The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1914-05-01
Official Journal Of Caldwell Parish.
PROCEEDINGS OF PARISH BOARD Of
SCHOOL DIRECTORS
Columbia, La, April 4, 1914.

Tho Parish Board of School Directors
If tho Parish of Caldwell, Louisiana
convened in regular session. Present
Hon Geo. T. Martin, president; ane
Messrs. F. L. Cottingham, "A. "
Grant J. A. Meredith. H. W. FurloW
W E. Newell, J. B. Thompson, d; d
Curry. G. w. Walland, w. l.: White
and a quorum being present, the Doare
proceeded to business. :.
The minutes of last meeting were
read and adopted as read.
On motion duly seconded, the com
,,;ttee appointed by this board at IT;
LAST meeting to find out the tinancla
condition Of each school in the parish
be discharged and the superintendent
be required to correspond WIN th 1s h su,
pervisor of public ACCOUNTS ana ask h'h
to audit the same. Motion carried
The committee appointed by TINS
board at it's last meeting to confer WITH
a ike committee from the Police jury
made verbal report. The report was
received and, on motion duly seconded
the motion was carried and the commit
tee discharged. oaos ~
nromu)pate the returns of the special
election held in District No. 10.
See resolution. =, l.,
The board proceeded to open the bal
lot box of the special tax election IN
District No. 10, held on the 10Th DAY OF
March. 1914, and proceeded to examine
the returns and tabulate the result OF
the election, and the following results
were then declared: 80
To levy a special tax of 5 mills on the
dollar on all property in School District
No. 10, of the Parish of Caldwell, Lou
isiana, subject to state taxation, annu-
allv for period of five years, for the
purpose of giving additional aid to pub
lie schools. 80.
For or in favor of, this proposition
there were cast II votes, representing
a taxable assessed property taxation
of three thousand, nine hundred and
eighty dollars, and against said propo-
sition there were cast three votes rep
resenting taxable assessed properly
taxation of two thousand, three hum
dred and thirty dollars. :,
And the said proposition was carried
both in number and amount OF properly
voted.
Whereupon the following resolutions
were offered by J. B. Thompson, and
unanimously carried:
RESOLUTION.
Whereas this board has examined and
canvassed the returns OF the speclai
tax election held in School District No.
IS of this parish on the 10th day OF
March, 1914, and whereas the PROPOSE
ton submitted to vote Of the legally
qualified taxpayers of: said district
was found to have been carried both IN
number and property,
Therefore, Be it resolved by tho Par
ish School Board in special session con-
yened, that by the authority OF the ma
jority to all present taxes, be and the
same is hereby levied on all property
subject to state taxation in said dis
trict for q period of five years, Begin
ming with and including the year 1914
and extending to and including the
year 1919.
That said taxes be devoted solely to
the purposes for which they were
voted.
A district was asked for by the pat
rons of the Indian Mound school and
designated as follows; Bounded on the
north by 14th district and all that por-
ton of Ward Z lying north of the line
dividing Sections Z, 8, 8, 10, II and IL,
to be known as District No. 20, and on
motion, duly seconded, the request was
granted.
Petitions were read from the colored
citizens OF Ward 4 asking for schools
to be located at the Patsy Hill place to
be known as the Hill City School, ard
one to be known as the Progressive
School, disseminating the Central
School, and also one to be located at
Clarks. On motion and second, the
two schools known as the Hill City
School and the Progressive School were
granted.
Moved and seconded that the Central
colored school building be donated tc
the Progressive and Hill City schools
equally; was carried.
Motion and second that the Pine
Grove, Cotton and Loyal schools be
consolidated and that the following
named persons were appointed to 10.
cate the building site: J. B. Thompson,
w. E, Newell and w. L. White, anC
the motion was carried.
The petition from the patrons of the
Roberts school was read, asking for q
separate district to be bound as fol
lows: All of that portion of Ward
north and east of Districts Is and Is
and west of District 16 excepting Sec.
ton 81, to be known as District q, anc
the request was granted.
1t was moved and seconded that Ho
lum be granted district, and substi
tute motion was offered that the Ho
lum and Copenhagen schools be consol
idated. The substitute motion was
carried upon yea and nay vote.
Yeas: Cottingham, Martin, Grant,
Meredith, Thompson and Curry.
Nays: Furlow, Wall, White and New
ell.
The following committee was ap
pointed to locate school site of the Co
penhagen and Holum consolidated
school: E. L. Cottingham, ]. A. Mere
dith and G. w. Walls.
Whereupon the following resolution
was adopted:
RESOLUTION.
Whereas there have been filed with
this board petitions signed by one
fourth of the property taxpayers OF
School Districts Nos. 22 and %, eligi.
Bile to vote at such election, praying