The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1909-04-08
School Board PROCEEDINGS.

School Board Proceedings.
The School Board of Bossier Parish
met in regular session on this day,
April /, 1909. Roll call showed the fol- .
lowing members present: N. w. SEN
tell, President, ward three; J. H. Belch- .
er, ward two; A. J. Demoss, ward four;
w. A. Bounds, ward five, and L. C. /
Biggs, ward six. w. E. Connell, ward
one, absent.
The minutes of the last meeting were
then read and adopted, with the follow
ing corrections: That Mr.. Worley be |
allowed transportation for one pupil
from January 4, 1909, Mr.. Lambeth
one, Mr.. Attaway two, and Mr.. Hamil-
ton one; all to be transported to Bluffs
School.
Motion and second, duly carried, in
structing Superintendent w. A. Fortson
to purchase fixtures for the School
Boards Office in sum not to exceed S25.
Mrs. L. c. Buckley having been in
strumental in securing a handsome
library for Caney School, without any
cost to the Parish School Board, it is
moved and carried that the Caney
School be allowed sum not to exceed
$40 for the purpose of purchasing book
case for said school.
After much discussion, motion and
second was duly carried allowing Profs.
M. F. Godfrey and w. J. Davis their
expenses to the High School Principals
Convention, which convened in Baton
Rouge last December.
Moved and carried, that no more ex-
pense accounts be allowed any one,
unless it be previously recommended by
the Superintendent and the President of
the School Board.
A motion and second, duly carried,
refusing to refund fine of $3.50 as
sessed against Prof. T. A. Binford last
fall for refusing to attend the Teachers
Institute, as he did not give proper
notice within the required ten days of
his inability to attend.
Moved and carried, that the account of
G. w. Tyler, amounting to SS.35, be
allowed.
Moved and carried, that the Secretary
be instructed to draw warrant in the
sum of $1,000, payable to N. w. Sentell,
out of the Ninth District School fund,
to be applied on the notes held against
the Plain Dealing High School.
Moved and carried, that the Haughton
High School be allowed to draw $500
against special fund in District No. 7, to
be applied on notes held by Commercial
National Bank, warrant to be issued in
favor of L. C. Biggs.
Motion and second, carried, allowing
Pleasant Hill community to use $110 out
of the general school fund to assist in
building school house in said commu-
nifty. This being part of teachers sal
airy set aside for that community and
not used.
On a petition presented by Mr.. E. D.
Burgess, from the Linton community,
it is moved and carried allowing said
community to draw $500 from Tenth
District School fund for the purpose of
enlarging the Linton School building:
Ford be appointed local trustee for the
Oak Hill School, vice w. D. Byram,
moved away.
The Treasurer submitted his report for
the quarter ending March 81, 1909, which
was examined and accepted as a partial
report to date. (The vouchers issued
during the month of March not having
been returned by the bank.) His report
follows:
w. A. Fortson, Treasurer,
In account with
Bossier Parish School Fund
Feb. Is-To amt from current fund -. S 500 9
Mar. Ito amt from Police Jury ap-
preparation, % mills ........ Ala
| ITO amt from poll taxes. 34s g.
| ITO amt from bank interest -. 81
| 6-To amt from Police Jury ap-
II preparation NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. tO4
ITO amt from poll taxes. 113
6-To amt from bank, interest -. Is
15-To amt from interest on six
teenth sections. .............. 3lO4
31-To amt from Police Jury ap-
preparation NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. l61
a-To amt from fines. ......... $50 Q
II 3l-To amt from poll taxes........ 81 )
Ii 3l-To amt from bank, interest q