The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1909-10-16
ADJOURNED MEETING
BOARD Of TRUSTEES
City Of NEW IBERIA, LOUISIANA
Adjourned Meeting, Oct. 8. 1909

}. Adjourned Meeting, Oct. 8. 1909.
Y The Mayor and Board Of Trustee
J. met this day in adjourned sessio
1 with Mayor ]. s. Power in the Chai
and the following members presen
and absent: Present, Messrs. Renou
det, Ribbeck, Trainor, Girard, Erat1
, and Southwell. Absent Messrs. Mi
guez and Lassaile.
The Mayor reported that he had ap
pointed Messrs. G. w. Dallas, Lazart
King, Alexis Voorhies, Jules Dreytu
and Henry Smith as Delegates to tn.
meeting of the Lakes to the Gulf Deer
Waterways Association to be held a,
New Orleans October 3Oth to Novem
ber End.
The report of Street COMMISSIONS,
Romero of work done since September
9Th, 1909, was submitted and read
when it was moved by Mr.. Renoudet.
seconded by Mr.. Southwell and carried
that the report be filed. y
4 A communication from the Board ol
Water and Light Commissioners Of
the City of New iberia was received
and read asking that the Council sub
NIT to the legally qualified property
tax voters of the City of New Iberia,
the proposition either to lease the
Electric Light and Waterworks Plant
or to vote tax In order to raise mon
ey to reconstruct the Plant-when it
was moved by Mr.. Renoudet, seconded
by Mr.. Southwell and carried by the
following yea and nay vote, to-wlt:
Yea. Messrs. Trainor, KiSbeck, Girard,
Erath, Southwell and Renoudet,
Nays, None, that an election be held
in the City Of New Iberia, on Tuesday
the 16ta day Of NovembeE 1909, from
seven O'Clock A. N. to six o'clock p. NJ.
to the legally qualified
property tax payers Of the City Of New |
Iberia, the proposition to vote for
either the lease of the New Iberia
Electric Light and Water Works
Plant for a period of twenty five years
by the Council upon the best terms
possible or to vote for the imposition
Of two mill tax each year for a peri
ID of fifteen years beginning with the
year 1910, to and including the year
1924. upon all the taxable property in
he City Of New. Iberia, in ordor to
'aise as much as Forty thousand dol
ars and to pay the interest upon
anne, the principal and interest to be
made payable at such time and in such
as the Council may fix.
Be it further ordained, that at said q
lection the ballots shall be printed so :
8 to read as follows, to- wit:
For the lease Of the New Iberia 8
lectric Light and Water Works Plant
y the Council Of the City of New Ibe- :.
q, for period of twenty-five years, d
pom the best terms possible, or for an I
of the Charter and sale of =
le plant and against grant of fran %
l1se for the operation by private par
eS. r.
For the imposition Of two mill tax i
r period of fifteen years beginning 5
lth the year 1910. to and including h,
e year 1925. upon all the taxable n
operty in the City Of New Iberia, to =
Use money to reconstruct the Elec. no
c Light and Water Works Plant, 10
ID to run and operate the same. y,
Be it further ordained, ETC., that ~
esers. and
are hereby appointed OI
Of this election and Mr.. ve
clerk Of this in
>ction. Said election to be held at -
e Court House in the City Of New =
eria, La. o.
Be It further ordained, etc., that as vi
On as this election is held the COM "a
ssionefs shall make due returns- of an
p result OF same to the Mayor and -,
ard Of Trustees of the City of New II
eria, in order that the same may be r.
as the law requires in tn
:h cases. til
Be it further ordained. that this Or tn
rance be Published for thirty days. of
Thus done. read. adopted, signed =,
/ seal affixed in open session, at 4.
" Iberia, La. on this the 8th day of lnj
tober, A. D. 1909. W.
t was moved by Mr.. Trainor, sec as
led by Mr.. Southwell and carried th,
i the meeting adjourn. IL
u.s.. POWER, -
Mayor. q.
N. Compton,
CITY Clerk. ]