The Donaldsonville chief., 1920-03-06
SCHOOL BOARD MEETING.
Resolution Authorizing Purchase Of Land
for Gonzales High School Amended.

| Donaldsonville, La, Feb. 26, 1920,
The Ascension parish School Board met
| TINS day in special session, with President
Emile LeBoeuf in the chair and the follow
ward; Walter Lemann, third ward; Jules
Lorio Jr., sixth ward; Numa Landry.
seventh ward; L. B. Duplessis, eighth ward.
! lAbsent--Antoine Rodriguez, second ward
Henry Martin, fifth ward; John W. Hanna,
seventh ward; H. E. Webb, eighth ward
| The minutes of the meeting of the board
held January %, 1920, were read and on mo-
tion Of Mr.. Landry, seconded by Mr.. Dugas,
were adopted as read and ordered approved
I by the president.
| It was explained by the president that the
main purpose of this meeting of the board
was to reconsider the resolution ado6 . at
Ithe, boards meeting held January he
| reS&ution having reference to the al .HE N
granted the president to purchase fl Il
Gonzales Brother IL acres of land a
| per acre site to erect the Gonzales ~ :
School building.
| The above resolution referred to
thoroughly discussed, also the propositi{
submitted by JOS Gonzales & Brother. q
I The following resolution was offered by
Mr.. Daplessis:
Be it resolved, that the resolution of the
board adopted at its meeting held January a.,
I22, 1920, authorizing the president of the
board to purchase from Jos. Gonzales &
Brother IL acres of land at s125 per acre,
be and the same is hereby amended, said
resolution as amended to read as follows:
| Be it resolved, that the president be and
he is hereby authorized, empowered and di-
trected to purchase from Jos. Gonzales &
Brother twelveStt 12) acres of land for the
1 sum of seventeen hundred -{s17001 dollars, as
"a site to erect the Gonzales. High School
building and to take all steps necessary to
acquire the above property and to have same
transferred to- the Ascension Parish Schooi
Board.
The above resolutions were seconded by
Mr. Dugas and on roll-call adopted by the
following votes: Yeas-LeB Boeuf, Dugas,
none; absent and not voting-Rodrlguez,
Hanna, Martin Webb. The resolution was
adopted.
The following resolutions were offered by
Mr. Lemann:
Whereas. the district court has set aside
Friday. March II, for holding nj ex-
ercises in honor of the late Hon. -. n. Pugn,
and
Whereas, Mr.. Pugh was member OF the
Ascension Parish School Board for twenty
one wears and rendered noble service to all
the schools of the parish,
Re it resolved that the same date set
aside by the district court. Friday, Mareh
10 he designated by the Ascension Parish
cchooI Roard for holding memorial exercises
in all the schools Of the parish IN honor OF
Ra # further resolved, that the superln-
tendent be and he is hereby d1rec5ed TO no
sfifv all principals of the boards action.
The above resolutions were seconded by
Mr.. Landry and roll-cail UNANIMOUSLY
TIE matter of the sale of the Belle Helene
scbaolhouse was discussed and the superin. !.
tendent directed to advertise in the ChIet
1 hat bids for the building will be received
and opened at the next meeting OF the poa,u, ,
IL - =, sy,scifv in the advertisement that the
hoard VIII reserve the right to reject any and
all bids. ha.r ~
adjourned. nor,r4r p.a.;aa,+ E
H. P. BROUSSARD, Secretary