St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1921-07-16
Board Takes Action in Nc
Afee Matter Discussed
Slidell Mass Meeting
REPORT OF SUPT.
E.. E.. LYON READ
Contracts for Transfers, F'is-
cal Matters, and Other
Business Transacted
Covington, La, July 8, 1921.

Covington, La, July s, 1921.
The ST. Tammany Parish 1Schoo
Board met in regular session at Gov.
ington in the office of the Superin.
! tendent on the above date with N. H
FitZSimons, president, in the chair
and the following members present:
Geo. R. Dutsch, ward l; T. ]. o.
Keefe, ward 2; N. H. FitzSimons
ward 3; FL. H. Levy, ward 4; w. w
Talley, ward 5; Dave Evans, ward 6;
/. u. Keller, ward 7; Geo. F. Bancks,
ward s.; w. ]. Sebastian, ward >;
w. Osward, ward 10, and quorum
was present. "#
| On motion of Mr.. Levy, seconded
| by Mr. Keller, the minutes Of the
last two meetings were approved as
published in the official journal, with
| the exception of one minor correc-
ton that was made.
| The Superintendent read the fol-
loving report, including financial
statement for the six months ending
June 80, 1921. ~.
Covington, La, July 8, 1921.
| Honorable President and Members OF
| St. Tammany Parish School Board
| Covington, La.
Gentlemen:- Please accept the
following as a brief report of school
| conditions in this parish at the pres
ent time l have engaged a larger
per cent of teachers for next year
than l have ever engaged at this
time of the year, before. We have
many of our old teachers, and the
new ones are practically all expert
enced Very few have third grade
certificates. The result is that our
monthly pay roll will be increased
considerably over $1,000, and for
six months term from the general
fuN1t >we can expect the salary ap-
to be $66, 600 for white
teachers -o1fily. With the approval OF
your Executive Committee, | have
prepared tentative budget for your
examination today, and, according to
law, it will be necessary for you to
approve at this meeting of a perma-
nent budget of receipts.
Regarding your last years budget
of receipts I would respectfully call
your attention to the fact that we
expected to receive $96,693.82, but
we received only $89,534.39, making
difference Of $6,990.92 less we re-
ceived than we had expected. This
difference was brought about by the
fact that we have received $8,002.70
less from the Police Jury fund than
we expected, although we have re.
ceived $63476 more from the mu-
nicipal fund, $141.43 more from the
poll taxes, and $494.60 more from
the current school fund. To sum
this up, we have spent $3,940.07 less
than our budget called for, but be
cause of not having received as
much as we expected, we are still
short something like between five
and six thousand dollars, which will
probably be taken care of as soon as
the tax collector has his tax sale.
Our budget appropriation would
stand as follows: The white teach
ers' salary fund has balance OF
S1,44O.18; colored teachers an over
draft of $2,111.SS; superintendent s
salary balanced; supervisors salary
balanced; Secretary's salary balanc-
ed; janitors' salary has balance OF
$625.O0; office jan:tor balanced; op.
Grating wagons an oVerdraft OF
$216.30; repairing wagons balance
Of $685.; interest on loans, $246.33
official journal $22O.4O; supervisors
travelling expenses $5.52; superir-
tendent's travelling expenses $53.42;.
school supplies $554.45; mileage AID
per diem $12.37; colored school
houses $2,74S.00; insurance $434.07
office expenses overdraft of $477.05:
library balance of $443.53; conting-
ent fee overdraft of $13S.30; school
furniture balance of $39.83.
The note given by patrons of the
MadisOnville colored school as part
payment of the purchase price On
that building has been taken up and
your appropriation Of $3.50 towards
this note was paid. 4.-s
The parish training school fer
negroes to be built at clidell is now
under process of construction. The
contract price was $1,000, and you
will remember that you appropriat-
ed $2500 toward this purpose.
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Recommendation of the jury.
State VS.. Johnnie Williams, shooi- :
ing with intent to kill. Nollc
pressed in two cases. +
State VS.. Johnnie Willing, shoot
ing with intent to kill Plead gull.
ty. Fined $25 and costs. In de-
fault of payment to be imprisoned
in jail for three months
State VS.. Martin Jenkins. charged
with murder Mistrial.
State vs.. Dal1is Keith, charged
with shooting with intent to murder.
Found not guilty.
State VS.. Clarence Johnson; charg-s
cd with larceny. Plead guilty.
Sen 4enced to penitentiary at hard
labor for not less than IS months
nor more than two years.
State VS.. Robert Rouff and George.
King, charged with having stolen
Goods in their possession Plead
guilty, Sentenced to phnitentiary at
hard lobor for a period Of not less
than 8 months nor more than two
wears s.4l.;;s4