The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1894-08-17

a. X. Griffin and G. II. Benson.
The minutes OF the last mas,,no
were read and approved.
Petition, representing sixteen pupiIs
was read from the patrons of Chipco'
asking for the re-establishing of the
school at that place as they were
rom four 10 five miles from any
school In Marion county, and could
Keen the school running this season.
On motion petition was granted
with salary Of SO per month. and
they will be required to make a dailv
average Of ten pupils.
Petition was read from the citizens
OF Romeo, on the South Fla, r. r.
asking the board to locate a school
one-half mile south of the Nv corner
Of See. Q, Il. IS, II. 10, at the Wallace
house, as they were over 81 miles to
the nearest school. School granted
salary SO per month and must make
an average Of ten pupils.
Mr.. FAINT and citizens Of that Sec
ton petitions the board TO locate n
school m center of See. ., Il. IA, r.. 49,
al they were too far away to patronize
any school in Marion county.
The locating Of this school was on
posed by MIR. G. c. RawIs on the
ground that it would break down the
fantvillc school which was owned
aud furnished by the board and place
a number Of pupils without school
privileges.
On motion the secretary was in
structed 20 visit the section aud see if
a school could not be located so as to
accommodate all the pupils in that
section.
Messrs. Daughlry aud Fort petit
toned the board In the interest of the
school asked for at the July meeting,
or the removal of the Electra school
10 central point and in reach of all
the pupils, charging that the meeting
held on the lath OF July at Electra
70 settle this question was a fraudulent
one.
After examination of the returns
from the meeting at Electra on July
iith the board finds that a large ma
joriiy Of the patrons voted against
moving the school from its present To-
cation and the petition was refused,
and school remains at Electra.
Mr.. Proctor, supervisor Pedro school,
petitioned the board to allow well to
be dug, Instead of cistern as ordered,
a. the PATRONS preferred well to
clstern aud would guarantee to keep
this well ia good condition as long as
the school was located at the present
site. Request granted aud Capt. Ben
son requested to inspect the repairs to
the building, reporting same to the
board ilrst Monday in September.
Afr. William Long and others again
petitioned the board to locate a school
al dartel, stating that they had six
teen pupils instead Of eleven as stated
Ia petition at July meeting, obligating
10 furnish a comfortable building and
wish the board 10 furnish desks.
Petition granted, salary SIS per
month, provided the daily average Of
ten pupils Is made. Desks refused as
The board does not own property.
II. 4. Taylor, supervisor Montague
school. reports condition OF building
AZ that place. ON motion the secre-
tary was ordered 10 notify the patrons
aud supervisor unless the building
was completed per contract the school
would be suspended after September
1T, 1894.
j. W. Sierns, supervisor of Fort
Mccoy school. stated that the school
building Al that place had been divi-
ded into two good rooms, and the
school needed an assistant teacher
very much. aud ia order that the pu-
pills might have said assistant he re-
commended reducing the salary for
the principal SO per month and asked
that the board appropriate $40 to be
paid to the assistant.
Petition granted, assistants salary
liked IA 80 per month.
Secretary ordered to ship TO A. +.
Gelger. supervisor of Marshviile
school, sash, doors and paint for new
school building aud Mr.. Griffin re-
quesled 10 inspect same and report at
meeting Ia September.
Tbs Peabody summer school having
been located at Ocala upon the assur-
apce 81 this board made TO the state
superintendent that they would pay
S,00 81 the expense Of said school,
aud furnish the. building for same free
of rent. Il Is ordered that the said
SUM 81 money and the rent OF MIL
chell's hall. used for the colored school
be paid cut county institute fund SO
far As Il viii pay these expenses, ano
the remainder will be paid for the
county school fluid. 1t Is further or
dercd tat the payment Of sl5o from
the county inslitnle fund made by NJ
4. PAYNE 10 WIN. n. Sheats, state SUI
perinlendent IN part payment OF tbs
EXPENSES of these schools on July zo'n
1884. be and the same i approved.
Ar. j. IL. Counts presented petl io'
signed BY all the patrons Of the geo
nee school asking for the removal .
sald school 10 the pyIes church,
miles south. g. this was centfa' 10
cation. Petition granted
On melton. ID appearing from .he
ilemised estimates made that = we
lew ~ four mills will be required on
all the real and personal properly =
Marion county. the secretary was or
dered 70 furnish copies Of TINS es :