New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1919-08-09
A LITTLE MORE FICTION.

officials
With the indulgence confrere the Iberian will
again pen little fiction and ask his consideration
if this another instance of municipality again
being top heavy with officials when probably one executive oc
and would and several hundred or thou
dollars be saved the people annually We hope we Will not
ince the esteemed conere discussion OF TINS
subject We preface remarks by stating that
could resist the temptaon again take UP subject that
has began make taxpayers think
remembered in making comparison between the Old
regime and present Comm on Form Of Government the
showed expenditure of 100000 annm for
the collection only of lights and water aside from the $2oo Tor
services of OF the Electric Light and water fant
Is not another error?
We have no either Of the former
ployng collector collect the light and accounts We
know when Plant question under the management
Ms Max Levy Jules Dupuy Harry Winters they acted
in both capacities
Are we right or are we wrong, Brother Frame?
Now present Commission system, why is it that
sacred funds like the pledged for the retirement OF the
bonds Of New Southern Drainage Canal collected for the
year 1918 used for other than what they were IN
tendedf
Why was it the New Iberia Northern Railroad Co. had to
City OF New Iberia because amounts
them not forhcoming9
Why that only within the past four weeks the present
had borrow large amounts to make up funds
had meet other current expenses OF the Cy When
proposed did Mayor Sea refuse to sanction
loan Was not this money ved eight cent from
citizen who turn secured it at rate OF x-thus making
profit of two cent?
Inv was
Golfers Of the railroad demurrage freight for the Electric
Light Plant during the past fifteen monthss
Was not because Commissioners have been faced
with defct'
Certainly the City stewards would not demurage to
railroad they had position meet freight charges
fuel when it became duet
If the expenses City did exceed the revenues there
would ample the all times to meet outstand
ing obligations
charter can be drawn up for the management of New
Iberia and be passed through the Legislature that will enable
taxpayers economical form Of
eminent in keeping with the taxes collected.
We grievance against the present officials on ne
contrary highest regard for each # them 1t IS lie
that consider expensive under existing conditions
Very probably any other Of officials manipulating municipal
ity credit is slightly impaired, because OF overdue &C
coun would have also used their ommand
order to pressing demands We not undertaking
question integrity of the at the helm OF New Iberia BUS
affairs Far from it, simply wish to impress upon oul
that unless taken to change the
10 one more with collected the taxpayers
will again be with another raise in assessments that vii
make their holdings Cumbersome contingency Of this kind
would hecmate building and the buying Of real estate It would
likely be incentive make them sacrifice whatever
property they and invest elsewhere Home anc
builders what community need and the lower the taxa
ton the and satisfied the property owner becomes
II will only be short while before the taxpayers will again
he called upon to vote the construction Of
Central High School building the completion Of the Canal
the sea- and the Boutte canal Lake Faue Pone
nns there disposition keep the assessments within
great deal Of opposition these special liable develop
people Iberia have always been liberal and
ponded to special proposed for either outside
terprses or internal improvements On the other hand
ton is going to rider the
Of municipality will than likely find great opposition
to some Of the need much These
The reasons WHY of the property pefe
adopting government by which at least enough
win be annually build crossings and maintain street
the property holders have paid for their construction
unfair and unreasonable that property holders VIII
pay for gravel abung their property
afterwards This should be done Of Ii
general and the people Of New Iberia thmseve
draft that will call for disbursements
their a6aira
ms ron s1REr uu2ovE days the Ooaasioners vim asai
yUIIA lreinsert the bids a the law d(