Louisiana capitolian. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1879-1881, 1881-07-16

ing of the Board and also that the distance of my
residence-over twelve miles from re site OF the
seminary, the Red River also intervening-to.
gether with the precarious and suffering condi.
ton of my bodily health. combine to render it
impracticabe for me, now within few days Of
completing my seventy-fourth year, to give the
proper and desirable attention to this property,
l have cast about to see what other and more eff.
fcient hands could be found in which to place
its management and have arranged with Mesrs.
Bringburst e. Marye, real estate agents in the
town of Alexandria, as per annexed document A,
to take charge of it until this Board shall other.
wise direct. Mr.. Marye is well-known notary
public and business man of the town, and Mr..
Bringhurst is, for number of years past the
parish surveyor, both well.known to your Com.
mittee who recommends to the Board the adOp.
ton of the accompanying order, as the best ar
rangement at this time practicable. The offer
OF ten per cent commission Oh the amount of mon.
ey collected by them, although double their ordi.
nary charge, was voluntarily made to them by
y
will be but small ana the trouble gerry considerable
Your committee also agreed to let the Railway
contractors. Messrs. a. J. Lane g. Co., cut 3lne
railway ties on the seminary land for which rhey
are TO pay the very moderate price of five cents
apiece, for which they are getting them on the
adjacent lands.
The proposition Of those gentlemen, the rail.
way contractors, for the purchase of all the
timber on the Seminary land suitable for saw
mill purposes, at one dollar and half an acre,
your committees after consultation with the Vice
President of the Board, felt obliged to decline,
as per letter of 26th April last to Col Halle.
marked B. is herewith submitted
Very Respectfully,
G. MASON GRAHAM, Committee.
On motion Of Mr.. Strong, the following reso-
luton which was introduced by Mr.. Graham,
was adopted
On motion OF Mr.. Graham it was ordered that
the property belonging to the Louisiana State
University at the site of the former Louisiana
State Seminary of Learning and Military Acade.
my, back of Pinevile in the Parish of Rapides
heretofore recently in the charge of G. Mason
by order of this Board, be and the same is here
by transferred to the control and management IN
der the general superintendent of said Graham
as member of this Board, of Messrs Bringhurst
and Marye, Real Estate Agents at Alexandria
on Red River, in accordance with the arrange.
ment made by said Graham with said Brnghurst
and Marye.
Mr.. Jastremsk in behalf of the committee on
purchase of grounds for hospital, etc, reported
verbally that Mrs. Burden would sell lots from
one TO eight inclusive, in square No. 90 Beaure.
gard town, in the City of Baton Rouge, same ly.
ing directly in front Of the University, for one
thousand dollars, only a portion Of which price
need to be paid in cash.
On motion of sir. Clegg, the following resolu.
ton was adopted
Resolved, That the Vice President OF the
Board be empowered and directed to purchase
the eight town lots opposite to the front of the
present site Of the University, provided, the
same may be acquired for the sum of not more
than 81, 600 and upon suitable terms OF credit
and that full authority in the premises Is here.
by delegated to the Vice President.
Mr.. Graham obtained leave to have his name
recorded as voting against said resolution.
Mr.. Strong in behalf of the committee on char
ges to be made to cadets presented the following
report
TO the Honorable President and Members Of
University and A. l. NJ. College-We, Your spe.
cial Committee, to whom was referred the matter
of the fees of admission of students TO this In.
stitutfon respectfully recommend that the fees of
admission for students to this institution shall be
sixteen dollars per month for the next session.
payable quarterly in advance with the yearly
incidental fee of five dollars.
We furthermore recommend that the surgeon
of this institution be paid annual salary of
five hundred dollars by the Board OF Supervi.
sors, and an additional fee of five dollars each
for each student in excess of one hundred.
Resolved, That the Vice President of this
Board and President of the Faculty be appoint.
ed n committee to take into consideration the
feasibility of erecting and putting in operation
laundry for the use Of this restitution and re-
port at our next meeting.
SIGNED BY THE COMMITTEE
Mr.. Strong moved to adopt said report
Mr.. Walton moved to strike ont sixteen dol
lars and insert fifteen dollars.
The motion of Mr.. Walton was lost and the
report Of the committee adopted.
The Committee on equalization of salaries
presented the following report, which Mr.. Fay
moved to take up and act upon section by section
The motion prevailed. The report isas follows
To the President and Members of the Board
of Supervisors-You special committee have
had under consideration the resolution and mat
ter referred to them at the session Saturday last
and submit the following as the result of their
findings:
|. That it is competent for the Board to
change or alter the salaries of the Professors Of
ticers and employees Of the University, for the
ensuing year
2 That some of the salaries ought TO be
changed and reduced both for reason Of econo.
my and fairness.
3. That the Board ought to reduce wherever
practicable the expenses and disbursements, so