St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1922-08-26
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approval by other attorneys will be
considered.
On roll call the members of the
Board voted as follows: Aye, Behr-
ems, O'Keefe, FitzSimons, Levy, Tai
ley, Evans, Keller, Bancks, Oswald
Nay, None. Absent, Ellis.
Moved lily Mr.. Oswald, seconded by
Mr.. Bancks, that the awarding of the
contract by the committee appointed
at the last meeting, to l.. W. Pervis,
for the operating Of school trans
fer between the Bush depot in the
Fifth Ward and the Central school
in the Sixth Ward, be ratified, and
that the President be authorized and
instructed TO sign contract with
the said l.. w. Pervls for the operat-
ing of the said transfer FOR period
of three years. Carried.
The Superintendent reported the
results Of the meeting held at the
Central schoo, on August 2, and stat
ed that it was the wish of this COM
mittee that the board should con-
slider the operating of transfer
between the Pearl River and Cen
trail schools and instead Of the one
from Keller's Bridge to the Central
school running by way of Hickory
| Creek Church that it should be run
direct to the Central school by the
most direct route from Fiorenville.
After general and careful discussion
| it was decided that the finances of
the School Board would not justify
that extra Expense, whereupon it was
moved by Mr.. Levy, seconded by Mr.
Keller, that the bids be opened for
the operating Of the transfer from
Keller's Bridge to the Central school
| by way Of Florenville and Hickory
Creek Church. This motion was
carried unanimously. The follow
ing bids were received and opened:
W. M. Welch, $149; Earl Singletary,
$14S; F. NJ. Fogg, $3.50.
Moved by Mr.. Levy, seconded by
Mr.. .Bancks, that the board adjourn
for lunch until 1880 p. m. ~.
Promptly at 1880 p. m. the meet
ing was called to order by the presi-
dent.
Upon inquiry from the Superin-
tendent the following motion was
passed Moved by Mr.. Evans, sec
onded by Mr.. Oswald, that the 10
per cent reduction in salaries for the
session of 1922 and 1923 shall apply
to all teachers salaries coming from
the General Fund. Upon roll call
the following members voted in the
affirmative: O'Keefe, Talley, Evans,
Keller, Bancks, Oswald, FitzSimons.
Those voting in the negative: Behr-
ems and Levy. And the motion was
declared adopted.
Moved by Mr.. Evans, seconded by
Mr.. O'Keefe, that the old Folsom
transfer wagon be sold to Mr.. J. w.
Blackwell for $40. Carried
Moved by Mr.. Levy, seconded by
Mr.. Behrens, that the bids received
during the forenoon session for the
operating of a school transfer be-
tween Keller's Bridge and the Cen
trail school in the Sixth Ward, be con-
sidered too high and rejected. Tie
motion also included instructions for
the re-adyertising for bids for this
journal and for the bids to be open
ed and contract awarded by the pres
ident Of the board and the superin-
tendent, on Tuesday, August 29th
Carried.
Moved by Mr. Keller, seconded by
Mr. .Bancks, that the school at Ridge
be not operated during the coming
session ana that a transfer be run
from the Ridge school in the Eighth
Ward and the Slidell school in the
Ninth Ward, and that the superin-
tendent be authorized to advertise
for bids for operating of this trans
fer in one issue Of the official journal
and that they be opened by the presi-
dent and the superintendent on Tues
day, August 20, and contract award
ed by them to the lowest responsible
bidder, reserving the right to- reject
any or all bids. Carried
Complaint having come to the at
tention of members of the School
Board as regarding the manner of
operating the transfer during the
past session from the Military Road
to the Waldheim school. 1t was NOV
ed by Mr.. Oswald, seconded by Mr.. |
Talley, that the superintendent be
instructed to notify the contractor OF
these complaints and that In this !
notice the superintendent should |
state in substance that the transfer |
must not leave the school in the az |
ternoon before the close of the daily |
school session, and that it must not |
stop along the way unnecessarily, |
and that reliable driver must be I
furnished. The notice must also |
state that the first violation of any
of the above mentioned instructions
shall be considered as sufficient
cause for the School Board to de
clare the, contract cancelled. The |
motion was carried.
: Moved by Mr.. Oswald, seconded by
Mr.. Talley, that the special taxes of
the Fifth and Sixth Wards shall each
stand one-half of the expenses of OPP
Grating the school transfer between
the Bush depot and-the Central
school during the months when the
schools are run by the special dis
riot taxes. Carried.
Moved By Mr. Bancks, seconded
BY Mr.. Talley. that the public schools
j the parish shall open on Monday.
September (, 1922. Carried
Upon motion duly seconded, the
.o.lowing days were declared school
holidays for the coming session:
All Saints, Good Fri
lay and Mardi Gras