The Donaldsonville chief., 1911-11-18
SCHOOL BOARD PROCEEDINGS,
special Tax Levied on All Property
in School District No. for the
Years 1911 to 1925, Inclusive.

Years 1911 to 1925, Inclusive.
/ Donaldsonyille, La, Nov, 16, 1911.
| The school board OF Ascension mar
lsn met this day in special ses.
sion in the superintendent's office
with president e. N. Pugh in the
CHAIR and the following members
present: q. P. Melancon, first ward !:
Prosper Rodriguez, sr., fourth ward !;
| w. b. Stuart, sixth ward; J. E. Walk
er. seventh ward. Absent-George
Bergeron. H. C. Braud, Albert Muller
Supt. ]. L. Rusca submitted the fol
lowing report, which was read and
received:
Donaldsonville. La, Nov. 16, 1911.
10 the President and Members of
the School Board of the Parish
OF Ascension.
| Gentlemen:-I beg to submit the
following report:
Since your last meeting the resig-
! nations of Miss Sewal1 at McElroy,
Miss Jeanne Rodrigue at Black Ba-
you, and Miss PearIie Acheson at
Donaldsonville have been received
and accepted, subject to your approy-
al.
| Miss Alfne Johnson has been en-
gagged for McElroy, and the other two
positions are being taken care of by
substitutes pending the engagement
OF properly qualified teachers.
Three copies Of process verbal Of
| the special school tax election held
in school district No / In the eighth
| ward Of Ascension parish on Oct. Ia,
1911, have been filed as follows: One
copy with the secretary of state, at
Baton Rouge; one copy with the
clerk of court, in Donaldsonville, and
one copy in the office of the school
board, in Donaldsonville. The cost
of filing at Baton Rouge was 1925,
which amount have paid.
In order to comply with the regu-
lations OF the State Board of Health,
| have placed an order for floor dress
ing and disinfectant powders for the
Outhouses.
I am pleased to report that the
Ascension Parish Corn Club won
first prize at the state fair in
Shreveport FOR the best exhibit OF
corn from the sixth congressional
district
am in receipt Of a letter from
Prof. E. S. Richardson, of the demon
stration work in this state, advising
me that my report to him on the
awarding Of premiums to the boys is
the best thing Of its kind which has
been sent In to his office. I am
also in receipt Of a communication
from the state auditor In which he
says that my reports to him have
been found correct and that my re-
ports and vouchers balance to a
cent.
A teachers institute was held in
Donaldsonville Saturday, Nov. IL,
with all but two teachers present,
one having been excused previously.
the other being Ill.
On Saturday, Nov Is, the New Riv
er branch Of the teachers institute
will meet at DutchtoWH
/ have visited the following schools
since your last meeting: Elise Mem
orial, Geismar and Burnside.
Respectfully submitted,
J. L. RUSCA. Supt
Mr.. Walker offered the following
resolution:
Resolved, That in pursuance of the
laws and statutes in this case made
and provided. by virtue Of the au-
therity herein granted, the school
board Of the parish of Ascension in
Meeting assembled do by these pres
ents levy a special school tax in
school district No. of the parish
of Ascension on all property subject
to taxation situated in said school
district No. for the years 1911, 1912,
1913, 1914 and 1915 at the rate of
ten mills on the dollar per annum,
and for the years 1916, 1917, 1913,
1919, 1890. 1921, 1922, 1923, 1924 and
1925 at the rate Of five mills on the
dollar per annu1n; all in accordance
with the special election held in
said school district No. and duly
promulgated according to law.
Resolved, That copy Of this reso-
luton be delivered to the sheriff and
e1- officio tax collector and to the
assessor of this parish, and that
this shall be the authority and war
rant for collecting said taxes accord
Ing to law.
On motion of Mr. Walker, second
ed by Mr.. Pugh, the resolution was
adopted. the vote standing as fol-
lows: Yeas-Pugh, Melancon. Walker,
Stuart, Rodriguez; fuller,
Braud and Bergeron.
Mr.. Weber presented a letter from
j. C. Henriques Of New Orleans In
regard to the payment Of the paving
In front Of the high school building.
On motion, duly seconded, the mat
ter was laid over until the next
meeting.
The Christmas holidays in the pub
lie schools OF the parish were fixed
as follows: Schools to close on Fri
day, Dec. %, and reopen on Tuesday,
Jan. 2.
On motion of Mr.. Stuart, the board
adjourned to meet again at the call
of the president.