The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1910-06-18
POLICE JURY
PROCEEDINGS.
Session to Complete
Several Matters Left Over.

with President Moreai in the chai
and every member az his lesk. Az
was an adjourned meeting the minute
Of the last meeting were not read
The reception of bids for the posi-
ton Of Janitor Of the Court building
was the FIRST matter called Up Scale
bids were received, opened and rea'
as follows: q. Viator. S.; d. Hayes
$50. u. Gary, $50, A. j A,ment",, So
st. {. Iouvier, So, Gustave Giroi'
SJ5; Albert Oubre. $40, and Gustav,
Giroir, $50. The position was award
ed TO q. Niator.
The selection Of a Parish Printe
was next called in the order of work
At this stage President Moresi calle,
Vice President Curtis to the chair an,
took the floor lie explained that IN
wished TO resent, on the grounds o
personal privilege, certain criticism
which had appeared in the columns o
the Parish Official Journal following
the June regular meeting aud direct
ed at tiIr Police Jury. He character
lied the criticism of which he com
planned as being nnwarranted in fact
aud then quoted the law govern
ing the awarding of parish printing.
| Upon the President reassuming tn,
chair the following bills were opened
in the order named, and read:
T.. +. Millard, for the lberian. offer
ing bonus Of so.
The New Iberia Enterprise Leader
Publishing Co. proposing to do the
parish printing free.
.lno. w. Watts, for the Jeanerette
Coast Herald. who offered u bonus OF
$3.50.
The members of the Police Jury and
the audience aprlauded. and the
award was made to the Herald
SMALLPOX.
Dr. !. W. Sanders, the Parish
Health Officer, then addressed the
Police Jury upon the very "nf"r-
tunate condition now existing ~
the 5th Ward Of tins parish,
where there exists 4 large number
of cases Of smallpox aud where
there are many others who have
been exposed to the disease. The
Doctors address was cool, collect
cd. clear cut, dignlfied and to the
point. 1t was that forceful that
il carried conviction to the Jurors
and audience alike.
After giving short history OF
the origin Of this disease (sma''
pox) in the fifth ward he read of
a list Of the names Of those who
are infected and Of those who
have been exposed. The disease
seems to have come from Vermi-
lion Parish, where Arthur DOre
died of a disease diagnosed not as
smallpox. There were hundreds
of visitors to the Dore home dur
ing the patients illness and after
death ensued many relatives were
permitted to kiss the corpse. Short
~ after this the disease made its
appearance in this parish. Upon
learning of the existence of small
,,ox in this parish the Health Off
Ger went diligently to work to 10,
cate it and to determine the ex
tent Of the infection. This done,
he at once secured the services OF
an expert fumigator and sent him
into the district, isolated large
numbers Of persons who had been
exposed, vaccinated many others,
forbid all balls, picnics, race
meets or other public gatherings
and has done All other things ne
cessary in his preliminary work to
stop the spread Of the disease and
to stamp it out.
The Doctor explained to the
Police Jury that there vas no dis
position on Ills part to have any
disagreement with the Police Jury
about any Of the details 'f h''
duty or compensation, but be gave
them to understand that he ana
MOI propose to expose himself TO
the plague and undertake the ar
duous Tack of stamping it out 1o'
. CONDENSATION that was but a few
cents per day above that the Po-
iicc Jury was agreeing TO pay iof
the services Of a janitor Tor the
Parish Court House. lie appear
ed to the sober Judgment OF the
.Inrors to do the right thing in the
matter aud to make provision for
the necessary means to arrest th's
p,ague. which, IN all probability,
wouDd assume epidemic form upon
,ha advent OF cooler weather u