New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1910-07-23
rOLICE JURY PROCEEDINGS

J regular session with PGes dent
Moresi in the chair AID all the
members in attendance.
The minutes of the previous
Eeetings were read and adopted.
The secretary was instructed to
deduct Sl3O from a warrant is
sued the District Attorney for
$205. Said amount Of $130 was
obtained from the Police Jury by
said District Attorney as convic-
ton fees in the City Court, which
under the law, he was not entitled
to.
Motion of Mr. Mestayer, duly
carried, it is hereby resolved that
the road leading from Eugene
Capp to Lake Dauterive and it
is hereby definitely accepted at a
uniform width of 40 feet all prop
erty owners agreeing to donate to
the Parish at no cost to it, the
said width and transfers hereto
fore made to Parish for this road
are hereby cancelled and consid-
cred of no effect. and matters OF
opening said road and moving it
be left to a future meeting of Po-
lice Jury.
Motion Of Mr. Delahoussaye
duly carried, the bid Of James
Buckley & Co., to furnish forms
for new system Of accounting for
Parish for $90.5O was accepted.
The Assessor bond furnished
by American Bonding Co., Of Bal
timOre was accepted to take effect
June Sth. 1910.
The following resolutions, on
motion of Mr.. Romero, duly ear
ried, were adopted:
Be it resolved by the Police
Jury Of Iberia Parish that author
ity is hereby given the New 1be-
ria & Northern Railroad to cross
the public road in the Fourth
Ward of Iberia Parish on the
west bank Of Bayou Teche in or
der to reach with switch Maria
Sugar Refinery belonging to
Adrien GonsOulin.
Grade 25 to l feet. this to ap-
ply to all existing crossings built
by railroads or tramways.
Be it resolved by the Police
Jury of Iberia Parish that the
| New Iberia & Northern Railroad
Company having complied with
all the conditions upon which a
tax was voted in it's favor in the
Fourth Ward of iberia Parish, the
Sheriff of Iberia Parish be and
he is hereby authorized and di-
rected to turn over to the proper
| officials of the said Railroad Com
pany the taxes collected and to
be collected by him in the said
wards of Iberia Parish.
The following committee: Ar
thur Leblanc, d. Broussard and
Henry Landry was appointed to
investigate and report upon the
necessity for a public road be-
tween Lester Romero and Leon
Lozes to connect with public
road 40 feet wide leading to
Burke and another leading to
Cade station.
Mr.. Moresi submitted the fol-
lowing statement after due read
ing of which, the following Ordi-
nance, introduced by Mr.. Della
houssaye was unanimously adopt
ed:
Members Of the Police Jury:
Gentlemen-I desire to say to
you that between the towns of
Jeanerette and New Iberia, there
are sixty bridges. all but two
have been built and are now be-
ing maintained at the expense OF
the Parish. This at an average
cost Of eight dollars apiece is a
considerable drain on the funds
of the Parish. besides that, these
bridges are too numerous in num-
ber and are a nuisance to the trav
cling public.
The traffic between these two
towns, is 80 important, and has
grown so enormous in the last five
wears, that it behooves this Police
Jury which is nothing but the Leg
islature Of the Parish, to adopt
such means so as to improve this
most important highway. If what
have said meets with your views
gentlemen,I will ask that you in
troduce an ordinance or such or
dinances as you may see fit to
correct the faculty drains now
across this highway.
Later on l will ask you to wild
en- and straighten this important
highway.
Be it ordained by the Police
Jury of Iberia Parish, La:
1st. That all owners Of real
estate abutting on the public road
between the towns of New Iberia
and Jeanerette in the Parish Of
Iberia; and who are draining any
part or parts of said lands on or
across to said public road are
hereby required to replace at their
own expense the present bridge
or bridges opposite their said lands
on said public road with bridges
to be constructed as per following
specifications:
A ditch or trench to be dug
entirely across road of sufficient
size and depth to contain a brick
and cement trough to be at least
3 feet wide by 3 feet deep the en-
tire width of the road. Mortar
to be "a sharp sand and IA good
Portland cement and built in a
workmanlike manner. The thick
rocc of tho hriaE and coment wall