The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1885-09-12
School Board.
ABYfyuIE. ,Fuly 18th 1879

" W Edwards President and Mcssrs Jne
| Nugirr and } Williams, there being no
quorum present the Board adjourned to
rect on Monday the 24th inst.
W. W. EDWARDS, }. n. WILLIAMS,
President Secretary.
ABBEVILLE, AUG. 10th 1885.
The Board of School Directors of Yer
million Parish met this day, pursuant to
adjournment, members present Wv w
Edwards, President, Messrs Jno Nugier,
/ + { kibbe and J N Williams absent
Mrssrs NJ G Broussard, Jno Morgan and NJ
| Y LamDnIan.
Minutes of the last meeting were adopt
ed after due reading.
| On motion the communication from the
trustees of the "Cow island School was
laid on the table su 'irct 70 call.
The conmuni, att III of r G Smedes. Dist
Atty, claiming per cent Oh con emplated
suit against JOS S NUM-, tax collec OF,
was received, and after due reading,
Resolved thaG the Secretary of this
Board inform the afo csaid Atty thar We
were well aware OF existing laws and tlla
this Board claims the right to conduct any
and all suits, Ell her themselves or by spec
| ial counsel, and that after Judgment shall
have been rendered, that if :, c Smedes
Dist Atty, does still claims his !, per cent
on amount collected, this Board agrees to
settle The same according to law.
| The committee appointed to contract
for and supervise necessary improvements
| u The school house in :be 2nd ward, near
Morgan'S Mill-having submitted their re-
| por1 with q request that they he permitted
to eNpend 4 small balance of The appro-
priation now on hand for the benefit Of
| said school hopse, The same was accepted
J al Y,n Sl sf .I
| " W Edwards, Esq, having submit ted
Il report on certain improvements which
be was authorized 10 have done. at the
Abhevile School House, the same was
accep'cd.
The Finance COMMITTEES having sub
.'itted the following report, the same was
adop. ed and ordered spread on the mi.-
uteS.
To the Hon President and Members of the
Board Of Directors OF Public Schools for
he Parish OF Vermilion.
Your undersigned finance Committee
wonld respectfully report as follows.
That pursuant to instructions we have
cancelled school vouchers and warrants
us follows, viz:
IA sctoel warrants amounting to
$500. 20 received by your committee of +
Wise Treas. also 102 school warrants
received of T. Wise, Treas at the settle
/ mcnt December 29lh 1888.
4 AlSo Sc school warrants amounting 20
\ II 1854! received of n G Young, Tres at
| final settlement. All of said warrants at
! fer cancellation were deposited with W
! w Edwards for safe keeping
| After an eNamina ion of the reports of
! the teachers of the var Gus schools OF the
| parish for the past year we recommend the
! grading of the Schools for the ensuing
year rs follows to-wit:
| All schools in 1st ward to rank as prl
mary with teachers pay at $50 per month,
! Bason Tigrc School in 2nd ward to rank
! as y imary with teachers pay at $40 per
onh, the school at Morgan's Mill to
4 rank AZ grammar grade the teachers pay
/ to be Si3 per month, the colored AMI
Write schools at Rice's Cove in Bird ward
; TO RINK rs intermediate with teachers pay
/ in each at S55 per month, the white
! school at Abbeville to rank as grammar
grade VITA teachers at f45 per mon b,
she whi schools in 4th ward rank as
! prinn,Iy teachers pay at $50 per month,
/ ih- colored school in 4th ward to rank as
| iutcrm-diate with teachers pay at $50
per month all schools in h ward 20 rank
as primary with teachers nay al $40 per
\ lunnth, all schools in the 6 b ward to rank
rs pl iinary with teachers pay at $50 per
mouth. he white school at Perry's Bridge
and the colored school in Monton's Cove
( in 9TH ward to rank as intermediate with
teachers pay at S35 per month, the school
a Chrniere T'igre TO rank Il primary with
! teachers pay Il $50 per month. We also
recommend the following schools to e
opened the coming year viz The two
schools in fst ward and the in 81 ward
the whit. schools in Rice's Cove and Alb
! hrville and colored school near jim
.yoincls in Sd ward, he white and col
ored schools in lth ward, the schools at
Spring Hill and Coles Island in 6tI wars
tile schools at Perry's Bridge and Cheniere
Tinr,. and the colored school in MoutOns s
Cove in 7tli ward.
Respectfully submitted,
W. W. EDWARDS, }
T.. &. kIBBE, fCOmm!ttee.
j. n WILLIAMS,
On motion, resolved that all schools
shall he graded. for the ensuing year as
recommended by the finance commit &c
with lie exception Of the colored school
in the .,rl ward. which shall rank as pri-
mary with pay at $50 per month a d that
tn. President of this Board shall have
power to raise said grade to intermediate,
whenever the attendance jnstiiies the
! sIlnc.
On nn,otion, all schools was ordered open
ed AS recommended hy the Committee.
On motion the sum of $500 was appro
rriate,l os,t Of the .Srl ward funds, to pur-
chase some desks for the school hense at
AbbcviIle, and thai w w Edwards. ESD,
is authorized to 70 eivc aud disburse the
same.
! On motion the same Board of Examiners
are rraneste.i to sc, We for the ensuing year.
On motion the Board adjourned sine die
W. W. EDWARDS. j. n. WILLIAMS,
President. Secty.
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