New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1917-09-15
Proceedings Of the Police Jury.

Louisiana.
| Whereas, under the select;i
draft of the United States Army
Charles Basin, Parish Treasure
I'd Secretary Of the Parish 4
! Iberia has been drafted, and ha
been certified to the officers Of tn
United States Army as a >goo'
soldier; and
Whereas the said Charles Bas
sin has proven himself to be al
honest, energetic, consideration
and competent official, and
Whereas, the said Charles Bas
sin will leave today for the mill
tary service of the United States
and realizing that this body vii
be deprived Of his valuable serv
ices, therefore
Be it resolved that the Police
Jury of the Parish Of Iberia
State of Louisiana, do hereby Of
fer vote of thanks to the lien
Charles Basin and che erfully
recommend him to the attention
of his superior officers.
Adopted at regular meeting Of
the Police Jury, Iberia Parish
State of Louisiana, at New Iberia
iberia Parish on the 9th day OF
September, 1917.
ALPHONSE A. THEREOF,
President Police Jury, Iberia Par
ish, State of Louisiana.
Mr.. A. A. Theriot, realizing that
the members of the Police jury.
should perform a patriotic duty
toward the boys Of New Iberia,
who SO willingly joined the col
ors, demanded that the meeting
be adjourned until l 80 P. M. aad
that the members Of this Hon
orabe Body assemble in mass and
accompany the departing boys
the depot of the S. P. R. 4.
Mr.. Theriot's request was immed-
lately followed by a molten Of
Mr.. Gonsoulin, seconded by Mr..
Decuir and carried that the meet
ing be adjourned and it IS hereby
adjourned until / 80 P. NJ.
The Police Jury Of the Parish
Of Iberia, convened again this day
at 1:30 P. M. in acco, lance with
the motion made this A, NJ. with
the same members present.
DR.. F. O. Darby Of Lorea lvjlle,
before this Body end
demanded that a petition filed by
him with the Secretary Of the Po-
ice Jury be acted upon at ence.
The Secretary produced the petit
lion, which after reading shows
that a certain number OF the tax
payers Of the 4th Ward of the
Parish of liberia, request the Po-
ice Jury Of the Parish Of iberia
to annul the election recently
carried in the 18th Ward for the
benefit of model roads over said
Ward. Petition ordered filed on
The ground that Police Jury has
no jurisdiction in this matter and
such petition should be presented
20 the Court.
Report of tie condition of vats
n the 4th Ward, submitted by1
Mr.. Gonsoulin, filed for further
consideration.
Mr.. Justilien Rodrigue, ap-
peared before this Body and
stated that for the price Of $1,000
ne would build the bridge,
n Ward 7th and I'd, and requested
hat an order for lumber be given
him. On motion Of Mr.. Miguel
seconded by Mr.. Romero and car
ried. the Secretary was ordered
to give Mr.. Rodrigue the order
ACAA0AOCOs-
The following applications for
] free scholarship at the L. S. D.,
were received and duly read from
Miss Alice Gates, Mr.. H. H. VIM
ters, Jr., Harold Aubry, Vincen-
y. Briganti, Harry Sheard anu
Robert Laperouse.
On motion Of Mr.. Decuir, sec
onded by Mr.. Gary and carried, |
The application Of Miss Gates isl
hereby rejected on the ground
that the free scholarship in ques-
lion applies only to boys. The
application Of Mr.. H. H. Winters,
II. was also rejected for the real
,on that the majority of the menu
oers Of the Police Jury are con-
ident that the parents Of Mr..
Winters are persons of wealth. /!