New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1910-05-21


ish FIR Emergency purposes. Mr..
Morcsi moved, duly seconded and
carried that $1,000 Of the above
$4,000 be apportioned to the eight
wards Of the Parish at the rate
of 5000 per ward, same TO be used
for purchasing bridge lumber.
Further motion Of Mr.. Moresi.
duly carried. the Secretary was
instructed to have Court room
fans put in operation.
Mr.. Walter Burke appeared.
asking thai the assessments Of
Mcssrs. !. A. Provost and !. c.
Ackers he adjusted. when. on mo
ton duly carried. the following
committee was appointed to act
in the premises. to-Wit: Ncssrs.
Moresi. Curtis and Felix Mestay-
err.
Mr.. Curtis was duly appointed
to confer with Mayor Power in
matter of the Parish draining
into the Southern Canal.
Mr. Bailli1. the auditor. ap-
peared and stated that while the
work Of auditing the books Of
the Parish was about compile ed.
still he would not be ready to sub
nit his report for about two
weeks. as If had to be type writ
ten, Whereup0n motion Of Mr..
Moresi. duly carried. he was in
Structe ed to forward same f. the
Secretary as soon as it is ready.
Mr. A. b. Romero. on behalf Of
committee TO secure the services
Of timber expert. again reported
that the committee had failed to
secure the right party. remarking
that it was no easy task. in view
of the corrupting influences cXer-
cised by some of the timber own
ers upon any attempt made To ret
a just assessment Of their holdings
and that he would submit set Of
resolutions he had prepared after
due reading of which motion of
Mr.. Morcsi it was unanimously
adopted:
Whereas, the State Of Louisiana
has timber resources equal to. or
in excess of. any other State; and.
whereas, the said timber conSti-
tutes large proportion of the
taxable resources of the State.
and many Of the Parishes there
in; and. whereas. because no sys-
tpmatc estimate has been made
of the said timber land. nor have
any Of same been cruised by prop
er authority. with view Of de
terminng the amount 'af timber
thereon. or its value. the Asses
sor of the State and the Board
of Equalization are without data
or basis upon which 10 proper v
value said lands for taxation; and.
whereas, the State, the Levee
Boards and the Parishes are los
ING large amounts of revenue an
nually, in consequence. and. more
over. the timber lands in somd
parishes are assessed at vastly
greater proportion Of their value
than are ike lands in other par
ishes. thus producing injustice
and inequality in taxation; and,
whereas. the matter is Of com
mon concern to the State at large,
the Levee Boards and the Far.
ishes:
Be it resolved. That the Gen
eral Assembly Of Louisiana is
hereby respectfully petitioned to
provide for a proper cruising Of
the timber resources of the en-
tire State under supervision of
the Board of Equalization. or such
other authority as may deem prop
er, at cost not to exceed ten
cents per acre of the timber land
thus cruised; the said expense
thereof to be between the State,
the various levee boards and the
parishes, in order that proper es-
Inmates may be had Of the value
of the timber lands Of the State.
with a view of furnishing a basis
for their assessment and taxation.
Be it further Resolved That
Honorable Jared Y, Sanders be.
and is hereby, respectfully re-
quested to recommend to the
General Assembly the passage of
legislation Of the character above
petitioned for, and that the rep
resentatives and senators of this
district be asked to introduce and
actively support such a measure.
The following parties are here
by notified to put crossings and
approaches TO their railroads in
order, towit: Pharr & Busy, II.
N. Pharr, Evangeline.
At this stage Of the proceedings,
a dark cloud suddenly made its
followed by the awful
smell of birthstone, suggestion, |
possibly of the near approach of |
the comet, and. Immediately, the
premises were vacated in not the
most orderly manner possible.
New Iberia, La, May IL, 1910. |
Pursuant to the call Of the Pres
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