The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1886-05-16

c,,,ai: Miss Matte Bypu,n. Assistant. Miss Il
Matte g. Newcomb ASSISTANT, %. e
Uolorsd school IF W. harrington, Prin-
cif,al: Mary M Clark, Assistant. 81. =
AGAINST a Total enrolment of 81 as per re- Y
!, ort ofthis Board on June 20, 1885. at the q
close oflast session. The average member Y
ship and attendance of each school from
Octoper /. 1875, (opening of this SESSION. to 9
May 1856, is as follows: I
Male School Membership GO; attend s
ance 81. 49,. I
Female Observation-Disclosures %. attend
Coiored school-AIembership, II, attend
auce 81.
In the report of the male aud female Z
schools, the high school department
Of each is included this addition to our
schoo! has given the citizens OF Mon
roe. advantages rarely possesses IN
small tow ns of our State. This Board
determined at the beginning OF the
present s,ssion to add this High
ScnonI D. spartment and Its succe3s Is
now fully assured. The School houses
nave been placed In complete repair
many changes being found necessary
in adding the high school department
/ The male and colored school buildings
are now covered by insurance, ana the
| funds in the treasury are ample 10 COD
itinu. The sc,o ols to the end OF the YER"
a.d ..p % promptly as usual IN Oct"-
her next, this too, in the face OF hear>
lIy $1,000 additional expense for extra
tsa,.h,,, and required change and
; repairs In the school buildings,
/ The following statement Of condition
, uf scl.oai funds is submitted
RECEIPTS.
. Ba ance on hand June 80, 1ss5......S s2267.
Fron taxes, etc., under existing Or
dinances ...:..... zsSf'oo'
y From payments by Kaliski OH Bof-
= 80, ,rn;ti1n .,,...... 26 co.
From pro rata School Fund, S.
d ~ ,noll tax of Sheriff McGuire... 1872 SO.
!. sl4as5s,
EXPEN MIXTURES.
= Salary of Teachers October l, 1885 to s,ces M
gray May :, aS I.nitors observation-disclosures. 1890
"a Insurance on school buildings. 6o.0e
20 Sundry Expenses. a7'o ~
Fuel and Supplies. o O 20
Mans Charts and school fxt res.... oSo'
y Repairs Male school .......S2aa:s 80
y Colored school ........ s75 2s9.aI
II Balance cash on hand May 3, 1885,. 1co4.0
s442s, So
The balance now to the credit of thu
School Fund, together with the sum
1874 60 due by the General Fund tt
o. the School Fund to cover an Injunction
70. against the City by authority OF Ordi
d. nance GIL, when compared Witl
r amount received June 1st., 1854 $500, 9
= at the induction into office OF thi
Board-should show conciusive'y tina
- the school affairs have been admins
m. tered in the interest of the schools
The payments on the Botfenschen pre-
lie perry have not been regularly made,
q but s7GO has been paid during the pas
TWO years, instead OF $l2OO as require
nv terms of sale. Care has been take
he to enter into no, contract that was Col
p. slered as extrava.ant, and econom
in o}l things has been practiceu.
The Board hopes that the work wi
TX ha continued with the same earnes
N. ness "a in the past, and feel assure
tho efforts of the incoming adm,nistr
:. lion will be directed to that end.
10 Respectfully submitted.
md LEWIS d. ALLEN, Jr., Chairman.
- A. DOwNEY,
ont a. ~ School Committee.
The official returns of the election ne
Nav I'd. 1885 were read, received an
mes ordered filed.
"A. OFFICIAL RETURNS
OF tho votes polled for Mayor and Co"nc
on, men for the City OF Monroe, May Sd, Isl
shown by tho Uf
lon Ward l. For Mayor-F. Endom 50. Il.
Alien. Jr,,l. Councilman-D. G. Gibst
~, Word2. For Mayors. Endom G7. L.
DIX Alien. Jr,. 2. T.. A. Shields 9. For Count
men w. p. Renwick II, T: N: Conner,
Warl 8. For EIayor-F. Endom e6, L..
aus Allen. Jr.1. Councilmen-F. Garrett
one W. A. O'Kelly "a.
Ward A. For Mayor-F. Endom Al.
the Councilmen--Wm.H eekin Al, $. BYRD
non G. A. DOwNEY,
49,, Mayor pro. ten
hat Monroe, La, May Sd, 1888.
nd> The retiring Secretary and Treasu
oec- offered his report for the fiscal y
the ending May, 1st, 1886, which was
oo,s ceivetl and referred to the Com nit
.,a ON finance.
,os The Council then adjourned TO m
.: Monday May 10th, 1856 at 1880 p.
F. ENDoM, Mayor.
G. A. SINGER, Secty. and Tre
the MAYORS OFFICE.
the May 10, 1856
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