The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1914-05-01

lists of voters, assessed valuation OF
property and compile statements OF Vo
/ tiers in number and amount.
/ Sec. 3. That the polling places for
said election shall be Union precinct IN
Ward 8, for District %, and that D. e..
Mayes, r. A. Rogers and R. L. Mere
dith are appointed and R. A. May clerk
of special election; all Of them shall!
serve 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
special election, all of whom shall serve
without compensation. And said cleo
ton shall be conducted under the laws
of the state applicable thereto.
Sec. 4. The president of this board is
hereby instructed to give notice OF the
special election herein ordered, by his
proclamation to be published according
to law; and in said proclamation he
shall announce that at II o'clock, am,
June the LIST, 1914, this board will meet
at its office in Columbia, La, and in
open session proceed to open the ballot
boxes, examine and count the ballots in
number and amount, examine and cam
vass the returns and declare the result
Of the election.
On roll cali all members voted in the
affirmative; and the resolution was
adopted.
Geo. T. Martin, President.
}. G. 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schools was rescinded; the motion was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
25. See map in this office.
7. M. Meredith was appointed local
director Of Chicks school in place of J.
Y. 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 a safe for the superintendent
office, not to exceed SITS.
The president was authorized to bor-
row money to take up note due Cald-
we'll bank and to continue schools dur
ing this term.
On motion and second, the superin-
tendent was authorized to refund sos
each poll tax to ]. 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 zar mileage |
and per diem for their services. Mo-
ton was carried.
Moved and seconded that the s,pe1-
intendent and trustees fix the salaries
of all teachers. Motion carried.
The president and superintendent
were authorized to prepare resolutions
asking the State School Board to grant
Domestic Science to Columbia and
ClarkS schools.
RESOLUTION.
Whereas the local board of trustees
OF the Columbia High School and Clarks
School have applied to the Parish Board
Of School Directors of the Parish of !
Caldwell, State of Louisiana, for the
establishment of Domestic Science
department in the two schools named,
and
Whereas, in the opinion of this board |
such recognition should be extended, in
order that the Columbia High School
ana the Clarks school may enjoy the
full privileges and benefits of the Do
inestlc Science departments, now there
fore
BE it resolved, By the Parish Board