The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1920-12-25
OFFICIAL Minutes
COUNCIL

New iberia, La, Dec. 20, 1920.
The Board of Trustees Of the City
of New iberia convened this day in
regular session with Acting Mayor
A. A. Girard presiding, Mr.. Viller-
min present; Mayor H. s. Sealy
absent.
The minutes of the previous meet
ing- were read and approved on mo-
ton Of Mr.. Villermin, seconded by
Mr.. Girard.
The Budget Ordinance having been
published the required number of
days was offered for final disposition
on motion of Mr.. Villermin, second
ed by Mr.. Girard, and adopted by
the following Yea and Nay vote:
Yea; Messrs. Girard and Villermin.
Nay; None.
The following resolution No. 245
was offered by Mr.. Girard, seconded
by Mr.. Villermin and adopted:
Resolution NO. Z45.
Be it resolved by the Board Of
Trustees of the City of New IBERIA,
that promissory note of this City,
for the sum of Five Thousand Six
Hundred Dollars issued unto the Peo-
pies National Bank of New Iberia,
bearing interest at the rate of eight
per centum per annum from Decem-
Der 4th, 1920, payable June 4th, 1921,
payable out Of any funds not other
wise appropriated out of the reven-
ues of this City to be collected dur
ing the year 1921.
Said note being to take up the
not of like amount due by City to
said Bank bearing date Of December
4th, 1920, bearing like interest.
Be it further resolved that the
Mayor be authorized to sign said
note and to issue it unto said Bank,
and to retire the other note of Five
Thousand Six Hundred Dollars, on
date December 4th, 1920.
City of New Iberia,
H. S. Sealy, Mayor
Attest true copy of resolution OF
the Board of Trustees of the City OF
New Iberia, Of date December 18TH
1920.
l.. F. VILLERMIN,
City Clerk
Mr.. Felix Romero appeared before
the Board with request that the
sum of $3.50. 90 be returned to him.
said amount having been paid for a
license to sell near beer which IL
cense was issued and ordered illegal
ly.
On motion Of Mr.. Villermin, Sec
onded by Mr.. Girard, the amount OF
$3.50 90 was ordered returned.
The following communication was
received from Trustee of Finance A.
A. Girard and spread on the minutes
New Iberia, La, Dec. 16, 1920.
Hon. Board of Commissioners, City
of New Iberia, La.
Gentlemen
| want to submit to you the fol
lowing facts for your careful consl-
Iteration, and for your adjustment to
correct the errors and difficulties now
attendant upon the discharge OF my
duties as City Tax Collector.
The list of the Property Owners,
showing their respective frontage, in
feet, for sidewalk assessment, is en-
tirely wrong, in SO far as many of
the property owners are concerned,
according to the statements and con-
tentions of such respective proper
ty owners, and in as much as | am
not empowered to collect and receipt
for taxes, unless the whole of such
taxes, as assessed against the res
pective property owner, are paid, the
errors, or alleged errors, in said list,
with reference to the feet-frontage
in such assessment, handicaps and
seriously obstructs me in the collec-
ton of taxes against these respective
property owners, which taxes may be
assessed for other funds and purpo-
SEES, than the sidewalk assessments.
Under the present conditions, it is
impossible for me to collect taxes
against the sidewalk assessment in
anything like an approximate amount
assessed. Property owners are con-
tinually contradicting the correctness
of the foot-frontage of their proper
ty. Notably among these are Aug
ust Winters, A,phonsine Hill, Deere
Segura, Mrs. Chas. Escudier, Miss
Myrtle Ribbeck, Mrs. E. F. Millard,
and number Of others.
I would also call your attention to
the fact that many discrepancies and
contradictions with reference to the
front footage for street paving as
sessments exist, and are obstructing
the collection Of taxes.
Any relief in the above mentioned
conditions which can be rendered by