The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1911-07-15
OFFICIAL MINUTES
CITY COUNCIL
New Iberia, La hume i3ti@.9

\ New Iberia, La. June i3tir. 5@li
! The Ma,or and Board of Trustee
met this IL, pursuant r. can NAE
Mayor J $ rowe, IN the IEali ~,
the follow ing ms mbeiY present an,
absent t. W.: Mcssrs G4ad. Mf4uus
Souihwoli Trmnoi and kthh.ek Al
sent, Mc"ase kcuoudet laseaic AM
Erath
The Object Of tie meeting uas ther
read which is rs follow, to wit
New Iberia, Ias June lath 54li
TO the Members OF ne Board 81 Trrs
tccs OF the Cat, ot Now iboria, Ia
Gentlemen: Ven arc her, ~ notified
that there will he a call meeting al
/ tie Mayor and Board ut Trustees ei
the City 81 New Iberia. this evening
~ O'Clock Ton the purpose Of oonsld
crihg \ petition from II I property t4s
| payers OF the City e NcN ibctta. t,sE
ing for the holding of SPECIAL aioo.
ton 70 vote 81 III" proposition ~ leyy
a special tax OF !, nils lof the Jul
pose nl deepening the New ihcfia
| southern Drainage District Canal
outs very truly.
J. s. row Ell Mayor
The following petition was received
and read
New Iberia, la, jane Gth. l41l
To the Hon the Mayor and Eaa,d OF
Trustees Of the City of New lbe
ria, la.
Gentlemen. We, the undersigned
propcrt, tax pas ers - number equal
ing one third of the total numbr, of
property tax payers entitled aud qua
flied under the Constitution aud avs
81 the state OF Louisiana to vote on
the proposition hereinafter stated, a.
now petition your Honorable Bod, to
order and call special election in The
manner required BY law, submitting
to the property tax payers ttuciudinE
women qualified under the law ~
vote y, such IN election. in the CITY
OF New IBERIA. a proposition 10 Nptt 4
special tax Of one and one haf mills
for y period OF 80 seara D. ginning
with The ,ear l9ll, nnd ordlng with
the year 1921, u giutt>C. ~ 4 tie I'm
position Of said taA upon III I'm Tile
property within A.e Clh Units OF the
City Of New Iberia, for the purpose Of
raising the sum Of - 2Gl % ANNUALLY
during the life of said tax, until the sum
Of no more than Is $50 90 has been 70
aired from said ST. cI,l tan, in AID 81
the New tbcita southern DIR; age
D1stiic, and iI order ta cLabe He
said Board of Drainage Commission
ers to complete the Canal known an
the New lbefiAsoufhcrn nlanag. nr
City canal, ackndlng w. such plans +.
and specifications as become Il WORT !
of great advantaA TO II, City u View .
Iberia, aud psNi.N n flowing sta ~
Of not less than Aaeet more or lk
wide at mean watcA level, and ~
uniform depth OF slXNAst mcaP,ae I
gulf level; with one fNVy4UN1 turn
bridge aud one public road tratlic F
bridge across the said canal in such +
manner as shall not tcIfe,c with urf
obstruct the free passage of boats ard I
other water Graf, navigating said /
canal.
Also to autl.uIize the imposition /
aud cole OF the said special tax
for the period above stated, In order
to realize ihcrcirom Il sun Of not less
than vi q, % per annum until Tie fuli
sum OF not more than 49, 600 90 has
been collected rs the City Tax Collec-
tor, AID turned over - The said Board
Dt Commissioners If the New Ibcr,a
southern Drainage District. to be useu
,nly Tor the purpose Of he work OF
public Improvement above stated. and
% The manner and upon the condi
IONS herein set forth. with the right
% pledge the sand special tax ~ securt-
y Tor the payment Of the cost Of said
work OF public imlfov, ment includ-
nE the bridges and upon the special
condition that tie snid Board OF
Drainage Com mlsslonors shall AT once
undertake. the said work of public I'M,
,fovement and that the tits thereof
hail vest in the public.
Respectfully submitted,
l.. !. Dulany, ANTHONY n. Mnller
". y. Hugonln, Albert Stafford. Al .
me Fontelicn, /. G.. DcBIanc. i. 4
.andry, }. ;. Subtle, Luke Trainot.
toorhics HdW. Co. NJ Leblanc = +
Deroucn, ~ ". Fisher, j. + n
ireaux, J. f. Davis. h. Mipuex
Wax Levy. w. j. Laperouse. +
iuillot, Walter +. Carstcns. 4 4
Murray, A. Daigre. J. S. Power. /.
\. Pellerin, W. Lassalle. r. ". Mes- .
aver. f. Armintor, l.. pfi4ter. / /
!. Barthe, Oh. Kahn. Jules nfe,- \
us. J. G. Leblanc, J. r. Perry. VII
e Stafford, Q. Renoudet. r. n IL
ealy, Walter Bronssard. 4. j. oar
tens, G. L. Lassalle. \ Manoni i
. Maumus. Geo NJ Robertson. / !
!. Neteanx, D.. j. Ribhcek, f. i
'auterive. =. J. Cammack. Z II p
&c, Albert Estorge, Mrs. z X +
nthwaite, oper e. w. o.: a. u Il
uthWaite, T. q. Barrow. +. " =
anman, }. Wofford Sanders. Al u 4
!: Lopez. q. II. Sehutzman, j 4 T.
.a.or' Ihas; J. Carstens, Robert I
rown, JOS. N. Thihodeaux. Franz Il
Dauterive. Mrs. Julia simon ~, -
nile simon, Walter J. Burke. II y
aIlo,s, =: 5. Eroussard, F. q. Blu 10
enthal, Thos. Monk, Joseph Veil
Scharlf. r. +. Delahoussaye I. "