The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1889-04-13

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Treasurer OF School Funds.
Colfax, La. March 81, 1852
On motion the secretary of the school
board was instructed to demand that the
police jury of Grant parish set apart for
school purposes IL mills OF the taxes
levied, In accordance with the law author
izing and requiring police juries to make
this provision for public schools In their
annual budget of parish expenses.
On motion the following resolution was
adopted by the board:
Resolved, That it is hereby made the
duty of the member from each ward, in
connection with the parish superintend
emit, to call meeting OF those interested
in properly districting the schools OF the
wards, and the numbers and districts of
said schools are to be listed and presented
to this board at its July meeting for
adoption or rejection. And in case the
citizens of any ward shall fail to turn out
at the meetings appointed and agree upon
the manner of dIstricting the schools,
then the member from said ward and the
parish superintendent shall have the
power to make the districts.
The business of the wards was then
taken up in regular order.
Ward 1-Colfax and Paramount each
granted school of 3 months at $50 per
month. teachers to be selected. Village
colored school granted months at S25
per month, Olelia Williams teacher. I'm
ion months at $25 per month, Henry
Robinson teacher.
Ward 2-Union colored, months at
$50 per month, Israel Smith teacher.
Olive Branch months at S25 per month
with privilege Of 3 month If funds are re-
ceiyed, Mrs. NJ. E. Moore teacher. Flagon
2 months at $25 per month. with the pri
vilege of 3 months If funds are received,
Miss Nettie Tory teacher. Clear Creek,
2 months at $25 per month, with privilege
of If funds are received, Miss Ida Cham
bers teacher. Beulah, z months at SO
per month, with privilege of 3 il funds
are received, Miss Anna Mcknight teach
er. The applications from old and new
Prospect were laid over until the July
meeting of the board, in order to try and
arr ange the conflict between them.
Ward Big Creek, granted 3 months
at $25 per month, Miss /. L. Richardson
teacher. Beulah, Zine SCHOOL,, months
at S25, Miss Anna Mcknight teacher.
Ward 4ELittle Rock colored school,
granted 2 months at $50 per month, Emma
Howell teacher. Black Creek, months
at S25 per month, with the privilege OF
3 if funds are received, IL Easterbrook
teacher. Fish Creek, 2 months at $25 per
month, with the privilege of 3 if funds
are received, j. N. Thompson teacher, If
granted a certificate on examination.
Ward 5-Christian Hope Church. 2
months at $25 per month, with privilege
of 3 il funds accrue in time, Miss +. A.
Houston teacher Tison, months at S25
per month, with the privilege of 3 ii
funds accrue, teacher to be selected.
Ward 6-Eureka was granted months
ut $25 per month, with the privilege of
if funds accrue, J. G. Fletcher teacher.
Summerfield granted months at S25 per
month, Miss Annie Phillips teacher.
Ward 7-Dunn's school was granted 3
months at $50 per month, w. Y. Mccain
teacher. Montgomery granted 2 months
at $50 per month, with the privilege of 3
months il funds are received, Miss Eva
Mccain teacher.
On motion the secretary OF the board
was requested to write to the school
boards Of Winn and Natchitoches par
ishes relative to line schools.
The board then adjourned to its next
regular meeting on the first Saturday in
July 1889. H. G. GoopwYN,
w. l.. RICHARDSON, President.
Parish Supt. aad ex-oficio Secretary.
NOTICE. Teachers must sign contract
before commencing their schools.