The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1922-11-11
OFFICIAL MINUTES
CITY COUNCIL

The Board OF trustees OF lne ivy
Of New IBERIA met in regular ses
sion and pursuant to Resolution No.
344 adopted on the 18th day of Oct
ober, 1922, and published in the
Weekly Iberian, the Official Journai
of the City Of New iberia for three
consecutive weeks and for more than
fifteen days. on this 9th day of
November. 1929. at the hour of ,
p. NJ. in the City Hall and in their
assembly room with the following
members present, to-wit: Ed. La
Sale. Mayor and Trustee of Public
Safety; j. u. Broussard, Trustee of
Finance and Lawrence F. Villermin.
Trustee Of Public Property.
The Board Of Trustees having
been duly convened, the following
resolution was offered by Lawrence
+. Villcrmn. Trustee Of Public Pro
perry, and seconded by J. ID. Brous
sard, Trustee Of Finance:
Resolution No. 3i7.
Whereas the Board Of Trustees Of
the City of New Iberia duly adopted
resolution on the 10th day Of
October, 1929, Of the intention OF
the said governing authority to fund
the avails of the residue Of the 10
mills tax provided for in Section IL
of Article Ii of the Constitution of
the State Of Louisiana for the year
1921, and under and by virtue Of the
provisions Of Paragraph f, Section
Ia, Article ID Of the Constitution of
the State Of Louisiana for the year
1921, and Act No 40 Of the Legis-
lature Of Louisiana for the year
1922, for the purpose Of providing
S42O0O.00 for side walk paving and
otherwise improving and maintain
ing the streets of the City of New
Iberia, including the bridge spanning
Bayou Teche and connecting Duper-
Ter Avenue with Bridge Street in the
City Of New IBERIA, and $S,0OO.O0
for constructing improvements to
the Water Works Plant Of the City
of New Iberia, and more especially
for the addition Of water work pipes
thereto. and,
Whereas, due notice of the said in
tention on the part Of the said gov
erning authority duly issued and was
published in the Weekly Iberian,
Official journal Of the City Of New
Iberia, Louisiana, on the 21st and
Of November, in accordance with
Section 8 of Act 40 of the Legisla-
ture of the State of Louisiana for
the year 1922, and,
Whereas, the said notice so issued
and published in accordance with
law contains substantially all things
set forth in the Resolution Of the
Board of Trustees of the City of
New iberia Of date October 10th,
1929, and further provide that the
Board of Trustees would meet in
open session at the City Hall and in
their assembly room therein at New
Iberia. louisiana, on the 9th day of
November, 1922, at 5 i. NJ, and then
and there consider the ACCESSIBILITY
of issuing the said Bonds in the
amount of $50,00000, and,
Whereas, no objection to the issu-
ing of said Bonds Of whatever forn
or nature have been filed with the
Board Of Trustees or any of them
or any Of the officers Of the said
City of New Iberia,
Now. therefore, be it resolved by
the Board Of Trustees Of the City Of
New Iberia, Louisiana, that acting rs
the governing authority OF the City
Of New iberia, Louisiana, they dc
now proceed in open session to con-
slider the ACCESSIBILITY of issuing said
Bonds in accordance with law IN the
amount of $50,000.00
This resolution having been sub
mitted to a vote, the vote thereon
was as follows: Yeas: j. ID. Brous-
sard, Trustee of Finance; Lawrence
+. Villermin, Trustee Of Public Pro
perty Nays: Ed. LaSalle, Trustee
Of Public Safety, and the resolution
was declared adopted.
Thcreupon. it was moved by Law
renee +. Villermin, Trustee OF Pub
lis Property, and seconded by J. d.
Broussard, Trustee Of Finance, that
the written itemized statements pre-
pared and sworn by J. d. Broussard
Trustee Of Finance Of the City OF
New iberia, showing the statutor,
and ordinary charges of the City OF
New Iberia for the current year
1922, and all the City's other obliga-
tions. contraetual or otherwise, ex
cent debts secured by special taxes
and also showing the revenues OF
snid CITY for the said current year
be spread upon Zig iHihueoo'
motion being put to vote, the vote
was as follows: Yeas: J. ID. Brous
sard, Trustee of Finance; Lawrence
+. Villermin, Trustee Of Public Pro
perty. Nays: Ed. LaSalle, Trustee o.
Public Safety.
The sworn statement OF charges
and revenues for the current yea'
of 1922 was thereupon spread upoi
the minutes in the following words
and figures. to-wit:
-. DEBTS AND CHARGES.
General Fund:
department. ...... .$3, lag W
H Of Health. .......... 727 .Ol
Feeding of Prisoners. $3.50. 3OO. Y,
Pauper and Charity. 250 y.
City Hall g. Market. ...... 7lb .0t
City Courts .............. l,50O "
Streets and Bridges. ...... 6,O15 y.
Sewer EXPENSES 1920. OF
Fire Department ......... l,9oo y,
City Clerk & Attorney l,sao ~ y,
City Bridge ............. Dol ".
ync;aentals .... 940. OF