The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1913-04-19

of the Parish nf 81. Larry, La. be ana
is hereby authorized to use portion OF
the proceeds, remaining from tho said
sale of the bond issue of the 5th ward
for the purpose of buying q lot in the
town of Patterson, La, for school pur.
poses. and the said President is hereby
authorized further to move all or part OF
the former white High School building
in said town upon said lot, paying tho
cost Of said removal and tho necessary
repairs from said fund, and tho said lot,
AZ thus bought, and the building, 80 thus
removed and repaired, shall be used for
the education of the colored children OF
said town and vicinity.
The following resolution was intro.
duced by Mr.. Folse and adopted:
Whereas one of the purposes OF tho
bond issue, voted by the tax payers of
the 5th ward of the Parish of st. Mary,
La, after erecting and constructing
High School Building in said town,
was the erection and construction Of
one or more necessary ward schools;
And whereas the School Board has
no title to nor any permanent control
over the school building in the Bourg
settlement of said ward, and the con-
tinuance of said school in said com.
munity being imperative, due to the
number of people living therein;
Therefore be it resolved by the
School Board of the Parish OF st.
Mary, La, that the President OF tno
School Board of this Parish be and 10
hereby authorized, out OF any balance
left in the funds, derived from tho sale
of the said bond issue, after the con-
tract for the erection of the White
Public High School Building in Pat
terson, La, has been paid, and after
the building, now used, has been
moved and repaired and given over
for colored school purposes, to pur-
chase the necessary ground in said
Bourg settlement, and TO build and
erect thereon q ward school for white
children.
The following resolution was intro.
duced by Mr.. Folse and not adopted:
Be it resolved by the School Board Of
the Parish of St. Mary, La, that the
Superintendent of Public Education.
together with the member of the School
Board of the 5th ward of this Parish, be
authorized to ascertain the furniture,
necessary for the equipment of the
white High School building in the town
of Patterson, La, aud that the President
of the School Board and said Superin-
tendent shall be authorized to purchase
and equip said building with the said
furniture to be paid from the general
fund of the School Board.
The School Board authorized the
Superintendent and President to visit
the Patterson High School and ascer-
tain what furniture may be needed 10
said school and they were authorised
to purchase whatever furniture in
their judgment may be needed.
Mr.. Julius Hebert stated that there
has recently been q sewerage system
installed in Morgan City and asked
that Capt. Morse and himself be
authorized to install sanitary closets.
etc., in the Morgan City High school
to connect with said system, the cost
of same to be paid from 9Th Ward
special fund and balance, if any,
from the General Fund. On motion,
duly seconded and carried, Messrs.
Morse and Hebert were granted au.
thority to install the sanitary closets,
etc., in the Morgan City High school
on above conditions.
On motion, seconded and carried,
Miss Effie Davis was granted el2.O0
to defray expense to Teachers Asso-
citation meeting, April 1883.
The white schools were ordered
closed May 22nd. The colored schools
were ordered closed June 18th.
Mayor Lauve, of Franklin, aud
Mayor Shannon, of Morgan City, APP
peared before the Board and stated
the action taken by the Mayors at
meeting held at Patterson on April l,
1913, regarding the Atchafalaya Bay
Ship Channel Tax, and ask that the
School Board cooperate with the
Mayors in the matter and that like
resolution be passed by the School
Board as were passed st the Mayors
meeting.
The following resolution was then
by DR.. T. F. Frere and
adopted:
Whereas the Atchafayala Bay Ship
Channel Co., has sold the channel dug
Ivy it to the United States Government.
and.
Whereas, the said company received
for the said channel from the govern
ment the full sum expended in digging
said channel, aud,
Whereas, a large amount of the money
used in digging said channel was realiz.
ed by the levy aud collection of special
tax on all the property in the parish of
st. Mary, aud.
whereas, the promoters OF this said
channel enterprise, at the time lid work
was contemplated, ia order to induce
the people to vote said tax. promised,
at that time, in the event the chsnuol
was sold to the government, to return
to the Police Jury of the Pariah of 81
Mary, all of the money realized from
said special tax, TO be used for public
road or public school purposes, - 10
evidenced by resolution of said COM
pany, and