The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1921-04-13

interest 81 said district as they ma
ture and to mintaan the schools OF
said district
In Bayou Current School District
No 3 Of the Fourth Police Jury Ward,
q tag OF two and one-half e I'D mills
on the dollar on all property IS nero
nv levied for the purpose of paying
the bonds and interest Of said district
as they mature, and to maintain the
schools of said said district.
In LawteH School District No. 2 Of
the Sixth Police Jury Ward, a tax
of three (3) mills on the dollar on all
property is hereby levied for the pur-.
pose OF paying bonds and interest of
said district as they mature, and to
maintain the schools Of said district.
In Washington School District No.
of the Fifth Police Jury Ward, tax
/ of two and one-half e 1-2) mills on
the dollar on all property is hereby
levied for the purpose of giving addi-
tional aid and to maintain the schools
of said district.
In Eunice School District of the
sixth Police Jury Ward, a tax of four
/ (4) mills on the dollar on all prop
] J
of paying the bonds and interest of
and to maintain the schools of said
district.
In Bayou Beouf School District No.
] 81, tax of three ca mills on the dol
lar on all property is hereby. levied
for the purpose of giving additional
aid and to maintain the schools of
said district.
Voting for ordinance: Tilden Meche.
o. P. Daily, J. A. Durio, A. Fogleman,
J. B. Guillory, H. D. Larcade, Jr., c.
N. Bertrand, @. Horaist, J. j. Benoit,
J. w. Lyman, R. Lee Hawkins, G. R.
Baltic.
Voting against-none.
Absent and not voting: Mr.. L. L.
PerrauIt, Mr. Isaac Stagg, Mr.. w. A.
White and Dr.. L. A. Guidry.
Mr.. Dubuisson presented a petition
in behalf Of the colored people of Ope-
lousas for improvements in the Ope-
lousas cOlored school.
Mr.. Durio, duly seconded, moved
that the petition be received and filed
and since the board was without
funds at this time the matter go over
until the next regular meeting of the
board, at which time it will be given
proper consideration. Carried
Mr.. Larcade, duly seconded, moved
that the petition for the sale of the
bonds of the Opelousas School Dis
trict Number One of the First Police
Jury Ward and of the Coulee Croche
School District Number Two of the
Second Police Jury Ward be taken up
and acted upon.
district bonds were submitted and
q one for the Coulee Croche school dis
trict bonds.
On motion of Mr.. Durio, duly Sec
onded, the following resolution was
adopted
Whereas, the bid of Harold G. Wise
& Company for one hundred and fifty
thousand (S150,000) dollars bonds OF
the Opelousas school district number
one Of the First Police Jury Ward OF
the parish of st. Landry, La, is the
highest and better of the bids sub
mitted, therefore,
Be it resolved, that the bids of Har
old G. Wise & Company be accepted
ad that he be furnished, as soon as
possible, with a complete transcript
covering the issuance Of said bonds
. Voting for the resolution: DAILY, Du
rio, Larcade, Hawkins, Horaist, Gui
dry, Bertrand, Fogleman, Baillio, Be
mott and Meche.
{ Against-none.
Motion carried.
/ Mr.. Lyman, duly seconded, moved
that the superintendent be authorized
/ to issue warrant inc payment of the
J $4,000 in final payment of a piano fol
| the Eunice high school from the spe
c1al funds Of said Eunice schol dis
trict. Carried
Mr.. Durio, duly seconded, moves
j that ]. H. Deshotel be notified that tn;
: board will consider his application a
. its next regular meeting in July, an:
2 that he furnish. the board at this tins
| with a full sworn statement GOVERNS
items for which he prays for relief.
) Carried
( Mr. Larcade, duly seconded, moved
| that the superintendent. be authorized
: to 1sue warrant in payment of The
[ side walk certificates and interest nov
3 past due on the walks surrounding
the Opelousas high school and to Dt
paid from the funds of the Opelousai
f school district as soon as such fund
( are available. Carried.
! Mr.. Durio, duly seconded, moved
: that an appropriation of one nundre,
: and thfrty-five ($135.00) dollars, o,
= such part as may be necessary, be an
proprlated from the teachers salarie,
< fund for negro summer school To-
| the negroes of st. Landry parish Il
: be held in Opelousas. Carried.
= Mr.. Durio, duly seconded, moved
: that the action of DR.. Guidry in tn,
f sale of the old Johnson school buildin,
Tor the amount of twenty-five 1926. 90
f dollars, and his disposition of til,
< funds thus received be approved.
/ Carried.
: Mr.. Bertrand. duly seconded, moves
t that the following trustees be appoint
0 ed for the Pitreville school: ]. C. La
!. fleur, ]. D. Young and Ernest Ballard
I Carried.
< DR.. GUidry, duly seconded, move,
I that the request of S. l.. Blass for re
: endorsement of $4,000 in excess O
= MS contract in treatment of - IS a
d opelousas high school be tabled.
j. Carried.
Mr.. Larcade, presented his rcsign5
}. ton as member of the building CON
a mlttee Of the Opelousas high schoo
S On motion of Mr.. Durio, duly SEE
Y onded, the resignation of Mr.. Larcad
8 was not accepted.
y Dr. Guidry, duly seconded, move
S that the teachers and transfer drive
OF the Lawtell school be paid thel
}. usual salaries during the time tn
q schol WAS closed due 70 ttn -.....a