The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1917-09-15
OFFICIAL MINUTES,
CITY COUNCIL
Now Lheria. Sent ION. 1917.


Girard and NliIermin present.
The minutes of the previous
meeting were read aud approved
on motion of MI NIllermin sec
onded hy Mr.. Sealy.
Mr.. Il. 7 Ribbeck appeared be-
fore the Board requesting informa
ton or cement sidewalks, az refer
ring TO Wdshingtou Ave from
Corinne street to Hopkins street,
mentioning 10 the Board that the
sidewalk presently used on the
south side Of ashington Ave.
from Corinne street to Hopkins
street was private property aud
not City property.
Special Police Officer Henry
Elite. appeared before the Board
with request for an increase III
wages, on motion of Mr.. Sealy
seconded by Mr.. NilIerman and
adopted unanimously, the wages
Of Mr.. Elite was ordered increased
from the present 80 90 per month
10 $50 90 per month commencing
September lat 1917
Proceedings of Regular meeting
Of the Board of Trustees Of the
City of New iberia, held at New
Iberia. Louisiana on the 10Th day
OF Sept. 1917,
There were present: Mayor II.
s. Sealy presiding, Messrs. VilIer
min and Girard present.
A bsent: None.
On motion of Mr.. Sealy, second.
ed by Mr.. Villermin,-
The following Ordinance No, l24
was ordered published as required
10y law
WHEREAS there is q general
demand IN the City of New Iberia
for the mourning of debt aud issu
ing Of bonds TO represent said
debt 10 provide tor the construc.
ton Of public roads and highways
IN the City of New Iberia and il
The Parish Of iberia adjacent tC
the City of New Iberia and lead
ing Inte said City; and
WHEREAS the assessment oil
| the City of New Iberia Tor thu
year 1916. being the last assess
ment roll on file ia ~, 204, 576 80
and
WHEREAS the City of New
Iberia has used a part of it,. avail
ability for the issuance of bonds,
for the construction Of a Light
Power aud Water system and
there are outstanding and unpaid
of eald bonds s15,000 which said
bonds were issued October 18th
1900; aud
WHEREAS deducting from
the entire assessment, viz, So.
294,576 50; $4,000 to represent
the outstanding bonds issued fof
the construction of Light, Power
and Water system on
leaves an available
~ of SO, 1866 80 of assessment
in the City of New Iberia which
can be used for the issuance of
bonds; and
Whereas it is shown that bonds
to the extent of Two Hundred and
Fourteen Thousand Dollars 1914,
000) can be legally voted with this
availability.
THEREFORE,, BE IT OR
DAINED by the Mayor and
Board of Trustees of the City of
New Iberia, State Of Louisiana,
that the City of New Iberia,
through its Mayor and Board of
Trustees do hereby call an cleo
ton in the City of New Iberia on
Tuesday the 10th day OF October
iJt bfhWttN hb5 U0niH VI SHNtH
A. vi. and FIVE p. NJ.
BE IL FURTHER ORDAlN.
ED, That at the SAID special cleo
tion there shall be submitted to
the property taxpayers qualified
to vote under the Constitution
and Laws of the State of Bouisi
ana, the following proposition, to
wit: To authorize the City OF New
Iberia. through it's Mayor and
Board Of Trustees TO incur debt
and to issue bonds to represent
said debt 10 the extent Of Seventy
Five thousand Dollars fS75,000),
said bonds TO bear interest at the
rate of five per cent % per cent)
per annum, payable semi annually,
and the interest and principal to
be payable IN such amounts and
in such places and At such times
as the Mayor and the Board of
Trustees of the City of New Ibe
ria may determine, said bonds to
run for period not exceeding
thirty five years and the proceeds
of sale at not less than par to be
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