The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1885-08-29
School Board.

ARBfy,rJE. .July 18Th 1875.

OH tue ABOVE CAT, Hitiilbefs present. =
W " Edwards Ite8ident and Messcs in,
N"gier aud } \ Williams, there being II
qnoruIu present the Board adjourned t.
meet on Monday the 27til insf.
w. W. EDWARDS, j. N. WILLIAMS.
President Secretary
ABBEEILLE, AUG. 10th 1885.
Tue Board of School Directors of Yer
million Parish met this day, pursuant t.
adjournment, members present w VI
Ed wards, President, Messrs Jno Nugier
4 C kibbe and j. N Williams :: absent
Messrs NJ c Broussard, Jno Morgan and y
Y LamDman'
Minutes of the last meeting were adopt
ed after due reading.
On motion the communication from ths
t~ruetees Of the Cow Island" School wa
laid On the table subject 70 call.
The communication Of Z G Snledes. Dis,
Atty, claiming 5 per cent on con empiatee
snit against Jos 5 NUM- 4, tax collector
was received, and after due reading.
Resolved thai the Secretary Of this
Board itf,rm the atn esaid AIRY thar w
were we'll aware OF existing laws aud tha
this Board claims the right to conduct any
and all suits, eli her themselves or hy spec
iai counsel, and that after Judgment ST. II
have been rendered, that if = C Smedr.
Dist Atty, does still claims his 5 per eeu'
on amount collected, this Board agrees tt
settle the same according to law.
The committee appointed to contracl
for and supervise necessary improvements
az the school house in the 2nd ward, uea.
Morgan's Mil-having submitted their re-
port with Z rruTcst thai they pe permitted
to eNpend Il small balance of the appro-
prtation new on lia:id. for the benefit OF
SAID school hcnSr, he same was accepted
and on motion sail request was gran ed.
WY Edwards, Esq, having snbm1 ted
a report GA certain improvements which
he was authorized 10 have done. at the
Abbeville School House, the same was
accepted.
The Finance Committee having sub-
mitted tie following report, the same was
adopted and ordered spread on the mi.-
uteS.
To the Hon. President and Members of the
Bn9rd OF Directors of Public Schools fpr
the Parish OF Verniliun.
Your undersigned finance Committee
would respectfully report rs fellows.
That Pursuant to instructions We have
cancelled school vouchers ard warrants
as follows, viz
IA school warrants amounting t.
- $50, 80 received by ynnr committee of Il
Wise Treas. also TO- school warrants
amounting to s3.20S.72 which We're also
received Of Z Wise, Treas at the settle
mcnt December 23ih 1885
Also 0i school warra1 s amounting q
i ,735.oe received of N G Youne, Tres at
final settlement. All Of said warrants at
ter cancellation We're deposited with "
W Edwards for SAFE keeping.
After an eXainiHn ian Of the reports Of
.ia teachers # the var Gus schools of the
parish for the past year VI recommend The
grading 81 the Schaols for the ensuing
year as fellows to-wit.
MI schno!s in 1st ward to rank as pr
mary with teachers pay at go per mouth.
Bayou Tigl" School in Pad wand to rank
uS p iliary with reaa',ess pay at so pei
l.f,'n h, The s"honl Sit fius,an's Sill t3
Fauk IS grammar grade the teachers Pay
to lie 81, per mon h, the colnrctl aud
white schools ut RiCe's Cove in .afi ward
- rank as intermediate with teachers my
in each at $50 per month, the white
schoo! at Abbeville fo rank rs grammar
grade with teachers at So per mon-h.
tie viii { schools in 4ih ward @ rank as
primary teachers pay at 80 per month.
the colored school in itil ward to rank rs
with teachers pay at ;..:55
: Fht 1 ~ 'b''t6 ~ ~ II W Gih III
as primary With tcaciiers pay a. SO per
month, all schools ;n'the 8 h ward {" RANK
is primary with teac'ltrs pay Il so per
mouth, he white s"iionl al Perry's Bridge
and The calorcd schuo! in Monitors Cove
in 9TH " ri to ras;k as intermediate with
teachers pay a. sS55 per nten@h, the school
a Ch2nIere Iigre To rank Il primary with
teachers pay q SEQ per month. We also
roe+r4me1:d the following schools 10 he
e"e1ct The coming year viz The two
s h#o's ~ It ward and the 2 in q ward.
tie wslJ. ~uhH0}s in isice's Cove ana Alb
ma a ~eoiare.l school near Jim
Joil"rs IN Sd ward, the 2 white and l col
ored schools in 18th ward, the schools at
Hill and Coles Island in 9th ware,
schools at Petry's Bridge and Cheni-re
ii.rc and the coioicd school in Moutunsi
in eth wa,d.
Respectfully Submitted,
W. W. EpwaRps,
E.. G. KiBBE, >Comm:ttee.
j. \. WILLIAMS,
On motion, resolved that all schools
shall be graded. for the ensuing wear a.
10y the finance commit &c
the exception of the colorcd school
IN the 3rd ward, which shall rank as pri-
mary with pay at $40 per month a"d that
Jie L itSiucIlb OI tulS -0oart snail nave
to raise said grade to intermedla' e,
whenever The attendance j%Hstilies the
same.
On motion, all schools was ordered OPEN
I'd as recommended by the Committee.
On motion the sum OF $500 was appro
oriated out of the 2rd ward funds. to pur-
chase some desks for the school house al
Abbeville, and that W W Edwards. ESQ, |
s authorized to receive aud disburse the
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On motion the same Board of Examiners
ire requested to serve forfhe ensuing year.
On motion the Board adjourned sine die.
W. EDWARDS, j. n. WILLIAMS,
President Secty.
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Notice is hereby given that scaled
proposals will be received by the