St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1918-04-27

by Mr.. Evans. that the NInsess.. II
stand adjourned until Friday. x.s b
10. 1913. Carried. Nh
N. H. FITZs1Moaie III u
ELMER E. LYON, -.
Secretary.
Covington. La, April 10. 1af1 - -
The st. Tammany Parish go q
Board met In adjourned seaaion p. &
the above date at tho ONCE q i 81
Superintendent with Mr.. w. H. - q
vice-president, In the chair. r.
following members were preseaf ~ n
the morning session: 7. ]. O'HeesS u
second ward; H. H. Levy, lorr11I ~
ward; W. H. Kahl. fifth ward: nssSS5s
Evans, aixth ward; H. w. Woolynis %
ninth ward: g. e. Millar. 49,.
ward. Absent: Geo. r. Data1Ss U
first ward; N. H. FitzSimons. o. Z
ward; Berry w. Todd, seventh vsr2s q
y. H. Robert, eighth ward. A -
jority was present.
Moved by Mr.. Nillar. secondAd al !.
Mr.. Woodruff, that the Superi.te,1s
ent be instructed to ues hi ss
judgment In the matter Of oponins
. new school for colored pupils
the second ward near the WasAinas q
ton parish line and about two nilss;s
from Folsom. Carried. - s..
Moved by Mr.. Levy and second1
by Mr.. Evans, that the parish sehos3
board will donate from the gerer61 .
fund out Of the 1888 income. n &
amount Of $500 to be used toward 6
the building or repairing of pnblS B
school building for negro pupils. M!
being understood that this amour
shall be used towards the buildin
Of . house in q community Wher5 1
the colored people shall first ratn
and turn over to the school treasur6
an equal amount. 1t shall bexfnrs
Their understood that when the above
amount Of six hundred dollars shsd
be placed In the hands of the Sur
erintendent, he shall make applies
ton for financial assistance frou
the Rosenwald Fund and the Sur
erintendent IL hereby specially -
structed that none of this none
shall be spent for building purposes
unless the title of the house al
property shall be In the name Of IL
parish school board. Carried unank
moulsy.
The matter of paying Thomas -
Parker for cash advanced for inau5-
ance on the Talisheew church, whllo
used for school purposes was broughts
UP, and after discussion it was voted
upon motion OF Mr. Woodruff and.
seconded by Mr.. Millar to instruct
the Superintendent to write for ~
itemized bill, covering cash advane-l
ed by said Thomas 4 Parker in The
interest Of the Talisheek school.
Carried.
Moved by Mr.. Woodruff, seconde1
by Mr.. Evans, that Mr.. J. H. Dun
stan be appointed as a member oe
the Slidell school house building
committee in place Of Mr.. ]. A. Sal
men, resigned. Carried.
Moved by Mr.. Woodruff, aecondsd
by MIR. Millar. that the Superintend-s
ent be instructed to place before the
District Attorney the matter Of the
non-payment of the special school,
tax on the St. Tammany end Of the
N. o. & N. E. r. r. bridge across;
Lake Ponchartrain. The Superin-
tendent being instructed to impress
upon the District Attorney the de-
sire OF the board to have this tax
collected, even II action in court b.
necessary. Carried.
Moved by Mr.. Woodruff, seconded.
by Mr.. Millar, that the superintend-
emit be instructed to inform Messrs.
F. J. Heintz and Adrian D. Schwarts
that 1t is the desire of this board
that they take immediate action n
the matter OF protecting the inter
esta of the st. Tammany Parish
School Board in a certain tract o.
land and more particularly describ-
ed a. being section is, township =
south, range 13 east, St. Tammauy
parish. and section 16. township s
south. range ~ east. st. Tammany
parish. Carried.
Mr.. Nillar, that the chair appeiAt'
q committee Of three to appear -
fore the police jury at their meeting
to be held on April 2Sth. This corr
mittee to be instructed to lay bsloss
the police jury the urgent need q
more school funds for next year.I
Carried.
The chair appointed Mr.. Wood,
ruff, Mr.. Kahl and the .Superintend.
ent.
On motion, duly seconded. It wAs|
voted to adjourn for lunch.
At tho afternoon session the ioI
lowing members were present: GEO.
r. Dutsch, first ward, and oil Of IT,
members attending the mOrninG- -
sion.
Moved by Mr.. Dutsch, seconded Dys
Mr.. Woodruff, that Messrs. Erne1
Goodbee, A. L. Stanga and Arthur
lStanga be appointed as = committee
! to represent this board in the secuf-
ing of some one to operate the scnoos.
transfer between the Edwards ans
Madisonville schools during eigEtD
land ninth month. Of school. tn
school board agrees to pay Tor -
Operating of these transfers Tor ~
ninth month provided that tho pat.
rons Of the transfers will pay for -
eighth month. 1t Is further provM.
ed that Mr.. Geo. Koepp, Jr., A1fe4
Gitz and Joseph Stein shall be CON.
mittee to secure some one to opeTats
the school transfer running on u
yPonehatoula road from the koepl