The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1917-08-11
SCHOOL BOARD PROCEEDINGS
Tallulah La. August 9. l9l

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with the following members present;
President T. F. Ward, Messrs. w. H.
Ward, John Riley, J. E. Meginn, Jr.,
&c. E. Wixon, j. C. Belts and L. M.
Montgomery.
On motion of Mr.. Meginn and
second of Mr.. Montgomery the read.
ing of the minutes of the previous
meeting was dispensed with.
1t was moved by Mr.. Ward and
second of Mr.. Montgomery that the
secretary notify Mr.. w. r. Gilfoil
that the school board owns lots 35
and sc of township Is; range l3 and
that he should deposit rent for such
land for the year 1917 in the Tai
lulah State Bank subject to deter
mination of the claims of this board
or at any a iverse claims. The motion
carried.
On motto Il Of Mr.. Ward and second
of Mr.. Wixon the attached resolu-
ton was carried. Z,
Whereas, it is the desire of this
board to erect finished, painted,
well heated and well lighted school
house containing three rooms, in the
Village of Tallulah, for the educa-
ton of tho colored children; and
Whereas the Madison Parish Bap-
fist Missionary Association has
offered to donate to this board a
strip of land so feet in width by 800
feet in depth, together with the
lumber in the old building which said
association erected on said property,
said strip of ground being a part of
the square of ground sold by the
Madison Land Company to said as
ISOLATION, as per deed recorded In
Conveyance Record Book p" page
1876; said act of donation to be con-
ditioned on the erection of such
school house and on the further con-
dition that school for colored child
rem will be maintained in said school
house at Tallulah each year hereafter
for a peaiod of not less than six
months; and
Whereas the colored patrons of the
Tallulah colored school have offered
to contribute 10000 in cash to-
wards the erection of said proposed
new school house; and
Whereas it is desired to take ad-
vantage of the fund created by Mr..
Julius Rosenwald, of Chicago, ILL.,.
for the aid of the erection of such
school houses;
Therefore be it resolved that this
board does hereby appropriate the
sum of $4,000 to aid in the erection
of said school building and does
authorize the President and Secre-
tary Of this board to cause said
building to be erected out of said
appropriation and out Of the funds
subscribed by the colored people of
Tallulah and out of the Rosenwald
fund, utilizing whatever lumber in
said old building which may be suit
able, and to let all such contracts as
are necessary to carry into effect
this resolution and to endeavor to
have said building completed and
ready for school work by the first of
October. 1917.
Be it further resolved that the
President of this board, for and on
behalf of this board, is authorized
and directed to accept said act of
donation from the Madison Parish
Baptist Missionary Association to
this board of said strip of land so
feet wide by $50 feet IN depth, it
being understood that said act of
donation will contain the stipulations
and conditions hereinabove referred
to, which are hereby adopted and
made binding on this board.
1t was moved by Mr.. Meginn and
seconded by Mr.. Montgomery that
this boa-d appropriate SIG 2-3 per
month toward the salary of colored |
farm demonstration agent providing
the U. S. Government will appro-
pirate $4,000 per month for the same |
purpose. The motion carried. ,
1t was moved by Mr.. Wixon and
seconded by Mr.. Meginn that the
Waverly School be moved to the