New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1912-07-13

($10,000.00) Dollars with Mr.
Chas. L. Provost and
Be it further resolved that DR.
H. A. King be empowered as
President to sign a note for the
above sum, on behalf of the Po-
lice Jury.
On motion of Mr.. Decourt, sec
/ onded by Mr.. Druilhet and car
ried, the Secretary was instructed
to issue monthly a warrant favor
Assessor F. n. Messenger, in the
sum of One Hundred ($1000O)
Dollars, made payable Jan LIST,
| 1913. These warrants to be an
advance by the Jury on this years
assessment.
On motion of Mr.. Druilhet. sec
onded by Mr.. Decourt, the follow
ing ordinance was adopted:
Be it ordained, that in conform
itv with law, and for the purpose
of providing funds for the prop
err conduct Of public business for
the Parish of Iberia, the Police
Jury, in regular session assembled,
hereby levees 10 mill Parish Tax
for the current year 1912), and
that the Assessor be notified to
figure his tax roll to conform with
! the above tax levee.
Sheriff Henderson came before
the Jury in order to make set
Element for monies collected for
account of the Parish during the
past two months. Pending def
n:te arrangements. the Secretary
was. on motion, duly seconded
and carried, authorized to settle
with the Sheriff with understand
ing that, in event of future
contract, between the Police Jury
and the Sheriff. the amount paid
the Sheriff for June bills would be
refunded.
Mr.. Howard Engleston, who
was appointed at the last meet
ing to inspect and report cOndi-
ton of the Olivier and Loreau-
vile bridges made a verbal re-
| port, relating to the Olivier bridge
and stated his inability to visit
the LOreauville structure. Mr..
Engleston was thanked by the
President and was asked to con-
tinue his services in conjunctiop
with the Road and Bridge Com
nittee and to report findings at
the next meeting of the Jury.
Bids for the repair of these
bridges were received from
Messrs Lewis Anglers and Joe
Broussard and were tabled to
await report of above committee.
Mr.. Alphonse Davis presented
petition from the Franklin &
Abbeville Railway Co., asking the
Jury to refund the sum of One
Hundred and Thirty Five ($135)
Dollars, erroneous paid for taxes
for the year 1910, because of an
error of the Assessor in carrying
out the taxes due by said Com
pany.
On motion of Mr.. Landry, sec
onded by Dr. Boykin and car
ried, this petition was granted
and the Secretary instructed to
issue a warrant for the above
amount, it being stipulated how
ever that the warrant was to be
used only in part payment Of tax
es for the current year.
Mr.. Harry H. Hewes reproted
to the Jury the rejection Of the
Model Road Bonds by the Inter-
state Banking and Trust Company
and suggested the disposal Of
same in the manner originally de-
cided upon On motion of Dr.Boy-
kin. seconded by Mr.. Landry, the
following resolution was adopted:
BE It resolved; That the Presi-
dent Of this Jury, DIR. H. A. King
be and is hereby authorized and
empowered to negotiate the
Model Road Bonds executed by
former President, L. A. Moresi
and Secretary A B. Romero.
Mr.. Landry moved that the res
olution accepting the bid of the
Interstate Banking & Trust Co.
for these Model Road Bonds be
declared null and void. This be-
ing seconded by DR.. Boykin, was
carried
DR.. Boykin reported that many
of the citizens whose properties
abut the Model Road were CON-
planning of the drainage bitches
made through their farms by the
contractor. He moved that a
committee, composed of Messrs.
Fl III. Hews, H. N Pharr and Jno.
G Bussey be named to act as ref
erees and arbiters in all cases
pertaining to the drainage Of the :
Model Road. This being duly /
seconded, was carried. III
The following communication
was read and ordered filed. III
New Iberia. July Sd, 1912.
w. L. Burke. Secretary Jolice
Jury, Iberia Parish, New Ibe-
ria, La: il
Dear Sir-Your communication
Of June goth, 1912, addressed to
Mr.. Adrien Gonsoulin advising
him that your attorney has adj |
sised your Police Jury that it is
without authority in law to ex-
pmpt n refinery from parooh;a,