The Natchitoches enterprise. (Natchitoches, La.) 1888-1965, 1916-01-06
School Board Proceedings.

The Natchltoches Parish board OF
School Directors met in regular session
on the Bird day of January, 1916, with
Edgar Levy, President, presiding and
members present as follows:
Barron, Huckabay, Huffman, In
gram, Levy, Martin, Miller, Pullin,
Sellers and Truly, Absent; None.
Resolution by Mr.. Benjamin Wartin,
seconded by Mr.. J. W. Ingram:
That $500 90 be appropriated for the
contract price of an additional school
room at Gorum, and that Mr., l.. E.
Hudson and Benjamin Martin be ap-
pointed to provide for additional i'm
provement. This to be paid out of the
New Prospect special tax fund.
Yeas: barron, Huckabay, Huffman,
Ingram, Levy, Martin, Miller, Pullln,
Sellers and TrnIy.
Mays: None.
Resolution by Mr., Ado Miller, second
ed by Mr.. VI. Barron:
That colored school be opened at
Henryville for three months; the
patrons to provide the building.
Yeas: Barron, Huckabay, Huffman,
Ingram, Levy, Martin, Miller, PuIlin,
Sellers and Truly.
Nays: None,
Resolution by Mr.. M. Barron, second
ed by Mr.. MIR. j. w. Ingram:
That the Dyson School be discontinue
ed and that I. B. Sellers and l.. E
Hudson be appointed to sell the present
school property.
Yeas: Levy, Barron, Sellers, Miller,
Martin, Ingram, Huffman, Huckabay
and Truly. (Puilin having been called
home on account of sickness.
Nays: None.
Resolution by Mr. Ado Miller, second
ed by Mr. J. W. Ingram:
That funds derived from the sale Of
timber or 10th Section in Township 8,
Range Z, La. Mer be appropriated for
building, equipping and maintaining
the public schools in said township
Yeas: Barron, Huckabay, Huffman,
Ingram, Levy, Martin, Miller, Sellers
and Truly. *
Nays: None.
Resolution by Mir. Ado Miller, second
ed by Mr.. J. w. Ingram:
Thot we adjourn until one O'Clock p
m. for dinner.
Yeas: Barron, Huckabay, Huffman,
Ingram, Levy, Martin, Miller, Sellers
and Truly.
Nays: None
The Natchitoches Parish Board of
School Directors met at one o'clock p.
m, as per adjournment with I. 3.
Sellers, Vice-President, presiding and
members present as follows:
Barron, Huckabay, Huffman, In
gram, Martin, Miller, Sellers and
Truly. Absent: Levy and Puliin
Resolution by Mr.. Ado Miller, second
ed by Mr.. M. Barron:
That MIR. M. Barron and Mr.. L. E.
Hudson be appointed to sell two trans
fer wagons in Ward Ten; one at
CioutiervilIe AMI one at Marco.
Yeas: Barron, .Huckabay, Huffman.
Ingram, Martin, Miller, Sellers ana
Truly.
Nays: None.
Resolution py DR. F. W. E. Truly,
seconded BY DR.. w. H. huckabay:
That the following described district
in Ward Three be annexed to the
Campti School District in Ward Four
and that the funds derived from the
said Campti School Distric%iAbe used
for maintaining the Graphs Bluff
School and transfer as well as the
other schools and transfers. beginning
at point on Simms Bayou W aere the
Ward line between Wards Tree and
along Simms Bayou in a westerly
direction to point directly north of
west end Of L. Il. e. N. r. R. switch
at Grapes Bluff; thence south to Red
River; thence along Red River in an
easterly direction to point where the
four intersect with Red River; thence
north along said ward line to point of
beginning.
Yeas: Barron, Huckabay, Huffman,
Ingram, Martin, Miller, Sellers and
Truly. ss
Resolution by DIR. L. w. E. Truly,
seconded by DIR. w. H. Huckaby:
Ordering a special election to be held
in Campti School District, in the
Parish of Natchitoches, for the purpose
of submitting to the qualified electors
of the said school district the question
of tie levy of special tax of 7 mills
for the purpose of providing additional
aid to the public schools of the said
School district.
Section l. Be it ordained by the
Parish Board of School Directors of the
Parish of .Natchitoches, Louisiana,
That special election be, and is here
by ordered to be held in Campti School
District, in the Parish of Natchitoches,
Louisiana, on Thursday the 10th day OF
February, 1916, for the purpose O
to the qualified electors OF
the said school district entitled to vote
thereat the question of the levy of
special tax of 7 mills on the dollar on
III property in the said school district
subject to State taxation, for a period |
If five years, the proceeds of the SAID |
AK to be used in giving additional aid |
o the public schools of the said school
district.
,tc., That the ballots to be used al
he said election shall be prepared by
he secretary of the Parish Board OF
school Directors, and shall be in The
ollowing form:
Proposition to levy a Z vrc
Mills special tax on all the G0
property subject to taxation
n Campti School District,
Parish Of Natchitoches, Louis f
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