St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1920-10-16

per month; S. King, SOS. Moved by
!. Mr.. Evans, seconded by Mr.. Talley,
that the contract be awarded to Mr..
King for the sum of his bid.
The following resolution was in
troduced by Mr.. Oswald, who moved
its adoption. 1t was seconded by
Mr.. Evans:
Whereas, the st. Tammany Parish
School Board has no public school
building in the Town of Abita
Springs, and
i Whereas, the Town Council of
Abita Springs has passed a resolu-
ton offering to lease the Town Hall
to this Board to be used for school
purposes TO ra period of FIVE years
for the sum Of $500 per year, there
fore be it
Resolved, That this Board does
hereby accept this offer, and author
ICES and instructs Its president to
represent this Board in the signing
of such lease. Unanimously car
ried.
The following resolution was In
reduced by Mr.. Talley, who moved
its adoption. It was seconded by
Mr.. Oswald:
! Whereas, it appears that this
Board will require certain funds to
meet salaries due an dto become due
between now and the early part of
the year 1921, and until the amount
due from the sources Of our regular
school funds can be realized upon,
either by collection throughout the
parish, or by state apportionment.
and
T.. Whereas, according to Section 81
of Act 100 Of the General Assembly
of 1915 this Board IL especially au-
thorized to borrow money to meet
current expenses and to pledge the
| revenues of the current year; there
| fore, he 1t
Resolved, That the President of
this Board be and he Is hereby 'au-
thorized to negotiate with the fiscal
agent, the Covington Bank & Trust
+ Company of Covington, La, for a
loan of $4,000, or as much thereof
as may be necessary to meet sala-
ries, etc., now due and to become due
until such time as the taxse shall be
collected according to law, for the
payment of said loan. The revenue
to be pledged for the payment of this
loan is the regular, or general, fund
of the Parish School Board. Adopt
ed unanimously.
Moved by Mr.. Evans, seconded by
Mr.. Sebastian, that the Parish School
Board appropriate the sum Of $4,000
from the first available funds to the
credit Of the District No. 8 special
tax fund to be used toward furnish
ing the necessary expenses in the
building of a gymnasium to be erect
ed on the grounds OF the CovingtGn
High School. Carried.
Moved by Mr.. Levy, seconded BY
Mr.. Bancks, that the Fifth Ward
School Director and the Superintend-
ent be authorized to receive bids and
to award contract for the driving Of
a, flowing well ON the grounds OF the
Sun Public School. The well to be
driven under conditions and terms
and at such place az said School d.
rector and Superintendent may de-
eide upon. Carried.
Moved by Mr.. Talley, seconded by
Mr.. Keller, that the President and
Superintendent be authorized to sell
the ten acres of land recently pur-
chased from Warren and Walter
Pierce for the Sun colored school.
1t being understood that the price
shall not be less than the total ex-
pense incurred by this Board in the
securing of the title to this land.
Carried.
A resolution was presented from
the citizens living along the Abita
and Vaudeville road asking that the
School Board should request the Po-
lice Jury to place that road in con-
dition such that their children could
walk over it in attending the Mande-
Vile school, Moved by Mr.. Levy,
seconded by Mr.. Sebastian, that the
Superintendent he instructed to send
a copy. of the request received from
these patrons to the Police Jury ami
urge upon them the necessity of Inn
proving this road at their very Ar5t
opportunity. Carried unanimously.
At twelve o'clock, upon motion
duly seconded, 1t VISA moved to ad-
journ for lunch until one O'Clock.
Promptly at one o'clock the meet
ing was called to order by the vice.
president with the following men,
bers present: Geo. r. Dutsch, ward
1; T. J. O'Keefe, ward q; H. H.
Levy, ward 4; W. w. Talley, ward s;
Dave Evans, ward s; I. III. Keller,
ward 8; w. J. Sebastian, ward 8;
w. Oswald, ward 10. Absent: N.
H. FitzSimons, ward 8.
Moved by Mr.. Dutsch, seconded by
Mr.. Oswald, that the four high school
principals be requested to attend the
high school conference to be held in
Baton Rouge on October IL, Is and
16, and that this Board authorize
the Superintendent to pay their nee
essary railroad and hotel expenses in
Cured in following these instruc-
lions, provided that the principals
will furnish an itemized list of their
expenses.
At this time N. III. Fitzsimons,
president, arrived and took the chair.
Moved by M. Levy, seconded by
MIR. Dutsch, that the Superintendent
be authorized to have telephones
placed in the Offices Of the two junior
high schools, and the monthly rent
for these phones to be paid from
the district special tax in which these
schools are located. Carried.
Move dby Mr.. Bancks, seconded by
Mr.. Keller, that the Superintendent
and President be authorized to pay
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