New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1913-03-01

for the ears to leave New Iberia
and Jeanerette on the hour m
stead of the half will be a great
convenience TO the public, more
especially the business men VINO
reside distances from their places
of business. The Company has
recently done considerable work
on their road bed along the Nam
Street of New Iberia which Will
tend a great deal towards bet
f.. schedule between the two
points.
In another column appears
a notice from the City Marshai
NJ. Dominique, instructing all own
ers of dogs in the Sixth Ward TO
call at his office in the City Hall
and procure License Tags IN ac-
cordance with an ordinance adopt
ed by the Police Jury of Iberia
Parish. Unless the license OF
$1.OO is promptly paid the Mar
shall will be compelled to slaugh-
ter any dog that has not the re-
ouisite tag attached to collar.
This is a good law and will DO
much to rid the Parish OF the
danger of its citizens beng bitten
bv rabid CANNES as has happened
q number of times during the past
year.
The descriptive article from
the pen of Mrs. julia Irulto
Bishop, special correspondent OIL
the Times-Democrat will appea"
in the issue of tomorrow, March
lst. at the instance of the Civic
League Association of this City,
consequently the members OF that
Association would like to see a
BIG sale of that Journal among
our citizens and business men.
The effort of the Civic League III
securing an extensive write up Tor
New Iberia and the surrounding
country should be appreciated by
the good citizens of this City, more
especially when it has not cost any
one cent, the Times-DemOcrat
sending the distinguished lady
here solely at their own expense.
The value of an article Of that.
nature in paper with the clrcu-
lation of the Times-DemOcrat
will be of material benefit to this
section and the Civic League de-
serves the appreciation OF the
community.
Work on the Model Road i'll
this City is now reality ii the
weather will only continue good
and permit a continuance OF
same. The lower limits presents
a busy scene with the army OF
negro laborers packing the
Tioga gravel between the cross
ties of the Trolley. In few
days the surfacing proper will
be begun and the work continued
until the entire contract has been
completed. 1t is hoped the con-
tractors will not be permitted to
excavate further until that pOr-
ton is completed that has been
excavated for the past three
months at a terrible inconven-
fence to those who reside in that
portion Of the City Once this
work is done we have reasons to
feel the residents along which
the road traverses and who III
reality will pay for its construc-
ton will be satisfied with tn.
action of the City Fathers who
made the contract with the
! Chatham Construction Company
A "Dutch" lunch was served
at the Elk Lodge last Thursday
evening On the occasion OF the
visit here of Messrs. Ben Casanas
w. C. Murphy and Henry Ashel
of New Orleans, head officers Of
the Elks of the State of Louisl
ana. All of the gentlemen ex
pressed themselves as well please
with their visit here and were sat
isfied with Iberia Lodge No. 554
All of the preliminaries ar
arranged for the holding Of spe
cial elections in the towns o
Erath and Delcambre in aid o
the Southwestern Traction ant
Power Company. The election a
Delcambre will be held on Aprl
9TH. while that Of Erath will b
held on April 10th. In all prob
ability both Of the Towns will en-
dorse the levy Of small tax a
submitted by their respectiv
Councils, the people of those sec
tons realizing the vast advant
ages that win accrue TO them b.