New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1911-04-29
THE SEWERAGE AND CANAL
MEETING A sUCCESs
Resolutions also Adopted Indoors
''-'''' Ing DaYfiming OF Bayou
CourtaDleau.

at 4the City Hall for the purpos,
of discussing the needs of sew
rage and the cutting on Il cana
to the Lakes, as well rs the deep
eninR at the canal to the bay
was great success, the attend.
nee far EXCEEDING meetings of
that nature formerly held here.
MAJOR Power called the meeting
to order and requested that the
local press net as secretaries.
Mayer Power prefared his re
marks with the statement that It
was The, intention of the Counc il
toNtallc the people. into their con
tidcnce in accomplishing These dc
sired.Improvepeilts, affecting the
'byglenic welfare OF New IBERIA.
Tn, first spealSer of the evening
was Hon Edwin Broussard, whose
address, was attentlvely listened
TO and made quite an oppression
on his hcaters. lie was followed
~ Judge l.. G., Hacker, who also
made a iorcible talk, particularly.
about the advantages Of cana
to the lakes and emphasized how
easily the Bayou Chcne trade
ceuld be brought back to- this
Gt, were we 40 vote u tax Tor
cutting of same Hon. l.. T. Du-
lmuy, tilen addressed the hsscInb-
Iage IN his foreihle way and dwell
- the necessity Of good sewerage
good governments; good . schools
aid good ca ReQship. Brief. but
Impressive talks were then made
~ NLtssi's. r, NJ. WeIch, j. W.
Eekai4. H. s. Nc Nlahon. H. II
Weeks, ,GeQa NJ Robertson . and
'oliy6 Juror ,Fernand Mestayer, |
The nst,b Joined RESOLUTIONS, pre-
'epted: bys Messrs. .Dulany and
fckart were then introduced and
adopted
Belt resolved. That we. the
itisens and s.prapents taxpayers OF
he city of New Iberia, in mass
neetlng assembled. recognizing
he urgent need for and the ben
fits that must accrue to this city
nd its inhabitants from an up
D-date aud effective system OF
average, and being impressed
18th the belief that a majority of
ne property taxpayers of this city
re anxious and willing to bear
nch burden Of taxation as may
e necessary for the accomplish
rent of this important work, we
lerefore respectfully request and
rye, the City Council to take at
nee, at its next regular meeting.
lch steps as may be requisite for
le progress of this enterprise by
rdering survey made for the ,
urpose of ascertaining the zap II
roximatc cost of an up-to-date $
average system, and to follow I,
p the preliminary by such reso-
ltion of the Council as may be S
roper for the ordeling Of a
,eeial election, submitting to the l
Iopeity taxpayers q proposition
, vote a special tax and to au- s
lorize the city to incur debt and ,
sue interest bearing, negotiable
Dnds to meet the cost Of said sew
age system, in accordance with 1
w. a........,.a.'. II
Second BE it further resolv- {
|, That. we, the citizens and
taxpayers of the city |
New. Iberia, in mass meeting
are also deeply inter
ted and impressed with the !
hue and Importance, Of the pro :,
,sed scheme to cut a canal which !,
ill connect and ltllrpwa the. war !,
RS Of Lake Fausse Point into n
ayeu Teche theneby greatly i'm
owing the said stream and at the
me time afford, excellent system y
drainage, to the rural district =
the parish through which the =
i'll canal must pass, and also Civ !
4 to the city Of New Iberia. such =
luable, advantages as, must ac-
ne to it from the commercial inn 0
rtahce of this work of public t
Ipruyepent,f we, ttHrctcre !, re- Y
suggest' aiitf urge FONT d
ton of the City Council of this
y and the Police Jtiry Of iberia IN,
irish as may promote the execn- b
n Of this Important work; and it
'peetfclly suggest that a prelim- "
Try survey be made Of the pro- sc
sed route Of said canal at the
Mt expense Of the City CouncilIid
d the Police Jury, and that the b,
a Police Jury create a drain 4,
{ district to BE known as the i,
ria East Side Drainage Dis
1t, composed Of all the lands i,
the east side Of Bayou Teche d
ich may in the opinion Of the Ii,
lice Jury derive therefrom the al
santages Of drainaee. ard All sa
kte fiif6Sr inqivSlNl WITHIN the ha
btaAts.limiiss Of Che 'cit1 of ";
Tbs d spesfsl~tlec 8.
Pr ordered ethe s,tms dsaiu 4.
district board as sso1n rs
ctnablcs after its erga nization. IL,
to- the property tax ma
'ers, in said district, the prop T.,
ION To vote d special tax of Al,
mills on the dollar ID autho4 49,
the said drainage district to or.
AZ debt aud to issue interest ste