The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1922-07-29

The following report of Trustee OF
Public Property was received and OF
fered for publication: 1000
New Iberia, La. s., July "a, 1922.
To the Honorable Board of Trustees,
CITY of New Iberia, La.
Gentlemen
In compliance with requirements
of the City Charter, herewith sub
nit my quarterly report ending
June 3Oth, 1922:
WATER & LIGHT PLANT
There were installed during April,
May and June, 1922,
80 new light meters for patrons.
"a new water connections.
VITAL STATISTICS
There were registered in the first
quarter, 80 deaths of which Il were
within the City of New Iberia, and
IS lust outside the Corporate limits.
Is were whites and "a colored.
There were registered, So births,
of which 80 were within the City OF
New Iberia, % just outside the Cor
porate limits. 26 were white and 70
colored
Respectfully submitted,
L. r. NlLLEhMlN,
Trustee of Public Property.
The following report of Trustee OF
Public Safety was received and offer
ed for publication:
New Iberia, La, July "a, 1922.
To the Honorable Board Of Trustees,
City of New Iberia, La.
Gentlemen:
In compliance with requirements
of the City Charter, | herewith sub
nit my quarterly report ending June
3Oth, 1922.
find it useless to go into details
because Mr.. Broussard has covered
every thing in his report, but !
would like the public to know that
bought 60 gallons of disinfector
which will be sold from the fire sta
ton at cost to who ever is in need.
You people that find it absolutely
impossible to make sewer connec-
tions this summer are earnestly re-
auested to have places disinfected at
all times.
Yours very truly,
ED. LaSALLE, Mayor
After reading the reports as sub
mitted, Trustee Villermin informs
the Board that he expects to comply
with the Budget as originally adopt
ed and as couple of the items were
a bit over the amount set aside for
the half year, he would endeavor to
take care of the difference within
the next six months by careful econ
Omy.
City Attorney A. Provost was re-
quested on motion Of Mr.. Villermin
to give the Board an opinion as to
the legality of lease for the City
Park Property.
Mayor LaSalle offers for public
alton the following Vagrancy Law,
to inform all of his intention to en-
force said law.
Section 21-City Ordinances.
Be it ordained, ETC., That any per-
son being able, either wholly or in
part to maintain himself or herself,
or his or her family, by work or
other means, and wilfully refuses or
reglects so to do; every idle person
who not having visible means to
maintain himself or herself, lives
without employment; every common
prostitute wandering in the public
streets and behaving in a riotous or
indecent manner; every habltual
drunkard who shall abandon his or
her family, or shall refuse or neg
,ect to aid in the support Of his or
her family within the corporate IL
mits of the City of New Iberia, shall
be deemed an idle or disorderly per-
son within the true intent and mean
ing of this section of this ordinance,
and it shall be lawful for the City
Judge, by his own view, or by the
confession of such offender, or by
he evidence on oath of one or more
WITNESSES to punish such offender by
Enc d not less than five dollars nor
|nore than twenty five dollars, or to
impri$ Comment in the corporation Jail
for axperiod of not less than five
days Tor more than twenty five days
br both at the discretion Of the City
Budge
On motion of Mr.. Broussard, sec
onded by Mr.. Villermin, the meeting
adjourned.
L.. F. VILLERMIN, ED. LaSALLE.
Citv Clerk MayOr.