The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1882-04-08
ABBEvILLF, January 21st 1852

ABBEvlLLF, January 2lst 1852
The School Board met pursuan
to adj urnment, members present
IA. D. Martin. president, j. M
gier. j. II. Putnam md j. N. VIII
liams. Absent M. C. Broussard
J. Morgan and N. Perry.
On motion the minutes Of las
meeting were adopted by strikin,
out the resolution in reference to tn
distribution of the funds 70 the credi
Of the 4th ward.
The Finance Committee havin,
submitted the following report o
settlement with Isaac Wise Treasure
Of school funds the same was adopt
ed.
TO the Hon. President ond member
Of School Board Of the Parish
# Nermiyion.
We. the undersigned. appointed
by your Hon. Body, a committee Il
settle with the Treasurer of tn.
School Funds, beg to submit the en-,
closed as our 'epor' and settlement
with said Treasurer mp to this day
January 21st 1882.
As regards the amounts of money
paid the said Treasurer by NJ. C.
Broussard eX.tax collector of this
parish, and ex-treasurer Of school
funds, we we're compelled to use Mr..
Wise's books, rs we could find no
o'her data by which we could be gov.
erned.
The report furnished Us by Mr..
Fay State Supt. Of Public Educa-
ton. Of amounts paid our treasurer
from March 18th 1879 to August
25th 1881, by State Treasurer was
also very Incomplete snd We were
again obliged to use MIR. Wise's
hooks to arrive at, the correct amounts
so paid him. His books showing
some 5000 20, more than Mr.. Fsy's
report called for.
We respectfully call the attention
of your Hon'l. Body to the above
and suggest that you take i'm
mediate action in devising some
other system by which future
finance committees can arrive at all
amounts paid into the Tr-asurer's
hands than through said treasurer's
own books, as we consider that a
settlement under such circumstances
can ie accurate only in so Ear as the
treasurer desires it to b..
In the presen, instance Mr. Wise
voluntarily accounted to our com
for some twelve hEndred dol
|ars Of which we had no information
whatever.
You will see by enclosed figure
that since March 18th 1879, up to
January 14th 1882. the treasurer of
funds has received from State
Treasurer the sum of $4.9I1,54 and
Parish tax collectors SIS, 2O2 IS
md from ex-treasurer Of school funds
s9037 IS. and from rent of school
ands 5000 60, making a total of
$l132l,57. and that during said
he has disbursed as per
touches enclosed and for which we
given him receipts the sum of
leaving an app~rent BAL
nee on hand Of $2.376,O2, but
here are actually $16, 80 more on
and than above sum of which we
an find no trace except in Mr..
own statement making a cash
vailable sum on hard Of 81 1922,
Having thus completed our lahors
re most respectfully ask you to con-
der and take action upon the same.
: HEvny PUTNAM Fin nee conn.,
: n. WILLIAMS M it tee Of
:. NuG1fR. School Board. ,
On motion the claim of treasurer
n discussing funds, $81, 80 to Jan {
ary lat 1882 was allowed,
On motion resolved, that all mon- :
remaining in the treasury on Ist I
" Of January 1882 he created a
'mmon fund and after paying all
debtedn+ss for the year of 1881 be :
vided PRO rata" among the DIFF
rent wards.
The report Of the committee ap- :,
tinted to locate and build a school
in LIST ward was accepted.
Resolved, thai the ''pro rata" Of
e un-xpended balance of the funds :.
1881 to the credit of the Sd ward d
appropriated for the purpose of p
rchasing a "site" and material for b
school house in the Sd ward. The q
lowing named persons were ap- 81
to take charge Of said funds d
d endeavor to secure donations n
M public spirited citizens in aid =. q,
the same if possible, j. H. Pit o,
N. W. W. Edwards and A D. m
lrtin, said committee to be gov A
led by the foregoing resolutions. =
On molten it Was reaolved that all G.
|ools sE'll be closed where funds .
exhausted n