St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-10-09
SCHOOL BOARD.
. Covington, La. Oct. 2. 1909.

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The Parish School Board met O.
SDoVe date with the following mem
pers present: T. j. O'Keefe, DR.. ]
r. Plgott, Chas. A. David, W.sH
;hanl, Il. O. Parker. John H. DAVIS
l. Z. Crawford and w. E. Cause.
Abrent-John Engelhardt.
Minutes of the two previous meet
hgs were read and adopted as read.
Moved by Mr.. Cause, seconded by
mr.: Crawford that the resolution
winch was passed by the special meet
ing held August Z, 1909, be repealed
ana stricken from the minutes.
Carried.
The resolution is as follows:
RESOLVED that all the funds derived
from the special five mills school taz
levied by the town of SlidelI, La, thai
may be turned over to the Board OF
Public School Directors of St. Tam.
many Parish shall constitute a specia
deposit, and shall be applied to the
payment of the school bonds and in.
terest thereon, which have been is.
sued by the town of SlideIl, and dated
June /, A. D., 1909.
!. Complaints were heard from the
Sun colored school. After hearing
Doth sides of the question the Board
turned the matter over to their at
torney, Mr.. Lancaster, for adjustment.
Moved by Mr.. O'Keefe, seconded by
Mr.. Parker that the consolidation of
the Beever Creek and the Alligator
Branch schools be carried out as out
lined by Mr.. O'Keefe and the super
lntendent, and work commenced on
the new building as soon as deed to
the land can be secured.
The resolutions offered by the at
torney for the city of Covington were
adopted by motion Of DIR. Pigott,
seconded by Mr., O'Keefe.
Moved by Mr.. Cause, seconded by
Mr.. Parker, that the teachers be al
lowed the following holidays: Thanks
giving, Friday before Christmas and
Good Friday, and Lee and Washing
tons birthday, provided a program be
given in honor of these two dis.
Americans.
Moved by Mr.. Cause, seconded by
Or. Pigott that the teachers be al
lowed one days salary for each
monthly institute attended, and fined
one days salary for each institute not
The Parish is divided into two insti-
tute divisions know as the Covington
and Slidelf divisions. Prof E. E. Lyon
was appointed conductor for the Gov
Ington division and Prof. H. B. Mes
yick was appointed conductor for the
Slidell division.
The SUPERINTENDENT was instructed
TO buy 100 school registers for the
teachers of the parish. and a sufficient
number of report cards to supply the
children of the difference schools of
he parish.
Moved by Mr.. Parker and seconded
oy Mr.. Crawford that the vote on the
resolutions offered by Mr.. Richard,
;ogether with the amendment
,ffered by Mr.. Lancaster, be ap-
proved by the board. Carried.
It was moved by Mr.. Cause and
seconded by Mr.. Parker that all acts
lone by the Town Council Of the Town |
# Covington in its official capacity, |
,oWards the erection, completion and |
'evision of the public school building, |
md all ordinances and resolutions |
ldopted by said Town Council, as set |
.orth in the minute book of said Town |
# Covington, La, be and are hereby |
atifed.
1t was moved by Mr.. Cause and |
seconded by MIR. Parker that a COM
nittee composed of E. V. Richard, |
:. J. Frederick, j. Louis Smith, Paul
I. Lacroix, Jacob Seller, Maurice |
blanche and Leon Hebert be and they
ire hereby appointed special com
nittee to act for the school board to
leyise ways and means to complete |
he building now in course of con-
truction in the town of Covington,
la, and to act for this board in every
vay possible, to make and sign such
contracts for the revision of the plans
nd the completion of the work as
hey may see fit and to issue such GER
the said certificates to be
ipned as the law directs, pledging
he proceeds of four-mill special tax
'oted in the town of Covington, La,
n the 18th day of October, 1906, for
he purpose of building and construct
ng school building and for other
chool purposes, as set forth in the
ordinances and minute book of the
own council Of the town of Coving-
on, La, the said School Board bind
ng themselves to approve and ratify
Ii acts done by said committee in a
urtherance of the objects and pur-
,oses as hereinabove set forth, pro-
ided that when the school house is
the title to the same be
-iven to the school board, and pro-
,ided further that all monies so col
scted by the said town of Covington
e turned over to the treasurer of the
chool Board, the said moneys thus
eceiyed to be used for the purpose of
etiring any certificates of indebted
ass which may be outstanding for
yhich the said tax voted on the 18th
av of October, 1909, has been pledged.
provided, That all future acts and
ctions of said committee shall be re-,
orted back to the School Board for
nal action, and then only shall said
ommittee have power to act finally.
Carried.
TREAsURER'S QUARTERLY REPORT
Quarterly statement of A. B. Peters,
,reasurer of School Funds.
balance on hand July /, 1909 SLIPS 35
Receipts for quarter:
,,irrent school fund 2343 90
'oll tax z5 w Il
'olice Jury tax .! 10
tax IA 52
Ines and forfeitures 25 90
,pecial school tax 20 80