The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1901-10-19
School Board Proceedings.
Lake Providence, La, Oct. 9, I9v


The Hon. Bosrd of School Directors
of the parish of East Carroll convened
this day at 10 O'Clock a. M, in regular
session.
Upon calling the roll the following
gentlemen were found to be present,
viz:
Hon. T. j. Powell. president; G. K
Egelly, secretary; Directors }. 5. Mill
Rim, j. G.. Bass. JAS Beald. +, ii.
Schneider and W. b. Keene.
Directors n. Fousse. w l..
fDunn and j j. Erwin.
Upon motion the reading OF the NM
utes of the previous session were dls--
pensed with, and the President was
authorized to approve the minutes as
recorded and published.
The reports of the treasury OF the
school fund and that of the supe1in-
tendent, were read and referred to the
Finance Committee.
The Board then took a recess foi the
purpose OF enabling The Finance Com
mittee to examine the reports, refer
ling to them for auditing. and upon re-
assembling, fled the following report.
tO-wIt:
| To the President and Board of School Di-
rectors of the parish OF East Carroil:
! Gentlemen-W your Finance Commit
] tee, beg leave to report that we have eX-
! amined the report OF the treasurer OF the
| school fund and find same correct. support
| ed by proper vouchers, which We nave
| cancelled.
| We lind that he had on hand at the date
| of his last report, on July 2, 1901,
Cash balance of 49, ............ Sol9 ~
| That he has disbursed since that
| date as per vouchers. ....... 49S IL
Leaving a cash balance on hand
| Oct. LIST. of. .......... ....-.:...-.. ool %
we have also approved the account OF
| W. B. Keene for hauling coal Tor S4oO, ana
recommend its payment
Respectfully submitted.
Jas. S. Millikin,
/ l j. G. Bass.
i 4. III. Schneider.
! Finance Committee.
1 The above report, after being read
/ was adopted and ordered spread upon
i the minutes
The report of Superintendent Egelly,
I with recommendation therein con-
tanned was referred to the board
The petition of ;. B. Splitter Il CO.,
of Villa Vista, requesting the location
of a " bite school at the place deslgna-
ted BIZ them, was read aud thoroughly
discussed. after which it was decided
, by the board that the request OF peti
, TONERS be granted. and that the super
inteudent he authorized and instructed
TO open said school on Monday, Oct. q
ah,,la Ia ~
ployed as the teacher of said school a
:. a salary of SO per month. conditioned
!, that sue procure from the board of eX
, aminers certificate of qualification a
: required. and that the term OF sal'
school end at the same time as IN
schools now in operation.
!. Upon motion of Director Bass. In
; superintendent was authorized To opel
: on the first Monday in January sixteei
colored schools throughout the parish
: same to be located By ban hereafter.
Il appears from the statement OF tn
. SUPERINTENDENT that there will be som
: delay in receiving the school appoI
= tionment, which may not be receive
until on or about Feb 18th of the com
mo YEAR. aud it being essential tina
The salaries of teachers now emplo!e
: should be paid promptly at the explra
tion of each scholastic month Drecto
Bass Introduced the following, whlc
. was adopted, to.wit:
That the President of this board b
authorized and Instructed to negotlat
a loan with the Lake Providence Ban
for a sufficient sum Of money for fou
J, months. not to exceed 5000 90 pc
month. at the lowest rate of interss
to be used III paying the salaries
iearhers and such other current e,
4 penses as may become necessary, an
- that certificates of indebtedness b
issued in payment therefor matnrin
on the 18th of February 1902 to he pr
Dictated upon and paid out of the al
q portionments, interest fund derive
= from the State and other revenues d.
: rived from The parish. the rate of il
teresl on said loan not to exceed Q pr
e cent per snnnm upon the amounts bo
rowed from time 10 time
Upon motion of Director Schneide
the salary of the Secretary and Supe
:, intendenl was fixed 1T $4,000 per al
n, mum, dating from the commeneemer
t. of the qnaner on September 22nd 100
to be pad quarterly. which motion W;
:" adopted aud tbs salary so liked ordere
r. by ihs buattl
nt There lPing no further husinessstI
board ihcn s'tiepraea until its ne,
&c regalas quarterly session being lhel
"Wednesday a JapuarS. 1902.
z J POWELL. President
10 CHAs. X. EGELLY. Secretary.
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