The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1907-08-10


I ed that the object Of the meeting VIZ
for the purpose Of receiving Mr.. Y. v
Thomas and hearing what he had I
say with regard tt> the carrying out {
the contract. or building of the cana
[I Mr.. Thomas. being present at tn
meeting, was invited to offer any vei
bal or written statement tina! h
might have to make. He then aros
and said that he had no oral statemen
to make to the Board, except that pre
vi"us to the meeting he had snbmitte.
to President r. +. Delahoussaye hi
written statement for the co,,sidera
ton Of the Board which Ne desi.~t
the Board to act upon.
The written statement was then pro
inced by the President, handed owe,
to the Secretary. read and filed.
New Iberia. La, Aug 5th. 1907
Mr.. Rene Delahoussave, President and
members Of New Iberia Southern
Drainage District,
Gentlemen: desire to state as fol
lows: .
First The communication of my
agents, +, +. Sprague Il Co., made to
your Board July 3rd. 1907, has never
at any time been acted upon by YOU
or any response of any kind made TO
| same.
Second That the undersigned has
been here for the past ten days to in
vestigate the situation and trv TO nd.
just matters with the Board, all with
out avail.
Third That due legal and sufficient
time has been given to the Board to
act upon the communication of F. T..
Sprague Il Co. and adjust all matters
embodied therein and that have been
brought to the notice of the Board nv
the undersigned.
Fourth The Board by its own ac-
ton and the action Of its engineer has
violated and annulled the contract
made with f. 8. Hoyt and assured BY
2. W. Thomas.
a. In substituting through it's en-
ginter Walter Y. Kemper another
base linea different mean tide level
other and different from that embod-
led in the original profile, which was
made part Of the contract and a per-
manent basis from which the whole |
canal was planed and laid ont and the |
basis on which all bids and contracts
were made.
b. The Board has further violated
and annulled the contract BY adopting |
the recommendation Of it's engineer.
Water I. Kemper, in refusing to
make any payments whatsoever on
work done unless the work was made
TO conform to the new and changed
profile and base line substituted nv
lts engineer Walter Y. Kemper.
Fifth The undersigned contractor
hereby accepts the annullment of the
original contract as stated above and
made by the engineer and the Board
Ind demands as follows:
a The release and return of his oh.
igatiOn and securities and bond for the
of the work.
b. The payment Of $3l58.57 of the I
} per cent. returned by the Board. be- !
ng vi! ~ retained less brokerage
} be paid BY contractor on &27.151 3
ctusllv expended,
c. The release and reassignment Of q
ghts to future Interest on sinking .
md and checking fund from July /. :
with the Central Trust and Savings
ank .: New Orleans, La. q
d. The payment of accrued interest a
July |. o. on the sinking and check t,
< fund with the Central Trust and :,
wings Bank Of New Orleans, La, =
e. The contractor offers 10 turn !"
'er TO the Board all contract specif. q
ions ana plans tor all bridges to be O
ected by the Board paving the con d,
actor the actual amount already ex- nj
nded for materials and plans and ~
tanning contracts. u
z. W. Thomas, Contractor. u
dr. Thomas then Withdrew. and the :.
ard, in executive session. taking M
written communication Of NJ vi
omas. first called upon the Attorn. 70
Mr. L. I. Dulany, to say what re. wi
t he had to make with regard to an
levels. az WAS re-, uested at the last se
citing, Whereupon the attorney VI
led TO the Board that it was his ie. Oh
opinion that the contractor ehnuid ali
lplv with the specifications mnd mr.
die originally drawn 10 by r. s. ~
y aud Y. r. Guilfoux. Civil Euei- 'Sn
70. and that OF Octave Gutekunst. rec
en- covers that part of the route by
On bad been omitted in the Hovf dis
0ui!foux aurveys: upon the mo. 49,
Of Mr.. Indest, seconded by Mr.. ."s
gblin and carried. exs
ter due consideration the Board brl
lived to notify Mr.. z. w. Thomas n fur
inR that he il called uoon. and vid
the Board demands. that dc carry - .
'''e contract according 10 the ORR. :!
plans and speciiica lions. Other. tief
the said contract will be violated fs,rl
I'm. ~
e further resolved. that ~ nrir
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