The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1922-09-30
IBERIA STREET TO BE
STRICTLY RESIDENTIAL.
Petition Made To Board At
Last Meeting.

Following up The action taken BY
the property owners on nupcriel
Avenue, over year ago, and th'
more recent action taken ell CcntCI
Street near the new Heb School
the residents along Iberia Street
have now potitioned the City Roarl
Of Trustees to make of their street
strictly residential thoroughfarc.
This petition was signed by TWEEN
ty two property owners, and pres
entcd to the Board at its last meet
ing
Conforming to the petitioners re
quest. the Board has drawn up the
necessary ordinance which will hay"
to be published for ten days in The
Iborian, the Official City Paper. It
will then come up for final adoption
A similar request was made a few
weeks ago by residents along part
| of West Main Street, but action on
their petition has not been taken up
to the present time.
While in certain cases the crea-
ton of such strictly residence SITS.
! and the consequent biSbarrlng of all
businesses therefrom, work a hard
ship on some individuals, still it is
clearly the greatest good to the
greatest number which after all IS
| true democracy.
The Official Minutes of the City
| Board Of Trustees follows:
New Iberia, La. Sept. 20, 1922.
The Board of Trustees Of the City
of New iberia convened this day in
special session with Mayor Ed La
Sale presiding, Messrs. Broussard
and Nillermin present, at 10 A. NJ
The purpose Of the meeting being
to transact any and all matters
| needing attention.
The following petition was reeeiv-
ed and spread on the minutes:
New Iberia. La, Sept. %, 1922.
To the Board of Trustees of the
City of New Iberia. La.
Gentlemen:-
We, the undersigned property own
ers owning property on IBERIA 81,
in the said City of New Iberia.
hereby petition your Honorable Body
to pass and adopt an ordinance pro
hibitng the opening and operation
Of any barber shop, pool rooms,
oyster stand, ice cream parlor or
dancing hall on Iberia Street. be-
tween st. Peter Street and Dale St,
in said City of New Iberia.
Respectfully signed,
BY % Property Owners.
Acting on the petition as present
ed to the Board the following Ordin-
ance was introduced by Mr.. LaSalle
and ordered published ten days
pending final disposition.
ORDINANCE No. 33S.
Whereas, the City of New Iberia,
by Act No. 1877 of the Legislature
Of the State of Louisiana, session
1910. has the power and authority
to prescribe the establishment and
operation of businesses and trades
on certain designated streets and
tboroughfares within designated
lines. therefore,
Section /. Be it ordained by the
Board of Trustees of the City OF
New Iberia, that from and after the
passage of this ordinance, it shall
be unlawful for any person, firm.
partnership or corporation to establ-
ish, operate or erect any barber
shops, pool rooms, oyster stand, ice
cream parlor and dancing hall, N
Iberia Street, between st. Peter St.
and Dale Street, or other cross or
intersecting street Of Iberia Street
within distance of one hundred
feet. 1t being the intent of this ord
nance to prohibit the said businesses
on said streets, between the said IL
mits in order to conserve the peace,
quiet. comfort and health and gen
era welfare of the residents of said
streets as the businesses, owing to
the residential nature of the sad
streets. might become private nuis-
ances
Section 2. Be it further ordained,
etc. that whenever any place Of