The Big Sandy news., 1922-09-15
STATEMENT BIZ THE
SCHOOL BOARD

In order to correct certain erron-
eous reports that seem to be in circu-
Iation the Louisa Board OF Education
deems II advisable 10 make the follow
ing statement and report;
Indebtedness passed TO this board by
the previous board, First Natl Bank
S121s.O6, Louisa Natl Bank s573.s0.
and bill for maps, etc Denayer- Sep
pert Co, s65 total of SiS5B.s6 When
we came into Office In July. 1921 the
tax levy already had been laid at 25c
per 800. Teachers for graded and high
schools for the year 1921 -22 had been
contracted with on May 1921, and
salaries and length OF term fixed. The
contract called for nine months school
The contract also provided foi a high
school with all buckets. brooms.
janitor supplies. janitor service. lab
oratory supplies, ETC.
w. NJ. Byington had contract TO be
superintendent of the Louisa Graded
and High School," Z. NJ. Kennison was
employed as Principal OF the Louisa
High School. Later, Byington and
Kennison resigned.
In the high school matter the pres
ent board found that the law very
plainly requires the use Of NOT less
than three rooms and three qualified
teachers doing only high school work.
In order to be in position 70 contract
with the county board and to be
properly accredited This law was
complied with and the position of SUI
perintendnt of the graded and high
schools was abolished.
The taxes assessed locally amounted
10 s302S,ss, and all OF this is not coll
lectfble and out OF this also must
come the 10 per cent commission al
lowed for collecting the taxes. From
the state and franchises the present
board received S3197.3S. Cash received
from former board was sl5.7s
The cost OF seats. furniture. labora-
tory equipment and supplies. repairs
on buildings. blackboards etc, amount
ed to $lS40.5s. Nearly all OF this is a
permanent '-"sstment and not an ex-
pense. This was made necessary by
having to move the high school to
other quarters.
The expense for fuel. incldentals
janitor. interest, collection of taxes.
insurance. amounted to s95I44. Sal
aries SSl6l.05.
Cash balance in treasury June 80.
1922. sl4S45.
Any citizen desiring to see the va
rious items making up this report will
= case apply 10 the board.
II the levy had been soc per year
for the past two years as the law
permitted, there would have been no
deficit and the rate could have been
soc for this year.
The board estimates that the income
for this year VIII meet al expenses %
the two schools and leave about $1,000
TO pay on the deficit.
Penalty is Forfeit or Property.
Under the present law the penalty
for failure of this district to maintain
a standard high school and elementary
school Is forfeiture OF all its property
10 the county hoard of education. Fol-
lowing is the law:
When the board OF trustees of a
graded common school district fails to
conduct and manage the schools un-
der its Jurisdiction and authority ac-
cording to the provisions as stated in
the preceding paragraph the State
Board OF Education. after due notice
TO the board OF trustees of such fail
ure and the lapse OF ample time for
the board of trustees to make the
needed and necessary improvements
in said schools. shall declare the Civ
en- graded common school district with
existing metes and bounds, abolished
and shall create therefrom a subdis-
trict of the given county system to be
under the Jurisdiction of the county
board OF education Of the county in
which the given graded common school
district is located. Record OF such ac-
ton shall be copied in triplicnte: one
copy shall become a part OF the per-
manent records OF the State Board OF
EdueatiOn. one copy shah be sent 20
the board OF trustees Of the graded
common school district abolished, and
filed by said trustees among its per-,
manent records: and one copy shall be
sent to the county board OF education
OF the county in which the graded
common school district abolished is
located, and shall be fiied among its
permanent records.
When a graded common school dis
trict is thus abolished ami subdis-
tAANN VI NIt GhuhtN HNNAfltl - NEtstNeN
therefrom. all property belonging to.
possessed and held in the corporate
name OF the given board of trustees
OF the graded common school district
abolished shall pass to and be pos
sessed ana held in the corporate name
OF the county board of education of
the county in which the graded com
mon school district abolished is To-
Gated. The county board OF education
shall. after due and proper audit pos
sess all funds on hand or TO be coll
lected. and shall assume all respon
sibiltties, financial or otherwise. law
FUZZY entered into by contract. or 9TH
erwise, by the board OF trustees OF the
graded common school district abol-
ishcd"
LOUISA BOARD OF EDUCATION
SUITS FOR STREET PAVING.