The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1922-01-28
OFFICIAL MINUTES
CITY COUNCIL

New Iberia, La, JAM 23rd, 1922.
The Board Of Trustees Of the Cit,
of New Iberia convened this day il
regular session with Mayor Ed. La
Sale presiding, Messrs. Broussarc
and Villermin present.
The minutes of the previous meet
ing were read and approved on mo-
ton of Mr.. Villermin, seconded by
Mr.. Broussard.
The following Ordinance was off
cred by Mr.. LaSalle, and ordered
published pending final disposition:
Ordinance No. 80.
An ordinance protecting streets
and other City property while under
| construction.
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 or persons to pass
on said street, to cause or to cause
damage to any property while under
construction.
Be it further ordained that any
person or persons violating the pro
visions of this Ordinance shall upon
conviction thereof before any court OF
competent jurisdiction be fined not
more than twenty five dollars or SEN
fenced to imprisonment for not more
than thirty days or both at the dis
erection of the said Court.
Signed, ED. LaSALLE, Mayor
The following reports from the
Trustees for the last six months of
1921 We're read and ordered spread
on the minutes:
New Iberia, La, Dec. 31st, 1921.
To the Honorable Board of Trustees
City of New Iberia, La
Gentlemen:-
In accordance with provisions of
the City Charter l beg to submit my
semi-annual report as Trustee OF
Public Safety.
Shortly after | was in office l re
ported all property turned over to
me and condition Of same. Before GO
ing any further with my report / will
give you amount paid out on repairs
Of above property.
Had to buy a new tank for sprink-
Ter, and at the same time a general
overhauling by Bernard Wagon W'ks
$245. 90. Repairing two garbage
wagons by Bernard Wagon Works
$82. 40; moving machine repaired by
Bernard Wagon Works, $1,000; new
wheel, new crank shaft, new parts
and oyerhauling Illinois Tractor in
general by L. Reynaud, S321.00. Re
pairing Road Machine in general by
L. Reynaud, $685..
Bought two brooms for sweeper,
one hickory for $66.64 and one steel
for $4,000. Due to shortage of water
I have been forced to use sweeper
more than usual using out the hick-
DRY broom, and have started on steel
broom. This expense will be decreas-
ed when the new filter unit will be
installed at the Plant
Streets and drains have been work
ed in some places three times, and I
am proud to say that streets as well
as drains are in first class condition.
Main Street, and worked said street
three times; East Main Street is at
present in good condition but this end
is in sad need of material.
I dug a drain along Field Street
and partly into Parish uptown which
relieves the people of this section of
being flooded. Dug a ditch between
Lourd's and Duperier Streets which
relieves Duperier Avenue of the con
tinuous flood that used to occur from
the water that came from Free
Town, Paid Tom Jones for giving
levels on latter, $500.
Had Frisco to clean out ditch along
Madison Street. This ditch was prac-
tically filled in, causing this section
of town to be continually flooded. |
am glad to report that in the near
future the Frisco will have their
streets and drains in a No. | condi
ton. The Southern Pacific will also
have their streets and drains in good
condition, and the Southern Pacific
are no longer blocking the crossings
over their limited time.
Bought new lumber for bridges a.
mounting to $263. IL, with this and
second hand lumber built 16 bridges
and repaired about so.
Reduced my weekly feed bill so
per cent, this means a saving of a
bout $500 per week. Stock is in
first class condition.
Garbage men pick up garbage but
three days a week instead of six
days, this means saving Of $500
per week. The other three days gar
bage men clean pave streets.
When l came into office reported
1900 #. of good hose. l bought an
instrument to repair hose which cost
$4,000 with expansion rings. Today,
with repaired hose, we have about
100 #. of good hose and about 800
#. of fairly good hose. The fire de-
partment is in good condition but we
are badly in need Of thousand or
more feet of hose.
l am enforcing the Sewer Ordinance
and l am glad to report that only a
bout per cent of the people have
not connected up to date.
From City Court fines we collected
$4,000, the state collected as much
if not more. This evidently speaks
well for the Police Department.
Give me your cooperation, and I
assure you that my reports from
time to time will be interesting.
Respectfully,
ED. LaSALLE,
Trustee Public Safety
New iberia, La, Jan. 23rd, 1922.
To the Board of Commissioners,
New Iberia, La.
Gentlemen
In accordance with provisions of