The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1905-06-17
Minutes Of the School Board.

FAVOR OF the State National Bank
of New Iberia, one for interest
duo said Bank on note Of $500
60, and the other for $1,000 to be
applied as part payment and the
President and Secretary were au
thorlzcd and instructed to execute
not bearing 8 per cent in favor
of the state National Bank of New
Iberia for the sum of *6579. 60,
due six months after date.
lie it ordained by the SchOo
Board of iberia Parish, La. that
the Parish of Iberia be subdivided
into eight school districts, and
that each ward of Iberia Parish is
hereby created y seperate school
district to be numbered as the
wards are now numbered and de.
signated.
A. j. Cammack moved the adop
ton Of this resolution, which was
duely seconded by l. o. Hacker,
and carried by the following vote:
Yeas, j. w. Taylor, w. Il. Far
mer, K. Arcenaux. Edward LIE
Blame, Il. u. Hacker, II. Decourt
j. G. Bowler, and A. j. Cam
mack. Nays: q. A. POirson. In
explanation of his voting nay on
the above resolution, Mr.. Poirson
stated that it was based on the
fact the Supt was not prepared
to give the number Of educable
children in each ward, nor the
amount of money that each school
district would receive under this
resolution.
On motion of l.. Q. Hacker, Sc
coDded 10y A. ). Cammack, the
debt now due by the School Board
shall be, previous to making the
distribution Of. the funds to the
different districts, annually de-
Quoted in accordance with its bug
get.
The committee appointed at a
previous meeting to grade the
salaries Of teachers made it's re-
portland the salaries Of Miss Louise
Taylor, Miss Jose Thorn, and Mrs
Kate Windybank were each raised
ten dollars a month.
The following resolutions from
citizens of the town of New Iberia
were unanimously adopted. The
same movement Is urged to be
taken up in the second, third, and
fourth wards. The tax in each of
these wards to be applied to the
support Of their respective schools
There being no further business
tho Board adjourned to meet at
its next regular meeting.
}. T. Rand, Pres. j. O. Ellis,
State of Louisiana, Parish of
Iberia.
At a meeting of citizens, held at
the Court House in New Iberia,
on the 18th of June 1906, to re
ceive the report Of a committee
previously appointed, TO examine
into and suggest a remedy for the
cOngestcd condition Of the public
schools Of the Sixth Ward, after
mature deliberations unanimously
q lopted the following resolution,
based upon the report Of it's said
committee:
"Be it resolved, That the school
board of Iberia parish be request
ed 10 circulate a petition tor the
signatures of property tax payers
of the Sixth Ward, including the
City of Iberia, petitioning the
police jury and the Board of Trus
tees of the City Of Iberia to order
an election to levy special tax of
two-mills for a period Of ten years;
during the years 1906, 1906, 1907
1908, 1909, 1910, 1911, 1912, 1913
and 1914, said taxsto be devoted OK
clusively to the erection. repair
and furnishing of said public
school houses, and the mainte-
nance thereof, in the said Sixth
Ward Of iberia parish, including
said municipality.
s.Be it Further Resolved. That
the officers, whose duties it will be
to collect and disburse said funds.
be requested TO do so without
Charge"