St. Tammany farmer., 1922-10-14
PROCEEDINGS OF THE SCHOOL
BOARD, OCTOBER 6.


once OF tbs superintendent, In Gov
1ngtton, On the above date, with Pres
ldent N. H. FitzSimons in the cnai
and the following mem bers present
Stanford Behrens, ward i; N. H
f1tzsimons, ward 3; H. H. Levy
ward 4; W. w. Talley, ward S; nav,
Evans, ward 6; 1. H. Keller, ward Z
Geo. F. Bancks, ward 8; w. L. Ellis
ward 8; VIM. Oswald, ward 10. Alb
sent, T. ]. O'Keefe, ward 2.
Moved by Mr.. Levy, seconded b,
Mr. Keller, that the minutes of thu
preceding meeting be adopted al
printed in the official journal.
! Carried.
Moved by Mr.. Evans, seconded b,
M. Ellis, thet Mr.. Marvin Carter, Of
the Fifth Ward, be employed at $50
per month to convey the pupils o1
Sun to the Bogalusa school who have
have completed the seventh grade. il
! being understood that all expenses
necessary for the putting Of this
plan into effect shall be borne by
the Fifth Ward special tax fund.
Carried.
Moved by Mr.. Bancks, seconded
by Mr.. Evans, that each ward direc-
tor be authorized to make arrange
ments-~for the conveying of public
school children to Covington in Or
der to attend the Parish Fair, pro-
vided that In no case shall any ex-
pense for this transportation be
borne by the general fund.
Moved by Mr. Evans, seconded by
Mr.. Oswald, that it is the desire OF
this board that the school children
living near Honey Island who at
tended the Thigpen school in Mis-
sissippi during the session Of 1921
1922 shall continue to attend school
on the Mississippi side of Pearl Riy-
er for this current session and that
the Superintendent Of this parish be
authorizei and instructed to pay the
same amounts for this session that
were paid for last, both for tho tu-
ition and for the expenses Of trans
ferring the children across Pearl
River. Carried.
Moved by Mr.. Evans, seconded by
Mr.. Oswald, that Mr.. Randolph
Parker and Mr.. Bruin Herrin
be appointed additional trustees for
the Talisheek school to fill the va
cancies caused by the moving from
that neighborhood of Messrs. War
ren Thomas and Walter Parker.
Moved by Mr.. Oswald, seconded by
Mr. Levy, that each ward director
shall have authority to approve of
the purchase of books for poor and
destitute children living in his ward
and attending public school, provid-
ed the cost of these books shall be
borne by the special taxes OF their
respective wards. Carried.
Moved by Mr.. Levy, seconded by
Mr. Keller, that the board proceed
to open bids for the purchase of the
$4,000 OF per cent bonds issued
by this beard for and on behalf Of
School District No. 10.
w. l.. Clayton Co. made cash bid
of $31, 1,216.50 and accrued Interest,
agreeing to furnish blank bonds free
of cost. They also submitted u sec
ond bid Of S31,805 and accrued in
terest and furnish blank bonds free
of cost provided they be allowed to
name some bank in the State Of Lou
isiana satisfactory to the School
Board as depositary of proceeds OF
sale OF said bonds without the obi
CATION of paying interest thereon.
Caldwell & Co. submitted cash
bid of S31, 1,021.00.
Hibernla Securities Co. offered to
pay par and accrued. interest and
premium CT $500. They also sub
mitted a second bid of par and ac-
crued interest and premium of
$500 provided the proceeds arising
from the sale Of these bonds are to
be deposited in the Hlbernia Bank
& Trust &c Of New Orleans, Or a
bank in St. Tammany. parish, with
out interest, tax collections for sink
ing fund and interest purposes to be
deposited in the Covington Bank &
Trust Co., and be allowed inter est at
the rate of II per cent on daily bal
ances.
Sutherlin, Barry &; Co., Inc, sub
mitted the following bids: Par and
accrued interest and $3.50 premium
and print blank bonds and pay at
torneys fees; pay par and accrued in
terest with premium OF $lo10 ana
print blank bonds and pay attorneys $
fees, provided funds from sale " all
collections for payment of same are
deposited in the Commercial Bank
& Trust Co., OF Covington, La, with
cut interest. to be used as needed.
Another bid submitted was to pay
par and accrued interest and IN addl-
lion a premium OF 1855 and will
print blank bonds free and paw at
torney's fees, provided the funds
alone from the sale of the above
bonds are deposited in the Covington
Bank & Trust Co., Covington, La,
without interest, to be used as n'ed-
ID and the School Board to have the
light to name the depositary for the
sinking fund and tax collections A
.ourth bid was to pay par ani ac-
,rued interest and a premium OF
$4,000, print blank bonds and pay
attorneys fees and pay " per cent
interest OF daily balances arising
orm the proceeds Of the sale OF the
ponds and 81 per cent on SINKING
unds.
The Coyington Bank & Trust Co.
offered to pay par and accrued IN
crest and a premium of $3.50 sub
ect to the following conditions:
That the proceeds arising from 5the
ale of the bonds as well as the taxes
o be collected for the payment OF
principal and interest, should DO de-
,osited in the Covington Bank g