St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1917-01-13
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half of this purchase price has been
turned over to me-to be exact I
have received $500 for this pur-
pose. It will be necessary for you
to decide today how this balance
should be met.
reported last meeting that the
average deposits for last year would
require the fiscal agent and your
treasurer to increase their bonds.
This has been done and the Coving-
ton Bank & Trust Co. now has fur
nished us with q bond from the
United States Guaranty Z Fidelity
Co. for $2v,O0O.00, while have
given a bond through the same COM
pany for the same amount, and have
deposited It with the State Treasurer
according to law.
The matter Of error In interest on
Slidell special fund for year ending
March, 1915, has been adjusted. /
am pleased to report that the st.
Tammany Bank & Trust Co. cheer
fully gave us a check for $139.S4.
when the error was called to their
attention.
The short course in agriculture to
be given by the State University will
open on January and run for about
ten days. Mr.. Guilbeau. the State
Inspector Of Agricultural Schools, 10
very anxious that the principal Of
the Sun Agricultural School be given
the right to attend, and l recon-
mend that you pass vote today CIV
ing him this privilege.
wish to commend the interest
taken by Otis ]. Rene toward . bet
ter school for the c0lored children Of
this community. He and his assist
ants are collecting money to be used
for this purpose and the committee.
in whose name the title to the pres
ent school rests, has agreed to trans
fer to this board this same property.
This is to be done SO that when ready
modern industrial school 6or the
colored children can be built here In
Covington. l also wish to give
credit to the principal Of the 6lidell
colored school, A. III. Colwell. for .
splendid flag pole for his school.
This is the second nag and pole Sc
cured through the efforts Of this
same man.
This is the time of the year when
we should purchase the door oil and
disinfectant for another year, there
fore IL you desire any bought you
should so decide today.
From time to time It is necessary
for different school supplies to be
bought. Sometimes you leave 1t to
me and other times you do 1t your
selves. When you have had the
ed me of a great deal Of trouble. but
feel that some one should be made
the sole purchasing agent for the
board. Should you agree with me
would be glad to have you appoint
some one to lookout for the buying
Of supplies as you may desire or need
for the year to come.
Now that we must furnish such %
rooms for the schools, do not be-
lieve it is business-like to have these
bought at retail when we could get
them by one or two dozen lots and ~
wholesale prices. It does not appear
to me to be businessIlike to have
from fifteen to thirty different peo-
pie buying school supplies, from the
assistant teacher, the trustee. the
Director and the Superintendent. II
know that we cannot perhaps put
into effect at once this idea Of . pur-
chasing agent, hut I feel that we
should work towards this end.
It has been our custom in past
years to pay the Assessor his two
per cent for placing the special taxes
upon the roll, when the December
collections were received In the early
part of January. have noticed re-
Gently, however, that the law says:
THAT the payment Of this COM
pensatton shall be distributed be-
tween the State, parish, school
boards, cities and towns and other
taxing districts or divisions in pro-
portion to the amount received by
each"
Now as we cannot tell exactly how
much is going to be collected until
the end of the year, / feel that We
will have to wait until the sheriff
has made his dinal settlement for
the year before we can pay this COM
mission. For example, last year tho
assessor placed upon the tax roll
in the ninth ward the amount Of
$3154.54, and two per cent Of that |
was $3.50. The amount received |
by me was $2717.75, and two per |
cent on this would be $54.35, or . |
difference of 1854, which We over
paid.
I am informed by Mr.. Frank
that he has completed the |
job of removing ties from the school |
lands in the fourth ward. and have
received application from four men |
who desire to purchase the pine
knots on this land. Should you de-
sire to dispose Of this wood I wish
you would instruct your fourth ward |
director and perhaps your secretary
to attend to this matter, with the
advice of the attorney.
I have received . letter from Mr..