Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1877-12-01
PROCEEDINGS OF THE SCHOOL
BOARD.

ST.. TRANcIsVILLE, La, Nov. Gath, II.
| School Board met, present, Jes.
p. B'wman, President, F. v. D.
Hagaman, Duncan Stewart, Geo.
Washington. Jas. Fl. stephens. JEFF
ferson Carter, Calv Goodman
a quorum being present the board
proceeded to business. Minutes OF
PREVIOUS meeting were read and
adopted.
Resolved, That the committee on
scho.s. houses for st. .Francis>
vile be continued, and they be in
struc'ed to repair said school
houses. according to law. G. L..
Fischer read letter from E. L..
Weber, late Treasurer School
Board. making propositions to com
promise the suit of School Board
vs.. f l.. Weber ct ais.
Resolued. That the school Board
deem it inexpedient TO accept tn.
proposition OF r.. l. Weh"r en-
dorsed by Robt. NJ. Lnsher. and re-
ject the same.
Resolved, That the Treasurer be
authorized to pay the parish. Atty.
$50 90, amount Of his fee for services
rendered iu the suit of J. J. Harris
W. School Board.
Resolved. That the pres; dent con-
Ger with Messrs Wickiffe and
Fisher in regard to services render
I'd in suit Of J. J. Harris vs.. School
Board, and t. employ them to as.
sist the parish Atty in The suit Of W.
K Simmons for uss of others, VS..
school Board, and in the suit OF
school Board w. E. L. Weber, late
Treasurer.
Resolved, That the parish Atty.
be and be is hereby authorized to
take an appeal in the suit OF School
Board vs.. e. L Weber ct ais.
Resolued. TEat the u, OPPOSITION of
the Editor Of the SENTINEL. to pub
lish all advertisements pertaining
10 school matters. under the State
printing law, and all proceedings
of the School 3 ard gratis, be and
is hereby accepted.
Resolued, Tha, the Treasurer be
and he is hereby a2tho, znd to pay
the costs accrued TO the of 'ers of
Court in the suit of School Board
W.. E. l.. Weber, late Treasurer,
upen accounts rendered and APP
proved jointly by the parish fifty.
and Messrs. Wickliff, and Fisher.
RESOLVED, That she Treasurer be
and ne is hereby authorized to
pace to the credit Of the contingent
fund Of 1877, the sum Of oae thous>
and aud cigh'y-:onr dollars 60 cts.
in addition TO the fifty dollars
HERETOFORE credited to this fund.
riesoiveu, mat duncan Stewar;
be- appointed to examine the Beech
Grove School House and report
the amount of rol airs nece sary.
Resolred That one coIored school
b. established on the Lake planta>
ton OF Mrs. w. 4. Cheatham 7th
Ward; one coIrrcd on Burrus-
plantation, 7th Ward; one white
at Trudeau's 7th Ware; orc color
ed on Ou,da plantation 8'h Ward;
one white al Mrs. B. l. Burrows.
9th Ward one co'ored at Laurel
ii'll. l'h Ward ; one colored a.
B >ech Grove, 5lh Ward. one white
at Grange Hail 9Th Ward; one
white at Mrs. Atkins I'd Ward; one
co ored at Star Hill, ID Ward: one
white at Mrs Eliza West, l2'h
Ward: one co!orcd mot located)
18th Watd; ore cotored at Alton
Villa Churc', 81 Ward; one white
a, ShuIz (Cat I~'a"d) 9Th Ward;
one colored ut Union School House
LIST Ward-one white at Brick
School House, LIST. Ward-one COL
ored at Brick Church, 10th Ward.
Teachers will hand 10 applications
Tor above sitnati, rs on or before
the 18th of December, 1877.
On motion the Board adjourned
until Dec. 18th, 1877.
CALVIN GOODMAN.