The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1908-07-09

ed to sell or lease the Brcwnlee school
house to the best advantage possible and
report his actions in the premises to this
Board at its next regular meeting.
Moved and carried that Mr.. w. T.
Keith be allowed $40 per month for
transporting the Bumgardner School to
Linton, provided he transports an aver
age OF twenty, and $50 if his average be
less; that Mr.. z. Gardner be allowed $40
if he transport all the Children at Antrim
that wish to go to Plain Lealing High
School, in addition to those from old
Brushy, provided he makes an average
of ten; that Mr.. N. w. Sentell be allow
ed $50 per month to transport the Col
linsburg children to Plain Dealing High
School; that J. F. Love be allowed $40
per month to transport the Cottage
Grove School to Alden Bridge, provided
he carry Mr.. J. F. Strayhan's children,
and that Mr.. H. c. Spruill be allowed
$40 per month for transporting the chill
dren of New Brushy School, an average
OF ten being required as liz each of the
two preceding cases; that the Valley
School is hereby allowed the same trans
portation and salary to Rocky Mount as
last year; that the Pine Grove School be
allowed transportation at the same salary
as last year, to Linton or Benton as the
majority may favor; thatF- Mr. c. B.
Norman be allowed $40 per month to
transport the children of the Fillmore
neighborhood to Haughton High School,
if his average be twenty, and $50 if the
average be less; that the S. S. Rounsa-
vail transportation to Haughton High
School remain the same as last year.
Moved and carried, that Mr.. F. B.
Ogden be allowed $3.50 for transporting
children to Benton High School, less
what he has already been paid since the
last meeting of this Board.
The Building Committee of Benton
High School made a report of their
progress in the erection of the new high
school building and presented the con-
tract which they had made with the
builders, which contract was Endorsed
and the payments mentioned therein,
now due, were ordered paid out of the
Eighth District fund, and future pay
ments made as they fall due; and it was
| further ordered that $500 Out of the gen.
eral fund be transferred and credited to
the Eighth District fund and made
available for building purposes, and that
there be no more payments made out OF
| the Thirteenth District fund until the
amount of money to its credit reaches
the sum of $500, and that all sums col
lected for that district to the amount OF
$500 be credited to the general fund as
collected.
Moved and carried, that white schools
! for the term of i90S-09 be let out fol
eight months and colored schools fol
four months; that all white schools begin
on the second Monday in September and
colored schools on the first Monday ir
December. 1t is further ordered that al
| schools be taught continuously from the
date of beginning until the close of the
term.
IL Nots The ahaze res iatinn. a:
offered by Mr.. Sentell, when literally
| interpreted means that all time taken fol
Christmas holidays will be construed al
school days, but time not taught canno
be paid for
The following is the Sheriff IS report
which was examined, approved and or.
dered filed:
/ To the Honorable President and Members Of tn,
/ School Board of Bossier Parish:
| Gentlemen: l respectfully submit t.
your honorable body the following repor
of collections from all sources for tn,
quarter ending June 80, 1908: