The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1912-10-12
1877 so
Total
5O,63O 81

8th 1" {" 797 5
Total 5O,63O s
The application of John Walters t.
move an old building off the Schoo
Land in the Sixth Ward to his owl
was read, and on motion of II. NJ
| Gotten, duly seconded by VIM. Folse
| the President was authorized to ap
point Committee of two to investi
gate the application, with full powel
and authority to act in the above
| matter.
The President appointed Captain T
L Morse aud II. Nj. Gotten on thi:
committee.
II. NJ. Gotten introduced the follow
ing resolution and moved that it bt
adopted, that the teacher now EN-
ployed be continued, and the money
accepted and expended for that pur
pose. The motion was seconded by
Charles Downing and the motion was
adopted:
Whereas, the State Board of Edu-
cation has designated the Public High
School at Morgan City, in the 9th
Ward of this Parish. as one in which
department of Domestic Science
may be established and taught, and
in aid thereof has, subject to approx
al and acceptance by the School
Board of the Parish of St. Mary al
loted for said purpose the sum OF Five
Hundred Dollars,
And Whereas, the citizens of Nor
gan City, desiring that said branch
of study should be taught in the High
School in said city, have by popular
subscription among themselves, SUBJ
scribed and paid the sum of Two Hun
dred and Two Dollars. which sum,
added to the amount allotted by the
State Board of Education. aggregates
an amount sufficient to fully defray
all the costs, and expenses of estab-
fishing, and conducting such depart
ment in said school for the session of
l9l2-l9l3. Thus insuring the School
Board of the Parish against expend-
ing any of its moneys, or mourning
any expense, or liability, on its part,
for the payment of the cost OF estab-
fishing and conducting this depart
ment, out any of its funds, other than
the special fund hereinabove set fOrth
accru'ng from said popular subscrip-
ton, and the allotment OF the State
Board for such purpose, Therefore,
Be 1t Resolved, That the allotment
made by the State Board ofEducatiOn
in aid of the conducting of the de-
partment of Domestic Science in the
Morgan City Public High School, be
accepted by this Board, and that to
said sum there be added the amount
subscribed and paid by the citizens of
Morgan City. and the total thereof,
to-wit, the sum of Seven Hundred and
Two Dollars be set aside and used,
and disbursed, exclusively for the
benefit Of said department of Domestic
Science so established in said Morgan
City High School, for this session of
19l2-l9l3.
Be 1t Further Resolved, That no
other moneys, shall be by this Board
or used, nor financ.a
assumed, for the above pur-
pose. other than to the extent of the
above stated sum, which is hereby set
aside to be used exclusively for the
purpose set forth in this resolution.
Captain T. L. Morse introduced the
following resolution and moved that
It be adopted. The motion being duly
seconded by H. M. Gotten, was put to |
> vote and adopted:
Whereas. Messrs, q. N. Gotten and
9. r. Brownell, the members OF the |
School Board from the 9th Ward,
nave had the basement of the Morgan |
City High School in said Ward. com
oleted for school uses, as originally |
contemplated, and planned, at the
lime when said building was erected,
which work, amounting to the sum of |
Seven Hundred and Seventy Nine
Dollars and Eighty Five Cents has
,een done and completed by the
Lumber Co., Ltd,
IS shown by the itemized bill therefor
July approved by said Board men,
,ers, now Therefore,
Be It Resolved, That the action of
i. NJ. Gotten and C. r. Brownell in
having the basement of the Morgan
City High School Building completed
10 that the same be used for school
being greatly needed, be.
Ind the same is hereby ratified and
to all intents and purposes
IS though said work had been done
pursuant to the formal authorize
ion of this Board; and the bill of the
3rownell-Drews Lumber Co., Ltd.
herefor amounting to the sum of
seven Hundred and Seventy Nine
Dollars and Eighty Five Cents, be
approved and allowed in the manner
Be It Further Resolved, That said
ill. or SO much thereof, as is possible,
,e paid out of the surplus to the credit
# the funds of the Morgan City School
district, accruing from the special
Ak levied in said district for the
uilding of said school building, or
he annual appropriation made by
be Police Jury of this Parish, in aid
hereof, in each year, commencing
18th the year 1912, until paid, after