The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1912-08-09
CALDWELL WATCHMAN
L: R. Adams, Dentist, will be
in Columbia the first Monday in
each month.
School Board Proceedings.
Columbia, La, Julv 6. 1871

OoiuHDld, Id, July b, 19lZ.
The Parish Board of School Director.
of the Parish of Caldwell, La, met
this day in regular session, the follow.
ing members being present: W. B.
Reitzell, r. A. Vincent, J. A. Mere.
dith, j. M. Sherrod, I. A. Hendrix. R.
l.. Meredith and J. w. Price.
In the absence of President G.. r..
McSween, the Board elected ] A Mere
dith chairman pro tenn. The minutes
Of the meeting of April 6, were read,
amended by inserting the name of VI
r Meredith instead of Henry Stamper
as a local trustee of the Martin school.
and :hen adopted.
On motion, the name of Jeff Peter
son was substituted for that of r v
FARRELL on committee to locate district
10 school building.
On motion, the matter of purchasing
floor dressings and disinfectants for
use in the schools the coming session
was referred to the secretary.
The board then proceeded in open
public session, to open theballot boxes,
examine and count the ballots in num-
Der and amount, examine and canvass
the returns of the special tax elections
recently held in district Nos. II and IL.
The results thereof are hereby declared
to be as follows.
District No. l1.-Proposition to lew
special five mill tax on all propertv
subject to State taxation in school dis
trict No. II of the parish Of Caldwell.
State OF Louisiana, for the period five
years for the purpose of giving addi-
tional aid to public schools.
For, Or in favor of, said proposition.
there Were cast % votes representing q
taxable assessed property valuation of
$685.. "
And against, or in opposition to, said
proposition, there were cast II votes.
reresenting taxable assessed propertv
valuation Of $3,2lO.
District No IL, Proposition No. IL
proposition to levy special tax of five
mills on the dollar on all property in
school district No. IL of the parish of
Caldwell, La, subject to State taxa
ton annually for period of five wears
beginning with and including the wear
1916, for the purpose OF (a) giving adj
ditional aid to public schools; (b) pur-
chasing, or constructing, public school
buildings title to which shall vest in the
public, or enlarging present building
and purchasing equipment therefor.
For, or in favor of said proposition
No. l, there were cast 40 votes. repre-
senting a taxable assessed property
valuation Of $50, TBS.
proposition No. l, there were cast 8
votes, representing a taxable property
valuation of SIS, 02O.
Proposition No. 2. Proposition to in
cur debt and issue bonds to the amount
OF $500 to run not longer than ten |
years from date and to bear interest |
not exceeding five per cent per annu1m. |
payable annually or semi annual for |
the purpose of purchasing Tor con- |!
structing) public school building. title |
to which shall vest in the public. or /
constructing a public school building
and purchasing site therefor, title ia.
which shall vest in the public, or for
the purpose aforesaid.
For, or in favor of said proposition
No. z, there were cast 10 votes, repre-
senting taxable assessed property
valuation of $780, TBS.
And against, or in opposition to said
proposition No. 2, there were cast 3
votes, representing q taxable assessed
valuation of 5000.
And majority in both number and
amount Of the votes cast at said elec-
tons were in favor Of all propositions
submitted. And the proposition SUBJ
mitted in special election for district
No. II and the two propositions submit
ted in the special election in district No
IL, are hereby declared to have been
carried. Whereupon the following reso-