The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1882-05-06
ABBEv!LLF January 21st 1856

Toe School Boa'd met pursuab'
to adj urnm mt, m mbers present 4:
"A. ID Mertin. president, J. MI
gier. j. H Put am md J. n. Will
l'ams. Absent w. C. 5youss4 I'd,
j. Norgm and n. PER-
On motion the minutes Of last
meeting re adopted by striking
out the resoluti L in reference to the
distribution Of th. fnrds 10 the credi,
of the Alb ward.
The Fla G mmittee having
submitted the f. lowing report of
settlemen with Isaac Wise Treasurer
of scbo | flu d. the same was ad pit
ed.
To the Hon. President and members
Of School Board Of the Parish
# Terna'iicn.
We the Undersigned. appointed
by your Hon. Body, q committee 10
settle with the Treasurer Of the
School Funds. beg to >u nit the en-
clos d AZ our epor and settl M mt
With said ireasn or p to this d y
January 21st 1882.
As regards the amounts of mosey
p id th- said treasurer by NJ. G.
Brcussard ex-tax collector of this
parish. and ex-treo surer of school
fun q, We we're c"mpell.d to use Mr..
Wise's 80 ks, as we could find no
9 her da,a by which we could be gov
erped.
The report furnished us by Mr..
Fay State Supt. IF Public Educa
ton of mounts paid our tr-asur r
from March 18th 1879 to Angus,
25'h 1881, by S ate reasnr.r was
also very i com Lite md We w"re
again obliged to use Nr. Wise's
100 8 to arrive at the correct amounts
50 paid him. His books showing
snme 5000 80. more than Mr.. F Us
report caIieo t r.
We respec fully call the attention
Of your HON. B Nv to the hove
facts, and suggest that y.u take I'M
mediate action in devi>ing some
other system by which future
finance committees ian arrive al all
amounts paid into the Treasure s
b .nds than through sal, t~reasurer's
own books. as We consider that a
settlement under such circumstances
can e accurate only in so far as the
treasurer d sises it to b..
In the presen, instance Mr. Wise
voluntarily accounted t" our c M
mittar for some twelve tEDdre dol
lars of which we had no into.m, ii u
wha,eyer.
You will see by enclos"d figure
tina, since March 18th 1879, up to
J4uuarv 14th 1882. the treasurer of
s. no ! f nds has received from S,,te
Treasurer the UNI Of s. 9i154 ani
from Parish tax collectors SIS 2O2 IS
and from '%x-treasurer # school unds
$9O37 CD. and from rent of school
lands 500 SO. making a total of
S11 3-l.57. and that during said
peri d he h S disbursed as per
vouches embossed and tor which W.
have given him rec p,s the sum of
8.945 SIS leaving a. app REM bal
ance on hand # s2.376,02 but
there me actually SO 80 more on
hand han abvve sun of which we
can find no ira exc pit in Mr.
Wise's W statement m,k ng y cash
av liable sum on hand IF So 1872 30.
H wing thus com ,le'ed our lators
We most respectfully ask YOU TO con-
slider and IKE action upon thu same.
J. HE>ay Pur>AM Fin nee ems
j N. WILLIAMS I'm it {
j. NuG1 R. school hoari.
0 morton the claim of tr.asu r
for discussing tu ds, ISL 80 to Jan
uary 1st 1882 was allowed.
o. mott n resolved, that al mon
ey remain G in tn TT asury on 1T
day Of Januery 1882 9 Grated a
common fund and after p wing all
mdeh'edn IS FIR the year of 1881 be
d videh pr" rata" smong the diff
ferent wards
he report Of the committee ap
pointed t. loc4tp and tuiId A school
house in 1st I'd was ccepted.
Resolved, t',a' til ''pro rata" of
the un xpendpd balance ofthe funds
Of 1851 to the credit of the Sd ward
is apr priated f"r the purpose of
purchasing a site and N teria FIR
a school house il the Sd ward. The
following n med persons were APP
pointed to take charge f said funds
and endeavor to secu,e donations
from public spirited citize . in aid
Of the same if possinie, j Fl. P t.
nam w. w Edwards and A D
Martin, sid committee to BE- CIV
e,n-d ~ the foregoing r%-solu'ioas
D. m ticn it WIS r-aolved ID It ali
lu-y l. II L. 81 r1a.c c,.l