The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1914-05-15

lets Of voters, assessed valuation OF
nronertv and compile statements Of vo
tars in number and amount.
Sec. 3. That the polling places for
said election shall be Union precinct IN
Ward 9. for District q, and that D. u.
Maves R. A. Rogers and R. L. Mere
Attn are appointed and R. A. May clerk
Of US snecial election; all Of them shall
GO Sarye without compensation. And said
election shall be conducted under the
Laws of the state applicable thereto.
And that the polling place for District
% shall be held at Copenhagen, and
that D. A. HUMPHREYS, w. L. Mayes
and W. F. Valentine were appointed
commissioners and E. l.. Price clerk OF
snecial election, ali Of whom shall serve
Without compensation. And said cleo
ton shall be conducted under the laws
Of the state applicable thereto.
Sec T. The president of this board is
hereby instructed to give notice Of the
special election herein ordered, by his
proclamation to be published according
70 law: and in said proclamation he
shall announce that at II O'Clock, am,
Jnne the list. 1914, this board will meet
at it's Office in Columbia, La. and in
omen session proceed to open the ballot
boxes, examine and count the ballots IN
number and amount, examine and can
vass the returns and declare the result
of the election.
On roll call all members voted in the
affirmative: and the resolution was
Geo. T. Martin, President.
]. C, Hines, Secretary
On motion and second, the act of con-
solidating the Chicks and Oak Grove
schools was rescinded; the motion was
carried. :.
On motion and second, separate dis
tricts were formed by Oak Grove and
Chicks schools, same being granted,
Chicks to be known as District No. "a
and Oak Grove to be known as District
LIS. See map in this office. i.
r. M. Meredith was appointed local
director of Chicks school in place Of J.
! V. Nixon.
On motion and second duly carried,
the superintendent was authorized to
notify the contractor for Columbia
High school building to repair roof Of
said building at once.
The president was authorized to pur-
chase safe for the superintendent S
office, not to exceed Sl75.
The president was authorized to bor-
row money to take up note due Cald-
well bank and to continue schools dur
ing this term.
On motion and second, the superin-
tendent was authorized to refund $0.9l
each poll tax to J. D. McLain and
Frank Williams.
On motion and second, carried that
the funds of Mizpah colored school be
transferred to Good Hope. Motion was
carried.
| Moved and seconded that all accounts
must be endorsed or approved by the
local directors of each school; motion
was carried.
Moved and seconded that the super
intendent be authorized to purchase
lumber to amount left over from teach
ers fund of the Oak Grove school, for
the purpose of building school house.
Motion carried. /
Moved and seconded that all commit
teemen be paid their regular mileage
and per diem for their services. Mo
ton was carried. liz
Moved and seconded that the sHEess-
intendent and trustees fix the salariss
of all teachers. Motion carried.
The president and superintendent
were authorized to prepare resolutions
asking the State School Board to gran
Domestic Science to Columbia anc
Clarks schools. /
RESOLUTION.
Whereas the local board of trustees
of the Columbia High School and Clarts
School have applied to the Parish Boart
of School Directors of the Parish o.
Caldwell, State of Louisiana, for thu
establishment of Domestic Science
department in the two schools named
and
, Whereas, in the opinion Of this boart
J such recognition should be extended, III
, order that the Columbia High Schoo
and the Clarks school may enjoy thu
| full privileges and benefits of the Do
, mestic Science departments, now there
| fore n
Be it resolved, By the Parish Boart