The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1904-06-15
School Board Proceedings.
Lafa vette, La. June !

The following members of the
Board of School directors were pre-
sent at a called meeting held on the
above date: A. Olivier. Presiden
Alex DelhOmme. ST., Jasper Spell
DR.. Moss, A. ID. VerOt, and S. j.
Montgomery.
On motion duly seconded the read.
ing of the minutes of the previous
meeting was dispensed with.
The regular order of the day was
put aside to give a hearing to a com
mittee of citizens from BrOussardville
composed of Messrs. NJ. Billeaud.
Jr.. Geo. Malagarie. and J. NJ. Bar
ham. This committee stated that the
grounds and building at BrOussard
are much too small for the large en-
rolIment OF h present session. and
that in view of the fact that the next
session promises "a still larger attend
ance the COard was asked to send a
committee to investigate conditions.
On motion of DR.. Moss. President
Olivier and two members to be APP
pointed by the president. were to
constitute the committee. DR.. Moss
and Mr.. Alleman were appointed by
the chair.
A committee from the second ward
presented a petition to the School
Board asking that the Board assist
them in paying the transportation of
their children to the Bertrand school.
They stated that there were over
twenty children in the neighborhood
and hat they were too far from any
school to send their children afoot.
On motion duly seconded the Board
yynfnH fu-nofv-. 6D11o ~, ,.on a~-l r
the transportation of the above
named children.
On motion of Mr.. DelhOmme Sec
Onded by Mr.. Verot the Board voted
to reimburse Mr.. JUDGE and DR..
Moss for the transportation wagon
furnished by them last year. on con-
ditiOn that they be reimbursed if the
use of the wagon proved of advantage
to the public interest. Upon ~investi-
CATION it was shown that in addition
to taking children to school who
could not otherwise attend, the wagon
had always been the means of trans
porting children from a school under
one teacher. to a school under three
teachers, with the corresponding in
crease in the daily amount of work
done.
DR.. Moss reported a shortage of
S. 10 on the COnvOcatiOn Day-Ban-
and the Board ordered that
he be reimbursed S2.1O. The Board
also provided for the payment of the
books offered as prizes to the best
spoilers of the different schools. and
authorized the president to issue
warrant to cover the cOst of the books.
The Auditing Committee having
examined the books of L. A. BrOus-
sard, outgoing sheriff and tax cOllec-
tor, presented the following report:
State of Louisiana, Parish of Lafa-
yette-I. A. BrOussard, Sheriff
and Ex-OfiiciO Tax-COllector for
and in the Parish of LAFAYETTE in
account with the School Board
for the Poll Taxes for 1903.
DR..
To amount poll taxes to be
collected as per assessment
rolls OF 1903 and shown on
SAID rolls. 1928 90
To amount poll taxes on
supplemental list. ......... 1868 90
Total amount. 1851 90
CIR.
Oct. 10, 1903. BY amount paid
to parish treasurer.........S l6 90
Nov. Is 1903. BY amount paid
to parish treasurer........ 662 90
'ec. IA, 1908 BY amount paid
to parish treasurer. ........ 4g7 90
IL, 1904. By amount paid
to parish treasurer. $500. 1896 90
March I, 1904. BY amount
paid to parish treasurer. lO2 90
March p, 1904. By amount
paid to parish treasurer. 81 90
April Is, 1904. BY amount
paid to parish treasurer. 262 90
lay 4, 1904. BY mount paid
to parish treasurer......... % 90
lay 20, 1904. By amount paid
to parish treasurer. ...... 90
lay 30, 1904. BY amount paid
to parish treasurer. ........ 6 90
'Otal amount turned over to
parish treasurer. 5000 90
poll taxes erroneous
double or collected by clerk
OF court or not cOllectible. .Sl57l 90
Total amount. ........ 1851 90
State of Louisiana, Parish of Lafa-
sOlemnly swear that the above
'atement is correct to the best of nv
nowledge and belief.
l. A. BROUssARD,
Sheriff and Ex-officiO Tax-cOllector.
lafayette, La, May 30, 1904. 4
sworn TO- and subscribed before me \