The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1910-08-12
Recent Meeting OF the County
Beard.

AT a recent meeting of the County
Board of Education held in the Office
of the County superintendent, Miss
Mable Robbins, in the court house, the
following members were present: ID.
T.. LiSle. j. T. Purdy, j. N. Mason j..
F. Ingles and Miss Robbins.
Mr.. DC. Lisle reported that the
painting of the four school houses in
his division had been completed at a
cost of $3.50 each and that the lumber
for the Centerville colored school was
On the ground, and everything in
readiness tor the carpenters to begin
work.
Mr.. j. F. Ingles, committee ap-
pointed to investigate the title of
Bourbon county to the Rosedale school
property, reported that it was the opin-
ion OF the County Attorney that that
question shout not be determined until
the next ter n of court, which is in
November.
Mr.. Ingels and Mr.. Mason were in
structed to remove the furniture from
said Rosedale school house, MIR. Mason
to take five desks to Stony Point, and
Mr.. Ingels to distribute the remainder
among the schools in Educational Di-
vision No. 6, wherever they were
needed most. The maps to be taken
to the bethlehem school.
Mr.. ingels was appointed commit
tee to investigate the condition of the
SidvIlle colored school, and if church
members will agree to raise a portion
of the funds for repairing said school
ouiioing, Bourbon County Board of
Education would probably furnish. the
remainder.
1t was agreed that the contract with
the Paris City School be renewed,
which contract allows all white Coun-
ty Graduates to enter the Paris High
School for S35. 90 per annum, and all
olored Co Inty Graduates to enter Paris
High School for SIS per term. The
Board decided that all cuuty pupils
now enrolled in said High School
should remain until the county exami-
nation in January. after which title
only of those holding county diplomas
in Bourbon county.
Mr.. F. F. Hurst was appointed on
]. I. Purdy and K. L Tarr. to attend
Tarr. Mr.. Purdy reported two bids!
Butler, Clarke & Miller and one from
& Co. was accepted because said Col
lier & Co.. underbid the other company
by $50. 90. Said committee was order
ed to proceed with tbs work of building
The committee on building the school
on the Fords Mill pike was authorized
to purchase lot on said pike and to
begin the erection of a school room as
soon as possible, in order that it'll
might be completed in time for thesl
school term to open the second week
in September.
The County Superintendent was ap-
pointed a committee of one to- collect
$40. 90 from the trustee of Jacksonville
school. for which amount the old color
ed school house was disposed of when
the new house was built last Septem-
Der.
A motion was made and carried that
all outstanding accounts be paid at the
next meeting of the Board on August
IL, and that beginning with the Octo-
Der meeting all accounts should be paid
quarterly, except in an emergency,
when the chairman and secretary may,
upon their discretion, pay said indebt-
edness.
M hiss Robbins reported that the Nc
Twain school had been leinstatsd with
az pupils as argeed upon at the June
meeting.
MIR. Isle reported that G. H. Custer
had been chosen trustee of Subdivis-
ion No. 5. Educational Division No. 2,
to serve until the regular election for
trustees on the sixth day Of August.