St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1915-07-10
sesston $500 49,. 7e1e8.o3
Bal on hand July ! 1915 13977.35
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Bal On hand July ! 1915 13s77.s5
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The following bids were received
and opened in answer to advertise
ment for painting the Sun Consol1-
dated school: A. L. Peters 1886;
]. B. Berry, $685.; Quave & Bon.
dousquie, 1915; J. A. Hawley. $425,
Moved by Mr.. Kahl and seconded
by Mr.. Wills, that the contract be
awarded to Mr.. Peters for the sum
Of 1886.
Carried.
Upon opening bids for the driving
OF the school wagon from the Line
Graded neighborhood to the Sur
school they we're found to be as fol
lows: Erbin Taylor, $45; lack Tay.
lor, $3.50; Mizell & Lee, $34; L. A
Talley, $50.
Moved by Mr.. Millar and second
ed by Mr.. Kahl tlat the contract be
awarded Mr.. lack Taylor for the sum
of $3.50 q month, with the under
standing that he should furnish a
bond through regular bonding COM
pany within ten days and upon his
failing to do so the contract shall
| go to MizeN & Lee, for 334.
Carried.
Upon motion of Mr.. Wills, sec
onded by Mr. Parker, the amount OF
bond to be furnished by Mr.. Taylor
was fixed at $500.
In answer to the advertisement in
viting bids for the purchase of the
old Sun school house and site Mr..
B. B. Mizell was present and offered
the sum of 500. Upon motion OF
Mr.. Kahl, seconded by Mr.. Millar,
lit was voted to sell the house to Mr..
Mizell for 800. This sale to be for
cash only.
Moved by Mr.. Millar and second
ed by Mr.. Kahl that the superintend-
emit be authorized to purchase a
school wagon and advertise for bids
to drive same between Blackwell's
mill and Folsom school, in second
ward. Carried.
Moved by Mr.. Kahl and seconded
by Mr.. Parker that school children
living along the route covered by
school transfers and within two
miles Of the school house be asked
to walk provided the school wagon
should be overloaded. Carried.
The following petition was receiv-
ed:
To the Honorable President and
Members of the School Board Of
st. Tammany Parish, La.
Gentlemen:-We, the undersigned
citizens of the third ward Of St.
Tammany parish, La, do respect
fully petition your honorable body to
establish q public school in the third
ward Of st. Tammany parish in or
near section 8 township south,
range II east, north Of Covington.
We do hereby agree to erect a one
room frame building at our own ex-
pense, and ON our own land, and
give title to same to the school board
of st. Tammany parish, La, pr0vid-
ed that you establish it as public
school and place one teacher there.
We beg to state that we are living
in an isolated part Of the third ward
OF St.. Tammany parish, about six
miles from the nearest school, the
only way to get to said school being
over bad roads. That there are
number Of children in this section
who are practically cut OF from at
tending q school, about thirty in
number, and we believe it to be a
great advantage to our section to
have q school established as above
set forth. The site of said school
to be agreed upon by your honor
able president, N. H. FitzSimons, e.
E. Edwards and H. NJ. Roberts.
Asking that you give this appli
cation your earnest consideration at
the earliest date possible, we are,
Respectfully,
Signed by Harry NJ. Roberts and
ten others.
Moved by Mr.. Dutsch and seconded
by Mr.. Millar, that Mr.. FitzSimons
be appointed q committee of one to
the merits of this request
and il he thinks best direct the sup
erintendent to engage teacher for
this school, provided the house be
built and title turned over to the
board. Carried.
Moved by Mr.. Dutsch and second
ed by Mr.. Parker, that, whereas, Mr..
P. H. Hansbrough has been succeed
ed by Mr.. C. B. Wills as school d.
rector from the fourth ward, that
Mr.. Wills be appointed as special
agent to represent the board in all
matters connected with q general
charge over the 18th section lands
In the fourth ward. It was under
stood that the publication Of these
in the Official journal of
the board be notice to all agreements
and Understandings regarding dead
and down timber on this land must
be renewed through the new agent
Of the board, in order to have the
approval OF the board, and that the
board may require q report from
Mr.. Wills ct any time. Carried.
Moved by Mr.. Liddle and seconded
BY Mr.. O'Keefe that the patrons Of