The weekly Iberian., 1911-07-29
Yours very truly,
j. s. POW Err, Mayor.

The following petition was received
and read:
New Iberia, La, June 9th, 1911.
To the Hon. the Mayor and Board of
Trustees of the City of New :bc-
ria, La.
Gentlcmen: We, the undersigned
property tax payers III number equal,
ing one third of the total number Of
property tax payers entitled and quail
flied under the Constitution and Jaws
of the State Of Louisiana to vote on
the proposition hereinafter stated, do
now petition your Honorable Body to
order and call a special election in the
manner required by law, submitting
to the property tax payers tncluding
women) qualified under the law to
vote in such an election. in the City
of New Iberia, a proposition TO vote a
special tax Of one and one half mills
for a period Of Ven yArs beginning
with the year l9u. and ending with
the year 1920, inclusive, and the I'M
position of said ax upon all taxable
property withinbhe City limits Of the
City Of New iberia, for the purpose Of
raising the sunlsbof $3, ,265 90 annual
during the life G. said tax, until the ~
of no more thadS32, $50 90 has bee8D he
allied from said special tax; in a OF
the New Iberil Southern Minage
District and inprder to eH kblc the
said Board Of Dlinagc Ghmission-
ers to complete fGan)d known as
the New Iberia Soutneth Drainage or
City canal, according to such plans
:. :. 4 -: Gnot:D~u hnonnn work
of great advantage TO the City of New
Iberia, and provide = howing stream
of not less than 40 feet more or less
wide at mean water level, and OF a
Uniform depth Of six feet mean tide
gulf level; with one railroad turn
bridge and one public road traffic
bridge across the said canal, In such
manner rs shall not interfere with or
obstruct the free passage of boats and
other water craft navigating said
canal.
Also to authorize the imposition
and cole ction Of the said special tax
for the period above stated, in order
to realize thercfrOm SUN OF not less
than $3, ,265. 90 per annum until the full
sum Of not more than T32 600 O0 has
been collected by the City Tax Collec-
tor, and tnrncd over to the said Board
Of Commissioners Of the New Iberia
Southern Drainage District, to be used
only for the purpose of the work OF
public improvement above stated. and
in The manner and upon the condi-
tions herein set forth, with the right
to pledge the said special tax AZ securi-
ty for tile payment OF the cost OF said
work Of public improvement. includ-
ing the bridges and upon the special
condition that the said Board OF
Drainage Com missioners shall at once
undertake the said work of public i'm
provement and that the title thereof
shall vest In the public.
Respectfully submitted,
L. r. Dulany, Anthony N. Muller,
W. q. Hugonin, Albert Stafford, AL
phe FOnteiieu, l.. C. DeBlanc, y. A.
Landry, j. s. Snttle, Luke Trainor,
VOORHEES, Hdw. Co, M. Leblanc, 7.
A. Derouen, M. w. Fisher, J. +.
Breaux, j. r. Davis, K. Miguez,
Max Levy, w. J. Laperouse, r.
Guillot. Walter +. Carstens, A. B.
MURRAY. A. Daigre, j. s. Power, l..
A. Pelierin, w. Lassalle, +. N. Mes
laycrs r. aIulntoa, L. -
v. Barthe, Ch. Kahn, Jules Drey-
fus, J. q. Leblanc, j. X. Perry, Will
lie Stafford, O. Renoudet, u. ;.
Sealy, Walter Broussard, f. J. Car
stems, C.. L. Lassalle, A. Manoni, a.
j, Maumus, Geo NJ. Robertson, j.
A. Nereaux, r. J. Ribbeck, II. J.
Dauterive, A. j. Cammaek, c. II.
Lee, Albert Estorge, Mrs. c. w.
Outhwaite, per c. w. o.; c. w.
Cultivate, A. G.. Barrow, z. w.
Bauman, j. Wofford Sanders, M. D..
H. Lopez, g. Fl. Schutzman, J. A.
Viator, Chas. J. Carstens, Robert
Brown, Jos. N. Thibodeaux, Frank
]. Dauterive, Mrs. Julia Simon, per
Emile Simon, Waiter j. Burke, H.
0all0is, E. s. Broussard, F. q. Blu
menthal, Th0s. Monk. Joseph Well,
n, Scharff, Il. +. Delahoussaye, +.