The Florida star., 1901-05-17
COUEIT SCHOOL RQlRl.
omciai Report of Their Business Meeting
This Month.

The board met Saturday, May 1lth.
Present, ]. M. Dixon, chairman, G. p
Platts, and r. N. Andrews, and r. E.
Minis, secretary.
Minutes of April meeting were read
and on motion duly approved.
The treasurer's report was received,
read, examined, found correct and ord
cred filed on minutes, the redeemed war
rants were duly cancelled and fled.
Sundry bills were read in detail and
payment ordered as per list of "Itemized
Expenditures.
Mr.. NJ. s. Sans having resigned the
office Of supervisor for school No. 16, and
Mr.. Jalma Lapham for school No. IL,
their designations were duly accepted.
The secretary read letter from Mr., j.
P. Brown, sheriff of Brevard county, in
which he advises: ''I take great pleasure
in rendering my service to the school
election for half Of the legal rate of COM
pensation." On motion a vote of thanks
was rendered our worthy sheriff for this
very substantial evidence of his interest
in our schools. The responses from the
various precincts all being received, show
that in every case supervisors of election
have agreed to perform the service at
half the legal rates, we desire to thank
each Of these persons for their liberality.
The county superintendent and chair
man of the board of public instruction
having duly examined and canvassed the
petitions for notice of intention TO call an
election for special tax in school board
districts No. l, 2 and 8, and in conformi-
ty to law caused to be published the said
petitions with the qualified signatures
thereto for the space of four consecutive
weeks, as evidenced by the afidavits of
the publisher of The FLORIDA STAR, and
having fully complied with the law there
TO relating to said special election.
On motion it was resolved that a spec
ial election in accordance with chapter
467S, number IL, laws of Florida, session
of 1899, be held on Saturday, June 18th,
1901, for the purpose Of voting upon the
levy of the special tax as petitioned, and
that necessary steps be taken by the sec
retary TO comply with all legal require
ments pertaining to said special election.
On motion the south boundary line of
special tax school district No. l, and north
boundary line of district No. 2, is changed
as follows: Commencing at st. Johns riv-
er on section line between sections ii and
%, township "a south, range 81 east, run
east on said section line to Indian river,
thence southeasterly in said river to the
south boundary of township "a, thence
east to Atlantic ocean. This change is
made TO conform to section lines so as to
enable assessments to be made intelligibly
and does not materially affect either dis
trict.
On motion the boundary lines as finally
made of the several special school tax
districts are as follows:
DISTRICT NO. l.
All that part of Brevard county living |
north of line commencing at st. Johns |
river, on section line between sections II |
and 23, township "a south, range 81 east,
run east on said section line to Indian |
river, thence sontheasterly in oaid river
TO the south boundary of township 81,
thence east TO Atlantic ocean.
DISTRICT NO. 2.
All that part of reBvard county that is |
bounded on the north by line running
from St Johns river on section line be-
tween sections IA and 23, township "a
south, range 81 east, run east on said Sec
ton line to Indian river, thence south
in said river to the south bOun-
iary of township 24, thence east to At
antic ocean, and bounded on the south
by line beginning at northeast corner
IF south half of township 81 south, range
b east, running east to Indian river,
thence sOutheasterly in river TO the south
of township 81 south, range 80
east, thence east 10 Atlantic ocean.
DISTRICT NO. 3.
All that part of Brevard county, begin
ming on section line dividing sections l6
and 81, township 81 south, range 80 east,
thence run west 10 intersect range line
between ranges 81 and 80, thence south
along said range line to township lines
dividing townships 80 and 80. thence east
10 range line dividing ranges 50 and 80,
thence south along said range line 20 /
township lines dividing townships
}6 and 81, thence east on said
-ownship line to line dividing
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