The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1908-07-30
THE SCHOOL BOARD.
Official Proceedings of the Meeting Held
in This Place Monday.


1909 in special session, roll call show
ing the following named members pres
ent: J. n. Plat, President; J. H. Bel ,
cher, L. c. Biggs, N. w. Sentell, A. j. !
Demoss, J. E. Rogers, j. B. Thompson
and J. F. Mckinney.
The minutes of the last meeting were
read, corrected in several minor particu-
lars as to initials of proper names in list
of trustees, and approved.
Alter due consideration it was decided
to notify the Police Jury that levy OF
q, mills on the assessment of the prop
erty of the parish for school purposes
for the coming year would be satisfac-
tory, whereupon the President appointed
a committee of three to bear the message
to the Police Jury, then in session.
On motion, duly carried, Mr.. J. S.
Alison was allowed pay at 81 per month,
actual attendance, for sending one pupil
to Benton High School during the past
session.
On vigorous application of Mr.. Alex
Bumgardner, representing the trustees
of Linton School, 800 per month was
fixed as the salary OF the Principal OF
that school.
Mr.. w. 7. Colquitt, trustee OF the
Bossier City School, was present and
asked for salary Of $50 per month for
the Principal of that school. But the
salary was not allowed on the ground
that no other schools were being trans |
ported to Bossier-that same was not a
central school.
The following routine business was
then transacted:
An appropriation of $3.50 was made
out of the Seventh District fund to pay
the mileage and per diem Of the Police
Jury for this days meeting; same hay
been held as special favor for the cit
liens OF the said Seventh District.
! The following teachers Of schools were
then appointed, to-wit:
Plain Dealing High School. = Prof.
T. A. Binford, Principal, vice William
Freshwater, who declined to accept, with
the following named assistants: Jno. s.
Boggs, Miss Josephine Stone, Miss Inez
Bright, Miss Elizabeth McDaw and Miss
Estelle Jones.
Antrim School.-Miss Willie Cochran,
teacher.
Mot hool.-Miss Minnie Robinson,
teacher.
Center School. - Miss May Merritt,
teacher
Benton High School.-Miss L. Emma
Murray, assistant teacher.
Haughton High School.-Prof. w. j.
Davis, Principal; Miss Bethenia Sneed,
first assistant; Miss Julia Elston, second
assistant; Miss Ludie Platt, third as
sistant, and Mrs. w. J. Davis, when
qualified, fourth assistant.
Alden Bridge School.-Assistants to
be selected not as first and second, but
in the following order: Miss Virginia
Elder and Miss Gussie Gardner, as
sistants.
The following trustees were appointed
in lieu of former appointments:
= Miller's Bluff and Russell School,
J. B. Martin and Seth F. Young.
t Oak Hill School. = Dock Wise anc
T. K. McCranie.
Pease School.-George Jones.
Emma School.--H. l.. Giles.
Rocky Mount School. NJ. Burks.
Brushy Hack Line.-H. G. Merrill il
place of II. G. Merritt.
Elizabeth School (col. IF. E. Englisl
k in place of J. E. English.
New Light School (colored. )-Rober
II Stuart in place of Robert Sturd.
The Dalrymple transportation was au
thorized and directed to go to Linton.
d The following ordinances relative
'e the issuance of special school tax bond
we're unanimously adopted, and the Sec
" setary was authorized to advertise fc
bids, if found necessary, for an earl
floating of same:
I'd By Mr.. Belcher.
ht ORDINANCE No. /.
An ordinance providing for and author
n
- of 5000 each and bearing per cent il
IN terest, in accordance with Act No.
Ill of 1906.
Section /. Be it ordained by the Pa
- ish Board of Directors Of the Parish
30 Bossier, State of Louisiana, in speci
n. meeting assembled for the purpose herr
elk in set forth, That by virtue Of tt
authority and power vested in us by Il
General Assembly of the State of Loui
ed lana, the issuance of seven gold bonds
r. the par value of 5000 each, dated, Bel
Il ton, La, August 3, 1908, be and tt
- same is hereby ordered and directe
i'' Said bonds to be issued against tt
Eighth Special School District tax +
no the years of 1908, 1903, 1910, 1911, 191
20 1913, 1914, and having been voted al
ny carried throughout the said speci
ed school district, in the Parish Of Bessie
lis on the 3lst day Of August, 1907. Sa
bonds to bear interest at the rate OF
per cent, as provided for by Act No.
p. from date until paid, said interest to
Ir. paid annually at the Office of the Pari
% Superintendent and School Treasure
Benton, La, on August 3, 1909, 49,
-ay 1911, 1912, 1913, 1914 and 1915; said
os- terest to be evidenced by-coupons ;
!. tached to said bonds.
Sec. 2. Be it further ordained, TT
the seven bonds shall be denominat
Series A and shall bear serial numb'
ase from / to 7, both inclusive, and sh
ach mature as follows: No. | on August
II, 1909, and the others in serial order
oA' August 3, 1909, 1910, 1911, 1912, 10
nus 1914 and 1915.
.ol- Sec. 3. Be it further ordained, IT
to the entire special tax Of 21la mills
.v seven years, duly voted and carr
dy, Arr,,ct 81 tQlT thrnnuhollt the 8