New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1908-01-11

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Mayor Laughlin said that it IS
giving $4,000 service to the CITY
every year. He claimed that IN
der private ownership the same
service could be had for 5000
per year. i
It was said that this amount
would be cheaper investment Tor
the City than the plant.
Then the suggestion was made
that the plant was being badly
handled and Mayor Laugiin sad |
that it was. Under a resolution
passed by the Board the Board
don t order a thing up
there he said.
Then inquiry was made as TO
how it was possible for the plant
to be managed properly when the
Board allowed four whole months
to go by without holding meet
ing. 1t was said that was not the
way to do business.
"What hurts me most sad
Mr.. Fisher. is that four Of the
members Of the Board are our
own men and they are doing moth
ling
Mr.. Renoudet said it don I
make any difference to whom or
what the members belonged, they
ought to try to do right. lie sng-
cestcd that the Board be called
before the Council to explain IT.
self in the matter of these bills.
Mr.. Dallas said that if this
thing kept up it would take all
| of the revenues of the City to
keep the plant going.
Mayor Laugln said that the
plant had never paid and never
would pay. In his opinion the
only thing to do was to have the
charter of the City changed either
placing the plant in the hands OF
1.-THE City Council or authorizing
its sale to private parties.
II was suggested that before ac
ton is taken by the Council on
the unpaid bills of the plant, the
Water Board get together and
come before the Council to ex-
plain things. The Mayor stated
that he would make an effort to
have the Board meet.
4 committee consisting OF
IMessrs. Dallas and Delahoussaye,
with the Mayor was appointed
to supervise the erection of the
new boilers.
A petition was received from
IMessrs w. B. Kramer and Geo.
W. Dallas asking for franchise
to establish a toll bridge across
1.-The Bayou at the foot Of Lewis
Avenue for twenty years, the
bridge to become the property OF
the City at the end of twenty
wears and the tolls to be five
eents for foot passengers, 10 cents
forhorse and rider and % cents
for reh i3laallsIlgEu for thirty days.
The bond of Mr.. l.. Ewing in
the sum of 81 200 was approved.
A bill of 1855 for repairs to the
boilers at the Water Works was
order paid.
This brought up the Board
Question again and it was stated
that the boilers could have been
cleaned at any time instead of al
lowing them to go Is months
without attention.
The Mayor called attention to
the fact that a resolution had
been adopted by the Water Board
at its meeting and it had not yet
been presented to the Council al
though it was petition to that
body. He said that it had been
given to the public through a
newspaper before it had been sent
to the Council and he did not
think that was proper especially
as the resolution as published was
almost entirely different from that
adopted by the Board.
The Mayor was authorized to
purchase such oyster shells as may
be needed to place the streets in
good repair and it was suggested
THAT in reality the streets should
be paved with vitriiied brick.
Mr.. Delahoussaye then brought
up the matter Of the Coffin box
les" around the guy wires Of the
Cumberland Telephone Co. 1t
was stated that the Company had
been given thirty days, two
months ago to remove the boxes
but had not paid the least atten-
ton to the order by the Council.
Mr.. Delahoussaye thought some
definite action ought to be taken
in the matter and it was resolved
that if the Company does not re-
move the coffins in fifteen days,
the Mayor 3e autsorized to take
such action as ia.F le necessary
to have them removed
Mr.. Delahoussaye said the Tele-
phone Company did not seem in
clined to do anything. It has not
repaired his sidewalk, but he in
tended that it should.