The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1911-04-14
Columbia, La, April, Ia, 1911.
School Board Proceedings.

ErapH . OF feSOluslOn 10 alu WeIe
then adopted as amended. The
board in open session, then pro-
,ceeded to open the ballot boxes,
examine and count the ballots in
number and amount, examine
and canvass the returns OF the
special election held on March q,
1911, in district No. IL and then
and there declared the result
thereof as follows: For both
propositions Is votes were cast,
representing a taxable assessed
property valuation of $18, %.5O,
and against either proposition no
votes were cast representing NO
property. Whereupon a resolll-
ton declaring the the result Of
the election to be favorable to
both propositions involved was
unanimously adopted.
J. A. Meredith then offered a
resolution authorizing the presi'
dent and secretary to execute
and dispose of bonds covering
the amount authorized by the
election.
A committee representing the
police jury appeared, asking the
board to accept 2 IL mills in
lieu of 3 mills as authorized by
constitutional amendment recent"
ly adopted, and R. L. Meredith
moved that the request of said
police jury be not granted, Said
motion was unanimously adopted.
The MCGEE school was granted
a term of two months on account
of failure tosecure a term at the
usual time last winter. The
board then adjourned for dinner.
The board met pursuant to ad-
journment.
Upon motion, funds to the
credit Of the Pleasant Grove
school for 1910 and for the Mid
way school for 1911, are to be ap-
piled toward building a school
house at Or near the line between
wards 8 and 10, to be known as
the Elder school house.
The following committee, NOM
mated by J. A. Meredith, were
elected to constitute a building
committee for the Grayson school
house: G. 7, McSween, E. II.
Turner, W, R. Broadway, J. A,
Warner and DR.. Q. A. Biggs,
said committee to have full and
complete power and authority t.
purchase site, approve plans and
specifications, advertise for bids,
let contracts, and to do all things
necessary and expedient to b
done in order to have a schoo
house at Grayson properly con
structed and furnished in tins
for the fall opening,
Upon motion, local trustees d
the Clarks school were given per
mission to continue the term a
Clarks another month, teacher!
to be paid out of the funds to tn.
credit of that school until same
be exhausted, balance to be pait
by the trustees Of said school.
Special elections were ordered
in wards |, 2, A, 6, 8, 3, 10 to de
te1nine whether or not the fiv'
mill special tax for school pur
poses shall be levied for the year
1911, 1912, 1913, 1914, 1915.
An extension of terms Of tn
Breston and Blankston school
was made upon condition tina
the salaries Of teachers for tn
extension of one month be pai'
by local trustees, same to be re
paid them out of funds to b
available next September out Q
special tax in ward |, provide
said tax is voted,
The board then adjourned unit:
ga. m. Tuesday.
April 4th, 1911.
The board met today pursuan
to Adjournment. Commission O
the H. A. Coates bond 50. q el
roneously paid treasurer wa
ordered refunded.
The following bills were the:
presented and ordered paid:
r. F. Hansell & Bro, library
DOCKS "
4. Fitzwilliam, Office supplies 81
Geo. Wear, Jr., refund pollerro-
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