New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1914-09-12
Proceedings OF the Police jury.

lowing resolution, which was on
his motion, seconded by Mr..
Oecourt, unanimously carried.
Be it Resolved by the Police
Jury of Iberia Parish, in regu
lar session assembled, that th.'
sum of Fifteen Hundred Dollars,
or any part thereof as may lie
necessary, is hereby appropria1t-
ed for the construction and prop
er equipment of such dipping
vats as may be required to erad-
icate cattle tick from Iberia Par
ish:
Second: Be it further resoved
ETC., that in order to insure the
funds required, that the Presl
dent and Secretary are hereby
authorized and empowered to IS
sue a certificate of Indebtedness,
bearing eight per cent interest,
payable out Of the tax collections
Of 1914, for any part of such ap-
preparation Of $l50O.0O as may
he necessary for the construction
and equipment Of such vats.
Third: Be it further resolved,
etc, that DR.. H. A. King and
Mr.. H. p. Gates be, and that they
are hereby appointed a commit
tee to represent the Jury, dele
gated with full authority to do
all things ecessary to build and
equipt the vars.
On motion of Mr.. Romero, sec.
onded by Mr.. Landry and unan-
imously carried, the following
resolution was adopted:
Resolved by the Police Jury OF
iberia Parish. in regular session
assembled, that in the event tina:
the Federal Demonstration Farm
should be located on the State
Farm in iberia Parish. Louisi-
ana; that the Police Jury hereby
pledges itself to appropriate All
amount sufficient. and to pay one
third of the cost of a pontoon
bridge to span Bayou Teche at
tlat point. The Chamber OF
Commerce through it's President,
Mr.. E. L. Estorge, asked that the
Jury appropriate the sum of
$48ONO per annum, payable
$4,000 monthly, towards defray-
ing the current expenses of that
organization. 1t was moved by
Mr.. Delcambre, seconded by Mr..
Gary and carried, that the Po-
lice Jury would appropriate the
sum of $4,000 to the Chamber
of Commerce, payable in month
lv warrants of $4,000 to be re-
deemed with the tax receipts Of
the calender year in which they
are issued.
On motion Of Mr.. Landry. Sec
onded by Mr.. Driulhet and car
RED. DR.. King and Messrs. Gates
and Delcambre were appointed
committee to adjust differences
with Mr.. Numa Drouet and to
Ga re nights OF wav from the
Heirs of Treville Segura and
from Stafford Bros. for the con
struction of the New IBERIA
Avery Island Road.
L. M. Turner. engineer in
charge of the ditcher. asked to
be permitted to change the slope
of the machine. 1t was moved
Ly Mr.. Landry, seconded by Mr..
Druilhet and carried. that Mr..
Turner be authorized to make the
change requested: and that he be
permitted to take the ditcher to
some snop where the work could
be more easily and eXpedltely
done.
The bid of Thos. Monk for re-
pairs TO the Daspit Bridge for the
srm Of $4,000 being the only
one received. Mr.. Gary moved
that Mr.. Monk be employed to
make the needed repairs, this
was seconded by Mr.. Druilhet
and carried.
The request Of Assessor T. A.
Derouen for an advance Of
$4,000 to pay his Deputy's sal
ary, was granted on motion Of
Mr.. Druilhet. seconded by Mr..
Gates and carried.
The following bills were ap-
proved:
JUSTICES AND CONSTABLES.
E. Leblanc 1855: w. Romero
1855: j. A. Dugas $14.95; E.
Romero 1855; NJ. A. Moss
$3.50: l. T. Legnon 5000; A.
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