The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1879-05-03
Parish School Boa rd Proceed
ings.
LAKE CHARLES, La,
Cat,,.,,oy Anil Stb 1870

| he CCDOOl DOdTd Vi LHe IatiSn vi
Calcasieu met as required by law.
Present: J w. Bryan, President; S. ID.
Read, Secretary: Allen Gilley, VIM. Z.
Gill and /. A.. Perkins.
Minutes of the regular meeting of
October, 1873, were read and approved.
Minutes of the special meeting of De-
cember, 1873. were read and approved.
Memorandum of the Secretary, show
ing that there was no meeting Saturday,
January 4th, 1879, for want of a quo
rum. was read and approved.
Petition of the patrons Of the Indian
Village school, asking that 'Chas. j.
DuFrccq be re-instated in his contract
to teach that school, presented and read
by /. A. Perkins.
On motion, the petition was received
and considered.
1t was moved that the petition of the
patrons of Indian Village school, for
the reinstatement OF Chas ]. DnFrocq,
be rejected. inasmuch as this Board has
no evidence the moral reformation
of the said DuFrocq. Adopted.
Report Of committee to examine ac-
count OF VIM. III. Haskell for rent, and
compensation for damage of and unto
! Haskell Hall, While in use aB public
| school house, was submitted.
| SUBSTANCE OF REPORT OF COMMITTEE.
Report shows that the committee had
examined such evidence as was to be
obtained, and sufficient to establish:
That, while W. l.. Hutchins was Presi
dent of the Parish School Board, Has
kel Hall was used as public school
room, for the space of two months, by
Mrs. l.. Landry, after, as said Prasi-
4 dent understood matterS, Mr., Haskell
had agreed that rent should not be
charged or paid for its use. After ex-
piration of such term, Mr.. Haskell
complained to said President of dam
ages done to windows, committee had
learned that only a small portion of the
damage, now complained of. had been
! done during the term of Mrs. Landry's
public school, and recommended that
| the claim for damages be rejected, and
that Mr.. Haskell be allowed reasonable
rent for the use of the hall during the
time occupied as q public school room.
On motion, the report WAS received
and considered.
On further motion, the claim for
damages was rejected, and the elaim@or
rent was recognized, to the amount of
eight dollars per month, for the space
OF two months, and the President be
authorized to draw on the Treasury, in
favor OF VIM. IL. Haskell, for the SUM
OF sixteen dollars, against the proper
fund. Adopted.
1t was moved that when this Board
adjourDs it adjourn to next Friday,
April 10, at 10 O'Clock a. m. Passed.
The report of the Treasurer of the
School Board was presented and, on
motion. it was received for considera-
tion, and on further motion, it was re-
pointed, with instructions TO report
thereon next Friday, April 10, 1879.
Messrs. Allen Gilley and s. ID. Read
We're appointed on said committee
On motion, resolved, lst. That the
parish be redistricted into eight School
Districts, and that the newly formed
districts be, as to extent and boundaries,
conformable with the extent and boun-
daries as are the Police Jury wards of
the parish,
I'd That the Parish Assessor and
State Superintendent of Public Schools
be furnished with a copy OF this reso-
luton.
Sd. That the Parish Assessor be re-
quested to observe the provisions of
this resolution, when making enumera-
ton of youths for the current year.
4th. That this resolution go into ef-
feet from and after Nov. 3 1879.
On motion, resolved, that all the free
public school funds, now in the treas
ury and hereafter received, from Jan.
LIST, 1879, to Dec. 3lst same year, be
and the same are hereby appropriated
to defraying the general and contingent
expenses of the schools of this parish,
and Secretarys and Treasurer's salaries,
save such as have been already other
wise appropriated
On motion, the Board adjourned.
j. w, BRYAN, President.
S. ID. READ, Secretary.