The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1882-03-18
ABBEvILLF, January 21st 1882.

IL ScDooi Doafd met purduan
to adj 'urnment, members present
IA. d. Martin, president, J. M
gier. j. II. Putnam md J. N VIII
liams. Absent M. C. Broussord
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 10 the credi
of the 4th ward.
The Finance Committee havins
submitted the following report o
hRettlement with Isaac Wise Treasure,
Of school funds the same was adopt
ed.
To the Hon. President and member
Of School Board of the Parish
# Termilion.
We, the undersigned, appointed
by your Hon. Body, a committee t.
settle with the Treasurer of tb.
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 schooI
funds, we were compelled to use Mr..
Wise's boa ks. as we could find nc
other 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
25sh 1881, by State Treasurer was
also very Incomplete and We We're
again obliged to use Mr.. Wise's
hooks to arrive at, the correct amounts
so paid him. His books showing
some 5000 20, more than MIR. Fsy'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 t%reasurer's
own books, as we consider that a
settlement under such circumstances
can te 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
the sum of S.. 971, Sd. and
Parish tax collectors $5,2O2,75
and from ex%-treasurer of school funds
and from rent of school
lands S209,63, making a total of
Sl1,321,57. and that during said
he has disbursed as per
touches enclosed and for which we
have given him receipts the sum of
leaving an apparent bal
,nce on hand of s2.376,O2, but
here are actually SIG, 80 more on
land than above sun of which we
IAN find nc trace except in Mr..
own statement making a cash
!vailable sum on hand Of So 1872, 80,
Having thus completed our lahors
most respectfully ask you to con-
ider and take action upon the same.
Z HENRY PUTNAM } Finance COM
{. n. WILLIAMS, nj ittee 0
T. NuG1ER, School Board.
On motion the claim of treasurer
Or discussing funds, 1912 to Jan
AIRY 1st 1882 Was allowed,
On motion resolved, that all mon
y remaining in tbs treasury on lst
az of January 1882 be created a
ommon fund and after paying all
for the year of 1881 be-
ivided ''pro rata" among the DIFF
,rent wards.
The report Of the committee APP
to locate and build a school
in 1st ward was accepted.
Resolved, tha' the pro rata" of
lie unexpended balance Of the funds
1881 to the credit Of the Sd ward !,
appropriated for the purpose of
lrchasing a ''site' and material for
school house in the Sd ward. The ,
flowing named persons were ap- {
to take charge Of said funds {
I'd endeavor to secur donations !
ON public spirited citizens in aid ,
the same if possible, J, H. Pct {
IN, W. w. Edwards and A. D. l
artin, said committee to be gov /
ned by the foregoing resolutions. :
On motion it was reaolved that all {