The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1897-07-10

was LOO pupils white and colored The
3e msoi.ht9llt OF lS96-T shows an increase of
fba pnpdls OF a little over i per cent. over
"e onioiihiehU or the previous session,
? TEACHERS.
, we had employed during the session
which closed April %. 1897 "a tescbars
d 5SM-elty OF whom were paid a salary Of
5000 per month; thirteen q AL ,rv ~ sJJh-
per month and eleven u salary al 90 "a
PCT month. The pay roll "a
rm1 sum OF Sl4W.W to te@chers each
1or the session Just ended was SS3333, ST.
SCHOOL HOUSES,
The school houses are in worse condf
1ioi II anything at this time than at the
cate OF my last report July II. lSg6 III
lie repairing has been done to them nv
Lne patrons Of the schools. A new sahodI
H leh , = neefea at Delcambre, and the
ward FTederick's 18th ward, and FanlI,s
oth ward are all entirely too small ard n.
conyenlent for the comfort and health ~
chlidreI and teachers, These houses
f fhoala De enlarged and ceiled and have
them, or entirely new houses should II
putt. The house at Perry is also GREATLY
II need OF repairs. Some schools ais5
nave no supply of water near them and
III this connection | would recommend
again as in a previous report that as 500"
as this board is able to furnish a sn,aIi
clsIerh Tor each school III the parish as
wei! water is unhealthy and slionjd not
De used for drinking purposes where #
can be avoided. ~
During the past session there were in
active operation sc schools. So white and
? eHiorea. Two new school houses were
hnlit since our last report. one in the 6tb
wara near Felix thousands and one in
me On Tl1iy ward ut Spring Hill The one
LEI HsIr FELIX blouSsards is a good snbstan-
Jl1J nDlISA INIT fhA4 m ~ c..
before stated is too small and should lie
enlirged or a new house built of the prom
er SIZE. IhaYe also to report that tba
sfhoot winch was opened at Ramsey was
closed by one of the local trustees. Mr.
bagley some time during the fall of ;oS
without any notice whatever to the SIM
erlntendant of schools of this parish or
70 any member of this Hon. school hoard
Tor reasons which awe already been
t h1a 1lad known W to this Board; Mr.. Bagley
w. mnoln the ilonse belonged IN which the
Sehool wa taught. denied the use Of the
mouse longer to the teacher who was then
IN charge OF the school, and before anv of
the school authorities knew ANYTHING
OF the difficulty between Mr.
Das1ey y the teacher at that place, the
was practically abandoned by the
teacher and closed. AS regards this
! would recommend that a school
be established, il needed at Ramsey nro.
Vlded the patrons of that school donate n
81 - eSiiool DulidlhS Tree OF costs to
Inc school board andacomply with all the
existing regulations OF this Hon. board
regarding the establishing of new scIools
N order that we may not place the school
lanie to De closed without warning nv
ne c2,pfielous win of any one single indi-
Tidual.
Respectfully submitted,
j. r. KITCHELL,
Tho Shnriff 4 a.. ~ - a
GeiIIguent lax payers of poll tax on
OF 70 and '96 n also u statement of
ines and forfeitures of judicial bonds in
.Timlnal matters since his incninbency of
he Sherlf7a Office.
On motioA duly seconded, if was re-
Owed that a school be established and
pened III the 9th ward near Valentino
inlons, provided q suitable site and
ouse DC donated in accordance with exc
regulations of the school board.
tOn motion it was resolved that twenty
oliars De appropriated to defray the eX-
enses OF a delegate to the convention of
arlsl S1perlntendents of schools to con-
ehe1n New Orleans July u, IS and 14tlt.
On motion of Mr.. Connerly, it was re-
that the public schools Of this
afisl be opened on the 1st Monday OF
'ctober, 1897 for q term of 9 months.
The Vouchers receipted for by the Fl
alice Committee i'll settlement with the
reasurar Eli Wise, on February 90, 1897
to the sum of five thousand
me hundred and fifty five 32-l00 80
Ssi Dollars, and Oh July 1,1s97 amounts
lg to the sum of FIVE thousand four hun
red and ~thirty-three 10-1W tS5433. IS)
Dliars, were turned over to this board by
le Secretary and were destroyed by fire
tHii view Of all members present of
nd Board Of Scnoel Directors,
Mr.. E.. ], Addison was sent for and came
afore the Board aid offered to do all the
of the School Board for one year
,mmenclng June 26th 1897 for the sum of
ny ESQ dollars. On motion of Mr..
ayes duly seconded, the proposition of
4. Addison publisher of the Maridional
as accepted aud contract closed to do
le printing OF the School Board,
On motion of MIR. Felix Broussard. C.
elm, Geo. DeroHen and H.. j. Stansbury
ere appointed local trustees of the Perry
Hayes reported as chairman of
Necial'cohlm1ttee appointed at last stat
meeting, that 1T was necessary to open
school in the 9TH ward in the neighbour
'od of MIR. Jules Bopdreaux.
On motion of p. Dupre Leblanc. it was
solved that a school he established and
ened at or near Jules Boudreaux in the
. ward, provided q site and house suit
lie be donated to this Board free of costs
accordance with existing ordinance of
is Board regarding opening new schools.
Or. Leblanc, member of Tins board, was
Tered and authorized to buy three small
;terns for Erath, Deicambre and Lake
loGis respectively and to present his
Il to this board for same.
Mr. J. K, Kitchel. was then appointed u
Of one to examine the bills of
sts and the statement of fines and for.
lures presented by the Sheriff.
The following bills were allowed and
paid towit.
ID Leblanc | day conrrittee work &2 nh