New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1914-09-05

adioins the territory embracln4
this Drainage District and !
more accessible to the members
Of this commission than any
place embraced within said dis
trlct.
Fourth-Be it further or
dained by the Police Jury Of lbe-
ria Parish, that the commission
crs herein appointed by the Pc
Ice Jury of Iberia Parish and
the Commissioners to be appoint
ed by the Governor of Louisiana,
shall meet at the Court House III
the CITY of New iberia on the
18th day Of September A. d.,
1914, at four o'clock p. NJ. for
the purpose of organizing and
electing officers as provided by
Sec ton 7 of Act 81 Of the Acts of
1910. and that said Commission
cfs shall meet thereafter once a
month OH the second Monday OF
each month, for the transaction
of sreh business as may come be-
fore it, or at any call Or adj
jcurned meeting as may be fixed
bv the Drainage Commissioners.
Fifth--Be it further ordained
by the Police Jury Of Iberia Par
ssh that the above named parties
who are hereby appointed as
members of this Drainage Board,
have been appointed as they are
the ones wHo have received the
approval Of the property owner,
owning property in said District
over and above one-half of the
r,,mber of acres embraced in this
District, and are qualified to act
as commissioners Of this Board
az they own property assessed IN
treir own names to the value ex-
ceeding Five Hundred Dollars.
Thus done, read. adopted anGt
approved in open session at Ne"
Iberia, Iberia Parish, La, on this
9th day Of August, A.. d., I914-
(Sicned) II. A. KING,
President Police Jury, Iberia
Parish.
On motion of DR.. Boykin, dt ly
seconded and. carried, the Secre-
tary was instructed. to- issue al
voucher to Clemire Alexander IN
the sum of soc to reimburse him
for double taxes paid on his
property.
Bids for the construction OF
bridges over Bayou Petit Ans
and Grand Marais, Canal were
received from ThOs. Monk and
S. G.. Jackson & Co. On motion
duly seconded and carried the
bids were referred to the Bridge
Committee who were directed to
meet Wednesday, August 18th
with full power and authority to
accept or reject the bids and to
contract the construction of said
bridges.
On motion Of Mr.. Landry, sec
onded by Mr.. Druilhet amid car
ried, the Secretary VISA instructed
70 make draft on the lberia-St.
Nary Drainage Board for one
half Of the cost Of the Rosedale
Bridge and to also serve notice
on the Petit Anse-Coteau Dram
age Board of the contemplated
construction Of the Petit Anse
and Grand Marais Bridges the
cost of which the jury expected
the Drainage Board to contrl-
butte One-half.. 1t wMS moved,
seconded and carried, that the
Bridge Committee request Fore
man VIM. Lourd to attend the
meeting to be held "Wednesday,
Aug. 18th; and to try to devise
some plan whereby the ditcher
and road gangs could be en-
tloyed in a more economic man
ner than now prevails.
On motion, duly seconded ana
carried, Mr.. Gates was instruct
ed to purchase twenty gallons OF
canvas preservative with which
to paint the Parish tents.
New Iberia, La, Aug. "a, IA.
Pursuant to the following call,
the Police Jury met this day In
Special Session, DR.. H. A. King,
presiding and the following
n embers present, Messrs. Fred
necourt, F.. J. Druilhet, +. j.
Gary. H. p. Gates, l.. J. Landry
an6 O. d. Romero. Absent
L. A. Boykin, L. c. DeBlanc,
Laodice Delcambre and p. C.
Valet.
THE CALL.
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