The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1903-06-12
BOARD OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION
Ocala, Fla, June /, 1908.

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r. Bitch and ]. S. Grantham, present.
Minutes of last meeting were read
and approved.
Several patrons of the Fantville
special tax school district appeared
and stated that in view of the fact
that Mr.. c. c. Rawls and |. T. Mixson,
trustees of above district, had moved
or were about to move out of the dis
trict and that Mr.. d. F. Olive, anoth-
er trustee, did not care to serve long
er, that the patrons of said special
district had called a meeting, met and
recommended that j. B. George, V.
FAINT and X. E. HARRISON be appointed
trustees to fill the unexpired term OF
the old trustees.
( 1t was ordered that the appointment
of the parties recommended be de-
ferred until the next regular meeting
of the board and the old trustees who
have moved from the district, or who
do not care to serve longer, be re-
quested to send in their designations
A communication from Mr.. L. p.
Farmer setting forth his claim that
the board was due him SO was read,
stating that he had been transferred
from S45 to a $40 school and that he
had been dismissed from the Tiartel
school unjustly by the trustees and
the superintendent.
A communication was also read
from Mr.. J. J. Tillis and Josiah Seek
niger setting forth the reasons for
recommending Mr.. Farmers dismis-
sal. The superintendent stated that
Mr.. Farmer was not transferred from
one school TO the other, but had been
asked to close the school at Martel,
which at the time he willingly con-
scented TO without a word of COM
plant, and without one word being
said about being sent to any other
school. and that ten days later he was
sent TO Weir Park to finish a two
months uneXpired term, Mr.. Farmer
fully knowing that the school paid but
$40 per month, to which he made no
objections.
| The secretary was instructed TO no
tify Mr.. Farmer that the payment of
his claim is refused.
] The resignation of Mr. ID. L. Grant
ham, supervisor of the Fort Mccoy
school, was received and the patrons
are hereby notified to recommend a
suitable person to fill the unexpired
term.
The election returns of the Ocala
special tax school district were can
vassed and the following result de-
clared: That r. A. Burford, J. NJ.
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ceived a majority of the votes cast,
were declared elected trustees to
serve for the two ensuing years.
That a majority of the votes cast
having been for a three mill levy, it
was further declared that three mills
shall be assessed and collected on all
real and personal property within the
said special tax school district.
A request from the trustees of Fort
King school asking that arrangements
be made to bring their school in to
Ocala, was read. A similar request
was brought before the board to car
ry the Andalusia school to Citra The
secretary was instructed to see the
trustees of Ocala and Citra and with
their consent for the two schools
mentioned above to brought to Ocala
and Citra respectively, that he could
proceed to ascertain what arrange
ments can be made to convey children
of said schools.
1t was ordered that the special
school board meeting which is usually
held the middle of June for the pur-
pose of making estimates Of the ex-
penses of the schools for the ensuing
term and fixing salaries of teachers,
making appropriations. etc. be dis
pensed with and this work done at the
|, regular meeting in July.
Treasurers report was examined
and approved as follows:
Balance from last report, $3.50; re-
ceived from A. c. L. r. R.. taxes Of
1902, $1543.33; S. F. & w. r. r., taxes
of 1902, S110S.52; st. Johns & Lake
Eustis r. r., taxes of 1902, $26.03; S.
A. L. r. r., taxes of 1902, s1S3099;
G. & G. r. R., taxes of 1902, S12335;
International Ocean Telegraph Co.,
taxes of 1902, SOLOS; comptroller, one
mill appOrtiOnment, $2522.5O; E. P.
Thagard, levy of 1902, $3.50: z. P.
Thagard, polls of 1902, $269 Total re-
ceipts, SS69S.10. Disbursed during
May, $S042.22. Balance in treasury,
S655.SS.
Treasurer's report for special ds-
triCts was approved as follows:
Ocala, received $S5535, disbursed
$3.50, balance $405.35; Mcintosh, re-
ceived S11SO4, disbursed SEQ, balance
, S5S.04: Belleview, received $1SO.S4,
; disbursed 500, balance SS5.S4; FAINT
vile, received $33.41, disbursed 0, bal
, ance S33.41; DunnellOn. received
, SASS. disbursed $62.S4. balance
, 1884; Reddick, received S75.46, dis
bursed S74.e0, balance SEE; Pine Lev
el, received S5001. disbursed 0. bal
ance $50.01; Mayville, received
S13.37; Weirsdale, received s11999,
D | disbursed Sic. balance 1899; Citra.
received S190.9S, disbursed SIPS. bal.
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