St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1920-02-21
his standing timber be sold, and

this standing timber be sold, and
Whereas, by Section 90 OF Act 120
of the session OF the Legislature Ct
the State of Louisiana Of 1916, as
amended by Act 140 OF the session
of the Legislature of the State Of
Louisiana of 1918, this board is
specially authorized to sell timber On
18th section lands without the au-
thority of vote of the electors Of
the township, therefore be 1t .
Resolved, That Mr.. l. II. Keller,
school board director froI the soy
enth ward, be hereby appointed a
special committee to represent this
board in the advertising fer sale,
and in the selling of this standing
timber, to the best interests of the
parish, with instructions to report at
each meeting of the board such
actions as they may have taken.
Upon roll call all members voted
in the affirmative.
Moved by Mr.. Tal1ey, seconded Dy
Mr. Keller, that the trustees of the
instructed to have a sheu DIi,t at he
Progress school for the benefit Of the
principal, and teachers lining Ii the
teacherage at that school. 49,
Carried.
Mr.. Evans reported taht the
patrons of the Central school had
subscribed the amount of 1924 to-
ward the cost of driving lowing
well on their school grounds, aal he
asked that the school ; BARD appro-
pirate enough from the sixth ward
special tax fund, when rut with this
subscription from the patrons, TO
pay for the expenses of the Wei as
requested Moved py NJ. Lew, seo-
onded by Mr.. Talley, that Mr.. EVans
and the superintendent be appoint
ed as a committee to represen tine
parish board in attending TO SUN
business matters as may De .-etslr.
in having a flowing well driven a;
the Central school. it 's understood
that the contract for this work shall
not be let until after the above men
turned over to the school board. AMI
that the cash to be advanced hy the
parish school board shal he taken
from the sixth ward special tax IN =.
Carried.
Moved by Mr.. Evans, seconded by
Mr.. Bancks, that 100000 be taken
from the fourth ward special mIi,l-
tenance fund and set aside for the
purpose of purchasing a site, and
building public school house, for
the colored children of the town Of
jacksonville. Upon roll call the toll
lowing voted in the Affirmative
O'Keefe, Levy, Talley, Evans, Keller,
Bancks and Oswald. Those voting
in the negative: None.
Moved by Mr.. Bancks, seconded
by Mr.. Oswald, that the superin-
tendent be authorized to secure an
additional teacher for the Onward
and pearl River schools, and authori-
ty also be. given to rent buildings for
the use of these schools is necessary.
Carried.
Moved by Mr.. Levy, seconded b.
Mr.. Bancks, that the superintendent.
and president be authorized and IL
structed to take such action as may
be necessary to get the contrac or
who repaired the Folsom school
house roof recently to fulfill the con-
ditions of his contract by repairing
the roof so that it will not leak for
two years.
Carried.
Moved by Mr.. Talley, seconded by
Mr.. Evans, that the following be ap-
pointed as trustees for the Progress
school: S. E. Fauntleroy, Ber
Williams, Ira Fauntleroy.
Carried
Moved by Mr.. Bancks, seconded
by Mr.. O'Keefe, that Mr. Eugene Es-
quinance be paid the sum of $500
for the operating of the Lewis burg
Vaudeville school transfer two ex-
ira trips during the month ending
December 10, in taking the children
to school entertainment held at t1e
Vaudeville school, and that this
amount be taken from the fourth
ward special three mill tax fund.
Carried,
Moved by Mr. Oswald, seconded
by Mr.. Keller, that the superintend.
ent buy such smallpox vaccine az