The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1903-08-07
SCHOOL BOARD.
Regular Monthly meeting-officiaI
Proceedings.


The board of public instruction in
and for Marion county, Fla, met this
the 3rd day of August, 1903, in regu-
lar session with G. $. Scott, chairman;
B. r. Bitch and J. 5. Grantham
present.
Minutes of last meeting read and
approved.
The following schools were granted
amounts named below for repairs:
Belleview, S25; Fantville, IS; Key
Pond, S.. The following were granted
for new buildings:
Pedro, $50; Blitchton, $50; Pine
Grove, sash for s windows; Gum
Springs, sash for s windows.
Election returns for the Griner
Farm special tax school district, held
August Sd, were canvassed and the
following result declared: w. p.
Chalker, Hullum Jones and J. ].
Huffman were elected trustees and 3
mill levy carried.
A petition signed by 80 citizens of
the Mcintosh special tax school dis.
trict was presented to the board pro-
testing against the trustees of the
Mcintosh district recommending all
northern teachers for the Mcintosh
school and asking the county board to
ask the trustees to reconsider their
action and make other selection of
teachers.
Mr.. J. s. Neal, j. a. McCarley and
H. w. Goodwin were present to insist
on the board granting the petition.
Mr.. w. NJ. Gist, one of the trustees,
was present 10 defend the action of
the trustees. The signers of the abOve
petition had letters before the board
asking the board to erase their names
from the petition that they were
willing TO abide by the action of the
trustees.
Mr.. GIst stated that equally as
many citizens at Mcintosh as signed
the petition and representing more
pupils than those who signed above
petition, are in favor of sustaining the
appointment of the trustees.
After hearing both sides and con-
sidering the claims, the board instruc-
ted the secretary TO refer the petition
to the trustees and ask them to give
it careful consideration and consider
ing the disturbed condition of the
school, if in their judgment they can
make one or more changes, that will
bring about more harmony in the
school and secure as good teachers as
those already recommended, that
this board would advise such action.
The petition Of the Pennington
school was granted the privilege to
move the Pennington school house
from its present location, to location
selected OH the Pennington and
Archer public road.
The secretary was instructed to ask
for sealed bids from any bank, firm
| or individual for lowest rates and best
terms TO advance money suf-
ficient to meet the necessary dstic
iency in the expenses of the schools
for the approaching school term. The
bids to take effect October, 1st 1903.
Mr.. Nathan Mayo and G.. 7. StrOz-
Ter appeared before the board both
wanting 70 buy the school house at
Summbrfield and in view of the fact
that the house is located fifty yards of
the depot and near the stores it
was moved and carried that the hOnse
be sold and one be built in more
suitable location.
Mr.. Mayo and q. J. Stroller were
both asked to make sealed bids for
the house. The bids were made and
opened. Mayo biding $3.50 and
Stroller S171. The house was declar-
ed sold to Mr.. Mayo.
The treasurers report was examined
and approved as follows:
Balance in treasury from last
report. S4024. IS
Received from A. G.. Groom,
tax sale. 24S. 81
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