New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1913-12-13
norton Of this Final Estimate

BE it Resolved by the Ponce
jury of iberia Parish, in regular
session assembled, that although
protesting most vehemently be
cause of the unsatisfactory and
deplorable condition of this sup.
posed Model Highway, it does
hereby direct the Secretary to
make a draft on the Parisl
Treasurer, in favor Of the State
Treasurer, in the sum OF ono
Thousand and Eighty Seven anc
4p-1OO Dollars, representing the
amount due by the Parish to the
said Contractor, Howard Egles
ton as it's portion of the Final
Estimate of the State Highway
Engineer. -,
Mr.. DeBlanc then moved the
abortion of the following which
was seconded by Mr.. Landry and
unanimously adopted
Whereas, the final payment fox
the construction of the New lbe-
ria-Jeanerette Highway has been
provided for and check for the
amount ordered sent to the State
Treasurer and
Whereas, the contractor, "oW-
ard Egleston, has furnished a
Bond in the sum of Twenty six
Thousand, Two Hundred and Six
5000 Dollars ($26, 2O6.5O) with
the Petrolithic Good Roads De
velopment Company OF New Or
leans. La, as surity, for the mann
tenance Of said Road for period
of Five Years; and
Whereas, that upon the repre-.
sentation of the said Contractor
Howard Egleston, and Mr.. Ger
vais Lombard, the then State
Highway Engineer, that the
maintenance provision of the
contract should be complied with
in full, the Police Jury, in regu
lar session held on the 10th day
of June 1912, ratified the contract
of its predecessors; now there,
fore; N
Be it Resolved, That the Secre-
tarv be and he is hereby directed
to notify the said Contractor,
Howard Egleston, to Immediately
begin such maintenance work on
the road already sadly in need OF
repairs.
BE it further Resolved, that
should the said contractor fail
or refuse to comply within fifteen
days from notice hereof, that the
Petrolithic Good Roads Develop
ment Company as surity for the
contractor, he notified to cause
same to be done at the expense
of said Contractor.
Be it further Resolved, That
a copy of these resolutions be
sent to Mr.. w. E.Atkinson, State
Highway Engineer, with the re
quest that he join with the Police
Jury in the enforcement of the
maintenance provision of the
New iberia -Jeanerette Highway
contract s"as
The committee appointed to in
vestigate the merits of a ditch
ing machine, reported through
DR.. King, that they had visited
Andrews, La, where an Austin
Ditcher had recently been EN-
ployed in making bitches for the
Hunter Canal Company; and adj
yised the Jury to purchase such
machine for the Parish.
The report was received and
the committee discharged.
Mr.. Decourt moved that the
following resolution be adopted,
this was seconded by Mr.. Ian
dry and unanimously carried.
Resolved by the Police Jury OF
Iberia Parish, that the Purchas.
ing Committee be instructed and
directed to purchase a ditching
Machine to be used in making
bitches and canals for the proper
drainage of the public roads.
Mr.. j. j. Olivier, on behalf the
committee appointed to secure
rights-of-way for a road to lead
from the Model Road to Lydia,
reported verbally that all rights
Of way had been donated from
the forty arpent to the eighty
arpent road; and that Mr.. Emile
Gajan was willing to donate TWEEN
ey feet from the Model Road to
the forty arpent road, if Mrs.
Leitemeyer would donate twenty
feet. President King was ap-
pointed a committee of one to see
Mrs. Leitemeyer and to propose
to her the exchange of the present
road through her property for
the twenty foot right of way re.
quired. At the request Of M.
Romero. Mr.. Adolph Broussard
was added to the committee to
secure the right of way for a con-
tinuation of this road through
the Sterling Plantation.
On motion Of Mr.. Landry, Sec
onded by Mr.. Decourt and car
ried, committee Of Freeholders
composed of Messrs. Victorin
Crochet, Edgar Mestayer, Antoine
Gonsoulin, F. J. Mestayer, Gus
BONN, ST., and Jeff Pradoz were
appointed to open the Forty
Arpent Road through the width
nf tho EOur+h Wor1