The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1905-10-14

Official Proceedings Of the Grant
Parish School Board.
Colfax, La. Oct. Z. 1905.
The parish board Of school direct
ors for the parish OF Grant met to-day
i'm regular session with all members
present except &. NJ. Brannon. The
minutes of last meeting were adopted,
except the name Of g. l.. Garrison.
which should have been 6. l.. Garrett,
trustee of verda school, appointed at
last meeting.
The quarterly report of the Super
intendent was read and approved.
A petition from citizens OF New
Hope and Hargis districts. asking
that New Hope be disconnected from
Hargis was presented and discussed.
but it was decided to let it remain
as 1t Is.
A three months school with II. T.
Nichols as teacher was granted Mt
New Hope, and l.. M. Nichols. W. l..
Bird, and John O'Neal were appoint
ed trustees of said school.
Petition from citizens OF Olive
Branch was read, asking that build
ing committee be appointed to see
about building a school house In that
neighborhood, and that Solomon
Goodwin be employed to teach the
school at that place.
On motion, John Anthony, F. M.
Brett. Buck Harper, Phil Herbert,
and Ellis Hadnot were appointed as
a committee to select and secure
building site for the new house, and
! that the Superintendent and school
director of the ward in which n school
house is to be built or repaired. and
third party selected by them from the
interested community, he and are
> hereby appointed rs astandfng build
: Ing committe for the parish.
On motion Solomon Goodwin was
u granted the school at Olive Branch.
The people Of Rock Hill school
y made request through n. c. Buck
= ner that the board appropriate
: $Sl7 "a for the building Of house IN
y that neighborhood.
- On motion said request was grant
= ed.
u A deed for a school house site was
:, presented by the colored people Of Alo-
!" ha, and the matter referred to build
- ing committee.
:, Claim for $2S5 10 Of James A. Har-
" vey, for assessing special school tax
for year 1905. was ordered paid.
. Claim for $12l 50 of James A. Har
I. vey for assessing 3.03s polls Mt pei
cent was allowed and ordered paid.
: On motion. s55 90 was appropriated
" for Grants part in building the schoo
!" house near Tide, and committee dis
= charged.
" On motion $25 90 was appropriated
:. for repairing Liberty Chapel schoo
house and for fencing house ant
=. grounds.
=, On motion $500 90 was appropriate
:. ed for buildings school house at OK
- On motion e225 90, or as much there
OF as may be necessary, was appropri
!. ated for building school house a
I. Prospect.
- On motion, $50 90 was appropriat
:. ed to pay balance on school desks TO
- st. Andre school.
:. On motion $35 90 was appropriate
" to cell Fish Greek school house.
On motion, New Hope district wa
=. to be charged with half the expens
~ incurred In holding special school tn
=; election In February and May of thi
=. year.
On motion vote OF thanks wa
rendered Mr.. f. l.. Stuckey. editor {
-. the Demands. for a liberal rsductio
- made in charges for printing notice
Of election to be held in various schot
!. districts for the benefit of publ
schools. during the year OF 1905.
The resolutions of the state Boar
=, of Education relative to securin
=. record book for school treasurer We
A. adopted.
80. On motion, Messrs. Lang. Nuger
and Gates. committee appointed I
-. to examine treasurer's books, offere
- report that they found same correc
and the committee discharged an
the treasurer given Quictus.
On motion the board adjourned
meet the first Saturday in Januar
1906. j. H. MCNEELY,
j. N. WARNER. President,
act