The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1911-07-01


special tax Of z mills for the -pur-
pose OF deepening the New Iberia
Southern Drainage District Canal.
\ ours very truly,
j. S. POWER, 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 !be-
ria, La.
Gentlemen: We, the undersigned
property tax payers In number equal
ing ore third Of tho total number of
property tax payers entitled and quail
fled under the Constitution and laws
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
10 he property tax payers (1ncluGing
women qualified under the law to
vote ia such an election. in the City
of New Iberia, proposition 10 vote a
special tax Of ore and one half mills
for period OF ten years beginning
with the I, car 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 So 26J 60 annually
during the life If said tax, until the sum
of no more than $32 go 90 has b. en- re-
allied iron. said special tax; in aid OF
r..1 q
District and in order to enable the
said Board of DraAage Commission
ers totuomple:e tfe Canal known as
the n Nv IBERIA = uihern Drainage or
City Rnal, according 10 such plans
and SD kciticaiiy hs as become work
Of CRED advantage TO the City of New
Iberia and pfbvlde flowing sire am
Of not IS I In 40 feet more or less
wide aty me H water level, and of a
uniformNebth Of six feet mean tide
gulf lever with one railroad turn
bridge and one public road traffic
bridge across the said canal, in such
manner AZ shall not il terfere with or
obstruct the free passage of boats and
other water craft navigating said
canal.
Also to authorize the imposition
and coIlec elton Of the Said special tax
for the period above stated, in order
to realize iherefronsa sum of not less
than - -6o 20 per ahnum until the full
sum of not more than 50 600 90 has
been collected by the City Tax Collec-
tor. and turned over to the said Board
OF Commissioners IF the New Iberia
Southern Drainage District, TO be used
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public Improvement above stated. and
ia he manner ard upon the condi-
lions herein set forth. with the right
TO pledge the said special tax DIS secur-
ty for tie payment of the cost of said
work of public Improvement, includ-
ing the bridg ard upon the special
condition that tie said Board OF
Drainage Com missoners 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. T. Dulany, Anthony N. Muller,
w. 0. Hugonin, Albert Stafford, Al
pie Fontelieu, l.. c. DeBlanc, p. A.
Landry, j. s. Suite, Luke Trainor,
VOORHEES, Hdw. Co, NJ. Leblanc, T.
A. Derouen, NJ. w. Fisher, j. +.
Breaux, J. r. Davis, r. Miguel,
Max Levy, w. j. Laperouse, F.
Guillot, Walter F. Carstens, A. B.
Murray, A. Daigre, j. S. Power, l..
A. Pellerin, w. Lassalie, F. N. Mes
tayer, F. Armintor, L. Pfister, l..
Y. Barthe, Oh. Kahn, Jules Drey-
fus, j. G. Leblanc, J. r. Perry, Will
lie Stafford, o. Renoudet, II. S.
Sealy, Walter Broussard, E. j. Car
stems, c. l.. Lassalle, A. Manoni, 4.
J. Maumus, Geo NJ Robertson, j.
A. Nereaux, F. j. Ribbeck, +. j.
Dauterive, A. J. Cammack, c. H.
Lee, Albert Estorge, Mrs. c. w.
Cultivate, per c. w. o.; G. w.
Cultivate, A. G.. Barrow, F. W.
Bauman, j. Wofford Sanders, M. D..
Fl. Lopez, 6. H. Schutzman, J. A.
Viator, Chas. j. Carstens, Robert
Brown, Jos. N. Thibodeaux, Frank
j. Dauterive, Mrs. Julia Simon, per
Emile Simon, Walter J. Burke, H.
Gallois, E. s. Broussard, F. G. Blu
menthal, Thos. Monk, Joseph WE'LL,
NJ. Scharff, R. F. Delahoussaye, L.
c. Fagot, A. A. DeBianc. P. Jubin,
A. j. Suberbielle, J. r. Devalcourt,
P. Doerle, A. j. Schraut, s. J.
White, Abe Hirsch, E. F. Millard,