Lower coast gazette., 1909-07-10

.ith s. Frank Mclaughlin
9Th. " Louis Jean1reau
9th Victor TreadaWay
9th " n. B. Cannon
7th Frank &. Giordano
Quorum present.
On motion Of Director n. b. Cannon,
duly recorded, the minutes Of the pre-
vious meeting were adopted as read.
On motion Of j. Z. Rabington, duly
seconded, the following report Of the
President and Superintendent was re-
ceived:
To the Board Of School Directors for
the Parish of Plaquemines:
Gentlemen: In accordance with your
resolution directing that the president
and superintendent make a general in
spection trip and report their findings
to this board, We beg leave to report
as follows:
We have covered the whole territory,
visited the schools, noted progress
| made and taken general notes CT the
whole school situation i'll the parish.
We DO not wish to burden your time
| with unimportant details SO only items
of urgent interest will be brought be-
fore your body for consideration.
We found TIA, H. tae mai, t le mem
bers Of our teaching corps We're DOING
their duty and noted ageneral improve
ment all along the line, the patrons of
the schools taking that interest 80 nee IS
sary for the upbuilding OF the schools
and the advancement OF education.
Any minor items that you wish to.
learn Of will be given you from the
superintendent field book.
From our findings We Recommend
that action be taken ON the following
urgent needs: -, .-
/. The Homeplace school house is
in need of a new roof as the old II
leaks so badly that the library ease and
books had to be removed.
2. The .WoodlaWn school needs a
new outbuilding; this is very urgent.
3. The Point Pleasant sc.looi house,
rented by the board, needs repairs TO
make it habitable by tho teacher and
children.
l.. Something should be done about
the Lower 'Pointe-a-la=Hache school
house, also rented by the board. This
is in poor condition, but at the time or
being rented last session, the only one
available. We feel that the landlord
will be willing to put the place III con-
dition should a school be located in the
same place next session.. $3.50.
5. 1t is. absolutely necessary that
the Port Eads school house be enlarged
as the teacher had to refuse adn1itta,icc
to several children, near. the end OF the
session, on account of lack Of space.
g.. Something should be done to the
Phoenix school house as the oyerhang-
ing gallery is SO low that one can hard
ly pass under same. II
Z. The Lower Buras school house
needs to be braced under flooring in the
center. A cistern top is also urgently
fneeded.
8. The Belair school house, although
not owned by the board and has been
had. rent free, needs a new roof. =.
3. At times the Empire school house
is unavoidably the center Of a great
deal of water. This could be remedied
by building small check levees to keep
the water from the rice fields ad-
~jacent from inundating the school yard.
10. There is a resolution, never car
ried out, which provides for the con-
solidati0n OF the schools Of the Marin
District. We ask that some action be
taken in the matter.
IL. The time is about ripe to look
into the question of consolidating the
the Buras section schools and building
a central school house where the chill
dren could be properly graded and
where q high school could be estab-
lished. &C..
These are the only important mat
tiers for your action.
ALI Of which is
Respectfully submitted,
EDWIN C.. KOHN,
WIN. DYMOND, superintendent.
President.
After discussion, on motion of j.. B.
Darlington, duly seconded, the presi.
dent and parish superintendent were
authorized to have all necessary
repairs made and to- act in a ware
with the director from that ward az
a committee of three. Any work Of
Importance to be done after advertise
) ing for bids.
No action was taken on the CONSOLE
dat;on proposition Of the Marin anc
Buras districts as the director from the
10th ward, wherein these districts are
I situated, was absent.
The following report of the sheriff,
! MI. Frank c. Movers, was accepted as
! read:
Plea a. Iache, April 6, 1903.
! To the Hon. ! re yident and Members O.
: School Board of the Parish of Pla.
!, Quemines:
! Gentlemen: l herewith beg leave t
y make this my report of School Funs
Taxes collected for quarter ending
!, March 81, 1909, to.wit;
|. JANUARY, 1909.
.. School Fund Tax of 1908 S 1915 9.
Poll tax OF 1908 l28 81
. Fines IA A
: FEBRUARY, 1909.
School Fund Tax Of 1903 $40 s.
;, Poll Tax of 1908 ~ l.
, MARCH, 1863. :.
.. School Fund Tax Of 1908 AIS S
I Poll Tex of 1903 % q
Total Amt. Col. 5 1927 g
f Respectfully submitted,
4 FRANK c.. MEYERS,
e Sheriff and Ex-ofhcio Tax Collector
Subscribed and sworn to before m,
, this S,rd day of July, 1903.
e GEO. Y. GROLEAU,
Nv. Clerk of Conrf