New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1915-05-15
Commissioners of the City Of
New Iberia:

taxpayers OF the City OF New lDe
ria hereby petition and memorial
lie Your Honorable Body to pur
chase the Old Weeks homestead
in the City Of New iberia to bt
dedicated for a park and publ,
purposes.
Your petitioners respectfully
represent that a park is impera
lively needed in the City Of New
Iberia and that the property IL
question is one ideally suited for
the purposes:
Hotel Frederic, A. A. Dauterive
and wife, New Iberia Sanitary
Laundry. Alphonse Davis. Nathan
Davis, Mrs. Jacob Davis, Robt.
Taylor, R. J. Lockwood Frank
Dauterive, NJ. w. Fisher. Abe
Hirsch. Chas. Provost, l.. J. Dau-
terive, E. E. Delhommer, Ven
tress J. Smith, p. R. Burke, V.
Mouton, Pfster Bros. O. Renou-
Diet, Zenon Decuir, T. R. Gayle,
i. J. Minvielle, Mary de V. Cage,
J. s. Power, C. NJ. Compton, La
card King, Amelia Pharr, Y. S.
Dahlberg, F. G. BlumenthaI,
Jules Dreyfus. Henry Meyer, A..
A. DeBlanc. H. L. Smith, P. L..
Renoudet. Estorge Drug Co., I.
Segura, Walter F. Carstens, E.
deValcourt, Sarah Barnard, J. w.
K. Shaw, Alfred Lewald, Julius
Koch, Leopold King, Ferd King,
John T. White, Thos. B. Rand, ].
T. Rand. Mrs. NJ. Soulier, R. R.
Digs, Walter J. Burke, M. Pr
raro, H. H. Winters, M. Galliand,
H. J. Daigre, Mrs. Ann Lewis,
Mrs. R. A. Pomeroy, Mrs. Emily
IL. Grant, A. B. Romero, w. Sc
gura, Geo. w. Dallas, Mrs. A. B.
Murray, A. B. Murray, Mrs. P.
III. Segura, Mrs. G. n. Fritzhugh,
Max Levy, H. A. King, Silvio
Broussard. H. s. Sealy.
The following resolution was
offered by Mr.. Suberbielle, Sec,
onded by Mr.. Villermin:
Acting upon petition pre-
scented to this Board signed by
numerous citizens and taxpayers
of this City suggesting the pur-
chase of the old Weeks home and
grounds to be converted into a
public City Park and in view Of
the urgent necessity of establish
ing such a park in this City:
Be it ordained. that it is the
sense of the Board of Trustee of
the City Of New iberia. that pro-
vided said property can be pur-',
chased for sum not exceeding
Fifteen Thousand Dollars, and
provided further that said acqui-
sition can be financed favorably !
as to terms of payment and rate .
of interest, that proper steps be ,
taken toward the purchase of :
said property and to provide for !
the necessary funds for it's pur- 8
chase. p.
On motion of Mr.. Suberbielle. :
seconded by Mr.. Villermin. the =
following resolution was offered !
and carried: y
Be it ordained that in order to =
open up Main Street so as to con- !
meet it with North street. with \
which it runs at almost a right T
angle, the Mayor of this City is a
hereby authorized to purchase
from Jean Courrege for said City
that certain parcel of land of
triangular shape lying and being :,
situated in the City of New Ibe- -
ia, across that portion of North =
md Main Streets which obstructs y,
heir connection, at a price of not :,
more than Forty Dollars cash. in =
payment whereof he is hereby au-
horned to draw warrant on
he treasury Of this City. 81
Messrs. De Jersey & Naff. con-
FACTORS for the cement sidewalks ~
ppeared before the Board and a.
tated that any property owner
to pay cash for the cp-
1ent sidewalks in front of thei~
they would he allowed n ~
light per cent. discount from the -,
ace of entire amount or ten ner 40 10
ent for the deferred navmen+s 90
Special Assessment O-Ainance. -
Ordinance No. e8. ~
Introduced Nv Mr.. Spherbielle ii
nd seconded nv Mr.. Villerm;n
o levy special assessment on
he property AUDITING Centre IS