St. Tammany farmer., 1917-08-11
CHANfBERLAIN's COUGH RENE
DY MOST EFECTUAL.

for the Onc al journal or the DOard
for the coming year, as advertised.
Carried.
The following bids were received:
Slidell, La, July %, 1917.
To the Hon. School Board of st.
Tammany Parish. La.
Gentlemen:-In.c compliance WI tn.
a resolutions OF your Hon. Body.
hereby submit my bid for the official
printing of your Hon. body to wit:
We agree to do the oftic al work
(printing) sof your Hon. Body at 25
cents (twenty-five) per 100 words
for the first insertion and 20 cents
per 100 per subsequent insert oLs,
Respectfully yours.
THE SLIDELL SUN,
per A. G.. Bailey, Publisher and
Owner.
CovingtOn, La, Aug. 1, 1917.
Honorable President and Mem oers
Parish School Board.
Gentlemen:I bid to do the offic'a
printing Of the School Board at the
rate that l have been doing it for
the past year, viz: 500 per annun.
Respectfully submitted,
l.
Moved by Mr.. Levy, seconded by
Mr.. O'Keefe, that the contract for
the Official printing for the coming
year be given to D. H. Mason at the
rate of 500 for the year. Carried.
Moved 10y Mr.. OKeefe, seconded
by Mr. Kahl that the Superintend-
ent be instructed to have the pump
at the Middle Roads school put n
first class order, with authority to
have new we'll driven il he finds
it necessary after careful fnvesti-
CATION. The cost of this work is to
come out of the Second Ward special
tax fund. Carried.
Moved by Mr. Eyans, seconded by
Mr.. Robert, that the board proceed
to open bids for the building OF, a
fence around the Robert school in
the eight ward. Carried.
The only bid received Tor this
work was from Mr.. M. F. Porter,
who agreed to furnish all material
and fence the school with 3x4 creo-
soted cross arms for posts for
$115.50. He offered to fence with
round creosoted posts for 1925 and
use wire five feet high, having small
mesh, and being 16 gauge.
Another offer he made was four
foot IL gauge, electric welded, small
He also made the fourth offer,
which was to use three foot wire and
round posts for $175.50.
Moved by Mr.. Robert, seconded by
Mr.. Kahl, that the contract for fenc-
ing the Robert school be given to
Mr.. M F. Porter for $155.75, and
have him use the four foot wire IL
gauge electric welded fence and
round posts, with the understanding
that two gates shall be put in the
road side as directed by the eighth
ward director. Carried.
Moved by Mr.. O'Keefe and Sec
onded by Mr.. Kahl, that the super
intendent attend to the insuring OF
the Pilgrim Rest school and furni-
ture. Carried. 80
Moved by Mr.. Millar, seconded by
Mr.. O'Keefe, that the superintendent
be gwen two weeks vacation during
the month of August, with the un-
derstanding that he shall be back in
the Office in season to attend to the
duties of opening the schools in Sep
tember. Carried.
Moved by Mr.. Robert, seconded by
Mr.. O'Keefe, that Messrs. Millar,
Levy. Evans and the Superintendent
be paid each $3.50 as their expenses
from Covington to Baton Rouge and
return while attending the School
Boards convention in Baton Rouge
on July 10th and 18th. Carried.
Moved by Mr.. Evans, seconded by
Mr.. Levy, that the school board gay
the cost of material for two foot
walks for the Union Grove school,
provided the patrons will furnish
the labor for building these walks.
This cost it is understood will come
from the Second Ward Special Tax
Fund, and that theswalks shall be
$50 and 800 feet long. The amount
of material and nails shall be paid
unly upon checking up the measure
ments and accepting the amounts by
the trustees of this Union Grove
school. Carried.
Moved by Mr.. Millar and seconded
by Mr.. Evans, that the Superintend-
ent be directed to issue instructions
that no beginners will be received in
the primer or first grades of the pub
lie schools of this parish after the
second week of the term, unless new
classes are formed at the mid-term
period, and then at the dicretion of
the Super ntendent Carried.
Moved by Mr. O'Keefe and second
ed by Mr.. Kahl, that the president
be authorized to sign any papers nec-
essary for the purchase or renting
of building at Slidell to be used for
the SlfdeN school. 1t being the de-
clared opinion of the board that they
prefer to rent rather than purchas Sc
as they do not bet'eve the District 9
special tax fund is able to assume
such a purchase and at the same
time assure a full term of school,
and the board desires to state posi-
lively that they have no funds other
than this said District No. 9 tax fund