The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1885-09-19
School Board.

ARBEv1LLE, July 18th 1855,
speeixi meeting Of the Board of School
Director of v.rmilion Parish was called
on the above date, members present =
w w Edwards President and Messfs Jnc
NnEier and j. Williams, there being nc
quorum present the Beard adjourned "a
meet on Monday the 9Th inst.
". W. EDWARDS, J. N. WILLIAMS,
President Secretary
A1BFVILLE, AUG 10th 1855.
The Board of School Directors of Yer
million Parish met this day, pursuant to
adjournment, members present w w
Edwards, President, Messrs Jno Nugier,
C Kibbe and J N Williams absent Z:
Messrs NJ C Broussard, Jno Morgan and NJ
Y Lampman.
Minutes of the last meeting were adopt
ed after due reading.
On motion the comm unication from the
trustees Of the "Cow Island" School was
laid on the table subject to call.
The COMMUNICATION Of Il c smedes, Dist
Atty, claiming per cent on contemplated
suit against Jos s Nuaez, tax collector,
was received, and after due readings,
Resolved that the Secretary of this
Board inform ths aforesaid Atty that We
were we'll aware of existing laws and that
this Board claims the right to conduct any
and all suits, either themselves or by spec.
ial counsel, and that after Judgment shall
have been rendered, that ii 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
at the school house in the End ward, near
Morgan's Mill-having submitted their re-
port with q reauest ts.t they be permitted
to expeni small balance of the appro-
priation now on hand, for the benefit OF
said school house, the same was accepted
and on motion said request was granted.
w W Edwards, Esq, having submit ted
report on certain improvements which
he was authorized TO have done. at the
Abbeville School House, the same was
accepted.
The Finance Committee having sub
mitted the following repert, the same vas
adopted and ordered spread on the mln-
utes.
To the Hon President aud Members OF the
Board of Directors of Public Schools for
the Parish OF Vermilion.
Your undersigned finance COMMITTEES
would respectfully report as follows.
That pursuant to instructions we have
cancelled school vouchers and warrants
as follows, viz:
124 school variants amounting to
g 93g 50 received by your committee OF Il
Wise Treas, alsO 102 school warrants
amounting to $3,208.72 which were also
received Of E Wise, Treas ut the settle
ment December 10Th 1888. 49,,
Also Sc schaoI warrants amounting 20
81 1862 received of N G Young, Tres at
final settlement All Of said warrants al
ter cancellation were deposited with W
w Edwards for safe keeping
After an examination OF tho reports o1
the teachers of the various schools OF the
parish for the past year we recommend the
grading OF the Schools for the ensuing
year as follows to-wit: ;, =.
All schools in 1st ward to rank as prl
mary with teachers pay at $50 per month
Bayou Tigre School in 'nd ward to- rank
as D, imary with teachers pay at $40 pei
month, the school at Morgan's Mill to
rank as grammar grade the teachers pay
20 he s45 per month, the colored and
white schools at Fice's Cove in 3rd ward
to rank az intermediate with teachers pay
in each at 1886 per month, the white
school at Abbeville to rank as grammar
grade with teachers at $45 per month
the whire schools in 4th ward to rank as
primary teachers pay at $50 per month
the co!ored school n 4th ward to rank as
intermediate with teachers pay at $3a
per month. all schools in 5th ward TO rank
as primary with teachers pay at $50 pei
mouth, all schools in the 9Th ward to rank
as primary with teachers pay at $D pei
month, the white school at Perry's Bridge
and the colored school in Mouton's Cove
| In 7th ward to rank az intermediate with
! teachers pay at $35 per month, the school
at Cheniers Tigre to rank as primary with
teachers pay al $50 pei month. We also
recommend the following schools to be
opened the coming year Wis The two
schools in fst ward and the 2 in I'd ward
the white schools in Rice's Cove and Alb
beville and coIored school near Jim
Joiners in Sd ward, the white and col
ored schools in 4th ward, the schools a,
Spring Hill and Coles Island in 9th ward
the schools at Perry's Bridge and Cheniere
Tisre and the colored school IN Mouton's
| Cove in 7th ward.
| Respectfully submitted.
w. W.. EDWARDS, J ..-.
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