and S;gmed in open
session az New Iberia. La, Oh this
9Th day Of January, 1901.
q, &. i4aughli,,
Mayor,
Mr. Max Levy as a commit,e
frcm the Ma'abre> appeared be-
fore the Council and asked that
the license of $50 which they had
paid for the privilege of having
i street Fair, br refunded; when
it was moved 10y Mr.. Il. i. Della
housSaye seconded by MIR. l., In
deSt and carried by the following
yea ana nay vote, to wit: yeas
McsSrs l. Iuslcst, X. i. Delah0us-
save, mo Fisher, and X. ID. STAINS.
bury nay nom: that the license
Of Fifty Dollars, which tho Maca-
bees had paid for the privile, e
of having Il Street Fair. be refund
ed
On motion of M. l.. Indest sec
onded by Mr.. Il +. Delahoussaye
and carried the ERRONEOUS assess
ment Of the property Of Mr. Chas.
Gulllot was ordered corrected by
reducing the assessment from
Three hundred dollars to One
hundred and fifty dollars.
A statement was received from
Mr.. Leon Poussard in which he
showed that he had himself built
the side walk for which the
City now holds Il Judgment
against him, when it was moved
by Air. Il F. Delahoussaye sec
Onded by Mr.. l.. Indest and car
ried that the Members of the
Board Of Trustees of the City of |
New Iberia authorize the cancel.
alton Of the Judgment which
operates against Mr.. Leon POms-
'ard for side walk built in 1903.
On motion o. Mr.. L. Indest
seconded by Mr.. X. F. Delahous-
aye and ca-riej the Mayor was
authorized to institute suit against
III parties owing for wholesale
md retail liqnor lisenses for the
ear 1907.
1t was moved by Mr.. II. +.
seconded by Mr..
mo. Fisher and carried: the re.
nest of the Cumberland Tele.
'honc 4 Telegraph Company
o place its wires underground
cross the streat from it's pre- sent
flee be granted provided that the
ures shall not interfere with the
ement sidewalks, water mains I
r sewerage.
i was moved by Mr.. X. r.
seconded by Mr.. l.
ndest and carried by the follow
'g yea and nay vote to wit: b
ca Messrs l.. Indest, Il. 4. Del {
lOussaye JnO. Fisher and r. d.
fansbury nay none that the city
,prOprlate and allow Five hun.
cd dollars to assist in the b
'edging Of the PEBBLES Conlee X
anal. said Canal to be twenty q
feet at top. sixteen feet at
'ttom and four feet in depth, !.
id amount go be paid as soon b
the said Canal is dug and S
mpleted to the Forty Arpent D
rad. I"
I he Till of Decuir & Babineaux
HARNESS nnrch cod for Amo.;