The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1912-04-27
OFFICIAL MINUTES
CITY COUNCIL

The object VI the meeting Mas then
r1ad which Is sls fellows, To Wit:
New lbcria. La. Arril >, WI.
10 the Members of The Board of TGu,-
tees, City If New IBERIA, La.
Gentlemen:
Nou are HEREBY ptlliea that Their,
Will be a Call meeting 81 the Mayor x
Board of Trustees this evening at Csc
O'Clock. for the purpose Of taxing ac-
tion on the petition Of citizens |" CON
siGcr he calling OF IN election for The
adoption of Il new Charter; also re
vcitin. petition t ON citizens of East
End IN regard to the raising of the
Bridge over Bayou rcchc at the foot
Of Lewis Avenue.
Yours very truly
}. ). POW Err, Mas OF :.
Upon request and on motion of Mr..
kcnoudct seconded by Mr. Girard and
carried The following WAS inserted III
The Gail: TO consider The petition OF
Albert lsStorEc and o,hcr vendors ct
what 4 known as the Estorgc addition
to close up certain proposed streets
and alleys aud rcEouncc any dcdica-
ton through HE City"
Mr.. q. W. Dallas appeared before
t L Council and stated thai tn Brad, {
otci BAYOU Tech, in East End, at tn,
io,a OF Lewis Avenue, was in such a
condition., having sunk down, MS to
render the bridge useless. and stated
that the Bridge over Bayou Fccht,
N East End, II the foot o. Lewis
Avenue, Was III such Il condition
having sunk down, as to render
the bridge useless, and stated that
the cost OF repairs to TINS bride
Guild 10 bet Nrrn $500 and SbJp
and asked Io. assistance from the
Council towards defraying this On
prnSc.
II was moved by Mr.. Girard, see
ondcd by Mr.. nrnoudct and car
ried thai the Council agree to de
fray on hail o2 the expense, ant.
that the Mayor appoint a Commit
tee from tho Council to 90 hcfor,
tho Police jury and request that
they dcfraY onc-haIi of the cost
OF repairs 10 this Bridge. The
Mayor appointed on the Commit
tee, McSSrS. Ribbrc< and i.irard
The following petition Was sub
united, which Was signed Ly clti-
Zcns of the City, to Wit:
TO the Hon. the MAYOR and Board
Of Trustees of the CITY Of New
IBERIA, La.
The undersigned electors of the
City of New IBERIA, La, respect
fully petition and mcmOriaiizc your
Honorable Body to submit to The
qualified voters OF the City of New
Iberia, La, at the earliest pos,. ole
date to give them the privilege OF
adopting or rejecting the New
Charter proposed for the City D.
New Iberia, La, conforming to Act!
No. IS7 Of 1910.
Your petitioners respectfully sub
nit that no criticism is to be con
strucd by these presents as direc-
tod at the present City adminis:ra
ton and that in submitting The
question above stated to the quail
flied voters, il being undcrsto TODD
that the present City adminis:ra
ton shall continue in office IN
til the expiration Of the full term
FOR which elected and that there is
no IntcB .lOn or purpose to put in
effect Tie proposed New Charter
until after the expiration OF tn,
term OF office of the present al
ministratiOn, Your petitioners fur
Their respectfully submit that in
Their Judgment and opinion il is
Cxpedient and wise that the Iurs-
ton be submitted at an early date
The following ordinance was
then submitted;
4 An ordinance ordering a spc-
cial elections in the City of New
IBERIA, State of Louisiana, to tax,
the sense of the legally qualified
voters of said City, on the PROPOSE
ton 80 to whether or not Act isl
of tho General Assembly of the
state OF Louisiana Of 1910, be a
dOptod as the Charter of the City
of New Iberia, was presented by
Mr.. Girard, seconded by Mr.. Rib
beck and carried by the following
Yea and Nay vote, to Wit Yea,
Mcssrs. Girard, Rcnoudet, Migucs
Erath, Ribbeck, SouthWclI and
Trainor. Nay, none.
Said ordinance was then present
ed to the Mayor for examination
and after examination was return
cd by him approved and signed
with the seal affixed thereto.
Said ordinance reads as follows,
to Wit
BE il ordained by the Mayor and
Board of Trustees OF the City OF
New Iberia, that a special elcc-
ton DO held in the City Of New
Iberia, AT the polling places there
in fixed and Established by lax
on Tuesday tye nth day of june
\. d. 1879 Lftween the hours OF
8 A. NJ: ann 7P. NJ. for the purpose
Of taking I've sense OF the legally !
qualified v4ers OF the City OF New
IBERIA, to Determine whether o,
not Act ISL of the Acts OF the Gen
raj Assent ply of the State Of Lou
siana, Of 1910, be adopted as the
'harter to govern the City Of New
IBERIA, in place Of the Charter a.
[ now exists, the same to take pf- I
Get from and after the expiration
i the term 81 office of the pres
mt Mayor and Board Of Trustees
n June, 1913.
BE It further ordained, that the
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