The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1894-10-13

plain why he had taken fifty dol
lars to pay his expenses to the SUI
perintendents annual convention at
Lake Charles, in 1898, and the
same amount to pay his expenses
to the Natchitoches convention, In
1894
The members of the board not
being satisfied with the superin-
tendents, explanation, the superin-
tendent offered to refer the matter
to the State Superintendent, to the
State board, or the Attorney Gen.
eral of the State, and that if they
said he was wrong he would refund
whatever amount they said he had
in excess of what was right for him
to have. This proposition was
refused.
The superintendent then offer
ed, if they would give him time,
he would furnish an expense ac-
count, but that he could not do SO
with anything like accuracy on the
spur of the moment; but the board
preferred for an immediate settle
ment, and, after some little esti-
mates of actual expenses to and
from Lake Charles and Natchito-
ches, on motion of Mr.. Craig, W.
IL. Richardson, superintendent, was
charged up with $25 90 deduction
for each trip, and it was agreed
that the same should be paid by
withholding the $50 90 due on his
salary for the quarter ending Sep
tember 30, 1894.
| The Districts were then called in
regular order, as follows:
/ District Miss Mary VIM
tgranted two months term of school
at Paramount, at $50 90 per month,
she to come forward and be exam
med by the committee or exhibit
her certificate of graduation.
District 2-Permission to use
school funds to build school house
, in the center of District refused.
District 3-School granted to
Miss Maggie Kelly, to begin No
vember 9Th.
District 4-Nugent district ere.
ated, composed of all that part Of
District 4 south of Bacon creek
to be numbered %.
Districts s, 6, z, 8, 8, 10 and IL
: no action.
District NV. B. O'Neal rec
ognized as teacher.
Districts ID and IA, no action.
District 15-Action deferred t.
January meeting, relative to chang'
of location of school house.
i Districts 16, II and Is, no action
District 19-Mr. Nixon grantee
! school. provided he can get Ger
tifcate.
:. Districts 20, 81, 20 and %, NJ
a action.
: District Change of location
g deferred.
' Districts Is, rs and 81, no &C
= ton.
District rs, new district, no &C
ton.
Il Messrs. Williams and Roberts
accounts for SIG each, for the 81
animation of teachers, on motto
b of Mr.. Craig, was reduced to 81
T. each and allowed The appoint
=, ment of new committee defere
], to the January meeting.
l. On motion of Mr<Hiakman, "
}. L. Richaraao1, Parrish sdperintenc
emit, was requested to resign, whe
d the following was read by the SCI
Rotary:
. To the School Board Of Grant Parish. Lac
GENrLEMEN-I hereby tender my re
" iQuation as member of the School boaI
te and as Parish superintendent to take q
lie feet January LIST, 1895.
"A Signed. w. L. RICHARDSON.
b. He then stated that he woul
t. like to make out his annual repo
q, for 1894 as it would be a little mo-
a. difficult for new hand to NAL
n such report of anothers work.
I'd The resignation being rejecte
lie on motion Of Mr.. Hickman the q
be perintendent was requested to r
a. sign instanter, which he refused.
r. Mr.. Hickman then moved To
It. the Office of parish superintende
j. be declared vacant, which was Sc
u onded by Mr.. Neal and adopted
rk The board was then notified tn
s an appeal would be taken to Sta
f. Board.
,r- Mr.. Hickman then moved to
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