New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1916-08-05

is one of the street boundries, or in the
square of which said existing streets are
street boundries, the entire improvement,
to be made and extra cost thereof, in
GLIDING intersections to be borne by the
owner OF real property fronting Oh such
existing street or streets, all work to DE
done according to plans to be approved
by the Board OF Trus ees and upon lines
and lewis to be furnished by the Trus-
tee of Public Safety. The cost OF pub
LEGATION OF petitions required by this
section Shall be borne by the signers of
the same. The majority OF property re
ferred to in this section shall be con-
strued to mean a majority Of the as
sessed value of the property to be af
fected by the proposed improvement
H. S. SEALY, Mayor.
The following reply from the New
Amsterdam Casualty Co., was received in
regards the repair of Cement Sidewalks
on East Main Street:
New Orleans, July 26th, 1916.
Board of Trustees. New Iberia, La:
Gentlemen-In Re; Bond No. 374 De-
Jersey & Naff
Your letter of July 18th to our Balti-
m ,re office has been received, and we
are taking the matter up with Messrs. De
Jersey & NaH We feel sure that they
will communicate with the CITY immed-
lately, and would appreciate your furth-
er advises.
Yours very truly,
The Har'wig Moss ms. lgency, Ltd.
M. w MOSS, Vice President.
Correction of minutes of July Oath, to
read, note ordered issued to DR.. J. w. K
Shaw, in amount of $4,000, payable
March 1st, 1917 instead of January 1st,
1917
The following communication was re-
ceived from the Trustee of Finance:
July 3lst, 1916.
To the Board of Trustees, City of New
iberia:
Gentlemen-Among the bills sub
mitted for approval at to-day's meeting
of the Board there are several charge
able to Incidentals Account and as this
account is now exhausted l cannot issue
check vouchers for these accounts until
additional funds are credited to the az
count in question or l am instructed by
the Board, under resolution or motion, to
pay the accounts and charge to some
other fund having credit.
Respectfully,
J. p SUBERBIELLE,
Trustee of Finance
On motion of Mr.. Villermin, secondei
by Mr.. Sealy and adopted unanimously,
the amount of $4,000 set aside in the
budget, for improvements, in City Mar
ket, 1916, being unused, was ordered
transferred to Incidental Account.
The following resolution was offered
by Mr.. Suberbielle, seconded by Mr..
Sealy and adopted unanimously:
Whereas, the City of New iberia is in
need of funds with which to meet current
expenses, therefore, Be it resolved that
the Trustee of Public Safety Mayor be
and he is hereby authorized and en-
powered to negotiate a loan with the
Peoples National Bank Of New Iberia
in the sum of 100000 and to execute
the obligation of the City for said
amount payable one month after date
and bearing eight per cent interest per
annum from maturity.
The following petition and application
Of the New iberia & Northern Railroad
Company was received. and on motion
If Mr.. Villermin, seconded by Mr.. Sealy |
and adopted unanimously, it was ordered |
spread on the minutes, and published |
thirty days as required by law.
PETITION.
TO the Honorable Mayor and Board of
Trustees of the City of New Iberia
Parish Of Iberia, State of Louisiana:
This the petition and application Vt
he New iberia & Northern Railroad
Company, with respect represents:
That it duly obtained from the City
# New Iberia a certain franchise to en-
er into the City of New iberia and to
onstruct its railroad line on, along,
trough, over and across certain streets
nd alleys of the City of New iberia,
which franchise bears date of August
9TH, 1909, and is in words, tenor and
erms, to-wit:
An ordinance granting to the New Ibe-
ia, st. Martin and Northern Railroad i,
company, or its transfeYees and assigns ,
be right Of way on, along, through, over
nd across certain streets and alleys in
be City of New iberia, together with ,
ertain privileges and franchises within
he limits of said City, was presented by !
II. Renoudet and read. when it was l
loved by Mr.. Renoudet, seconded by Mr.. ,
outhwell and adopted by the following !
ga and Nay vote. to-wit: Yeas. $
lessrs. Renoudet, Lassalle, Miguez.
irard, Ribbeck and Southwell. Nay, $
II. TYainor. y
Said ordinance as above entitled was a
len presented to the Mayor for examina- {
pm and after examination was returned
y him approved and signed and the q
al Of the corporation thereto affixed. \
Said ordinance reads as follows. To- Q
it: a
Section /. Be it ordained by the 8
Iayor and Board Of Trustees of the t
ity of New iberia La. the New Iberia, b