St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1920-05-22

any duplicate payment of poll taxes
that the board had received, upon
presentation of the duplicate poll
tax receipt. Carried.
Moved by Mr.. Levy, seconded by
Mr. Sebastian, that the Superintend-
ent be authorized to transfer from
the general fund to- District No.
special tax fund $500 to be uesd to-
ward the building of the school house
| for negro children in the town Of
Vaudeville, it being understood that
| this amount is what would have been
paid by the general fund for the
| teachers salaries of a negro school
| had one been opened in the town OF
| Vaudeville during the year 1919,20
| Carried
| Moved by Mr.. Levy, seconded by
! Mr.. Bancks, that the third ward
| special tax fund lend $3.50 to the
] general fund to be used for the i'm
| proYement and building of an addi-
| lion to the CoVington colored school
| house. 1t being understood that the
general fund will consider this loan
from District No. 8 four mill tax to
be paid back during the fiscal year
D L.
with the approval of the third ward
school director.
Moved by Mr.. Evans, seconded by
Mr.. Levy, that a second room be
built to the Savannah Branch school
house as soon as possible, and that
IT. J. O'Keefe, B. M. Bryant and the
Superintendent be appointed as a
building committee to represent the
board in attending to all matters
necessary for the building of this
house, such as the securing OF plans,
the advertising for bids, awarding of
contract and the accepting of the
building upon the approval of the
supervising architect Carried.
Moved by Mr.. Evans, seconded by
Mr.. Bancks, that the Super ntendent
be instructed to supplement the sci
aries of all principals of two, three
and four room schools $500 per
month from the special taxes of the
wards in which the schools are locat-
ed. It being understood that this
supplemental salary Of SIS cannot
lapply to wards in which there is no
special maintenance tax fund. Upon
roll call all members present voted
| in the aHlrmatlVe.
Moved by Mr.. Evans, seconded by
Mr.. Talley, that Emile Burkenstock
and John p Rausch be appointed as
trustees Of the Abita Springs school
to fl the vacancies caused by the
resignation of N A. Privette, who
has moved from town, and Joseph
Lamousin Carried.
On motion, duly seconded, 1t was
voted to adjourn until 1870 p. m.
Promptly at 1870 the meeting was
called to order by the president with
the same members present as in the
forenoon session with the addition
of Mr.. Geo. R. Dutsch, of the first
ward.
Moved by Mr.. Oswald, seconded by
Mr.. Bancks, that the Superintendent
be authorized to contract with the
Rio Well Co. for driving an artesian
well on the grounds Of the Audubon
public school, in the sixth ward, UNI
der the same conditions as those un-
der which the we'll at the Central
school is being driven. The ex-
penses to be borne by the District
No. 6 special tax fund. Carried
, Moved by Mr.. Talley, seconded by
Mr.. O'Keefe, that the Sixth Ward
School Director, the superintendent
and Mr.. Boy Davis be appointed a
building committee to represent the
; board in attending to such matters
, as may lbe necessary, for the building
of one room school house to De
located in the Galloway school neigh
borhood in the sixth ward, and tha
the expense of the building of this
house shall be borne by the Distric
No. 6 special school tax fund.
The following petition was reat
from the patrons of the Sun schoo
7 in the fifth ward:
: Chairman and Members st Tamman.
| Parish School Board:
: Gentiemen:-We, the unders sgnet
} patrons of the Sun school petition
7 your honorable body to raise TIM
2 standard f our school to that of {
Junior High School
Signed by Walter Pierce, Jno. II
: Wood, w. w. Talley, w w Hayes
: R. c. Cooper, Jno. A. D. Jenkins
r and twenty-one others.
Moved by Mr.. Oswald, seconded b.
2 Mr.. O'Keefe, that the fifth ware
3 school director and the Superintend
(. ent be appointed as committee t
: investigate the conditions as to tn
i adV.sability OF undertaking sue