The Ocala evening star., 1897-06-15
REGULAR SESSION
Of the Marion County Board of Pub.
lie InstructiOn-COnside I'm.
p0rtant Business Transacted.

of Marion county held it's regular
session Monday, June :. Present:
L. E. Harris, B. I. Hull, and M.
S. Moser.
Minutes of last meeting read and
amended in reference to Mcintosh
school subdistrict that w. E. Al
len and j. G.. Matthews came be-
fore the board and stated that IN
their opinion the line given by
DIR. Burgen was nearest the half
way point
The minutes were still further
amended SO as to read that all
teachers are requested to make
application for schools by the 1st
OF July, but applicants would re-
ceive due consideration at any
time.
Mr.. Wilmington appeared be-
fore the board in behalf of the
Shiloh school. He said there was
some opposition to the teacher
elected, but asked the board that
the same teacher be given them.
The question was deferred to the
July meeting.
Mr.. Moser moved that in case
Of the sickness OF an assistant
teacher the principal be allowed
TO fill vacancy and notify the SUI
perintendent at once of such ac-
ton, but no such vacancy could
be filled for more than one week.
A communication was read
from superintendent Phelps of
Levy county, asking the board to
again consider the accounts be-
tween Marion and Levy counties.
He deemed the Levy county claim
just one, and believed that if
the Marion county board would
thoroughly investigate the cues
tion they would accept the claim.
The board discussed the subject
and after considering the time
and expense to arbitrate the mat
ter they instructed the superin-
tendent to notify Superintendent
Phelps of Levy that if his board
would pay the difference now ex-
isting between the two counties,
his account would be accepted.
Mr.. Wood Of Lowell appeared
before the board and stated that
they did not own the school house
and lot at that place, but thought
it could be bought for about $50,
which was less than one third it's
cost, and asked the board to aid
them in the purchase. Mr.. Wood
was requested to ascertain the ex-
act amount the house and lot
could be bought for and report
the fact promptly.
Messrs. A. z. Baskin, of An
tnony, Seckinger, of Fellowship,
and Morgan, of Churchill, came
before the board and asked for
repairs on their school buildings
and grounds. Mr.. Morgan made
a proposition to tear down their
school house and build smaller
one, as the present building was
in a dangerous condition and
larger than necessary and asked
the board to furnish the money
and cut the term of the school in
order to give sufficient money to
make the necessary improve
ments. Several others then pre-
sented petitions for repairs, new
buildings and new schools, all Of
which was laid over for a special
meeting to be held June 81.
Captain Cribbett came before
the board and stated that the old
board had appropriated $40 for
building cisterns at Cotton Plant
school, that the work had been
started but abandoned without
bein z completed and that he had
commenced the unfinished work.
The board allowed him to COM
plete the same.
The trustees of the Ocala High
school claimed the board owed
them S246 for tuition for the years
1894 and 1895, which amount the