The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1910-05-07

sections of the parish also recommend that
gallon of disinfectant and germ destroyer b
secured for each Of these sections both to b
distributed to the schools as needed BY til
Superintendent.
1 wish to report that on the advice of tn
president of the parish board of health the Oar
row children and those attending the Bell
Helene school from q certain section were or
dered vaccinated before returning to school
| wish to report that the artesian well sunk a
Gonzales and supervised by Mr.. Walker is a
fine well as there is in the parish. The waite
is clear and pure and plentiful.
recommend that cutters be bought for thu
Brittany school This school has good cistern
but no water as the cutters have been destroyed
| respectfully submitted,
j. L. RUSCA, Supt.
The finance committee of the police jury waitet
upon the board and notified the body that owing
to Indebtedness. etc. not more than S12 900 could
be set aside for school purposes for another
year.
| 1t was then figured out that the schools would
be required to run on $4,000 all of the available
moneys in sight for the coming year, as against
$4,000 expended this year.
1t was declared by all of the board members
that the police jury had been extremely consid-
crate of and liberal with the schools in the past
and that under the circumstances they were
still doing the best they could in setting aside
the So, 900 as against $4,000 this year.
| 1t was moved by Mr.. Braud and duly seconded
and carried that the Miles Planting Company be
granted right of way across the Gaudin tract
on which the schoolhouse is situated. provided
that. if necessary, the building be moved at no
expense to the board. and that MIR. Walker
supervise the work.
A petition from the Barton school patrons
asking that the Barton school be not consol-
dated with Sacramento schoolwas received and
laid over.
It was moved and seconded that Carencro
school be reconstructed with Gonzales school
and that the superintendent take steps to ar
range for the transferring of the school equip
ment and pupils.
1t was ordered that the superintendent remit
to supt. Roy of the State Agricultural Depart
ment at Baton Rouge the price of seed corn Sc
cured for the parish.
1t was moved by Mr.. Stuart and properly sec
onded and carried that S15 be set aside for the
purpose of awarding premiums to the success
full corn club contestants.
1t was ordered that pupils below the sixth
grade in school districts where a school is es-
tablished would not be allowed to enter the
Donaldsonville High school, for lack of accom-
mediation, but would be required to attend their
local school.
The superintendent was authorized to draw
up set of rules and regulations governing the |
duties of the high school janitor and submit |
same at the next meeting of the board for their
approval.
Joe Leach. the supervisor of colored schools
before the board and made statement |
relative to the character of the work which he /
IS doing. At his request the board dedicated to
The colored people of Darro@ for school pur-
poses certain tract of land situated in barrow
donated by the late Ben Gibson.
The superintendent presented report on the
probable cost Of running the schools another
year. amounting to $4,000 This report was
ordered pruned to meet the financial condition
Bills of long standing approximating $1,000 were
ordered paid.
The hour being late. the board adjourned to
meet again at the cal of the president.
IL. RUsCA, Sec.