The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1902-11-01

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. '.S 766G
oh. 'O'BKyAN,
j. II. sKMCHELL,
Finance Committee.
'On,fhotion of Geofgc'H Hayes duty sec
Onded' it was ordered that as soon as q
house and school site be furnished, ac-
cording'to the existing rules Of this
Board,in the sechnd ward near Cade's
plantation a colored school be opened
and simultaneously the colofed school
in Campbells Cove be closed.
Messrs Felix iBroussard and f. D.
Lege committee appointed to have
built a'school house at 'Cow Island re-
ported that they had had the same
constructed and that the building had
been accepted by them. Their re.
port was read and they were dis
charged.
On motion of George Hayes it was
resolved that mileage be allowed the
members of the School Board in attAn-
ding the meetings ofthis Board at the
customary rate of ten cents per mile
for the distance each one lives from
the Court house.
On motion of Felix Brohssard, it
was ordered that the fifteen dollars
be and is hereby appropriated for the
purpose, of repairing the s%clioolliouse
situated just north of U~ossinade, to be
paid when the house is placed in good
repairs.
On motion Of Aurelie 14ieaIl it was
ordered that the resignation of Ell. j.
S%tansbury as trustee of the Perryschool
be and the saine is hereby accepted
and it WAS then ordered that Paul Ter
rier Esq, Joe Defino and George NJ.
Derouen Esqs. he and the same are
hereby appointed trustees Of the Perry
school.
Messrs A. Theall and j. r. Kitchell
COMMITTEES to investigate and report
OH the Improvements placed on sec. 16
L. II SR2E by A. Kaplan ESQ. sub
mitted the, following report:
Abbeville, La, Oct. End 1902.
To the Hon. President and Members
of tho School Board in aud for the par
ish of Ver3ilion. La.
Gentlemen We have in pursuance
of u duty under a recent resolution Of
your Hon. body examined the build
lngs on Sec Is T. IL S. r. 9 E. placed
there by Mr. A. Kaplan and have the
following to report:
The main building, residence consist
OF a house one and one-half story high
- feet by B feet with an L.. IA by "A
feet ground plan. lib the main part
of building there are two rooms down
stairs with a small, very small, hall
between them. The ceiling down stairs
in the rooms is about 8 feet high.
There is also a dining room and kit
chen down stairs. The upstairs in the
manipulating is a duplicate of the
rooms down stairs except the roof
forms part Of the ceiling. There is. a
small gallery oh the north side of the
IL" the DINING and kitchen.
The weather bording or siding is pine
some of which is sap pine; the door and
window frames are cypress. The rooms
down stairs are teiled with pine strip
lap, the rooms UP stairs are not ceiled
at all. There is 30 gallery ON the front
of the house. The ceiling is painted
with slate colored paint; and the out.
SiNS "a phS AouoO 10 puluICA WGIt0.
There are sixteen windows Ia the
house without shutters.
Barns.
There is also a barn on the biace "a |
x5Ofeet with ten stalls and hayloft over
head. This barn is IA feet FROM stills to
caves of roof. 1t is j boxed structure
and made of pine lumber, blanks at
least II inches wide; the cracks be-
tween the planks Is boxing being cover
ed by small strips of pine lathing. This !
barn is painted with a brick dust color
ed paint.
There is also one other small
box house on the place "a by II feet !
ground plan and y feet from stills to
caves of house; the same being partl-
toned into two rooms and ceiled over
head with 3 windows and2 doors; this
house is boxed with pine lumber and
cracks are exposed, joints covered by
cypress laths. There are two common
bored stock wells with ordinary hand
pumps on the place.
Fencing.
On the south and west line there
is a good fence made of split cypress
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