St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1909-06-12
The School Board Proceedings,
Opelousas. June 18th. 1909.


President; j. F. Vidrine, w. j. Boud-
reau, DR.. A. G. Durio, R. L. Hawkins,
Alfred DeVilIe, E. L. Erich, Dr.. J.
G. Vidrine, j. w. Lyman.
On motion Of Mr.. Erich the min
utes Of the last meeting were adopt
ed as read.
The committee appointed to inves-
tigate the question Of the creation of
the Mamou School District, and the
location of a school site at ReddeIl
station made its report, and recon-
mended that the School Board estab-
lish the Mamou School District Num-
Der One Of the 7th Police Jury Ward.
as it was created by former resolu-
ton Of this Board, passed April 9Th,
1909, and rescinded by resolution
passed April 10. 1909. The limits and
bounds Of said district to be as fol
lows, to-Wit:
From a point on the La. Meridian
between sections "a and 25, Tp 5 S
R l w, and IS and 30 TIP S 3,
and running due West on Section
lines to the corner between sections
81, q, n, and %, Up 5sR1W
Distance being 8 miles,; thence due
North on Section lines Five and one
half sections (5K niles, TO the One
Fourth section corner between sec
tons 20 and 80, Up 4 S R | W;
thence on half section line due East
to the Meridian line, at a point being
one fourth section corner between
section q Up 4SRlW and section
80 Up 4 R / E; thence South along
Meridian line one-half section to a
point, being corner to sections 81
and 40, Up W, and sections
80 and 81, Up 4 S SRI g; thence
East along section lines to the
northeast corner of section IS Tp 4
SR / g: thence South FIVE sections;
thence West two sections to the
point Of beginning.
On molten Of Mr.. Boudreau the
report of the committee ON Che crea-
ton of the School District was unani-
mously adopted, and School District
No. One Of the 7th Police Jury Ward,
as above described, was created.
The committee made a majority
and minority report with reference
TO the location Of q school site at
Reddell. Messrs. ]. G. Vidrine, r. Il.
Hawkins, Alfred Deville, and Il. L.
Erich being opposed to locating q
school site there on account of its
proximity to the Central Graded
School already established. Mr.. Ly-
man Of the minority favored the loca-
ton of a school there because of the
school spirit existing in that immedi-
ate community. After a full discus
sion Of the question, a vote was
taken and resulted as follows: Ma
jority report: Yeas. Boudreau, Durio,
Hawkins, Deville, Erich, j. r Vid-
rine, j. G. Vidrine. Nays: ]. W.
Lyman.
A petition was then offered By the
patrons Of the Reddell School and
Of it's vicinity, asking that
the proffer of NJ. j. ReddeIl Of q
square Of ground and q building for
a school at ReddeI Station be ac-
cepted.
On motor. of Dr.. ]. G. Vidrine this
petition was refused and the vote
stood as follows: Yeas: j. F. Vidrine,
w. j. Boudreau, A. G. Durio, r. L.
Hawkins, Alfred Deville, 3. L. Erich,
]. G. Vidrine. Nays: ]. W. Lyman.
On motion Of Mr.. Boudreau the
President Of this Board was author
lied to accept from Mrs. Valerie
Suite a donation Of a piece of ground
at Leonyille, La, as an addition to
the present school site at that place.
On motion Of Mr.. Boudreau the
Superintendent was authorized to en-
gage, II necessary, the services of
an attorney to represent this Board
in the matter of the inheritance tax
question now pending in the District
Court in the estate Of III. T.. Garland,
the regular attorney Of the Board
che attorney Of the estate.
On motion of Mr.. Erich the action
of Supt. v. Z. Roy and Supt. G. j.
Thompson in the creation of a school
district composed Of territory taken
from The parishes Of Avoyelles and
st. Landry was confirmed. Said dis
triet being describad as follows, to-
wit:
Begin at N W corner Of NEA Of
Section q, Up - S r 2 E il the
Of Avoyelles; thence running
due South ~ miles TO the S W cor
ner of NEA of Section IL, Up 3SR
2 3 in the parish of st. Landry
thence due East 81 miles to the S E
corner OF the NEH Of Section 10,
Up 3SR3E in the parish of ST.
Landry; thence due North ~ miles
to the N q corner or Section %, Tp
2SR3 q in the parish of Ayoyelles;