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

was offered and adopted.
ORDINANCE NO. go.
An @ordinance repeating that part OF
Section ] OF Ordinance No. 70
uassed by the school board at its
meeting on December 10, 1920, rel
alive to the place of payment OF
the bonds OF the Opelousa5
school District Number One OF
the First Police Jury Ward Of the
parish Of st. Landry, La, and
making said section read as fol-
lows:
Session 1. Be it ordained by the
school board of the parish of st. Lam
dry, La, in lawful session convened,
that the president and secretary OF
the school board of the parish of St.
Landry, La, shall be authorized on
behalf of said Opelousas School Dis
trict Number One Of the first Police
Jury Ward of the parish of st. Landry,
acting for and in the name of the
governing authority of said school dis
trict in the parish of St. Landry, and
are directed to incur debt to the
amount of one hundred and fifty
thousand ($150, 100000 dollars. and 10
make and sign negotiable bonds there
for, numbered consecptively from one
to three hundred, inclusive, and of
the denomination of five hundred
(S5O0. 00) dollars each, bearing date of
January /, 1921 The last twenty
seven bonds shall become due on the
1st day of January, 1886. Bonds to
draw interest at the rate of five per
cent per annum, to be payable annual.
ly, on presentation, at maturity, both
as to principal and interest at the
Hanover National Bank, New York
City. And that said bonds shall not
be sold for less than the price fixed
by law.
And further changing that part Of
the form bond of said ordinance No.
70 in Section relative to the place
of payment so as to read payable both
in interest and principal at the Han
over National Bank of New York City
Voting for the above ordinance:
DAILY, Durio, Larcad2, Hawking, Hor-
aist, Guidry, Bertrand, FoglemaE,
Baillio, Renoit, and Mechs.
Voting against said ordnance
None.
DR.. Guidry in the chair.
: The matter of bids for construction
of the addition to the Port Barre
school was then taken up. Seven bids
were submitted.
On motion Of Mr.. Hawkins, duly sec
onded, the bid Of Ventre and Pulford
for SIS, 10000 for the construction and
completion of the addition to the Port
Barre school according to plans and
specifications prepared by Duncan and
Barron was accepted as being the low
est bid, and the president was directed
to sign contract with said Ventre and
Pulford for the construction of said
addition. Carried.
t The bids for the construction of the
addition to the Melville school were
then taken up. Four bids were sub
mitted.
On motion Of Mr.. Hawkins, duly
seconded, the bid of Auguste Amy for
the sum of $23,625.00 was accepted
as the lowest bid for the construction
and completion of the addition to the
Melville school building according to
plans and specifications furnished by
Duncan and Barron, architects. The
president is hereby authorized to sign
contract with said Auguste Amy for
the construction and completion OF
said building for the amount of bid.
Carried.
The bids for the construction of the
Morrow school building were then TAX
en- up. Five bids were submitted.
On motion of Mr.. Fogleman, duly
seconded, the bid of R. l.. Roland OF
Alexandria. La, for the sum of $22.
10000 for the construction and com
pletion of the Morrow school building
according to plans and specifications
furnished by Duncan and Barorn, az
chitects, was accepted, and the presi
dent vas directed to sign cont act
with said R. L. Roland for the amouni
so bid. Carried.
DIR, DAILY duly seconded, mcved tl1e
the superintendent be authorized and
directed to issue warrant to J. H. Bur
leigh and Laurent Domengeaux, eact
for the sum of S1S.75 for reimburse
ment of war tax assessed agains
them for their automobile transfer.
Carried.
DR.. DAILY in the chair
DIR. Guidry, duly seconded. moved
that the superintendent be auth
oriZed and directed to take up thu
matter of the transfer of children O.
Acadia and Lafayette parishes alonl
the line of the transfer route to the
Miller school and to report to tn;
board of the arrangements that car
be made with Acadia and Lafayette
for the transportation of these chill
dren. Carried.
Petition of the colored people o
Plaisance, asking the board for assist
ance in the construction Of the col
ored school building fer that place sub
mttted by Fontenot and Swords, wa
then read TO the board.
DR.. Guidry. duly seconded, move,
that the petition be tabled due to tn
fact that there are no special tave
collected in that district and from tn
general fund there are no availabl
funds. Carried
Mr.. Durio, duly seconded, move,
that the board adjourn to meet Oh
Monday, April Is, for the purpose o
adopting a teachers salary schedul
: for the session 1921-1922, and furthe
to finally promulgate the returns 0
the election in the Arnaudville schoo
District Number One of the Third Pc
lice Jury Ward of the parish of 81
Landry. La, and also, for the purpos
of transacting any and all business O
Importance to the schools of the pal
ish of st. Landry.
The board adjourned.
o. P. DAILY,
President of School Board.
. w. B. PRESCOTT.