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

! he Mayor & Boa,d Of I,us
te#s met this day pursuant 10 :
tali viii, Mayor J > Fnwe, il
th" hal. and The following mem
hers present, Ness,a kcnnudct
Gllard. Erath, Rhheck, Miguca
| T,ainoi, LaAaallc and Mr. South
we'll lat"
The object of the meeting was
then read, which il AZ follows.
New Iberia, Ia Ap'il -, lolo
| 70 the Members Of III" Board oi
TIuatres " tn" City ~ New
Iberia, Ia
Gentlemen
Nnu a,' hereby notified that
,, there VIII l." u NaII meeting Of the
Mayor and Hna,d Of Trustees this
evening ~ $50 O'Clock for the
purpose Ni receiving the rcsolu
tiona adopted by the Mass meet
ing held on Ar'll llth, and tax
ing action thereon. and to take
action on the ease Of the police OF
Gcr,a suspended Nv tho Mayor
lnnrs very truly.
!. $. row ER. Mayor,
The following resolutions adopt
81 hy Mass meeting held Ap'll
nh, were submitted t" the Coun
ell and read
(n Resolved that this meet
ing recommend the acceptance ot
he report Of tn" majority Of the
committee Of Attorneys, and that
tht same committee hc instructed
to draft the necessary amendmcnt
ul amendments 10 either charter
to meet the views expressed III
the majority report
Y ~ Reaulved, that il il the
SENSE ot this meeting hat we Ie.
spectfully recommend 10, the con
sinrration of the tonncil the i'm
mediate submission to the people
| fuI ratification OF rejection, the
commission charter passed hy the
Legislature in 1910.
Mr.. Rpnondrt stated that no
member IF thus Council was op
posed I" submitting the Commls
sion Nhalte. to 4 vote Of the peO
pie before the expiration ot then
term uf ot,ic,. and that the mat
ter which this Council desired to
take immediate action on was the
amendment II the Charter so as
10 meet the merits Etces
sary to enable the Council TO IN
dc,takr the work of constructing
| a sewerage system, and i was on
motion If Mr. Rprondrt, seconded
by Mr. T,ainor and carried Ivy the
following Yea and Nay vote, Yea,
Messrs GlIa,h, Mignrs. Lassalle.
7raiuo,, lt,ath, aud Rcnoudet,
Mr.. Ribhcck not voting, that the
Committee Of Attorneys be re
unvst,a to daft the amendment
10 the old Charter ~ order TO
comply with the requirements ne
cesaary 10 give Sewerage Board
to this Clly, as referred To the
Committee by a resolution 10 this
Council of date Mach % 1872.
A petition wae submitted ask
ing for the immediate submission
of the Commission Charter to the
people Gor adoption or rejection,
aud after discussion. and a. the
matter could not be considered at
this meeting. 1t was moved by
Mr.. l,ruoudet. seconded 10y Mr..
Nigurs ant. carried unanimously,
that the petition bc received and
read and referred to the next reg
ular meeting for consideration.
On the request Of several Of the
citizens present that this matter
be considered at an earlier date,
at Il special meeting, It was moved
by Mr.. Ren0ndet, seconded by
Mr. iirard and carried that tn,
above resolution be Withdrawn
and that the Council meet in spe
cial session on Thursday Apr
10Th, at G:3O O'Clock =. nj for thu
pnrpose of considering the petl
ton asking for the submission ol
/ The Commission Charter. Z
The Mayor reported the suspen
sion Of officers A. J Stafford an'
Gracia Mignes, on April 9th, fo
shooting at Roscoe Sealy for at
tempting to escape while unde
| arrest. and it was moved by Mr.
Trainer. seconded by Mr.. Rlbbecl
and carried by the following ie'
| and Nay vote, Yea, Messrs. G'
rard, Mipues, Ttainor, Lassalle
Erath and Renondet, Nay Mr
Rihb.ck. Mr. Southwell not vo'
ing. that the trial of the officer
br dispensed with and they be re
lnstated Immediately.
On m,aion Of Mr.. Glrard, sec
ouded hyaMr, Renoudet and ca'
ried the meeting adjourned.