The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1908-03-10
Lafayette Schools Close rlay 8,
Town Schools May 20, Rural
May 1, Lafayette COiored
School April 3.
NO CoNVOcATIoN THIS YEAR.
Additional Appropriation by Police
Jury.-BiIls Approved.-Lien Au.
th0rized. on Two School
Houses. = Lafayette City
Council Gives $4,000.
State of Louisiana,

Parish OF Lafayette !
The Board of School Directors of
the parish of Lafayette met at its
Office at Lafayette. La, on March s.,
1908, the following members present:
DR.. N. P. Moss, Pres, DR.. G. A. Mar
tin, Alcide Judice. Arthur Comeaux,
J. III. Bernard, Jasper Spell and A.
D. Verot.
The minutes of the meeting of Feb.
l, 1908, were read and approved.
The secretary reported that an ap-
peal for financial aid for the schools
had been made to to the town councils
of Scott, Broussard and Carencro:
that Scott had set aside the sum of
$3.50, being the full amount of funds of
that corporation not already ex-
pended: that the councils of Brous-
sard and Carencro, as well as
Youngsville, had expressed themselves
as unable to hel p the schools; that un-
less additional funds were obtained
the schools would of necessity have
to close at once: and also that the
City Council of Lafayette had ap-
propriated and paid over to the
Board the sum of $4,000 and would
meet again to consider an additional
appropriation of $4,000.
Mr.. Odillon Landry asked to rent
lot No. 9, 10th section, 4th ward, or
so much thereof as is cultivable. On
motion his request was granted, the
rate of rent to be $3.50 per cultivable
acre.
Mr.. OdillOn BrOussard asked an
allowance of $72 rent for the use of
the Carencro primary school building.
Action on his request was deferred.
A ffro nif fVovv hn
Milton School appeared before the
ceed with the erection of the new Mill
ton SchoOlhOuse as promised during
1907. The whole matter was fully
discussed, and the Board explained
its utter inability to erect the ad-
ditional house on account of lack of
funds. 1t was suggested that special
school tax be voted, and accordingly
the following outline for the Milton
District was adopted, to-wit:
SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. l,
Lafayette Parish, La.
Being at Bayou Vermilion at its in
tersection with division line between
wards and I; follow Coulee Firmin
to north east boundry of old Jean
Liable Senair tract; thence successive
ly along said boundary to north east
corner of said tract. south along east
ern boundary of same to north bound
ary of s. E. t, Sec. "a. I. 10; s. r:
4 E., to north east corner OF said
quarter section; south One-half mile;
east One,half mile; south one mile;
west one-haf mile; south one mile:
west to north east corner of old Pierre
Darby tract; along east boundary OF
said tract to southeast corner OF same;
east to northeast corner OF Sec. ~, u.
Ii S., r. E., due south to parish
line: following parish line to Bayou
Vermilion; and thence along said
bayou to point of beginning.
The Board decided not to hold con-
vocation exercises this year on ac-
count of the early close of the schools.
On motion it was decided to invite
the Governor and State Superinten-
dent to take part in the dedication of
the two school buildings OF Lafayette.
President Moss stated that while the
First National Bank had made an
offer to handle the school funds, as
shown by the proceedings OF the last
meeting, it had done SO as matter of
accommodation; and that the Bank
was wiling to release the Board from
any obligation under the present
agreement if the Board desired to
make an effort to obtain more ad-
vantageous offer. Accordingly, the
secretary was directed to ask a second
time for bids from each of the four
banks of Lafayette parish, the con-
tract with the First National Bank to