New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1914-12-26
A CARD.

To the Public:
At the last meeting Of the
Board of Commissioners of the
City of New Iberia, His Honor,
the Mayor, offered a resolution
which was adopted disseminating
the salary Of Twenty Five Dol
lars which was alloweI me for
services rendered to the City as
special police officer.
In order that there may be no
misunderstanding on the part Of
the public as to the reason for
this action and as I do not wish
the impression to prevail that {
was lacking in effort or ability
to properly perform the duties
that were imposed upon me, or
that l did fail in the performance
of my duty I feel, therefore. that
in justice to myself ] should ask
the public to kindly withhold
judgment for my removal until
same has been properly and fully
explained ny the Commissioners.
However, it might be well for
me to ask the public to form
their own conclusions as to wheth-
er or not the services l was rend-
erine merited the small I addi-
tional increase of my salary.
: Probably you are going to be
told that the City must reduce
its expenses as there is already a
lack of sufficient funds to carry
on the City's business. Now
had this been the real and true
motive 1 would have offered no
resistance to their program, l
can assure you for ] well ap-
preciate that the many acts of
extrat agan.e on the part Of the
Mayer and .r:- tt his associates.
Mr.. Suberhielle who has nearly
depleted yonr treasury 10 such an
extent that they are now unable
tc provide even for the most mod
est necessities Of the people who
carry the burden Of taxation.
However, while the Mayor with
the assistance of Mr.. Suberbielle
seems so determined TO make re-
auctions in the expenses in all of
the City Departments, has it o.
Cured to yon Mr.. Taxpayer that
the City Charter provides that
the Mayor ex-oficio is the Street
Commissioner; and yet it is a
fact that since his induction into
office he has employed at the
City's expense a Street Commits
sioner at a. monthly salary OF
10000. This will mean that. dur
ing his term Of Office he will have
expended Of the people s taxes
the sum Of Twenty Eight Hun
dred Dollars and you taxpayers
well know how much good this
sum of money could have done to-
wards giving us better streets,
better bridges, better crossings,
and better school accommoda-
tions. Has it also occurred to
you or has the Mayor been frank
enough to take you into his con-
fidence and tell you that he has
been employing and keeping un-
der the City pay at the rate OF
Eight Dollars per month a Tailor
whose duties should be performed
either by the Mayor himself or
one Of his police officers.
The Mayors acts of extrava-
gance have certainly not been in
the interest of the taxpayer but
for his political benefit.
The Mayor in assuming his Of
fetal Office specially stated he
intended to strictly enforce the
Sunday law.
I charge and can prove by his
own police officers that the Mayor
instructed them not to hang
around or to go in saloons on
Sunday and that he also sent one
of his. officers to the saloon keep
ers with instructions to tell them
that provided they closed their
front doors on Sunday they could
do business. yet for some political
reason Or through spite the Mayor
on July 21st. 1914 came to me
asking that I swear out an aft
davit against Louis Delahoussaye,
Drago brothers and Stafford
Bros. for violation of the Sun.
day law. / wish the Mayor to
tell the public why ! refused to
do a. he requested. and my rea-
sons for so refusing.
Ny only reason for addressing
myself to You Is that I desire to
see the records kept clean in ev-
ery particular, and / want to see
the Mayor and Mr.. Suberbielle