The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1917-08-04
OFFICIAL Minutes
CITY COUNCIL
New Iberia, July oath, 1917.

ibe 10 coHsiuer prices ana puI
chase one thousand feet fire hose
The Eureka Fire Hose Co..
price of 81 10 per foot for Ret
Cross Brand Hose, submitted
through the New Iberia Hwd. Co
was accepted and an order giver
said company for one Thousand
10000 feet, price quoted being fol
hose delivered at New Iberia
terms four months on open &C
count, or note for one year with
per cent interest per annum from
date, on motion of Mr.. Sealy, sec
onded by Mr.. Girard and adopted
unanimously.
On motion of Mr.. ViIlermin
seconded by Mr.. Girard, the meet
ing adjourned.
II. s. SEALY, Mayor.
l.. f. Villermin, Clerk.
New Iberia, July 3Otb, 1917.
The Board Of Trustees of the
City of New Iberia convened this
day in regular session with Mayor
IL. s. Sealy presiding, Messrs.
Girard and Vlllermin present.
The minutes of the previous
meeting were read and approved,
on motion of Mr.. Sealy, seconded
by Mr.. Villermin.
The communication received by
City Physician, Walter F. Gar.
stems, was read and ordered spread
on the minutes, on motion of Mr.
VillermiD, seconded by Mr.. Girard,
New Orleans, July 9th, 1917.
DR.. w. +. Carstens,
City PLY sician, New Iberia,
Dear Doctor: Our reports show
that typhoid prevails widely
throughout the State. While
there have been no epidemics. the
number of cases gives reason for
additional precautiOn.
l shall thank you to investigate
at the earliest possible opportuni
ty the dairies under your jarisdlc
ton. These will be dairies inside
of the corporate limits Of your
city.
The points especially to be nos
ed are the sanitary conditions,
that is, whether dairy Is clean and
methods of handling milk SANTA
ry. Report any one suffering
from contagious or Infectious dis
ease. Have specimens sent the
Laboratory, State Board Of Health,
for examination, that typhoid
carriers may be located.
We have request from DR.. w.
FL. Robin, Superintendent of Pub.
lie Health New Orleans, to get
from parish and municipal health
officers reports of typhoid patients
sent to New Orleans for treatment
from their respective units of ia
risdlction. l shall thank you to
send to this Office all such records.
For the prevention of further
spread of typhoid fever In your
city and parish, and throughout
the State, it is imperative that We
have your help along the lines
suggested above. If you have no
funds for this work, will you not
make an effort to arrange with the
Oity Council for the necessary
amount.
Yours very truly,
Oscar D0wIing, President.
Doctor Carstens was authorized
to get the names Of dairies in the
city of New Iberia, and to send
samples of milk to the State Board
of Health.
A communication was received
from the District Attorney, Mr.
Emile VnillemOt, calling attention
to speeding Of automobiles, In vio-
latlon of the law, which communi
Gallon was ordered filed.
Mayor Sealy calling attention to
Traffic Ordinance No. 122 being
published at this time, which or.
dinance will become effective Mon
day August 9th, the enforcement
OF which will mean the correction
Of the careless driving as mention.
ed by the District Attorney, the
public is asked to get copy of the
ordinance and famiIiarize them.
selves with the requirements.
The following communication
was received and ordered spread
on the minutes on motion OF Mr..
Villermin,
New Iberia, La. July 30th, 1917.
To The Honorable Mayor and
Board of Trustees of The City
of New iberia.
Gentlemen:-We, the under.
signed tax payers residing on
Taylor street, having in mind the
improved condition and convent
ences that would be provide d by q
Q ,ntinuatiOn of this street so as to
conr st Julia with Weeks street.
respectfully petition yonr Honora-
BILE Board to make such appropria