The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1916-07-15

schools were consolidated into
one school, and a two room school
building was authorized to be
built, using all of the lumber in
the Olive Branch school building
that could be.
Mr.. Jackson moved that the
school board member of ward
two and the parish superintend-
ent be appointed to select the
building site, it appearing that
the people could not agree on a
site. Mr.. Lincecum seconded the
motion as made by Mr.. Jackson,
and being placed before the house
it was carried unanimously.
A. H. WEIGH. John Gray and
John James were appointed to
act with the ward member and
the secretary of the board as a
building committee in the con-
struction of the house.
On motion of Mr.. Jackson Sec
onded by Mr.. Wall and carried,
a school house at Sandspur was
authorized to be constructed out
of the funds of that school dis
trict at a cost of 100000, and E.
j. Faulkner, Jake Woolly and N.
G. Morgan to act with the ward
member and the superintendent
in the construction of the new
building.
On motion the reconstruction
of the Clear Creek school build
ing was authorized, and R. L.
Perry, ]. w. Clinton and |. H.
Squires were appointed to act
with the ward member and the
superintendent as a building COM
mittee in the construction of the
new building, same to be paid
for from the funds of that school
district.
On motion of Mr.. Jackson, sec
onded by Mr.. Wall, and carried,
the proposed school buildings at
Montgomery and Colfax were
authorized and to be paid for
from the revenues obtained from
the sale of the bonds.
The superintendent was au-
thorized and instructed to have
a two room school building built
for the negroes on the plot of
ground purchased and paid for
by the negroes from Capt. C. H.
Teal.
Mr.. Jackson moved that the
president of this board be and he
is hereby authorized and instruct
ed to purchase from E. j. Bar
field and heirs the Barfield prop
erty in the town of Montgomery
at a price agreed upon, and that
he and the secretary of this board
be and they are hereby apthoriz-
lied to draw on the contingent
account for the funds with which
to pay for the property and as
soon as the funds are available
from the sale of the Montgomery
bonds that they shall place to
the credit of the contingent ac-
count a like amount expended
from that fund. The motion was
duly seconded by Mr.. Lincecum,
and being placed before the house
it carried unanimously.
On motion of Mr.. Lincecum
seconded by Mr.. Wall no action
was taken on the bond insue for
Dry Prong and the maintenance
tax as some additional informa-
ton was wanted.
On motion Earl Roberts, w. A.
Brownlee and ]. N. Warner were
to negotiate a sale for
the Colfax School District No. 2
five per cent bonds.
On motion of Mr.. Wall duly
seconded the following the fol-
lowing tax levy was ordered:
A tax levy of 10 mills was made
on all assessable property in
school district No. 81. to pay ac-
crued interest on the Verda bonds
and to retire the bonds that will
come due this school season 1916.
A tax levy of three mills was
made on all assessable property
in Colfax school district No. l to
pay accrued interest on Colfax
bonds and to retire the bonds
that will come due this school
season 1916.
A tax levy of three mills was
made on all assessable property
in COlfax School District No 9 to