New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1911-05-06
SYNOPSIS OF COUNCIL
MEETING.

The Council met in regular SEES
sion on Monday evening Will
Mayor Power in the chair and TIA,
following gentlemen present
Messls. Octave Rcnoudet. William
Lassalle X. ID. SouthweIl. Il. p
RIbbeck, Clet Girard. V. Erath
Luke Traipor and Numa MigueS
The reading of the minutes OF
the last regular meeting was reaG
and on motion adopted.
The reports of the Treasurer,
Tax Collector, City Clerk and i'm
pounded stock was read aud or
dered spread on he minutes.
\ petition from citizens of West
End complaining of vicious dogs
roaming the streets was read and
after some discussion was referred
to the Chief Of Police Tor iuycsti-
cation.
The Mayor message TO the
Council in regard H. the Board
Of Health was read and was as fol
lows:
AS reported in the Official
journal the salaries of the Presi-
dent and Inspector have been in
creased blythe Board of Health TO
$4,000 and $500 per month re
rpectively called your attcn-
lion to this at a previous meeting
| now wish to inform your Honor
nble Body that | have refused to-
sign the vouchers in those amounts
for the salaries fer the month of
April, as in my opinion, the work
which these two officers are called
Npon to perform does not Justify
the payment Of such salaries and !
deem it our duty to the taxpayers
of this City to investigate this
matter fully. that you uphold my
action in this matter and compel
the Board of Health to resciud
their ordinance providing for said
increase, even though it be neees
sary to take the matter into Court. |
There is no justification for
these increases aud we are lax in
our duties to the public if we do
not contest same to the fullest eX-
tent. ask your hearty and ac-
tive cooperation"
After lengthy discussion of the
matter, a motion was introduced
by Mr.. Southwell, seconded by Mr..
Ribbeck that the Mayor be in
structed to refuse payment of sal
aries of President and Inspector
in amounts over $1,000 and $1,000
respectively, and authorized to re
sisi payment for any sum over the
above amount. The Mayor then
read letters from the cities of Ba- |
ton Rouge, Alexandria, Lakel
Charles and Monroe and called at
tention to the fact that these -four
cities were ranking in population
next to Shreveport and were larg-
err thru New Iberia and the sal
aries ofsthe Presidents and In
spectors of the Boards of Health
did net exceed over 500 per /,
and in some cases much
ess and thought that this City was
not justified in paying the in (
'reased salaries demanded by the t
ocal Board of Health. Il
The motion Of Mr.. Southwell {
vas placed before the Council and
'esultcd as follows; opposed to in
'reast of salaries Messrs. South
we'll, Trainor, Ribbeck. Migues
nd Lassalle. Contraries- Reno
Idet, Erath and Girard Mr.. Gi. u
ard explaining his vote on the |
question stating this matter may T
md its way for settlement in the ?
'ourt and not, being thoroughly a
onversant with the law on the u
ubject he voted as above record
a. - "
The bids for repairs to the Is
larket RS ordered by the Board u
T Health were opened and read Is
nd on motion Of Mr.. Renoudet |
AS referred to an. executive SEES u
on to consider same. The hour u
eng very late motion was made al
J adjourn to Thursday to trans e.
u all unfinished business. u
l OF