The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1920-09-18
OFFICIAL MINUTES
CITY COUNCIL


of New Iberia convened this day in
special session with Mayor H. 5:
Sealy presiding, Messrs. Girard an; ana
Villermin resent, at r. M. Inc
purpose of the meeting being to trans
act any and all matters needing at
tention.
The publication of bids received for
the paving of East Main Street from
Weeks Street to Bank Avenue with
concrete pavement as per bid of P. w.
Broughton, having been PUBLISHED
thirty days in accordance with provl-
sions of the City Charter and there
being no objections offered, why SAID
bid, price and proposal offered by the
said P. w. Broughton should not be
accepted.
1t was on motion of Mr.. Girard
seconded by Mr.. Sealy and adopted
unanimously that Mayor H. S. Sealy
be authorized to sign a contract with
P. w. Broughton for the paving OF
East Main Street from Weeks Street
to Bank Avenue as per bid received
by the Mayor and Board OF Trustees
of date August Bird, 1920.
The following estimate OF paving
was offered by Mr.. Sealy and ordered
spread on the minutes:
To the Honorable Mayor and Board O
Trustees of the City of New Iberia
La, and to the Honorable A. A. Cir
ard, Trustee of Finance:
Gentlemen
| Acting conformably to Section
of Act No. % of the Acts of tn
General Assembly of the State o
Louisiana Of 1914, and pursuant t.
the amendment of the Charter of tn
City of New iberia, whereby the pro
visions of the said Acts are rendere
Operative, which amendment to tn
Charter bears date of August 14tf
l1916, / have the honor to submit t
your Honorable body an estimate @
the cost of paving Bridge Street, ur
lder the contracts heretofore autOriZe
lby YOU with Richie Bros. as follow!
to-wit:-
Bridge Street, from Main Street
City Bridge, $4,47O.2O Total. | furtf
err respectfully submit the names {
all property owners, together with
brief description Of each property *
the purpose of Identification, to
assessed as aforementioned.
respectfully submit for your col
sideration that the total of the est
mate of cost for the paving of Bride
Street, as proposed and as heretofol
authorized and contracted for amour
to $4,470.2O.
Respectfully submitted,
H. S. SEALY, Mayor,
Trustee of Public Propert
COST OF PAVEMENT.
Bridge Street.
Main to City Bridge-East Side.
Name Front. Fl. Rate Am
King Bros. 1855 5000 $1292.t
WI. & P. r.
Burke 1868 5000 $1O96.!
Main to City Bridge-West Side.
Duperier &
Renoudet 1913. $1,000 $l678.!
w. J. & P. R.
Burke 80. 5000 4Ol.'
Total $4,47O.:
The following report from Audit,
In. G. Robertson was ordered publis
ed by Mr.. Villermin, seconded by M
Girard.
REPORT in next Issue.)
Mr.. Fred Patout requests the Boa
of Trustees to make arrangement
to receive his cash payment in No
ember for the Street pavement
properties of Elks Theatre, F. ]. P
tout and Patout Bros. all with int
lest up to date of payment.
On motion of Mr.. Villermin, Sc
onded by Mr.. Girard, and adopt
unanimously, the amount of $500!
transferred from Special Paving Flu
Ito General Fund, and the amount
S15OO.OO transferred from Speci
Paving Fund to Water & Light Fun
both amounts to be replaced in six
days.
The Board Of Trustees informs pr
perty holders on Main Street, b
tween Weeks Street and West Corp
rate limits, and R. R. Ave. betwe
Main Street and S. P. Property at 1
pot, that it is proper for any one {
string to pay cash for the sire
pavement, to make it known to t
Trustee of Finance, A. A. Girard,
as early date as possible.
On motion of Mr.. Sealy, second
by Mr.. Villermin, the two strt
workers wages were ordered plac
at 1925 per day, and extra STIR
workers at $2.75 and the City H
Janitor at $4,000 per month inste
Z. of $500, effective from Septemt
18th up to December 31st, 1920.
u On motion of Mr.. Villermin, s
= onded by Mr.. Girard, the meeting
% journed.
ne Il. F. VILLERMIN, H. S. SEALY
nd Clerk. May
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