The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1911-07-08
OFFICIAL MINUTES
CITY COUNCIL

New Iberia, La. June l2th., 1911
The Mayor ard Board Of trustee
met this day PURSUANT e. Can viii
Mayor } s. Power II the tl.air and
the following mbcrs pfosr,t aud
absent &C. VII: Mcss,s Girald. Nfgues
Soulhwcll Tfainor ana k,bbcck Az
sent. Messts Keuoudot. las. ALE aHd
Erath.
The object Of the meeting was then
read, which is as follow. to wit:
n Iberia, Ia, June l2th lalt
To the Members Of thc Hoard ~ Trus
tees Of the City Of New Iberia. III.
| Gcntlemon: You are hereby notified
chat there will lie Ca,i meeting ai
the Mayor and roard 81 Trustees "a
he City of New Iberia. This evening
Al O'Clock f'' the rurro 6 Of consid-
rrirga petition iion! TIA, property tax
payers Of the city # New iberia, asi
ing for The holding of \ SPECIAL &. c-
tion to vote on tn" psol ositou to lcv,
4 speci:, tx IF ! 4, mi s fer tie rGf
| pose of dccpcptng the New 4herla
| southern Drainage D,s'rfct Gaaat
loutS vciN truly,
j s. POW IR Mas Of.
The following tclltton was rcc,iHcd
and read:
New Iberia, La, June Gth, ! II
70 the Hon the Mayo, ana 5o M Vt
Trustees Of The CItY at NcN :be-
ria, Ia.
Gentlcmcn: We, the nudcrsiga "
prOrert, tax pay ers ~ number oqu"-
ing ore third Of the total number ~
property tax payers entitled ana qt!A.
fled under tho Constitution and laws
OF the state Of Louisiana 10 vote %
he proposition hereinafter stated dp
row petition your Honorable Body to
order and call a special election IN The
manner required BY law, SuImi ting
20 the property tax payers Including
women qualified under tie law 10
vote IN such an election, in the CITY
Of New Iberia, proposition 10 vote u
special tax Of ore and one half mills
for a period Of ten years beginning
| with the ,car 1911, ana ending with
| the year 1920, inclusive. and the I'm
position OF said tax upon ali taxable
property within the CITY limits oil the,
City Of New IBERIA, for the purpose r.
raising the sum of ~ 2G5 90 annuaE
during the life Of satd tax, until theStn
Of no more than 49, 500 90 has bt re
allied from saia -pecial tax; in/ Nj of
the New IBERIA Southern R6iaage
District a1u in order to sh!e the
said Board III Drainage (Mmls9ion-
ers to complG Dc the Can known as
the New ibeHa Sou her rainage or
/
and specifica1 MS as tcouc "a work
iberia, and pr 'h flowing stream
wide at mean ker level and of i
gulf level; with enc railroad ,urn
bridge and one pubic road trAilc
bridge across the said canal, IN such
manner AS shall not tcrierc Will or
obstruct the free passage 81 bo&ts aLd
other water craft navigating said
canal.
| Also to authorize the imposition
and collection of The said special tax
| for the period above stated. IL order
to realize lhcretrom "A sum OF not less
than 81, 2G5 60 per alnum untN the full
sum of not more than ~. G1u 10 has
been collected by the City Tax Ioiiec-
tor, and turned oyrr t. rs said Ioatd
Of Commissioners If the Ncw IBERIA
Southern Drainage District, 70 be used
only for thu pun osc 81 The Worh 81
| public i'm; ROY ement above stated. ana
| In The manner and upon the cOndi-
tons herein set forth, with The right
10 pledge the said SPECIAL tax IS seCur'-
ty for tire payment Of the cost 81 SAID
work of public Improvement includ-
ing the bridg' and upon the spctial
| condition that tie SAID Board Of
| Drainage Com missiOners shall al once
undertake til. SAID work Of public IN
provement and that the titia thereof
shall vest 10 the public
Respectfully submitted,
l.. +. Dulany, Anthony NJ Mailer
W. o. Hugonin, Albert Stafford, Az
| phe FOntelieu, t. G. De Blanc, T. A.
Landry, j. $. Suite, Luke Trainor,
VOORHEES, Hdw. Co, NJ. Leblanc, 4.
A. DerOucn, NJ. w. Fisher, j. r.
Rreaux, j. r. Davis, r. Nigucz,
Max Levy, w. j. Laperousc, +.
GuillOt, Walter +. Carstens, n. Il.
Murray, A. Daigre, j. s. Power, u.
A. Pellerin, w. LassalIe, +. N. Mes
tayer, +. Armintor, l.. rfistcr, u
v. Barthe, Oh. Kahn, jules Drey
fus, j. q. Leblanc, j r. Perry, VII
lie Stafford, o. Rcnoudet, III. 81.
Sealy, Walter Broussarti, q. j. Can
stems, c. l.. LassalIe, A. Manoni A..
j. Maumus, Geo NJ. Robertson, J.
A. Nereaux, r. j. Rthbceh, Il +
Dauterive, A. j. Cammack, e. i
Lee, Albert .Estorge, Mrs. E. VI.
Cultivate, per G. W. O.; &. n.
Cultivate, a. &. Barrow I. N
Bauman, J. WofforI Sanders, III D.
H. Lopez, G.. n. Schutzman, j. g..
Viator, Chas. j. Carstcns, Eohcr
Brown, Jos. n. Thihodeanx, Fran
j. Dauterive, Mrs. Julia Simon, ner
Emile Simon, Walter J. Burke, +
iGallois, +. $. Broussard, r. e. Blu
menthal, Thos. Monk, Joseph Neilt9
NJ. Srharff, +. +. Delahoussaye, +
c. Fagot, 4. 4. DeBlanc, =. Jubin
A. j. SuberbieIle, j. r. DeValcourt