New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1911-01-21
POLICE JURY PROCEEDINGS
New Iberia Jan. 5, 1911

The Police jury met this da,
IN regular session with PreSiden
MOresl III the chair and all tn,
members III attendance. The
reading Of the minutes of tn,
previous meeting was dispensed
with.
On motion duly carried, McSsrs
Romero, f. Messenger, DelahouSs,ave
and Coroner Shaw were commit
tee 10 make an inspection of the
Court house and jail and ascertain
what repairs are needed and to
arrange for the use of one Of the
spare rooms III the jail for an asvl
UNI.
\ compromise of threatened Iiti
CATION having been reached, the
Sheriff and FIX -Oflirio Tax CoIIec
tor of Iberia Parish is hereby au-
thorlzed and directed to collect
Parish taxes against the following
named parties up ON the basis Of
as follows. t"-wit:
r Is. Williams Cypress Go. Ltd,
swamp lands only S3,NU,ooo
Iberia Cypress Go. Ltd, swamp
lands only $2l All; Kyle Lumber
Co. Ltd, swamp lands only $50.
coo.
! concur IN and approve the
above, as the Board OF Reviewers
ordered the abov" assessments at
the above figures.
Il. \. MORESl,
Pres. Police Jury, iberia Parish
On notion of Mr.. +. Mestaycr
duly carried. the final limit for
payment OF the taxes, without cost,
was extended to February lst,
l9ll.
The following ordinance nitro
duced by Mr.. DclahousSaye, was
ON motion OF Mr.. Romero, duly
seconded, and carried by the TO-
lowing yea and nay vote, to-Wlt.
Yea, Curtis. Delcambre, Delahous-
sage, Moresl, r. Mestayer, {, Rom
'ro, Stansbury. 1mhrauX, {. Mes
fayer Nay, GonSoulm and
Leblanc.
An ordinance approprl"'1ng the
sum OF Thlrty-tlve Thousand Dol
lars IN ten yearly Instruments Tor
the purpose Of constructing a
model road between the cities OF
New Iberia and Jeanerette IN the
Parish OF Iberia.
BE IT ordained by the Pol1c"
jury OF the Parish OF Iberia that,
the SUM of Thlrty-five Hundred
Dollars be and the same IL here
by appropriated each year for a
period of ten years beginning with
the year 1911, for the purpose OF
model road from the
City of New Iberia to the C1ty OF
Jeanerette in the Parish of iberia,
and that the President and Secre-
tary of the Police Jury be and
they are hereby authorized in their
discretion to execute and issue the
proper certificates of indebtedness
bearing five per cent interest per
annum to represent the approprla-
ton herein made.
BE it further ordained, etc. that
The said certificates OF indebted
ness be receivable nm the payment
of Parish taxes to the extent OF
thirty live hundred dollars and
accrued interest each year. the said
certificates made receivable IN the
payment OF taxs as aforesaid beng
to the ones maturing the
same year that they are presented
For the payment OF SAID taxes.
Motion by Mr., Thlbeaux sec
onded by Mr.. StanSbury and ear
ried. Mr. WEIGH was granted
warrant OF xIooo from general
fund from moneys not o'her"'se
and conditioned upon
The completion Of the IBERIA. st.
Mary 4 Eastern Railroad, within
The instant. between New iberia
and Jeanerette. Messrs. Welch and
associates obllgatlng themselves TO
Jay the whole OF this warrant WHEN
iue without recourse to the 20
ice Jury.
Messrs. Delahoussaye, Thorpe
md Stansbury were authorized to
'all on the Sheriff and his attor-
ley for the purpose OF an amicable
arrangement of fiscal matters
between the Sheriff and the 70
ice Jury. clothed with such dis
,rpt ion aS they NAV see mt to eX-