Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1921-01-01
SCHOOL BOARD MINUTES.

Abbeville, La, Nov. Is, 1920.
! Tie NermiliOn Parish School Boar
met this day in special session with IN
following members present: Messrs
CiysSe Bernard, president; J. O. Brous
a2rd. j r. Holmes, Owe Comeaux, w, L
II ffpauir, Alexis Langlinais, G. w
S'fnsbury and Ulysse Vincent. Absen,
.4cS9rs Moleus Dubois and J. T. Theriot
A committee from the Moss School
appeared before the Board and asked
financial assistance in the building Of
another room az said school, in order Ia
accommodate large number of chill.
dren to be transferred to said SCHOOL. At
tie same time a request was made for
another transfer to transport the chill
CreA to the Moss School. provided an
additional room can be built. y
! On motion Of Mr.. Broussard, second
ed, by Mr., Hoffpauir, ii was moved that
the President, Treasurer, and Mr.. Heff,
! pauir be appointed committee to ne.
gotiate loan from any bank or banks
| using Moss School bonds as collateral,
for the purpose of providing additional
r2on at said school The above Gem.
.as<at sxax&1xss- .sse sss--se4slslixhsA:s
transfer route and appointing a driv-
CT for same providing the additional
cooIn can be built,
a committee from the Indian Bayou
School appeared asking for more trans.
Ter accommodate for the Cvnhrien
N'E,Ou ,C.tlcinent. On motion of Mr.
'toifpauir, daily seconded, il was moved
mat another roIte be established with
the following committee to regulate
5amn: Mr.. W. L. Hpffpauir and Supt.
Williams.
On motion OF Mr.. Comeaux, seconded
by Mr. Stan3bury, it was moved that
the Pre dent and the Secretary look
into the matter o: record relative 70 s.,
fwo acres OF land supposed to belong to
the Bard az The Moss School, 9Th ward
ms committee is further authorized to
I.utc.aSe one acre of land from Mr..
Ralph Moss, at One Hundred Dollars a;
per acre, provided the Board has claim
70 OIL one acre at this school, The
cost OF this acre is TO be paid out of the i
Special Fund for this District
y letter from Eupt. Bittlc. of Lafav. :
'tte Parish, asking for further con. :
+rlhution of One Thousand (Sl.OO0.OOl .
'"' airs from Verhilion Parish School I
.n'-.. -or the Milton Sciool, was read !
Tie Board, being under the impression !
AT NeImllion's pro rata 10 date had q
been paid, deferred any action ON the a
natter until further investigation bv
nc superintendent. He was authorized =.
o ascertain the number Of children at. -
ending schools In Lafayette from Yer. 9,
nillnn and also the number attending 9.
n Nermilion from Lafayette. The \
ermi ION Board agrees TO pay it's pro :;
ata Of cost, "
v motion of Mr.. Vincent, duly sec. a
hded, 1t was moved that Che Presi. -
emit, Secretary aud Mr.. Hoffpnuir he >,
committee 10 visit tbe -
anks and try 10 borrow funds suffir. tt
llaries.
Pc it resolved by this Board, dulv ~
7'ehlDle IN special session on the 18th -
ay of November, 1920, That the Pres. is
lent and the Secretary Of this Board =,
- Hereby authorized, empowered and sa
stfueted TO secure loan of money so
ON Gny bank nr banks, not to exceed M.
wen'r Thousand t$2O,0O1OO) Dollars, al
sn'h part thereof as may be neces. va
- - meet The Beard s obligations ma i,
~ become due. -,
~ Il further Resolved, That the IN,
'lIGent and NE Secretary are hereby
'h"rlz'd and instructed TO execute 70.
r and IN the namc of this Board OH ~,
cesar notes or documents or other A.
-''i..e' or Indebtedness, PAYABLE not If
ter than the first day CT March. 1921
airing interest after maturity, not px.
e'lng Eight lsFo per cent per annum. An,
reby ratifying and confirming whit ~.
fr they may DO or care 10 be- lone ;ss
virtue thereof. 0'
oe 1t further Resolved, That 70 -. rn
re- the full and lawful ia mant -, IT.
Gtever note or notes that NAV h. :
zen by virtue hereof, tie Fcbtuspv .,r
por'tonihent Of the Stats Current ms,
nd Cor the year 1920, hs and tho s,n.s pa pJ
P'eNsCls a4id SCI aSiie No
:, .... rLYSsE BERNARD, ~
'iAi1 tl Nc President RE,
r. 0'eIat!: of
Inc Board moved shat The folIoAips
es DC observed as HOLIDAYS j, the ssi,
ools Of the Parish: Thanksgiving ~ T,t'
= Nov. -, and the Christmas HoI, arr,
5 beginning on Deceiibet cath and sal,
linz. January End Sai'
DINANcE or FORMULATION g gud
i M Far the issuance and sale ~ 80
chOol Bonds of Moss Sthooi District "r
20 !, NJ the tas,.p % Nernl1tou, :;
.ouisiana, TO the amount Of Tto set
thousand (s2,o90Oo) Dollars. aud the hss
wing of special tex on all rror. iar;
rtN subject 20 taxation within tie tior
mits If said school district syf7e. aTJ
~ 70 pa tie 7rircipa. AMI ii.ter,st ~;
the said bends as TIE SAW Iii -.