The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1913-10-31
School Board Proceedings.

regular session, Hon. u. /. Mall.l"'
president; and Messrs. Cottlnghamn'
Grant, Meredith, FurloW, Newer,
THOMPSON, Wall and White, ana
quorum being present, the board pfo'
ceeded to business. m
On motion and second, that Mr.. l.. y.
Fuller be paid nothing more 1of i'''
services, was carried. 10
Supt. j. C. Hines was authorized 70
pay the Monroe Grocer Go. ~ IT, s'.
$l05. O5 for 5000 cans used in CLUB W0 or
On motion and second, j. r. CoIll,ls
was appointed local trustee OF Ciarks
school in place of Alexander hamiitoI''
who has left the parish. ID
On motion carried, the clam Oh N.
B. Cottingham for one weeks services
for teaching at Martin school was IT re,
ferred back to the directors OF lhe
Martin school. ....
The petition from the MCGEE citizens
read and considered, and on motion ouly
seconded and carried, the petition Was
| tabled
The following resolution was READ
and adopted by the board:
RESOLUTION
Be it resolved by the School Board OF
the Parish Caldwell, La , in regular
session convened, that Supt. }. Z.
Hines be and is hereby instructed TO
notify the board of trustees OF the
Columbia High School to immediately
arrange sanitary closets as required py
law, and in case of failure to comply
with this resolution the said school Will
be suspended until such sanitary closets
are provided.
G. T. Martin, Prest.,
The following resolution was brougnIt
before the board and unanimously
adopted by the board:
RESOLUTION
Whereas, at meeting of the Parish
School Board held on the 4th day OF
Oct. 1918, the bond of the Parish Su-
perintendent and ex-officio parish
school treasurer, was fixed at the sum
of sixteen thousand dollars ($l6,W0)
and, =
Whereas, said bond was fixed on the
basis of the maximum amount to the
credit of the school fund in the Cald-
we'll Bank at any, time'during the pre-
vious twelve months, and
Whereas, it has now been ascertain
ed that a portion of said amount was
obtained from the sale of bonds issued
for the erection of the Columbia High
School building, end,
Whereas, it now appears from the
memoranda of the Cashier Of the
Caldwell Bank, !. hereto attached, that
said fund. at any one time, will not ex-
coed twelve thousand dollars, there
fore,
Be it resolved by the Parish School
Board, of the Parish of Caldwell, in
regular session convened, that the bond
of the superintendent and ex-officio
parish school treasurer shall be given
in the amount of twelve thousand
($l2,0OW instead of sixteen thousand
dollars (S16, OOO).
Be it further resolved, that the bond
of j. C. Hines, the present snperin-
tendent and ex-officio parish school
treasurer, shall be reduced from six
teen thousand dollars ($l6,OO0) to
twelve thousand dollars ($l2, OOO).
On motion,duly seconded and carried,
the Ward school funds were reappor-
priated, and the amounts of the differ
ent schools Of that ward made to read
as follows:
Palestine S54 81
Pleasant Hill od2 Or
NARROW 248 95
Liberty --------- ---- 248 95
Bills Creek 248 95
frlenaship! --1-.-- --,----- z4o 65
The petition from Pine Grove citizens
asking for a school district was laid on
the table indefinitely.
The report of the finance committee
was read, and adopted as read.
Columbia, La, Oct. 3, 1913.
To the Hon President and Members
of the School Board: We your finance
committee beg leave to report that we
have examined the books and accounts
of the parish superintendent and secre-
tary and treasurer Of the parish school
board and find:
Receipts during the quarter S 279 Is
Amt borrowed from Caldwell
Bank 5000 0(
Bal. overdraft during quarter 681 q
Total $4,000 4E