St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1913-07-12
RESOLUTION PASSED AUTHDRIZ
ING THE PURCHASE OF LAND
FOR SCHOOL HOUSE.
SECRETARYS REPORT
REVIEWS THE YEAR.
Special Election for School District
No, Eight is Ordered fo.
August lO.
Coytugton. La, July 5, 1913.


The Parish Board of School Di-
rectors of the parish of st. Tammany
+ Louisiana. met in regular session in
the superintendent's Office ON the
above date with Hon. N. II. Fitz-
Simons, president, and Messrs. Geo
R. Dutsch. H. T. Fauntler0y, P H.
Hapsbrough, w. H. Kahl. II. 9. Par
ker, DR.. C. F. Farmer, I. p. Craw-
ford and c. N. Liddle in attendance.
A. quorum being present.
Moved by Mr.. Liddle and second
ed by Mr.. Hansbrough, that the
minutes of the last meeting be ac-
cepted as published in the ST. Tam
many Farmer, Of April IS, 1913.
Carried.
The following resolution was read
by the secretary:
Be 1t resolved that the Board of
School Directors OF the parish OF St
Temmany. Louisiana. through its
president, N. IT. FitzSimons, be au-
thorized to purchase from the town
Of Covington, Louisiana, q certain
square of ground upon which the pres
ent school building Is now iocated
lfaateds III the town Of Covington:
@ provided in Act No. ZIG Of the
General Assembly of the State OF
Louisiana. for the year 1910.
Whereas, a special act OF the Gen
eral Assembly of the State OF Louisl-
ana, adopted July 6, 1910, authorized
the town OF Covington. through Its
mayor to sell certain square OF
ground situated in the town OF Gov
ington, in the parish Of st. Tammany.
Louisiana, upon which is now located
the present school building: there
fore
Be it resolved by the Board OF
School Directors OF the paTi+h OF st.
Tammany, La, That its president, N
H. FitzSimons, be and he is hereby
authorized to purchase, by proper
title from the town of Covington
Louisiana, the following described
property, tO-wit:
A certain square of ground with It's
buildings and improvements thereon
situated in the town of Covlngton
parish of st. Tammany, State OF Lou
isiana, known as the school house
ana more fully described as square
bounded by Jefferson avenue and by
Silver and Gold streets, in the di-
vision of Morgan, Virtue and Com
merce avenues, of the said town OF
Covington.
Be it further resolved. That the
consideration of said sale is hereb.
authorized and is hereby fixed at ths
SUM Of one thousand ($1O0o) do1.
lars cash.
It was moved by H. @. Parker anc
seconded by w. H. Kahl, that the
above resolution be adopte4, upct
s~t. and were
called and ordered:
Yeas: George r. Dutsch, Fl. T
Fauntleroy, p. II. Hansbrough, "
H Kahl, H. @. Parker. DIR. {. r
Farmer, T. p. Crawford and &. NJ
Liddle
Nays: None.
The resolution was declared car
ried and adopted.
Moved by Mr.. Dutsch and second
ed by Mr.. Fauntleroy. that T. NJ
Burns be paid for drawing up the
papers and resolutions necessary fo'
the sale, the sum of fifteen dollars
from the Covington special tax fund
Carried
The SUPERINTENDENT report for tht
quarter ending June 80, 1913. wa
read and accepted as read. 1t is as
follows:
Covington. La, July 4, 1913.
To the Honorable President and
Members of the Parish Board o.
School Directors.
Gentlemen:-This Is your first
meeting in the new fiscal year and
at this time you will consider mat
ters pertaining to the school work fol
the year that is ahead of us. Fron
my quarterly statement attached tt
this report as well as the financia,
statement for the year ending with
June 80. 1913, you. will get an idea
Of the amount of money that has been
handled by your treasurer and from
1t you will gain information as tt
what to do for the year to come.
think you will see that we shoult
do but little building from the gen.
eral fund, as that should be used
for the teachers salaries and the gen.
eral running expnses. do not be,
lieve that any of our schools shoulf
be run for less than seven months
and in order to get this length OF
term we will not be able to use tho
general fund for much else. 1t is
for this reason that have advocated
having special taxes voted in the diff
ferent wards in order that We might
have good respectable school house,
built, without cutting our school term
short In order to get the money tc
do It. have been pleased to notice
that the people Of the parish evi-
dObtly have aofesd with me- Ia the