New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1913-09-13

that said bonds III principal anu
interest be made payable at the
office of the Parish Treasurer III
New Iberia or at some bank III
the City of New Orleans, at the
option of the holders thereof.
/ Mr.. Thos. Furlow Of New Or
leans submitted the following
proposition for the purchase OF
the bonds:
Mr.. w. l.. Burke, Secretary 70
lice Jury Of Iberia Parish, New
Iberia, La:
Dear Sir-Subject to approval
of legality thereof by my attor-
neys or the attorneys of my or
der. | hereby offer par flat for
he certain Forty Thousand Dol
lars of five per cent Road Bonds
Of the Parish of Iberia, the lssu-
ance of which was authorized by
resolution or ordinance, on Aug.
It'll, 1913, said bonds to be sub
stantially as provided IN said or
dinance, except that the interest
shall be paid semi-annually on
the 18th day of July and Jan
uary of each year and the prlncl-
pal and interest Of said bonds
shall be payable at the Parish
Treasurer at New iberia or at
some bank in the City Of New
Orleans, at the option Of the
holders thereof 1t is stipulated
that the Parish will furnish with
out charge all necessary trans
scripts, data, etc, to enable con
sideration of the legality Of said
| bonds.
The above offer is conditioned
upon the payment to me or my
order Of attorneys fees, commits
slOners. expenses, etc, in the sum
of Three Thousand Dollars at the
time Of payment for said bonds
ont of the proceeds thereof, 9TH
erwise the offer not to stand.
This is for immediate conslde-
ration.
Yours very truly,
THOS. FURLOW.
The following ordinance was
adopted on motion Of Mr., Ian
dry, seconded by Mr.. Druilhet
by vote as follows: Yeas, Drs.
King and Boykin, Messrs. De
Blanc, DecOurt, Delcambre,
DruiIlet. Gates, Landry and
Valet. Nays, none. Absent
Messrs. Gary and Romero.
An ordinance authorizing the
sale and delivery Of the Fort
Thousand Dollars five per cent
Road Bonds the issuance Of which
was authorized by resolution and
ordinance on Aug. 18th, 1913.
BE it ordained by the Police
Jury of the Parish of Iberia,
State of Louisiana, that the offer
of Thos. Furlow for the purchase
of the Forty Thousand five per
cent road bonds the issuance of
which was authorized by resolu-
ton and ordinance on August
7th, 1913, at par flat be and the
same is hereby accepted, and
the President of the Police jury |
re and he is hereby authorized to
make delivery Of said bonds to
he said Thos. Furlow or his or
der in Toledo, Ohio, as soon as
thye can be prepared, and that |
the President shall pay from out
of the proceeds Of said sale, at
tornep's fees, commissions, eXpen-
ses, etc, incident to the sales Of
said bonds, all of which are here
by declared to be necessary. It
being understood however, that
should the bonds be finally re-
.jected by Thos Furlow, then in
that event, the Parish is not to
pay for attorneys fees, commits
sions or other expenses.
DR.. Rand and Messrs. McMa-
hon and Taylor addressed the
Jury and asked that a public road
be opened to connect with French
Street in New Iberia and with
the Petit Anse road at point
near L. L. Minvielle s store. On
motion of Mr.. Landry, seconded
by DR.. Boykin and carried, the
President was authorized to APP
point a committee consisting Of
three members of the Jury and
three freeholders to investigate
the necessity Of such a road as
well as the proper places for it's
location and to report their find. !
ings at the next meeting of the
jury. The President appointed
on this committee, Messrs. King,
DeBlanc' and Delcambre and
Messrs. Rand, Henshaw and Tay-
lor.
Mr.. f. S. Broussard presented
a petition from the taxpayers and
residents of that section of the
Parish known as Coteau Holmes,
asking that the Parish guarantee
he fees of an engineer for nee
essary surveys and data to per
NIT the organization of a levee
district for the reclamation Of
many acres in that section, the
fees not to exceed the sum of
sS7 so. On motion of Mr.. Ian
dry, seconded by Mr.. Decourt,
the request was granted and the
engineer fees guaranteed for
an amount not to exceed $3.50. |.
On motion of Mr. DeBlanc,
500 onded hv Mr. Landry and ear !