The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1894-01-12
Official Proceedings of the Board of
Public instruction.
oFFIc BID. OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION,
OCALA, FLA, Jan. lst, 1894.

Public Instruction.
OPTIC BID. OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION, !
OCALA, FLA, Jan. lst, 1894.
The Board of Public instruction Of
Marion county held its regular mon h
Iy meeting to-day. Present, Richat :,
McConthy, A. r. Griffin and c. r..
Benson.
The minutes of the last meet z
were read and approved.
Communication from Supt. $. Phil.
lips, of Levy county, was read, asking
the Board of Public Instruction of
this county to pay g per scholar for
such pupils from Marion county as
would attend school near WacahOO-
ia to be established by the Board of
Public Instruction of Levy county.
On motion, secretary was directed
to inform Supt. Phillips that the re-
quest could not be granted as it was
shown from his letter that most of the
pupils would be from Marion county.
On motion, secretary was ordered TO
furnish Santos school with one quart
stating and to have the Blue Spring
school building painted.
Application for four pair sash for
the extension of Blitchton- school
building was granted.
The First National Bank of Ocala
delivered TO Board $2,2l6.90 in war
rants cashed ON loan which were eX-
amined, found correct and ordered
filed.
Upon examination of reports from
Orange Lake, Kerr City and Welsh
ton schools it was shown that these
schools were running below the aver
bxvs
ton the secretary was ordered to no.
tify the teachers of the above named
schools to continue teaching two weeks
longer and if failing to make the av-
erage required to suspend the schools
and forward reports and registers TO
this office at once.
Reports aud accounts amounting TO
So, 1850 were examined, found cor
rect and Ordered paid by warrant on
county treasurer.
Treasurers' report No. II, showing
SPA warrants paid and balance OF
Sl9657 in treasury was examined,
found correct and filed.
Sheritf7s report, accompanied by
certificate of clerk of court, showing
SlS5 in fines collected was examined,
and his account ordered paid for
same.
On motion Derby school was sus-
pended for want of attendance for this
term.
Coming to the notice of the board
that many of the teachers of Marion
county suspended their school on
Thursday, December Dist, to take Il
holiday until January 2nd, and which
was in violation of the rules, as Fri
day the 22nd should have been taught
in full. All teachers are hereby nOti-
fled that closing their schools at any
time in the future except when au-
thorized by the rules, aud proper au-
thorities, will be sufficient cause for
this board to annul their contracts.
The Board of Public Instruction
contemplating holding two months
normal for the teachers of this county
early in May, request that all places
desiring this school located in their
midst will forward application to this
board the first Monday in February,
1894, guaranteeing rates of board to
teachers attending same by citizen,
and stating the number of teachers
that can be accommodated at said
place and rates.
On motion the chairman was in
structed 10 borrow from the Merchants
National Bank $500 for four months
at s per cent. per annum to meet tht
current expenses of the ps.st: month,
and the secretary waseordered to draw
warrant for above asQOunt, also war
rant for $50 for Interest" OIL above loan.
There being no further business the
Board adjourned to meet the fist Mon
day i'll February, 1891.
RICHARD MCCONATHY
NJ. l.. PAYNE, Chairman.
Secretary.