The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1917-09-15
School Board ProcteiiG gS.
FRANKLIN. La, Sept. IL. 1917

FRANKLIN. La, Sept. II. 1911
In response to call by the Presi
dent, J. {. Clauscn. for a special meet
ing, the School Board met in specia
session this day. as ordered
| The Object of the meeting being t,
receive reports of committees. discus
! revenues and budgets of expenditure
for the coming year and such othe
matters as come before the board.
Roll call showed the following
present: Messrs. William Gardiner
j. II. McCardel |, c. a. AycOck, Joht
Clausen, Nm. Folse, Il. l.. Jolley, +
ID Winchester AID Richard Pepper
Absent: Mes,rs Sidney Bpnvtllain
w. II. Peterman and j D. Enriich
Supt. Colt Informed the Board tina
Mr. Richard Pepper mad filed his com
mission and taken the oath of office as
School Board member Mr.. Pepper
was duly seated as member of the
School Board from the Seventh Ward
Mr.. &. A. Aycock, chairman Of the
committee to discuss the sale If See
Is, L. u -, II. b, reported that At.
torney +. Alpha was present to state
the proposition Of the Hanson Lumber
Company.
After thorough discussion of the
matter the following resolution was
offered by Mr. tose. was duly sec-
onded, and unanimously carried to-
wit:
That, at the suggestion of the AL
bert Hanson Lumber Company, Ltd ,
an election be, and is hereby called.
for the inhabitants Of Township FIT.
teen South. Range Nine East, Louis.
lana Meridian, to express their will
upon the proposition: Whether o.
not the Northwest Quarter OF Section
Sixteen, Township Fifteen South,
Range Nine East, containing 100 acres,
shall be offered at public sac, to the
highest bidder, Is the law provides,
which election shall be he'd on Tues
day, the Goth day OF October, at the
house of camille Malilon, after advera
.lsemeut for thirty days at the place
of holding said election aforesaid, at
the house formerly owned and occu-
pied by w. W. Rice, and at the house
now owned and occupied by Louis
Freedelmeyer, all three sitaaled in
said township, and at the Court House
door, between the hours now fixed by
law for the holding Of said elections,
and by the usual manner Of holding
said elections, except that Theodore
Sigur, Justice Of the Peace, be direct
ed to receive the votes OF the legal
voters residing within the township
aforesaid, tabulate the returns and Il {
them with the parish treasurer Of the
Parish of ST. Mary. for transmission
By him to the state perinteudent OF
pablo education The parish surveyor
or some other surveyor appointed By
him to make a survey Of said quarter
section, aud to be notified by the Sec
rotary Of this body Of his appointment
therefor.
The Albert Hanson Lumber Com.
pauy, Ltd, as an inducemen. for this
body to order said election to be
called, having offered to pay the ex-
penses therefor, whether the voters Of
The township vote for the sale Of said
quarter or not, and having agreed
% bid upon said property IN the
event Of its sale the minimum price of
3D. % per acre, this resolution /, passed
as an acceptance Of that rrOpositi on,
both - The costs Of the election pro-
:eedinys aud the minimum price at
which said company agrees to bid
upon said property.
Report Ut the committee to see about
The consol ldation Of the Sorre and
schools, was rendered by
>upt. Chas. Gott. The report showed
hat Il school site had beeu secured on
The bayou side OF the public road on
The upper line OF the Adeline P!auta.
lion. The Adeline Sugar Company
giving frontage Of about lGO feet
and Mr.. D Bourdler frontage Of 20
Ieet, the land donated extending from
he public road to the bayou, q dis
lance of nearly 6O0 feet. Plans for a
,wo.room frame building had been
irawn, bids advertised for and con.
.ract let to Mr. Marvin Morris for
y 800 according TO the plans and
speclecations on file in the Office Of
he supt. Motion was ma lie b, H l..
)oilsy, seconded by {. A. AycOck and
carried, that >upt. be
authorized to draw warrant from the
First Ward Special Fund for entire
mount in this fund Aud draw war;
ant from the general fund to com.
1ete the payment Of the building when
building has been erected
The committee TO investigate the |
opening of the Ivauhue ana Calm |
schools reported as follows: First. |
bat satisfactory accomm )dations had |
oeen secured for teacher Ut the Ivan
los School, and the school had been |
opened. Second, that the c. mmittee |
lad decided to opeu the Calm schoo! |
Ind let the contract for repairing the |
to Mr.. Marvin Morris for the !
um Of 1857 80. It's building has
,een repaired and toe school opened
On motion 0! Mr.. &. A, Aycock, |