St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1922-03-18
BOARD

! " 'h0 superintendent on tn
ABOVE date with the following mem
oers present: Stanford Behreps
Ward L; T. J. O'Keefe, ward 2; N
n. FltzSimons, ward 3; H. H. Levy
ward 4; w. w. Talley, ward s.
Dave Evans, ward 6; I. H. Keller
ward Z; Geo. f. Bancks, ward 8
VIM. Oswald, ward 10. The fol.
lowing members were absent: w
l.. Ellis, ward 8. A quorum wa,
| present.
ON motion of Mr.. Levy, seconded
| oy Mr.. Behrens, the minutes Of tht
preceding meeting were approved as
printed in the official journal.
The following resolution was in.
trduced by Mr.. Levy, who moved its
adoption. 1t was seconded by MI
Evans, and unanimously adopted, to,
wit:
BE it resolved, That the st. Tam
many Parish School Board of St.
Tammany Parish, Louisiana, now
proceed to open the ballot box used
at the special election held in School
District No. of the Parish of st.
Tammany, on March 8, 1922, ex-
anime and count the votes cost at
sad election contained in said bal
lot box, both in number and amount:
examine and canvass the returns
made by the commissioners and clerk
serving at said election as shown
by the tally sheet, poll list and conf
plIed statement of the votes made by
SAID commissioners and clerk pre-
siding at said election; and in ac-
ccrdance with a resolution of this
board ordering said election of date
of January 27, 1922.
And the canvass made OF the re-
turns Of said election having been
made, the result thereof was ascer-
tanned and declared to be as follows:
~ No. Amt.
For said proposition II $22,294.00
Against proposition -.
Majority in favor of
said proposition. II S22,294OO
And the result of said election was
declared to be in favor OF said prop
osition.
Thereupon, on motion of Mr.. Kel-
Ter, seconded by Mr.. Talley, the fol-
loving resolution was adopted:
Ordinance of FORMULATION.
Whereas, on the 8th day of March,
1922, an election was held in the
School District No. Z, in the Parish
of st. Tammany, Louisiana, to de-
termine the proposition to levy a two
(.002) mills special tax on all the
property subject to taxation in School
District No. 7, Parish of St. Tam
many, Louisiana, annually, for 4
period of five years, for the purpose
Of giving additional aid to the public
schools of the said school district.
And, whereas, said election was
held and the returns thereof wers
canvassed by the Parish School
Board of the Parish of st. Tam
many, according to law, and notice
on the 10th day of March, 1922,
and the result Of said election was
declared to be:
That a majority in number and
of the taxpayers of said
School District No. 7, in the Parish
Of st. Tammany, Louisiana, voted in
favor of said propositions; now,
therefore,
Section l. Be it ordained by the
Parish School Board Of the Parish
Of St. Tammany, in lawful session
levy a two (.002) mills special tax
On all the property subject to tax
alton in School District No 7, Parish
If st. Tammany, Louisiana, annual
", for a period of five years, for
he purpose of giving additional aid
to the public schools of the said
school district, was carried, and said
AK, as proposed, is authorized and
by law to be proceeded with
ind collected on all the property OF
,aid School District No. Z, in the
Parish of ST. Tammany, Louisiana.
Section 2. Be it further Ordain-
I'd, etc., That the result of said cleo
ion shall be promulgated by the
president and secretary Of the School
Board by publication in one issue OF
he official journal of St. Tammany
Parish, signed yssaid president and i
'ecretary.
At 1915, upon motion duly sec
,nded, the School Board voted to
adjourn until 1880. Promptly at !
80 the meeting was called to order |
~ N. Fl. FitzSimons, president, ann |
I'll members were present, with the
of w. l.. Ellis Of the ninth |
ward.
The committee consisting of H. Fl.
levy, Of the fourth ward, and |. TT.
Keller, of the seventh ward, duly |
and appointed to have in
harge the selling of the standing |
imber on the 10th section tp S,
12 e, reported that they had ad-
'ertised according to instructions
nd received the following bids for
his timber: Joshua Gains, $500;
)avis-Wood Lumber Co., $295; and
hat they had accepted the bid OF
Lumber Co. for the price
+ $295. Whereupon it was moved
" Mr.. Talley, seconded by Nj,
evans, that the report Of the COM
nittee be accepted, the committee
discharged, and the Superintendent
nd School Treasurer be authorized
o complete the sale according to
section So, Act 120, of 1916.
Moved by Mr.. Bancks, seconded by
lr. Levy, that the board authorize
he ward directors to pay from their
pecial tax funds the cost Of -secur- I
ne transportation for the school
hildren from the wards to attend
he public school rally to be held at
Vaudeville in April, and that the
ay on which this rally is to be he'll