New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1920-08-21

hC LuaI the sense
OF this meeting was to assemble the
members of the Police Jury together for
the purpose Of participating in a body
/ 10 the demonstration of the tractors
which were not included in the first dem
onstration on August 5th 1920 and mas
much as the operators of said tractors can
not be ready before three o'clock P. M. the
Police Jury will now proceed and act
upon matters not attended to at the last
meeting.
The opening Of the bids for re-roofing
the Court House being in line for action,
the~sseTetary declared that he received
one bid from A. H. White Roofing Co.
Of New Orleans, La, said bid was duly
read and on motion Of Mr. Gray, Sec
onded by Mr.. Landry said bid was re-
jected.
Moved by Mr.. Gary, seconded and car
ried that the Jail and Court House Conn
mittee be authorized and it is hereby au-
thorized to advertise again for ten days
for the re-roofng Of the Court House and
that the specifications call for Barrett
n Roofing and that said committee be and
F il is authorized to open the bids on Aug.
h 23d, 1920 at ten A. M, accept one bid or
reject any and all bids and if one bid is
found satisfactory to order the re-roofing
+ Of the Court House as soon as material
can be received.
A communication from Mr.. Laodice
Delcambre requesting that the Police Jury
take up the question of an exchange of a
strip of land going along his property,
duly received and read when it was
moved by Mr.. Leleu, seconded by Mr..
Landry and carried that the Police Jury
Investigate further the advisability of
such exchange.
Mr.. Leon Landry stated that the COM
mittee. appointed by the Police Jury
February 4th, 1920, for the purpose of
securing a. right of way through the
pros~r4S of Mrs Castillo in the 9th Ward,
did succeed in securing said right of way
and requested that the Police Jury APP
propriate the sum of $4,000 in order to
pay for said right of way
Moved by Mr.. DeBlanc, seconded and
carried that the sum of $4,000 be APP
propriated for said purpose out of the
General Road Fund and the original COM
mittee appointed February 4th, 1920 be
and IL is hereby authorized to prepare the
deed of said right of way and the Pres
ident is hereby authorized to sign said
deed in behalf Of the Parish and have
same recorded.
II was reported that the committee APP
pointed to investigate the drainage of the
Vincent lane in the 4th Ward refused to
act when It was moved by Mr.. Decui-,
seconded by Mr.. Lyon that a committee
composed of Messrs. Sosthene Vincent,
Morenas Dugas and Zenon Bouttee be
appointed in lieu of the original commit
tee. Carried.
Moved by Mr. Landry that the Jail and
Court House Committee advertise for a
period of ten days, soliciting bids for the
repairing of the boiler under Jail and
iron steps inside Of Jail, bids to be open
August 23d, 1920 at IL A. M. Said COM
mittee having the right to reject any or
all the bids OF to order the repairs of said
boiler and steps at once. Seconded and
carried.
Moved by Mr.. Landry, seconded and
carried that the Secretary be and he is
hereby authorized TO buy one car of coal
for the use of the Jail and Court House.
A letter from the State Traffic Associa-
tion in regard to checking Of freight on
gravel s19Rred to the several Board of
Supervisors Of Road Districts.
AT this juncture the Police Jury sus-
pended business for the purpose of at
tending TO demonstration of tractors, ses.
sion 70 be resumed lated in the day.
Immediately following the demonstra-
ton the members Of the Police Jury re-
convened and Mr. Landry moved that the
Police Jury 20 into executive session.
Seconded by Mr.. Lyon and carried
Following the executive session the
Police Jury re-convened in open meeting.
The Road Committee through its Chair
man. Mr.. Landry recommended the pur-
chase Of one Illinois Super Drive Trac-
for and one Laucon Road Tractor.
Whereupon il was moved by Mr.. Lyon,
seconded by Mr.. Gary and carried that
the Police Jury purchase one Illinois
Tractor and One Laucon Tractor with Mr.
4. T. Lejune and Goodwin Buquor Mo-
TORS CO. respectively and that the Presi-
dent be and he is authorized to negotiate
tbe deal and the Treasurer is hereby au-