New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1915-10-23
The Call,

Dear Sir-8y direction Of the
President, DR.. J. Wofford San
ders. | have to notify you of q
special meeting Of the Police
Jury to convene at 1920 A. M.
Thursday. Oct. 18th, 1915
The object of the meeting is tc
transact the unfinished business of
the session Of Oct. 7th, 1915.
You are urged to be present.
Respectfully,
W. L. BURKE, secty.
President Sanders reported that
he had borrowed the sum of
$222.O5 from the Special Vat
Fund to pay labor due to Mr..
Lourd s gang for work done on
the Petit Anse road. On motion
of Mr.. Jacob, seconded by Mr..
Gary and carried, the action of
the President was approved, and
he was authorized and directed to
borrow an amount sufficient to re-
fund the Special Fund and to
complete the work undertaken on
the Petit Anse road. Mr.. Gates
voting against the borrowing of
the amount to complete road.
On motion of Mr.. Landry, sec
onded by Mr.. Gates and carried,
the following ordinance was
unanimously adopted:
Be it ordained by the Police
Jury of Iberia Parish, in special
session assembled, that from and
after this date, all road work in
Iberia Parish, not especially au-
thorized by the Police jury in
open session, shall be suspended
and discontinued; provided, how
ever, that in the case of broken
bridges, the Police Jurors of
their respective wards may cause
necessary repairs to be made, not
to exceed $3.50 per bridge.
Be it further ordained, ETC.,
that the Secretary be. and that
he is hereby instructed to furnish |
a copy Of this ordinance to each
member Of the Police Jury.
Mr.. Jacob moved that the Sec
rotary be instructed to notify |
Messrs. Lastie Bertrand, L. P.|
Latina, CASTOR Segura and F. NJ. |
Bodin to discontinue dragging
the roads in their respective
neighborhoods; and also to notify |
A. Fortier, Jr., to cease work on |
the 9Th Ward roads from and |
after November LIST. 1915. This
was seconded by DR.. Boykin and
carried.
On motion of Mr.. Landry, duly |
seconded and carried. the Secre-
tary was instructed to notify !
Geo. w. Dallas to repair bridges
across East Side road. broken by
his tractor.
On motion Of Mr.. Gary, Sec
onded by Mr.. Jacob and carried.
Mr.. Gates was authorized and di-
rected to purchase five hundred
barrels of corn at a price not to
exceed $1.00 per barrel, payable
In Parish warrants which can be
used in payment of the taxes of
the current year. Provided how
ever, that all corn shall be bought
by weight and is to be accepted
by Mr.. Gates and Mr.. Lourd.
On motion of Mr.. Landry. duly
seconded and carried. the bill of
the Parish Of Vermilion for one
half the cost of bridge near the
Parish line was referred to the
District Attorney, and that of
Arthur Leblanc was returned to
be itemized.
The bills for road work in the
Fourth Ward done by the Maria
Central Factory & Railway Co.
and by Joseph Oubre were re-
to the Finance Committee
sor further consideration.
DR.. T. O. Darby, Parish Health
officer. returned the bill of Lucien
Decuir amounting to 1920 for
he burial of the carcass of bull
aiken from Bayou Teche and
lsked that it be paid. On mo-
ion of Mr.. Gates. duly seconded
md carried. the Secretary wasl
instructed to issue warrant toll
lucien Decuir for $500 for his
ervices in burying the carcass.
The accounts of Mr.. E. A. Nc
lhenny for amounts expended in
he construction of the New Ibe-
ia-Avery Island Road, were on
of Dr.. Boykin, seconded