The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1903-10-10

Mr.. Jasper Spell, represent
i nG the com mittee appointed to
receive the canal dug on the
school land in the second ward,
that the com mittee had
the lowest bid at
$219. SO. That the canal had been
completed as per specification
and accepted.
Mr.. Davis of Duson, presented
q petition from the people of that
community asking that the
school board build a schoolhouse
to be ready for the coming ses-
sion. Duson has raised $3.50. 90
and the board was asked to as
sumo the obligation of furnishing
the rest.
On motion of Mr.. Guilbeau the
Board decided to accept the
proposition of the people of Du-
son to raise by note $4,000, and
to bind itself to take up this note
when it became due.
Mr.. Bertrand, representing
the Bertrand school community,
petitiOned the board to furnish
an additional room to their school
house, saying that the citizens
were ready to raise the amount
necessary to build the addition.
Mr.. Bertrand stated that there
were two teachers and an at
tendance of seventy-five pupils
at his schoolhOuse and that all
the room available was small
room only 20 by 80. He urged
the necessity of i'm mediate at
tention on the part of the board,
otherwise the teachers and stu
dents we're put at a great disad-
vantage to do their work.
On the motion of Mr.. A. G.
Guilbeau, seconded by Mr.. Spell,
the above petition was referred
to the building committee with a
request that the Committee in
vestigate and report at the next
meeting.
On motion, duly seconded, it
was decided that the petition of
the Burke School community
asking for an additional room be
referred to the building COM
mittee for Investigation with a
request that they report at the
next meeting.
On motion of Mr.. Spell, duly
seconded by Mr.. Delhomme, the
country schools were ordered to
open on the first Monday in De-
Gem Der, 1908.
Moved by Mr.. Spell that the
Secretary be authorized to rent
six acres of the school land in
the eighth ward at or above the
prevailing price for land in that
neighborhood. On being Sec
onded by Mr.. Delhomlne, the
above motion was carried.
Mr.. Buchanan appeared be-
fore the Board and made sundry
complaints about the public
schools of the town of Lafayette
The principal complaint was
made against the use of books
not on the adopted list.
The Secretary was authorized
to make reduction for the over
flowed land in lot ID new num-
ber) in section 16, township II
Range 5 East.
On motion of Mr.. Spell |
the Treasurer was authorized to |
discount as many school land |
notes in his possession as would
be necessary to meet the current |
of the board.
The following bills were ap
proved:
J. F. Riggs, school registers.........$ I6 90
L. J. Alleman, stamps................. 4 "a
Lafayette Advertiser, pr,nt,ng....... 50
L. J. Alleman, sup't conventional. II 20
Lafayette Advertiser, print. min... 4 IS
Moss Pharmacy, sundries.............. IS
\. M. Martin, enumera alton of 1884
names at 4 cents............... 35s SO
The Treasurer's report was then read.
70 the president and members of the school
board, parish Lafayette, La.
Following is statement of receipts and
Of the school funds since my
asst report:
Sal. on hand last report.............$ 1884 60
Tax colrr fines COL Sept. 1902,
Mch. 1908 S4s IS
ar. polls COL by clerk............... 26S 90
=. J. Alleman for Duson school,. ma
AK col. polls col. June.............. 90
AK. col. polls col. August......... 90
.. J. Alleman Pilette school fund 28 ~