New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1913-11-22
Louisiana.

Empire Bldg, Atlanta. Ga.
Louisiana.
Honorable Sirs-We, citizens
of the Parish of Iberia, desire to
petition your Honorable body to
reconsider your former action
in reducing the Parish Liquor
License from $1,000 to $500 and
respectfully ask that you let the
license remain at 100000,
Mr. R. S. McMahon and Reve-
rend Messrs. A. S. Lutz, r. R.
Diggs and Martin Hebert adj
dressed the Jury and urged the
granting of the petition; Mr.. j..
J. Olivier representing the re-
tail liquor dealers opposed the
granting Of the request.
Mr. Landry moved that the fol-
lowing ordinance be adopted,
this was seconded by Mr.. De-
Blanc and resulted in the follow
ing yea and nay vote: Yeas
Drs. H. A. King, and P. A. Boy
kin, Messrs. DeBlanc, Landry and
Valet (5). Nays-Messrs. De-
court, Delcambre, Druilhet, Gary
and Romero o.
The vote being tie, President
King cast a deciding vote in fav-
or Of the ordinance.
Sec. l. Be it resolved and or
dained by the Police Jury of Ibe-
ria Parish, in regular session as
sembled. that section 2 of the
License Tax Ordinance adopted
at the regular meeting of the
Police Jury held on the 9th day
of October, 1913, be and the
same is hereby amended and re-
enacted to read as follows:
"That for any bar-room, cab
aret, coffee house, cafe, beer sa-
loon, liquor exchange, barrel
house, drinking saloon, grog
shop, beer garden, or any other
place where distilled, yineus,
malt or any other kind of liquor
is sold, within the Parish of lbe-
ria, the annual license shall be
100000.
See. 2. Be it further resolved
and ordained. ETC., that the LII
cense Tax Ordinance adopted on
the 9th day Of October, 1913,
with the above amended and re.
enacted Section 2, be and it is
hereby adopted as whole. .
Messrs. p. r. Burke and Al
phonse Davis, on behalf of the
Southwestern Traction Co., asked
that the route of the proposed New
Iberia-Burke Station Highway
be changed so as to continue the
road directly out of Main Street
in New iberia and to connect
with the old Lake Road at
point near the property of the
Estate of A. Landry. On nation
Of Mr.. DeBlane, seconded by Mr..
Landry and carried, this new
route was approved and adopted;
provided that the Southwestern
Traction Co. would secure all
rights-of-way and donate same to
the Parish,
1t was moved by Mr.. DeBanc,
seconded by Mr.. Romero and car
ried that in the event that the
New Iberia Burke Station Road
should be constructed to connect
with Main Street, then, in that
event, the Parish of iberia would
issue a certificate to the South
western Traction CO., in the sum
/, of $5Q0.Q0; to be redeemed only
! by the payment Of Parish Taxes
J on whatever future extensions
the said Southwestern Traction
Co. may make to their present
lines within the Parish
On motion of Mr.. Romero, see-
onded by Mr.. Gary and carried,
the committee appointed at the
last meeting of the Jury and coa-
sisting of Messrs. Decourt, Gates,
Landry and Romero, were re-
auested to investigate and report
on the adyisability of purchasing
/. ditching machine.
Mr.. Druilhet submitted the fol-
lowing and moved that it be
adopted, this was seconded by
Mr.. Romero and unanimously ear
ried,
The subject Of constructing two
Model Highways leading from
New iberia to st. Martin Parish
having been under consideration
for many months; and the seve-
raj ordinances providing for their
construction, with the aid AMI
| under the supervision of the
State Highway Department, en-
acted at various meetings between
| November. 1912 and September,
1913 bearing testimony of the
Police Jury's intentions to up
hold the end of the Parish in
bringing these projects to sue
cessful completion; it now be-
comes necessary to provide funds
for the construction Of these high
ways, therefore,
! Be it resolved and ordained by