Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1921-04-08
PROCEEDINGS
-OF THE
Beard Of School Directosr
rzNsAs PARISH. LOUISIANA

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TENsAs PARISH. LOUISIANA
st. Joseph, La, April 7th, 1921
BE 1T KNOWN AND REMEM
BERED, that the Tensas parish Schoo
Board met in its office in tn.
Court House in the town Of St. 10
seph, La. in regular session, at clever
o'clock, April 7th, 1921.
There were present: Hon. D. F
Miller. President, NJ. w. Bland, ]
h. Netterville, G. N. Clarke, Guy N
Hunter and J. D. Guthrie, members
and Thos. n. Wade, eec'y-Supt.
On motion, the minutes Of the
meeting held January 9Th, 1921, wer,
adopted.
On motion, the application Of TIKI
Missouri Pacific Railroad Co., for Z
reduction Of $1S4,673 in its assess
ment for 1920, due to the fact tina,
the assessor made an error in tn.
mileage Of the Company's property IL
School District No. I, be and is here
by allowed and the Tax Collector /,
hereby authorised to make this re
duction in the Missouri Pacific Rail
road Company's property in Schoo
District No. 1.
The Superintendent presented an
plications from various parties 70,
transportation and new schools t.
be. arranged.
On motion, after due consideration
action on these applications was post
poned until the regular meeting IN
July.
An application from the coloret
people on Lake St John, asking fol-
an appropriation Of $4,000 from
this Board, like amount having beer
given by the School Board of Con.
cordia parish, to be used in building
q Rosenwald School near the Parish
line for joint use Of the two parishes
On motion, action Of this applica.
ton was postponed until the regu.
lar meeting in July.
On motion, Mr.. Bland, duly second.
ed. the position Of Supervisor Of
Schools be and hereby ID discontinued
after the close Of the present ses.
sion.
On motion Mr.. Netterville, second.
ed BY Mr.. Hunter, the following reso-
luton was adopted:
Be it Resolved, that the President
OF this Board be and he is hereby
authorised and empowered, in the
name Of the Board, to arrange with
some bank or banks, person or per-
sons, to advance for one year &c.,
10000 to pay the contractor fol-
building the Brick Building in New.
elton in School District No. 1, and
for the purpose Of carrying this into
effect he is hereby authorized and
empowered, in the name Of the Board,
to sign and execute any and all nee
essary notes to represent the amount
borrowed, and to secure the same he
is hereby authorized ana empowered
TO pledge the revenues Of School Dis
trict No. 1, derived from the TWO
mill tax for1the year 1921, md any
other revenues Of the Board IN ease
this two min tax il not sufficient to
cancel the obligation.
On motion, Mr.. Netesrville, second
ed by Mr.. Bland, the salary Of the
Parish Superintendent be and ID here
BY fixed at $2500.0o from July LIST,
1921.
Roll call was asked for in this
motion, and resulted a. follows:
Messrs. Bland, Netterville and MIL
Ter voted "yes," and Messrs. Hunter,
Clarke and Guthrie voted "no." The
motion failed to get . majority Of
the votes cast 20 it failed to pass.
On motion, the Board took recess
until two o'clock.
The Board re-convened ct two o.
clock with the same membership
present ~ the morning session, to-
wit: Miller, Bland, Netterville, CLARKE.
Hunter ard Guthrie, and Thos. n.
Wade, Sec'y-Supt.
On motion, duly seconded, Board
adjourned to meet Thursday, April
21st, 1921, at IL o'clock.
d. #. MILLER, President.
TH0S. N. WADE, Sec -Supt.
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