New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1916-03-11

Minutes OF Board of Sewerage Com
missioners showing FORMULATION o.
Sewerage Election held on March 2, 1910
New iberia, La, March 81, 1910.
The Board met at seven O'Clock Z. M
this day, pursuant to the Ordnan {
adopted January 2lst, 1910, for the pur-
pose Of canyassng the returns OF the
Election held this day under said Ofdi-
nance and promuigatlnR the results
thereof.
All members Of the Board being pres
cnt, the following process verbal OF the
proceedings signed after full com
p.lance with the law, viz:
PRONUNCIATION OF SEWERAGE
ELECTION
Process verbal of the Board OF Sew
tragc Commissioners of the First sew
cragc District of the City OF New iberia,
Louisiana. showing canvass OF returns
of the special election held in SAID sew
crage District on March End, 1910, and
the promulg ation of the result of sad
election by said Board.
STATE OF LOUISIANA, PARISH OF
IBERIA.
Be ii known. that we, the undersi gncd
members of the Board Of Sewerage Com
missioncrs of the First Sewerage Dis
trct of the City Of New iberia, LOUISE
ana. being the full membership OF said
Board did in pursuance to Sec. IS of Act
No ESQ of the Acts of the General AS
sembly of the State of Louisiana for the
wear 1910. approved July z, 1910. and to
the notice of said Board dated January
81, 1916, calling an election OF the prop
erty taxpayers Of said Sewerage Dis
trict to be held this day to take the sense
OF the property tax PAYERS OF said Sew
eragc District on the hereinafter men
toned propositions. convened III public
session at the office OF the Mayor and
Board Of Trustees OF the City Of New he
ria Louisiana, March 3. 1916, being at
the time and place previously adver-
tised according to law. and the ballot box
used in said election having been deis-
cred to us duly sealed bv the Commissio
ners of said election. we did then and
there proceed to break the seal and open
the ballot box containing the ballots de-
posted at said election held said day
and the returns of the said election. and
did then and do declare the result
OF SAID election held forcsaid to have
been as follows on the proposition be
low set forth respectively to-wit:
lst Proposition to levy and assess i
special tax OF three 90 mills on the dol
lar to be levied annually on the assessed
valuation OF all the property subject .
said taxation in the FIRST Sewerage Dis
trlct of the City OF New Iberia, Lousi-
ana, created by and bounded and des-
cribed as set forth in Ordinance Number
81 of the Board Of Trustees of the CITY
OF New iberia. for the year. 1915. said
proposition being submitted in pursuance
to an ordinance of the Board Of Sew
erage Commissioners of said Sewerage
District adopted on the 2lst dav of Jan
uary. 1916 and said proposed tax = be
levied and assessed on the basis OF he
assessed valuation of said property es-
tablishcd on the Municipal assessment
rolls OF each year. for period o. Forty
(4O' years commencing with and inciud-
ing the tax levy OF the year Nineteen
Hundred and Sixteen 900. said tax to
be levied for the purpose of contracting
for. acquiring, laying and installing
sewerage plant and all necessary APP
purtenances thereto, to be located and
within or partially within
and partially without the limits OF said
Sewerage District as said Board OF Sew
erage Commissioners may dam advis-
able and maintaining and operating
sewerage system within the limits of
said Sewerage District, the title to all
d which shall vest in said First Sew {
rage District OF the City OF New Iberia. o
louisiana.
Number Of votes cast in favor Of said a
'roposition. One Hundred and Fifty Four
1S4l :
Number Of votes cast against said 4
Forty Three t43l S
Majority Of votes in number cast in
avor Of said proposition, One Hundred
nd Eleven Gl1D n
Amount q votes in valuation Of prop II
rty cast in favor Of said proposition. y
Four Hundred and Ninety Eight Thou
and, Two Hundred and Eighty Eight
200, tS4oS.2SS2zl n
Amount Of votes in valuation Of prom W
rty cast against said proposition. Eighty
Vine Thousand Five Hundred and Fifty Y
Three Si-100 1880 5S254.l 5,
Majority Of amount Of votes in valua- A,
ion Of property cast in favor Of said
Toposition. Four Hundred ana Eight
thousand. Seven Hundred ana Thirty -
FOUR 1900 ts10S7St7Sl =
End Proposition to incur debt and 5,
Ssue bonds OF the first. Sewerage Dis E,
rict Of the City Of New Iberia, Louis:- /
ma, created by and bounded and des- n
ribed set forth in Ordinance Number O.
Of the Board Of Trustees OF the CITY il,
New iberia for the year 1915. adoptei es
eptemher 9th. lolS. said proposition IA
eng submitted in pursuance 70 an o~di- f.
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