The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1897-11-05
Proceedings Of the Marion County Board Of
Public instruction.
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OFFICE BOARD PUBLIC INSTRUCTION,
OcALA fla Nov I, 1897.
The Board Of Public Instruction in and for
Marion county met this day in regular session
with the following members present: F. Il. Har-
RS, d, I. Hall and NJ. 5. Moser.
Minutes Of last meeting were read and APP
proved.
Mr. 3. I. IIni appointed at the last meeting
10 meet the patrons Of Mcbride and Sims Farm
schools, TO settle the location for school house
that the two schools might be united, reported
that he met the patrons at the time and place
suggested, but the two schools not agreeing on
any place he could suggest he decided to give
each neighborhood a school for three months,
teachers to receive $40 per month each. The re-
port was accepted and the schools ordered to be
run.
Mr.. Strunk. Of Spring Park, came before the
Board with petition from the patrons, asking
that their school be allowed to run and recon-
mending Miss Elna Saylors as teacher. They
only asked for a four months school and agreed
10 supplement the teachers salary if the Board
would pay $50 per mouth. The school was
granted on these conditions
A petition from the patrons of the Tuscawiila
neighborhood. asking the Board not to make
any donation for building a school house in that
section unless the house be located to suit the
greatest number of patrons, and claiming that
the now proposed site is not convenient to the
majority Of the children and patrons. was read.
A motion was made aud carried that no appro-
pfiation be made for the school unless the
Board Of Public instruction be allowed to select
the site and it be found that sufficient number
Of resident scholars is in the community to
Lee no 10.
years.
The following schools asked for an increase of
salary: Maysville, Nashville, Martel Belle
view, blaze Pond, Central. Liberty Chapel, Mt
Carmen. Roper's Farm and Mt Peler. On mo-
ton they were all refused and resolution
passed that the Board would increase the salary
Of no teacher for the remaining part of the
term.
The Board then adjourned until Tuesday
morning at O'Clock.
On Tuesday the Board met as per adjourn
mcut
MI. F. Il. Harris was appointed to go before
the county commissioners and ask them to
either arrange the office OF the Board of Public
instruction SO no one could have access to it ex-
cept the superintendent and members of the
board, or provide more private quarters for an
Office
Tr-asuref's report No. 10 showed:
balance i'll treasury from report No o,....s5677 IS
Collected from +. D. Poser, county levy.
during month ......... 1878 IA
Collected from = D Pooser, poll tax
during, 90 90
Collected from State Treasurer, tax sale
certificates -..... ............ ........ 100 oS
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Total.... ,......................... -. SASS 81
Warrants paid during the month i273 az
Balance in treasury Nov Ist ...... .s61s7 IS
Teachers reports and other accounts amount
ing to S3goLe9 were examined, found correct and
ordered paid by warrants on county treasurer.
There being further business the Board
adjourned TO meet again the first Monday in
December +. +. HARRIS, Chairman
W. d. earn. Secretary