The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1877-12-15
Parisl. School Board.
SESSION 7.
i{'nntinucl l

as. .the directors in District No. u. Baton
Filon' had failed to assume the duties
OF their position. +. andrew, Antoine Bon
amour and EGenne Boudreaux be removed
;;ild that Messrs. Ruben Tabor, theodore
Ghiasson and Ulysse ChiaSson be appoint
ed Directors for said District No, 81.
lt Was resolved on motion that Messrs.
tlrmin Barrois, Joachim Roger ana Adolph
BadeauN be appointed Directors in Dis
trict No. Is. none having heretofore been ap
pointed Pierre Bourgeois & Victor Pave
ere appointed Directors in ri:trict No.
A written application signed by the To-
cal Directors of the Stafford school III Dis
trict No. |, asking for the transfer of Eu-
gene Thornhill from District No. Z to that
school it was.
Resoired.-That the Board did not deem
1t eXpedlent or wise. to transfer Teachers
from one school to another. unless dissatis-
faction was expressed at their conduct. in
he. school i'll which they are employed.
Therefore, as Mr.. Thornh;il was giving
satisfaction Ill his present. position the
Board would not sanction any change du-
ring the present session.
An application of Enoch Dunn. Teacher
IN District No. : was made for an Assis-
taht, but as the average attendance in
stld school WAS hot sufficient to Justify the
1Xpei.ses o. 0le, tic app ication was refus-
ed. = - =.
A communication from 7. l.. Winder. Pa
rl>lt Attorney. was read, stating that he
had made Il settlement with Enoch Dunn
Tor an Overpaid warrant of $4,000, by ak
ing three notes, ole. for $50 10 PAYABLE Nov
10. 1877 /: Que for $500 PAYABLE Dec TO-.
80 and one for $4,000 payable Jan, 10,
1913, sad notes to be payable ont of the res
p~ectlVes warrants due said Dunn for his
monthly salary az teacher.
Alss that he had effected a settlement
with Mr.. l.. Langman for the balance due
by him As Treasurer Of the Parish School
Board. say, $332,S0 less S25.0O paid him on
a Warrant and not credited, having a sam
vi 49, 81, by receiving from lrim in vailed
school warrants, which form a part of the
outstanding debt, the sum of S295. 90. and
S33.0O IN parish warrants which will soon
be due aud paid.
| The Board. on motion, endorsed the ac
ton of the Parish Attorney. and directed,
the Secretary to turn said warrants to the
Parish School Treasurer, for cancellation
and proper credit
pay Mr.. Wlnder's tees in the above cases.
On motion it was resolved, tat when
ever 1t became necessary in any neighbor-
hood to build a schoolhouse. thai this board
VIII assist Ill the construction of the ans.
provided. that Il piece of land will be
given for the location OF said school house,
tor Il term OF not less than fifteen Years,
sad donation to be recorded in the office
of the recorder of the Parish Of Lafourrbe.
and the building, ut the close of the term
to remain in the possession and be at the
disposition Of the Parish School Board.
On motion Of j. ii. Howell. duly second
ed. 1t was unanimously resolved. That an
apportionment of the School :uads in til,
Parish according to the present uiviSion,of
of wards would be impracticable, and
therefore it was ordered
That the present Districts Numbered one.
four, six. eight, and ten he CONSOLIDATED in
to Finance District No. l.
That Districts numbered two, five. seven
nlle, twenty. twenty-One and twenty-five
be consolidated into Finance District sc.
=. ~.
That District No. 3 will remain as Fl
nance District No, 3.
That Districts numbered eleven, twelve,
thirteen, fourteen. fifteen, sixteen, seven
teen. eighteen anil nineteen be consulidat.
ell into Finance District No. 4.
That is to say /: Finance District No. /.
will extend from the upper line of the Pa
risi, right bank descending of Bayou La
%fourche. to the u%ppsnline q iahe plantation
OF Franklin pierte, exclusive of the town
OF ThibOdaux, and including Brullee Gull
lot and Grand fChene, containing IO46
white and 64S colOred children Of educable
age. a
Finance District No. 3, Will extend from
the upper lineof the PARISH: left bank DIES.
cending of Bayou Lafourche, to- the lower
line OF Mathews plantation. including Ba-
yous, Choupic, Chccbey, Malaguay, Baton
PltOn and Cotean Folse, containing 1882
white and ga colored children of educablc
age. ''
Finance District No. 3, will include the
Corporation limits of the Town of Tbibo-
daux containing 1863 white and I76 eolofed
children of educable age. "
Finance District No. 4 will extend from
the uppertine of the plantation OF Franklin
Pierce and the lower line of Matthew's plan
tatiOn. both sides of Bayou Lafourche to
the sea coast, including Vacllerie Duyu6
Llvaudais, %containin. 1909 white and PSI
colored children of educable age.
Making within the Parish 1926 white
male, 1861 white female. lO9 colored male
and 1000 eolored female children of educa
bic age being "a grand totalof 56l2, accord
to this Board.
On motion of C. C Williams the Presi-
authorized to appoint u. commit
tee OF three to apportioh the School fund OF
the Parish into tile four Finance Districts
according to law, sThe President appoint.
ed on SAIL committee Messrs Sullivan; Pa
MALE and Grisamore-
There; being no further business, the
Board adjourned size die.
" ii RI. PERKINS,
e. . President,
S. T. GRIsAMoRE,