The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1916-07-15
GRAND JURY REPORT
TO the Honorable Judge Of the
Nineteenth Judicial D.strIci
CJnrt.

We, the grand jurors of the Pa
lsh of Iberia, having been ~ Sc
sion for the past week and havin
finished our labors, do hereby sui
init to the court the following r,
port:
we fiud that the public roads @
THIS parish are generally IN GOO
condition. The model road be
tweeIrNew Iberia and Jeaperett
~ badly in need Of attention an,
aud we recommend to the polic
jury that at the earliest possible
time, justified by The condition o
the finances Of he parish that tn,
said road he gravelled. The pres
ent road would serve as an excel
lent foundation for the gravel
which would make 1t a permanen,
and highly satisfactory highway.
Complaint has been made to the
jury of the condition of certain
bridge across Bayou Petit Anse,
south Of the ] &V X r This
bridge is reported to the jury to be
very important for the harvesting
OF the present growing crop which
mas to be hauled across SAID Ba
you to switches on the railroad.
We realize that the present DO
lice jury has inherited large in
debfedDess, bearing a sum Of in
terest which ,YiIl be a burden upor
them; but there are certain works
I'D the parish which on account of
the great necessity of their being
done and others due to the danger
oy not repairing The bridges, that
the work will have 70 be done and
we trust that the jury Will find
means to put the improvements in
proper condition
1t has been reported to us that
the present police jury hopes to be
able to put this parish on a cash
basis. This would be a great ae-
complishment on their part and ifl
such is accomplished it will be the
greatest service that any police
jury can render its parish, saving
as 1t will thousands Of dollars not
only TO the. parish, but to the peo.
pie who arg forced to accept paper.
and who under present conditions
are unable 10 realize on said paper
or forced to lose part of the
money earned by them.
We have inspected the Parish
Jail and find that those incarcerat
ed are not given proper bedding.
1t is not humane to force one con.
fined in a cell 10 sleep on cement
floors or with such accommoda.
tiOns as are provided for the pri.
sODeTs. We have called this mat.
ter to the attention of the police
jury and are satisfied that they
will improve the comforts of the
prisoners. In this matter we are
neither the present sheriff
nor the present police jnry, as
both are newly indicted iuto Of (
fee. i
We find that the Offices and
vault of the clerk of court are be
ginning to be crowded again. The
,ity Jail standing next to the Court I
House ID our opinion conld be ac
Iuired very cheaply and with very
title expense fitted up to accom-.
nodate some of the records of the !,
Jerks office. We suggest to the u
police jury that they make ar u
angements TO acquire and improve .
his building and make it part of
he clerks Office.
The roofs of the court house and /,
he parish Jail are both In bad con. L
ition and should be repaired at !,
nee To permit water to drip !,
trough the buildings il not only 9'
IcOnvenient for tue occupants,
at will cause the buildings to de. :,
priOrate. :,
We have investigated the viola tr
ons of the dipping ordinances in
his parish and have returned 1856 p.
ills. In view of the fact thar N
dipping has been sac Of
on and provided for by the legis N
'ture, and considering the amount to
money already expanded 10y the or
arish in fitting up and supervis. AZ
i dipping, as business proposi. IN
on, the ordinances should by all
cans be enforced. 1t is for the :.
lblic good, aud moreover, if@eur ~ -,
,ople are forced to dip now, we 49, ~,
| sooner have quarantine raised =. g.
.ainst us. ="
We suggest to the police jury fe,
at they arrange to meet com In,
aiDts made to the grand jury
th reference to dipping as fol n
VS.: '"
1st. That they provide water nm
the stock before they are dip. II
d. 70,
2Dd. That the proper level Of
Q solution in the vat be main do
lned so as to remove all danger fo,
the injury to stock.
3rd. That the watts be kept az
ian as possible, the manure to be-
moved az often az pOssible.