The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1885-09-05
School Board.

W W Edwards President and Messrs Jno
! Nugier and j n Williams, there being no
qnor,,f, present the Board adjourned to
meet on Monday the 27th irst.
w. W. EDWARDS, J.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
! l. G kihhe and j N Williams absent
Messrs NJ T. Bruussard, Jno Morgan aud NJ
V Lampmam
Minutes of the last meeting were adopt
I'd after due reading.
On motion the communication from the
trustees Of the Sow Island" School was
laid Oh the table subject 70 call.
The communication of Il c SDcfes, Dist
! Atty, claiming per cent Oh con emplated
suit against jos s Nnn.z, tax collector,
, was received, and after due reading,
Resolved thar the Secretary of this
Board inform the afD 'esaid ATTY that We
We're we'll aware Of existing laws and tina:
this Board claims the right to conduct any
and all suits, ei, her themselves or by spec
ial counsel, and that after Judgment shall
Dist Atty, does still claims his 5 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
q: the school hOnse in the 2nd ward, near
Morgan's Mill-having submitted their re-
port with a request that they he permitted
to expemd II small balance of the appro-
priatiun now on hand, for tho benefit OF
said school house, The saline was accepted
and on motion said request was granted.
w w Edwards, Esq, having submit ted
q report on certain improvements which
II. was authorized 10 have done, at the
Abhevillc School House, the same was
accepted.
The Finance Committee having sub.
mittcd the following report, the same was
a,ln,, cd and ordered spread ON the Mia
nteS.
To the Hon. President and Members cf the
Board Of Directors of Public Schools for
ib- Parish OF Vermilion.
Your undersigned finance Committee
wonld respectfully report as follows.
That pursuant to instructions we have
cancelled school vouchers and warrants
as follows, viz:
124 schuOl warrants amounting to
S3.9s9E 80 received by your committee OF r
Wise Treas, also 102 school warrants
ming to $3,2OS.72 which we're a,so
received Of Wise. Treas at the settle
mcnt December 18th 1888.
Ais" IS school warrants amounting 20
81 .02 received of c Young, Tres at
final settlement. All Of said warrants az
. ter cancellation were deposited with W
W Edwards for safe keeping.
After an cxamina ion Of tho reports OF
> the tca:l,ers of the var,Ons schools vi the
parisl, for the past year we recommend the
grading Ot the schools for the ensuing
wear as follows to-wit:
. All schools in 1st ward to rank as prl
mary with trach-rs pay at $50 per month,
Bayon Ti.re School in End ward to rank
as y imary with teachers pay at sSO Pei
) month, tho school at Morgans Mill t'
rank ~ grammar grade the teachers pay
to he Si5 per month, the colored aud
white schools at Rice's Cove in 3rtf vsarc
10 rank as intermediate with teachers pay
in each at S::E1 per month, the white
school at Abbeville to rank as grammar
grade with teachers at $l5 per mon n
j I'll. viii schools in 4th ward rank a.
= primary teachers pay at $50 per montiI
| tl,.. colored school in 4th ward to rank a!
IL intermediate with teachers paw at $3:
: per month, all schools in 5 h ward 20 rant
~ primary with teachers pay A. $50 pt,
!. month, ali schools in the 6 h ward t" ranl
u as primary with teachers pay at $:p pc
:. ,no::tl,, he white school ut Perry's bridge
!, and the c"lored school in Monton's Cow
in eth ward to rank as intermediate witt
" teachers pay ut 1886 per month, the schot.
}. a. Cheniere Tiyre to rank 81 primary Will
te:el,ers pay n $50 per month. we a's
recommend the following schools to
o,~ne.l the coming year viz: The tw
schools in 1st ward and the in 2d ward
-. the whitt. schools in Hice's Cove and Ab
beyille and u colOreh school near Jii!
,yoiners in 81 ward, the 2 white and col
oved schools in 4th wsri, the schools a
Surfing Hill and Coles Island ir 9th war
y the seiools at Perry's Bridge amt Chenier
'rirr,. and the cOloIed school in MOutUn
Cove in 7th ward.
Respectfully submitted,
\, W. w. EDWARDS,
" &c = 6 Mmss,ns K.nSn, COMMITTEE
On motion, resolved that all school
" shall be graded. for the ensuing year
recommended by the finance commit
with The exception OF the colored sch"t
In che 3rd ward, which shall rank az pr
mary with pay at $.56 per month aud Tn;
the President Of this Board shall nav
mower to raise said grade to intermedfai
whenever the attendance justifics Il
same.
Oumotion, all schools was ordered opel
,sl as recommended by the Committee.
On notion the sum Of $25:OO was aPpr
~ priated ont of the 3rd ward funds, to Pn
:" chase some desks for the school house
ne AbbeviIle, and that w w Edwards. Ls,
Ol is authorized to receive aud disbnrse u
ri same.
~ On motion the same Board of Examine
or are rcpnesteti tr ser We for the ensuing yes
H. On ,M,siom the Board adjourned sine ei
III w. W. EDWARDS, j. n. WILLIAM
nf President. Secty.
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