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

s
y submitted,
w. L. BURKE. Secretary
Bayou Teche, the Parish to agree
to pay Wyche one-third of the
cost of cleaning this canal annual
ly.
j | offer you this road, right OF
way and drainage privileged for
the price and sum of Four Thou
sand, Seven Hundred and Fifty
Dollars payable Seven and Hun
dred and Fifty Dollars cash, and
the balance to be vendors note
due Jnuary LIST, 1913, bearing in
terest at - per cent payable an
nually, settlement to be made at
once, Wyche to give immediate
possession Of the road on receipt
, Of the settlement as proposed.
| also offer You my toll road
as it now stands, except a change
from the East to the West Side
of the oak at Chill" and extend.
ing from said oak to my present
toll gate, including the drainage
privilege through the canal for
he price of Four Thousand, Five
Hundred Dollars payable Seven
Hundred and Fifty Dollars cash
and the balance as above, settle
ment and delivery as stated.
| also offer to contract with
YOU for the standardizing of this
road as per first right Of way,
widening same to 80 feet from
outside to outside Of bitches, or
80 feet from inside of bitches,
giving a crown Or travelling sur
face Of not less than % feet to
be given the proper grade of l to
10 or l to II as required; to raise
the road to not less than 3 feet
from the bottom of the bitches
on the high land and not less
than AZ feet on the low land, be-
tween points to be agreed. /
will also cut the necessary outlet
bitches, of proper width and
depth, will build concrete V
shaped wings to the boiler cul-
verts now in my road to preserve
the necessary width of 25 feet
travelling surface over same,
and will eXcavate the Wyche
canal to the necessary depth to
dlain the water from the bottom
of the bitches where the road
runs through the Wyche planta-
ton proper, all as for specifica-
tons to be attached to the regu-
lar contract, and for the price
and sum of One Thousand, Eight
Hundred and Fifty Dollars, to be
paid as the work progresses, in
proportion of 80 per cent Of the
W ork accomplished, and the bal
ance on completion of the con-
tract.
On motion of Mr.. Landry, see
onded by Mr.. DeBlanc and car
ried, these several propositions
of Mr.. Wyche were rejected and
the District Attorney was in
structed to Immediately institute
proceedings to appropriate the
right of way from Mr.. Wyche.
Mr.. Decourt reported that the
controversy between Messrs.
Broussard and Prescella over a
drain over the public road in the
Third Ward, has been settled by
the committee appointed at the
last meeting. The report was re-
ceived and committee discharged.
Mr.. c. G. Henshaw reported
that because of the present con-
ditions in the bond markets, he
had been unable to sell the $4O,-
10000 issue in st. Louis. On
motion duly seconded and car
ried, the report was received and
Mr.. Henshaw extended the thanks
Of the Jury for his efforts to
place the bonds.
On motion of Mr.. Druilhet, Sec
Dnded by Mr.. Gates, the follow
ing ordinance was adopted by the
following vote: Yeas, Drs. King
and Boykin and Messrs. DeBlanc,
Decotrt, Delcambre, Dr,lilhet,
Gates, Landry and Valet. Nays,
none. Absent Messrs. Gary and
Romero.
An ordinance relative to the
Forty Thousand Dollars Of five
per cent road bonds the issuance
IF which was authorized by res
)lution and ordinance adopted
IN August 7th, 1913
Be it ordained by the Police
Jury of the Parish of iberia,
State of Louisiana, that the five
per cent interest on the Forty
thousand Dollars of Road Bonds
he issuance Of which was au-
lhorized by resolution and ordi-
rance adopted on August 7th,
1913, be made payable semi-an-
lually on the 18th. day of Janu-
ary and July Of each year; and