The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1909-04-24
LIGHT AND WATER
COMMISSIONERS.
Met on Wednesday Forenoon
and Transacted General
business Made Changes
IL Employees.
Office Of Collector Abolished
Altogethcr-p Duties Assign
CT to Others.


Iberia a.trwotks and EItrtli
Light Plant met in special session
on Wednesday forenoon with May
Or G q. Laughlin in the chair an,
with the following commissioner
present Octave Renondet, Loui
lndcst, Sr., Alfred Rcnomdet, Eu
gene GuiIlot and H. +. MilIa,d.
There is one vacancy on til,
board to be filled by the City
Council. With this exception /;
full board was present at TIN
meeting.
The meeting was called for I'll,
purpose Of transacting any and al
such business az might properly
come before 4 regular meeting
The minutes were read, and, after
slight corrections, were approved
The report Of The SECRETARY was
read and ordered spread upon the
minutes. The'ovcr draft' appear
ing therein, it was explained, new
cr appeared at tho bark, for the
reason that before the return of
the Plants cheek ample funds
had been deposited to meet it.
The report further indicated tha.
i cash balance of SlllG.l3 was
available at the date Of the meet
ing. The obligations Of the Plant
at that date in outstanding indebt-
edness was $3O2l 66.
The Electricians report, besides
indicating the materials used for
the month Of March, showed that
the service Of the lighting sytem
Of the Plant had been extended
during tic month of March by
net gain Of G3 lights.
The Chief Engineers report in
diCated that all machines and en-
gincs were IN good serviceable
condition at the close Of the
month, with the exception Of one
EXETER The troubles here are
thought to arise from the overload
which the dynamo, to which it u
connected, has to carry. The de-
iiciency problem was referred 10
the Chairman, the Electrician ana
the Chief Engineer.
The Engineer also reported his
desire TO ccomonize fuel. by cut
ting out Of service, at night, one
of the three engines. This can be
done by harnessing the small di
rect current generator to tho larg
est steam engine, which mOuld
carry ~ addition the commercial
lights. 70 effect this change an
other belt will be required. A.
ter considering the saving tina: It
IS hoped will be effected by the
change. the purchase or the belt
vas author lied.
The attention Of the commission
RS was called to the fact that the
existing contract for fuel oil would
,xpire III the near future. The
t'inance Committee was requested
o invite bids from the oil com
,anies and was authorized to make
contract upon the most favorable
ermes possible to obtain.
The board of commissioners a.
opted a resolution, by unanimous
Ote, dislnissing the night engl-
eer and the night fireman. This
becomes operative Oh
lay 1st, 1909. The Chief Engi-
eer was authOriz I'd to fiji these
in his department
uch appOlntees of the Chief En-
ineer are to be under his dir, c.
on and responsible directly TO
I'm, land through him to the board.
by a unanimous vote of the
the Office of "COl-
ctOr" was abolished. This ord
: becomes effective on May 1st
)O9. The duties heretofore dis
larged by the "c0lleclOl" were
zen distributed as follows: The .
eter reatiing shall devOlve upon I
le Chief Electrician. The collect. '
g Of service bills shall devOlve
BON the Secretary who shall have ;,
Ie assistance Of the AIclender.
The p esent Collector was re. =
to the Chief Engineer .
r employment in his department.; b
such tender is agreeable I,
the present cncumbent Of the !,
'l.ectOI's office.
There being nothing further de.
the attention. Of the "
,ard the meeting adjourned, sine q