The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-07-13
Official Proceedings of the Grant
Parish School Board.
Cnlfax. La. Jnly 8. 1!


The board of school directors for
the parish of Grant met this day in
regular session with all members
present except j. II. McNeely, j. d..
Stallings and John l.. Calhoun. Six
members, a quorum, being present,
in the absence of the president, on
motion, of Mr.. Brannon, Mr.. j. NJ.
Lang was elected president pro tenn.
The minutes of the last meeting
were read and approved.
The quarterly report OF the parish
superintendent was read andapprov-
ed.
Land deed for one acre of land, ON
which to build school house in the
New Hope neighborhood, was pre-
sen.ed and accepted on motion of j.
w. Barron, and the secretary au-
thorized to have said deed recorded.
Deed to one-half acre of land on
which to build school house in dis
trict Is near Phillips Station, was
rendered the board. and ON motion
Oft NJ Brannon snid deed WAS re-
ceived and The secretary asked To
have said deed recorded.
On motion of j. NJ. Wardlow, duly
seconded by NJ. Z. Nugent and carried.
the board authorized the building OF
a school house at or near the old
school site Of Willow Grove in ward
six, a school honse in the lower en.
Of district %, kuownas the New Hope
school, and also one at Hargis.
On motion of J. w. Barron, a
school was established at Sand Spur
aud Jake Wooley. L. N. Johnson and
Levi Price we're appointed trustees Of
said school.
On motion of C. NJ. Brannnn the
superintendent Mas authorized to
have the Pollock school building,
musical Instruments and furniture
insured.
On motion of NJ. c. Nugent, Sep
tember Is, 1907, wns the time fixed
for the opening of the fall schools.
and those that could not open then
were To open four weeks hence.
A request from the trustees OF
Flagon school was read asking for
the payment Of $40 go to Wiley
Walker. being balance due Mr.. Walk
er for having the school house built
ut or near Corrinth church some
years ago. On motion said request
was granted and the secretary au-
thorized to draw warrant for that
amount when the property was deed
ed TO school board.
MIR. Barron having similar claim,
the same was allowed, and the board
authorized it's payment when deed
to the property was made to the
parish board of school directors.
On motion duly seconded aud car
ried the application Of Miss Annie
Hadnot To teach the Rock Hill school
was referred to the superintendent,
with the request that he await
hearing FROM the patrons Of said
school relative to their wishes in the
mat ter Of a teacher.
On motion r. l.. Cakes, ]. W. Col
Inns and l.. +. Johnson were duly elect
ed trustees Of the verda school, to |
net with the four others.
On motion Of Mr.. Nugent a loan Of
$4,000 was made to the parish until
This years taxes are available.
A petition from the Rechelle peo,
ple, asking that J. s. Rnssel, +. J
roosley, 5. W. Starting James Bell
and W. b. BIackshear be appointed
trustees of Rochelle school WIS read,
and ON motion they we're duly APP
pointed. The petitioners also asked
that the controlling of the school be
placed in their hands also the public
unds for same. The granting of
,aid request being violation of the
public school law, said request was
ected, unless the teacaers employed'
md saiaries paid to them meet with
APPRECIATION of the superintendent.
The finance committee audited the
oliowing claims and ON motion,
BOARD authorized the payment OF
anse.
dateriai and labor on Dry
Prong school house $3.50 III