The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1921-08-06
Official Minutes City Council.


The Board of Trustees of the City
Of New Iberia convened this day in
regular session with Mayor Ed. La
Sale presiding. Messrs. Broussard
and Nillermin present.
The minutes of the previous meet
ing were read and approved on mo-
ton of Mr. Villermin, seconded by
MIR. Broussard
Ordinance No, 274 was offered for
! final adoption by Mr.. Villermin, and
after correcting the City Attorneys
salary to read $35 90 per month, and
| the City Physicians salary to read
| $40 90 per month was finally adopted
by the following yea and nay vote:
Yea: Messrs. LaSalle, Broussard and
Nillermin Nay: None. Which ordin-
ance was ordered inscribed in the Or
dinance Book.
Ordinance No. 27S was offered for
final disposition by Mr.. Villermin, af-
ter its publication the required num-
Der of times in compliance with the
City Charter and was adopted by the
following yea and nay vote: Yea:
Messrs. LaSalle, Broussard and Vii
lermin. Nay: None, which ordinance
was ordered inscribed in the Ordin-
ance Book, in conformity with re-
quirements of the City Charter.
The following communication was
received and ordered spread on the
minutes.
New Iberia, La, July %, 1921.
City of New Iberia, La.
On behalf of Mrs. Elva Briggs. we
wish to file this, her claim, for per-
manent injury to her knee due to a
defective bridge and improper care
and attention to the streets of your
city; which injury occurred on Hacker
Street on the - day of April, 1921
in the following sums to-wit:-
For professional services due
DR.. H. J Dauterive. ....$ 50 OO
Estorge Drug Co.. for drugs. 5 CO
For physical suffering ... $50 OC
For loss of time. 90 .OC
For permanent injury to her
knee, deprivation of the
use of her limb and i'm
pairment to her ability to
earn hpr livelihood ION M
Total ................. 1895 81
This injury was due to the fault
and negligence of the City and under
law she is entitled to recover at least
the amount herein claimed. We should
be pleased to discuss this claim with
your Attorney before filing suit.
Kindly advise us Of your conclu-
sions regarding the payment thereof
without delay, and oblige.,
Yours truly,
F. E. Delahoussaye ant
Emile Vuillemot.
The matter was referred to the
City Attorney for his opinion.
| The following communication was
received and ordered spread on the
minutes, on motion of Mr.. Villermin:
| New Iberia, La, July 1, 1921.
To the Mayor and Board of Trustees
! of the City of New Iberia, La.
Gentlemen
i 1t appears that Mr.. O. Mallet of
Cade Station, st. Martin Parish, La,
mad tied his horse to one of your
telegraph poles in the City of New
Iberia, La, on Saturday, the 18TH,
and that one of your employees at
tempted to climb the pole to which
this horse was tied. Before climbing
TINS pole he was advised by Mr.. NAL
let and others not to attempt to
climb while the horse was attached
to the pole, not withstanding the adj
wee or suggestion, your employee
climbed the pole and frightened the
morse and caused a runaway on the
Main Street of the City of New he
ria. The buggy of Mr.. Mallet was
destroyed and this valuable animal
crippled
am, therefore, writing to make
demand for the payment to Mr.. NAL
let OF the sum of One Hundred and
Seventy Five ($175 O0) Dollars. the
value of the animal and the sum of
Fifty Dollars $3.50 0O) the value of
the buggy. The gripping of the horse
and the wrecking of the buggy hav-
ing been caused through the neglig-
ence and carelessness of your en-
ployee.
| would, therefore, respectfully re-
quest that you remit the amount of
Two Hundred and Twenty Five
(S225 .00) Dollars to Mr.. Mallet, in
full settlement of this claim and a.
void any litigations over this matter.
Awaiting an early reply, remain,
Yours very respectfully,
Provost & Vuillemot.
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