The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1882-03-11
ABBEyILLF, January 21st 1882

The School Board met pursuant
to adj urnment, members present !:
"A. D. Martin, president, j. NJ
gier. j. Fl. Putnam and J. N. Will
liams. Absent M. C. Broussard,
J. Morgan and N. Perry.
On motion the minutes Of last
meeting were adopted by striking
out the resolution in reference to the
distribution of the funds 20 the credit
Of the 4th ward.
The Finance Committee having
submitted the following report of
settlement with Isaac Wise Treasurer
of school funds the same was adopt
ed.
To the Ton. President and members
Of School Board Of the Parish
If TermiLion.
We, the undersigned, appointed
by your Hon. Body, a committee to
settle with the Treasurer of the
School Funds, beg to submit the en-
closed as our repor. and settlement
with said Treasurer mp to this day
January 21st 1882.
AS regards the amounts Of money
paid the said Treasurer by Nj. G.
Broussard eX-tax collector Of this
parish, and ex-treasurer Of school
funds, we were compelled to use Mr..
Wise's books, as we could find no
other data by which we could be gov
erned.
The report furnished US by Mr..
Fay State Sdpt. Of Public Educa-
ton. of amounts paid Il treasurer
from March 18th 1879 to August
25th 1881, by State Treasurer was
also very Incomplete and We We're
again obliged to use Mr.. Wjse's
hooks to arrive at, the correct amounts
so paid him. His books showing
some S603 %, more than Mr.. Fay's
report called for.
We respectfully call the attention
of your Hon'l. Body to the above
facts, 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 Treasurer's
hands than through said treasurer's
own books, as we consider that a
settlement under such circumstances
can lie accurate only in so far as the
treasurer desires it to be.
In the present instance Mr.. Wise
voluntarily accounted to our COM
mittec for some twelve hundred dol
lars 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
school funds has received from State
Treasurer the sum Of $4.971,54, and
from Parish tax collectors S5,202.75
and from ~ex-treasurer of school funds
$9037 So, and from rent of school
lands 5000 3, making a total of
Sill 321,57. and that during said
period he has disbursed as per
vouches enclosed and for which we
have given him receipts the sum of
$685. SIS, leaving an apparent bal
ance on hand of $2.376,O2, but
there are actually $1,000 more on
hand than above sum of which we
can find no trace except in Mr.
Wise's own statement making a cash
available sum on hand Of 81 392,32,
Having thus completed our labors
we most respectfully ask you to con-
slider and take action upon the sane.
j. Henry PUTNAM. Finance cons
J. N. WILLIAMS, m it e e o f
j.. NUGIER, School Board.
On motion the claim of treasurer
for discussing funds, $Sl,32 to jan
uary 1st 1882 was allowed,
On motion resolved, that all mon
ey remaining in the treasury on 1st
day of January 1882 be created a
common fund and after paying all
Indebtedness for the year Of 1881 be
divided ''pro rata" among the diff
ferent wards.
The report of the committee APP
pointed to locate and build a school
house in 1st ward was accepted.
Resolved, thai the pro rata of
the u%nexpended balance Of the funds
of 1881 to the credit of the Sd ward
is appropriated for the purpose of
purchasing a ''site' and material for
a school house in the Sd ward. The
following named persons We're APP
pointed to take charge Of said funds
and endeavor to secure donations
from public spirited citizens in aid
of the same if possible, j, FL. Pat
nam. w. w. Edwards and A. D.
Martin, said committee to be gov
erned by the foregoing resolutions.
On molten it was reaolved that all
schools shall he closed whera finds