Louisiana capitolian. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1879-1881, 1880-10-07
LOCAL MATTERS.
REGULAR MEETING OF THE
Board Of Supervisors
Louisiana state UnivcrSity and
a. and NJ. College.
SECOND DAY.

President ut quarter before u. Tho i0l-
lowing members being present and m
swcring to their names, to.wit:
t.. ,Jastrcmski, Vice President; T.. II.
Fay, State Superintendent Public Edu-
cation; Mcssrs. Walton, Pipes, Graham
and Edwards, membcra Of tho Bonrl.
Tho minutes of Yesterdays session
were read and approved.
Tho Finance Committee presented
the following report, which on motion
Of Mr.. Walton wns received and tho re-
solutions annexed tl,oroto were taken up
aud acted upon separately.
The report of the Finance Committee
IN M follows.
EAIos ftouuI, Oct ltsO.
To tho President and Moabc's ii tho Board Of
Snpcly sois'
Gentlemen. W. tho Undersigned mc'n'mia Of
your committee on finance, boy leave to report
that thcy invo examined tho beal+ vouchers AMI
,rpo,la Of the Treasurer and find tho same cor
rect
VIII, regard to the salary of Dr. j. W. Duprrc
Surgeon and Professor Of Anatomy your com
miiro would recommend that tloy hO empower
cd 10 make settlement with him I'M aoon M the
accounts of tho Maintenance Fund have boon
rendered hy Col. y. y. Boyd, and tho ain"uhia
due DR.. Duprcc by said Fund bo fully nm"r
tanned.
IN tho matter Of tho petition Of Mr. j. D. Ken
ton u claimant against tho Louisiana state Uni.
re,aiit, year committee pIe Of tho opinion That
The Board has no power ~ do other than to dis
tribute tho nspctn pro rita among MI claimants;
tring drbarrrd by law 10 to otherwise.
They further recommend tho adoption Ot the
following resolutions m numbered,
LEON JASrREMSKI.
JOHN DOI.HONDE,
EDWIN u FAY.
Tho first resolution recommended by
said committee was then taken up and is
IA follows, to-wit;
Whereas, Tho 'rrcas,,rcl's duties have
been 10 increased IN to compel him To
keep II regular sct Of books and accounts
demanding Of him daily and almost
hourly attention, be IL
Resolved, That the Treasurer shall re-
rriyc yearly SALARY Of ------- and that
his term Of service shall be- for two years
dating from the time of lis election.
Mr.. Edwards made the point of order
that paid resolution was ont of order in
that il conflicts will section 10 of the
Charter. The point OF order being over
ruled, Mr. Edwards !appcalcd from tho
decision of the Chair and the decision
was sustained.
Mr.. Walton moved to iII the blank in
said resolution with $500.
Mr.. Fly being called to tho Chair.
Mr.. Jastrnmski offered ~ substitute
for Mr.. Walton's resolution that said
blank be filled with 5000.
Mr. Dolhondc having called for the
ayes and nays on the adoption Of said
substitute tho ballot stood:
Ayes cssrs. DollOnlo aud .Jastrcn,-
ski.
Nays-Mcssrs. Graham, Pipes, Wal
ton, Edwards and Fay--5.
The substitute was therefore lost.
Tho question recurring on Mr.. Wal
toms resolution and the ayes and nays
being called for, tho vote stood:
Aycs-Mcssrs. Pipes, Walton, Dol
hondo and Fay.
Nays--Mcssrs Graham, Edwards and
Jastrcmsti--3.
Tho motion thcroiorc prevailed, and
said blank was filled will, 5000.
Tho resolution M tins completed wns
then adopted by thp following vote on
which Mr.. Graham called for tho ayes
aps nays:
Ayes-Mcssrs. Pipes, Walton, Dol
hondc, Jastren,ski and Fay--5.
Nays-Mcssrs. Graham and Edwards-2.
The Secretary then read telegram
from Col. VIM. Preston Johnston the
newly elected Prcsi dent, signifying his
acceptance of the position, and was in
structcd to answer the same.
Mr. Walton moved tho adoption of tho
second resolution recommended by the
Finance Committoe, which is rs follows:
Whereas, The exrTreasurer OF this III
stitution, Mr.. VIM. Markham, has ref,ls-
cd TO tnm over values belonging to it
and to turn over tho hooks and accounts
in his possession, thercunto appertain-
Ing, to the Treasurer MI. Harvey Skol-
field: bo il
Resolved, That tho Vice President of
the Board he authorized and instructed
to institute legal proceedings to cause
the eNTrcasurcr Mr.. VIM. Markham to
render his accounts aud surrender tho
Same and all values in his possession or
undcr his control, Belonging to the Lou
lslana State University and A. aud NJ.
College, to The Trt asurcr Mr.. Harvey
Skoliicld, and be il further
Resolved, That if in the institution or
conduct OF said legal proceedings it
should in the iudgmet Of the Vice Pres-
dent of the Board be necessary to give
bond or to take any other legal proceed
ings, whether by way of injunction,
mandamus or otherwise that the said
Vice President is hereby authorized and
empowered SO to do.