The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1911-07-22
OFFICIAL MINUTES
CITY COUNCIL

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New Iberia, Ia. June 18TH, 1911
The Mayor and Board Of Trustee
| met this dav pursuant to Call wit
Mayor j. s. Power in the ChRir an,
the following members present an
| absent to wit: Mcsars Girard, Migues
SOuthwell, Tfainor and Ribhcck. All
sent, Mcssrs. Renondot. Iassallc an
Erath.
The object OF the meeting was thel
read, which is Ms follow, to- wit
New Iberia. La, June 18th i4l
TO the Members Of the Board OF Trus
tees of the City Of New Iberia, La,
Gentlemen: You are hereby notiiict
that there will be a call meeting y
the Mayor and Board OF Trustees 0
The City Of New Iberia. this evening
ut q O'Clock for the purpose of consid
eriI,ga petition from the property tax
payers of The City of New Iberia, ASK
ing for the holding of special elec
ton to vote on the propositions TO levy
a special tax ofi Il mills for the pur-
pose of deepening The New Iberia
Southern Drainage District Canal
Yours very truly,
J. S. POWER, Mayor.
The following petitions was received
and read:
New Iberia, La, June 9th, 1911.
To the Hon. the Mayor and Board Of
Trustees of the City of New ibe-
ria, La.
Gcntlemen: We, the undersigned
property tax payers in number equal
ing one third Of the total number OF
prOperty tax payers entitled and quail
flied under the Constitution and laws
OF the state Of Louisiana to vote on
the proposition hereinafter stated, de
now petition yous Honorable Body to
order and call "a special election in the
manner required by law, submitting
to the property tax payers lnelucing
wOmeD) qualified under the law 10
vote in such an election. in the City
Of New Iberia. n proposition to vote q
special tax Of one and one half. mills
for period Of ten years beginning
with the year 1911. and ending with
the year 1920, inclusive, and the I'M
position Of said tax upon All taxable
property within the City limits OF the
City of New iberia, for the purpose OF
raising the sum of 1926 90 annually
during the life Of said tax, until the sum
OF no more than 81 $50 90 has be en- re.
aired from said special tax; in aid OF
the New Iberia Southern Drainage
District and in order to enable the
said Board Of Drainage Commission
ers to complete the Canal known as
the New Iberia Southern Drainage OF
CITY canal. according to such plans
and specificatiOna as become work
of great advantage to the City of New
Iberia. and provide flowing stream
of not less than feet more or less
wide at mean VIZ Yer level, and Of d
uniform depth of pix feet mean tide
gulf level; with pnc railroad tuT1
bridge and one 3ublic road trax
bridge across the lid canal, in 81
manner as shall I'D interfere WI Q,
obstruct the free ssage OF b9s and
other water craM navig1g SAID
canal.
Also to authority th~impositior
and collection of thu 81 special tax
for the period abov6S eated, in order
TO realize thercfrom sum of pot less
than g., 2G5. 90 per annum until the full
som Of not more than S32 $50 90 has
been collected by the City Tax Collec.
tor. and turned 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
nutl ic Improvement above stated, and
In the manner and upon the condi
tions herein set forth, with the RICH!
to pledge the said special tax az securi-
" 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 nlissioners shall at once
undertake the said work Of public i'm
provemcnt and that the title thereof
ehall vest in the public.
Respectfully submitted.
L. r. Dulany, Anthony N. Muller
w. o. Hugonin, Albert Stafford, Al
phe Fontelieu, l.. G. Deblanc, J. "A
Landry, J. $. Snttle, Luke Trainor
VOORHEES, Hdw. Co, NJ: Leblanc, i
A. Derouen, M. w. Fisher, J. r
Breaux, J. X. Davis, X. Miguel
Max Levy, w. j. Laperouse, r
Guillot, Walter r. Carstens, A. b
Murray, A. Daisre, ,, $. Power, I
A. Pelierin, w. Lassalle, +. N. Mes
tayer, F. Armintor, l.. Pfister, l.
Y. Barthe, Oh. Kahn, Jules Drey-
fus, J. G.. Leblanc, J. r. Perry, VIII
lie Stafford, Q. Renondet, II. 5
Sealy, Walter Broussard, &. j. Car
stems, G.. L. Lassalle, A. Maponi, a
y. Manmus, Geo NJ. Robertson, J
A. Nereaux, F. j. Ribbeck, I. J
Dauterive, A. j. Cammack, G. IL
Lee, Albert Estorge, Mrs. c. w
Cultivate, per G. w. o.; G. W
Cultivate, A. G. Barrow, r. w
Bauman, j. Wofford Sanders, nj. ID.
II. Lopez, G.. H. Schutzman. J. A
ViatOr, Chas. J. Carstens, Rober,
Brown, JOS. N. Thibodeaux, Frank
]. Dauterive, Mrs. Julia Simon, pei
Emile Simon, Walter j. Burke, III
1allois, f. 5. Bronssard, r. q. Blu
menthal, ThOs. Monk, Joseph Veil
r. Scharff, Il. II. Dclah0ussaye. l.