St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1912-12-14
School Board Meeting.

OpG4OuSaSs L&sg D6Cs SGly 1917.
The Parish Board of School Directo RS
met pursuant to call. Present: =. F
Vidrine, r. T.. Hawkins, JIG. Carriere,
j. w. Lyman. Absent: DIR. O. p. DAILY.
Vs. J. Boudreau, DIR. A. 9. Durio. The
President being absent, on motion al
Mr.. Lyman Mr.. Carriere was called to
the Chair.
On motion of Mr.. Vidrine the reading
OF the minutes of the last m~eetingWas
dispensed with and the minutes as pub
lished were adopted.
On behalf of the Committee on the
Opelousas School Building, Snperiu-
tendent Thompson reported that, after
due and legal advertisement for bids
FOR the construction of aid building,
said Committee had awaaded the. con-
tract to Caldwell Bros. of AbbeyiIIe,
La, for the price aud sum of Sixty-six
Thousand, Four Hundred Dollars, they
being the lowest bidders.
On motion of Mr.. Lyman the auction
of the committee in awarding said con-
tract To Caldwell Bros. was approved.
Mr. Vidrine then offered the follow
Ing resolution and moved its adoption /:
Whereas, by virtue of a petition OF
date May 18th, 1912, from the property
taxpayers of Opelousas School Dis
triet No. |, Ist Police Jury Ward Of tine
PARISH OF st. Landry, La, an election
was ordered by the Parish Board of
school Directors of st. Landry Parish.
La, to be held on June 10Th, 1912, to ia Ike
the enseo of the qualified electors aud
property Taxpayers q to whetder q
special tax of five mills on the dollar
for ten years on all the property sub
Jeet to State taxation should be levied
Tor the following purposes, viz:
schools.
fh1 Purnbasino ar oonsfrnotino -
lie school buildings in said Dis trict
and especially a large central public
school building in the city of OpeIou-
sas, La, and equipping same, titles to
which shall vest in the public, or con-
structing public school buildings and
purchasing sites therefor, titles to
which shall vest in the public.
End. To incur debt and issue bonds
to the mount OF Slxty-five Thousand
Dollars t$65.O00.00) to run not longer |
imam ten years from date and to bear
interest not exceeding five per cent per
annum, payable annually, for the pur-
pose Of purchasing or constructing pub
lie school buildings in said District, and |
especially a large central school build
ing in the city of OpeIousas, La, and
equipping same, titles to which shall
the public, or constructing saidd
public school buildings and purchasing
sites therefor, titles to which shall vest
in the public.
And, whereas the Parish Board of
School Directors, by virtue OF the au-
conferred IN it by law, and the
results OF the special tax election held
as aforesaid, did Oh the 9Th day of
August, 1912, fund said special tax into
S65,O00.00 of bonds of the denomination
Of $4,000 each, and whereas 1t has since
been ascertatued that this amount will
De ~1nsufneIent to pay for the contem-
improvements, as per the plans
ind specifications adopted by the Com
nlttee appointed by and representing
said Board, and where 1T appears from
present assessment of the property ,
situated in said District that there will L
a surplus of $Z0,27I SO remaining
after providing for the payment Of said !,
565,000.6o Of bonds and the interest cou-
attached thereto, and whereas it is
that additional funds should !.
oe proViaed to the amount of $4,000. 90,
% supplement- the proceeds of the S65. !;
)O0.N of bonds, to pay for these contem- !
improvements; Therefore, be !
{ resolved by the Parish Board of
school Directors Of st. Landry Parish. :
Las that $i2,00o.00 of Certificates of In. .
a~ebtedness shall be issued against said :
surplus of $20,27I.50 of taxes, remain =
-ng after making provision to pay said :
oonds and the interest attach :
&C thereto. Said Certificates of Indebt- :
edness to be of the denomination OF :
w Thousand Dollars each, numbered !
rom I to o, both bers inclusive. !
made payable TO the order of Eald- !
veil Bros, of AbbeviIle. La, each dated !
January 1st. 1918, each bearing interest
it b rate of i've per cent per annum
rom date, which interest shall be eyi-
fenced by interest coupons attached to :
ZACH certificate.
The first of these certificates shall
nature on January Ist, 1918, and the re- |
naming five Certificates of Indebted j
less shall mature on the Ist of January
t each succeeding year until all are
aid, viz: January lst, 1919, January &
st, 1920, January LIST, 1921, January Ist,
922, January lst, 1873. t
Be it further resolved that the en-
ire amount of the surplus, arising
this special tax shall be dedicated {
0 the payment Of these Certificates of
Indebtedness and the interest coupons
ttached thereto; allof said Certificates
nd Coupons being due to the said CaId- =
Tell Bros. for the furnishing of all ma- :
erials and the erection of said central c
chool building at 0peiousas, La. Be it'll n
resolved by the Parish Board :
/ school Directors of st. Landry Par T
ID, La, that the President and Secre- +
ary of said Board are hereby author !
led and directed to have prepared. and =
j execute in the name OF the ParishlG
OF school Directors of st. Lam =
ry Parish, La for and In behalf of :
peiousas school District No. [, list Po-
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