The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1920-08-07
rhree bids were submitted.

On motion OF DR.. Guidry, duly Sec
/ onded bv Mr.. Lyman, the bids Of VIII
liam N. Barron to purchase the TIM
her ON the Sixteenth Section of Town
+ shin 4, South Range East for $15,-
S65. 90 cash be accepted and that w.
B. Prescott, Superintendent ana
Treasurer of this Board be authorized
in its behalf to execute the proper
deed and to receive the purchase
price: said deed to stipulate that the
purchaser shall have five years from
date of its execution in which to re-
y move the timber.
4 Voting for motion: Perrault, Daily,
: Durio. Larcade, Horait, Guidry, Me-
J che. Benoit. Fogleman, Hawkins, Ball
lilo. Stage, Fontenot and Lyman.
I Voting no-none. Motion carried.
Mr.. Perrault, duly seconded, moved
that all schools of the parish operat-
/ ing for nine months, be opened on
: Monday. September 9Th, 1920, except
Y as otherwise provided, and those
i schools operating for eight months or
less be opened on Monday, OCTOBER
y 4th. 1920, and that the schools OF the
i parish be closed for the Holidays on
the evening of Thursday, December
= 23rd, 1920, and reopened on MONDAY
D January 3rd, 1921. Carried.
4 Mr.. Perrault, duly seconded, moved
= that the Superintendent be authorized
D 70 employ Mrs. Florence Wartelle as
4 substitute teacher for period OF
: nine months, beginning with Septem-
y her 1st. 1920, at a salary Of $4,000 per
u month Carried.
DR.. Gudry, duly seconded, moved
y that the superintendent be and he
I is hereby authorized to enter into con-
: tract for the construction OF a fence
= around the property of the krotz
u Surings school from the special fund
7 of that district. Carried.
= Mr.. Benoit, duly seconded, moved
y that the Superintendent be and he Is
7l hereby authorized and directed to is
sue warrant to the Opelousas Invest
Y ment Company for the amount OF
n S3S41.9O for printing and furnishing
g If bonds for the Arnaudville School
= District. Carried.
NJ DIR. Guidry, duly seconded, moved
81 that the Superintendent be and he Is
z hereby authorized and directed to IS
~ she warrant to the Opelousas Invest
n ment Company for the amount o.
e S4453.00 for the printing and furnish
"a ing Oh bonus Luz tAS OAI >A
n School District. Carried.
g Petition presented to establish trans
~ fer route from the Piaquemine Ridge
= neighborhood to Lawten.
DR.. Guidry, duly seconded, moved
that a transfer route be established
from the neighborhood OF A. M. YOUNG
to operate into the Lawten school
ID Carried q
- Mr.. Durio, duly seconded by Mr.
u Larcade, moved that the School BoarC
e. accept payment for timber sold by
o. Mr.. Hawkins, a committee appointed
by the Board, on Section 16 Town
. ship 6 South Range East, being ap
proximately $264.00 representing tht
~ sale of approximately sixty-six thou
and feet of timber at $500 per thou
sand. Carried.
Mr.. Benoit, duly seconded, moves
that a committee consisting of Per
rault, Prescott and Durio be appoint
ed to investigate the lots in the Gar
land addition and report to the Boart
at its next meeting, when the BoarC
will take up the question of the sal'
of of these lots separately. Motion car
at ried.
Of Mr.. Perrault, duly seconded by Mr.
1e Benoit, moves that the Superintendent
o be authorized to purchase complete
II Edison-Dick Monograph for the office
. of the School Board and a Mimeos
v cope. Carried.
= Mr.. Fogleman, seconded by Mr.. Bail
n lilo, moved that the bid of the Ope
o lousas Investment Company for thu
an purchase of the twenty-four Thousand
p Dollar Morrow School District Bonds
and the Twenty-Five Thousand dolla
Melville School District Bonds be &C
no. cepted. Voting in favor: DAILY, Per
20 rault, Durio, Horaist, Guidry, Meche
&c Benoit, Haw kins, Fogleman, Fontenot
Baltic, Stage and Lyman.
% Nays-none. Motion carried.
he Mr.. Durio, seconded by Mr.. Fogle
man, moved that public dance ant
other entertainments be prohibited II
thepublic schols of the parish of st
be Landry except those given under thu
n. direction and care of school officials
where the proceeds from such enter
.eJ tainments or dances are to be useC
no solely for the benefit of the school
or Carried.
DR.. Guidry, duly seconded, moved
that the Superintendent be authoriz
26 ed to allow the salary of the teache
75 of the Sylvestre school for the nintl
month of the sessions 1888 ant
90 1890 to the trustees of said schoo
for the purpose of making repairs tt
90 the school, Carried.
DR.. Guidry, duly seconded, movet
90 that the Superintendent be authorized
to make the proper refund of taxes t,
90 Alphonse Antoine and William Cher
90 lot paid in error, both being out o
90 district Carried.
90 Dr. Guillory, duly seconded, move'
90 that the Superintendent, Mr.. Franz
90 Fontenot, DR.. ]. B. Guillory, Mr.. Rem,
on Fontenot and Mr.. Theo. Doucet b.
appointed building committee witt
90 full power to act in the preparation
90 of plans and the construction Of
90 teachers home for the Grand Prairi
40 High Scohol and that the Superinten
90 dent be directed to charge the con
90 struction of said building to the Gen
eral School Fund. Carried.
OF On motion Of Mr.. Fogleman, dull,
seconded the Bard adjourned.
D. P. DAILY,
OF President.
w. B. PRESCOTT,
90 Secretary.