The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1914-05-15
PROCEEDINGS OF PARISH BOARD Of
SCHOOL DIRECTORS
Columbia, La, April a, 1914

Hon. Geo. T. Martin, presldent' anu
Massrs F. l.. Cottingham, a.. u
Grant ] A, Meredith, H. w. FurloW,
W F Newell. J. B. Thompson, u: n.
cnrrv G w, Walland, W. l.. White
and, a quorum being present, the poafo
proceeded to business. ouo
The minutes of last meeting were
read and adopted as read. -,
On motion duly seconded, the com
mittee appointed by this board at its
last needing to find out the tinancla,i
condition of each school in the parish
be discharged and the superintendent
he required TO correspond with the su-
pervisor Of public accounts and ask MIN
to audit the same. Motion carried,
The committee appointed by TINS
board at its last meeting to CONFER WIN
O like committee from the Ponce Jury
made verbal report. The report was
received and, on motion duly seconded
the motion was carried and the commit
tee discharged.
The School Board then proceeded TO
nromuIpate the returns of the special
election held in District No. 10.
See resolution. -,
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: m ~,
To levy special tax OF 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
nurpose of giving additional aid to pub
lie schools.
For. or in favor Of, this proposition
there were cast II votes, representing
q taxable assessed property taxation
of three thousand, nine hundred and
eighty dollars, and against said propo-
a;f;on there were cast three votes rep
resenting a taxable assessed property
taxation of two thousand, three hun
dred and thirty dollars.
And the said proposition was carried
both in number and amount OF property
voted. u
Whereupon the following resolutions
we're offered by j. B. thompson ana
unanimously carried:
RESOLUTION.
Whereas this board has examined ana
canvassed the returns of the special
tax election held in School District NO:
is of this parish on the 10Th DAY OF
March, 1914, and whereas the PROPOSE
tion submitted to a 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-
vened that by the authority of the ma
jority to all present taxes, oe ana tne
same is hereby levied on all property
subject to state taxation IN sald dls-
trict for period of five years, Degln-
ming with and including the year 1914
and extending to and including the
year 1919.
That said taxes be devoted solely to
the plrposes 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 l4th district and all that por-
ton of Ward Z lying north of the line
dividing Sections 7, 8, 9, 10, II and IL,
to he known as District No. 70, and on
motion, duly seconded, the request was
granted.
Petitions were read from the colored
kons Onward a asking for schools
De located at the Patsy Hill place to
known as the Hill City School, and
NE to be known as the Progressive
School, disseminating the Contra
School, and also one to be located al
Il Clarks. On motion and second, the
two schools known as the Hill City
s. School and the Progressive School were
granted.
Moved and seconded that the Contra
colored school building be donated tt
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: ]. 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 g
separate district to be bound as fol
lows: All of that portion Of Ward
north and east of Districts l8 and Is
and west of District Is excepting Sec.
tion 80, to be known as District Il, 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
ium and Copenhagen schools be consol.
dated. 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, j. A. Mere
dith and G. w. Walls.
Whereupon the following resolution
was adopted:
RESOLUTION.
Whereas there have been filed will
this board petitions signed by one
fourth of the property taxpayers O.
School Districts Nos. % and rs, eiigl
bic to vote at such election, praying
that special election be ordered IN ant