The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1909-06-19
OFFICIAL MINUTES,
CITY COUNCIL
CALL MEETING OF THE
BOARD OF TRUSTEES.

New Iberia, La, June 10th, 1909
The Mayor and Board of Trustees 0
the City of New Iberia met this da'
pursuant to call with Mayor. G.
Laughlin, in the chair ana the follow
ing members present. to wit :-Messrs
o. Renoudet, X. F. Delahoussaye, L
Indest and &. A.9Sandoz.
The object of the meeting was thel
read which Is as follows, to Wit
New Iberia, La. June 10th, 1909.
To the Board OF Trustees of the City o
New Iberia, La.
Gentlemen
You are hereby notified that there
will be call meeting Of the Board o.
Trustees of the City Of New Iberia, al
the City Hall, this evening at five
O'Clock, for the purpose of promulgat
ing the result of the election held on
Monday the 18th day of June. 1909, in
aid of the New Iberia, St. Martin and
Northern Railroad Company.
Yours truly"
(SignedD G. &. LAUGHLIN,
Mayor
The Mayor and Board of Trustees
of the City of New Iberia met this day
in special session for the purpose of
compiling and promulgating the re-
turns of the special election held in
the City of New Iberia conformably to
the petition Of the property tax payers
an ordinance adopted by the Mayor
and Board of Trustees of the City of
New Iberia on the oath day Of April,
1909, and duly promulgated in the OFF,
cial journal for more than thirty clear
days:
1t was moved by Mr.. Delahoussaye,
seconded by Mr. Sandoz and carried
that the Mayor and Board of Trustees
Of the City of New Iberia do proceed
to examine the list of voters, the tally
sheets and compiled statement trans
mitted by the Commissioners and
Clerk presiding at said election, and
after this having been done, and the
same being found on the face to cor
respond and to be true and correct,
the Mayor and Board of Trustees
thereupon proceeded to examine the
assessment rolls of the City Of New
Iberia for the year 1908. as we'll as the
registration and poll tax rolls, and af
ter this having been done and it hav-
ing been ascertained that 273 of voters
had voted in favor of the proposition
embodied in the ordinance hereina-
bove referred to, and these having an
aggregate assessment of $675, 1850,
and eleven voters voted against the
proposition, aud these having an ag-
gregate assessment of $l9, 451.OO, it
was thus found and ascertained that |
there was a majority in number as
we'll as a majority in value of the
qualified tax payers of the City OF
New Iberia in favor or the said pro.
position.
Upon motion of Mr.. DelahOussaye.
seconded by Mr.. Sandoz and carried, it
was resolved that the Mayor be and
he is hereby authorized and directed
to publicly announce and promulgate
that IN as much as the majority in
numbers and in value of the qualified
property taxpayers of the City OF
New Iberia voted in favor of the pro-
position embodied in said resolution
the result of said election is favorable
to the levy Of said tax. aud that the
City of New Iberia thereby has in
Cured the obligation to extend aid to
the New iberia, St. Martin and North
ern Railroad Company conformably
to the terms and conditions Of the or
dinance and petition of the tax payers
recited. Il
PROCLAMATION.
Office of the Mayor of the City of New
Iberia, Parish of Iberia. State cfIs
louisiana. Il
Acting conformably to the direction
If the Mayor and Board of Trustees Of
he City of New Iberia, to wit: at a
special meeting held for that purpose
10 the 10th day Of June. A. D. 1909, l,
J. G. Laughlin, Mayor Of the City of
lew Iberia, do hereby publicly an
ounce that at the special election
cid in the City OF New Iberia, Parish
{ Iberia, Louisiana, on Monday, June =
It'll, 1909. to take the sense of the :.
roperty tax payers Of said City on :
le proposition following. to wit: to =
,te for or against the imposition of .
mill tax per annum for q period Of =
q years to raise the sum of.money as =
divided in the ordinance adopted By
E Mayor and Board of Trustees oil
E City of New Iberia on the 24th
= Of April, A. D. 1909. y.
The vote stood as follows: -.
lumber of property tax payers vot-
for said tax 273.
assessed valuation Of those 90 yot-