The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1904-12-16
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Minutes % last meeting were reot
ard approved.
a petition WAS before the hoard al.
ing Tor an election TO create a snecist
tan school district al Charter Oak. 7,
"as properly signed by the REQUIRED
number % qualified voters. and ha6
ben advertised for four consac,,,,,.,
weeks
The Pedro neighborhOod had renra-
sentatives before the board, protestins
against the Charter Oak school ta,,,,o
IN - much territory. claiming that
some Of the territory properly belonged
10 them. The board suggested that
hey create one district for the fro
schools The patrons before the hoard
agreed and asked the board TO defer
action on the Charter Oak petition
untl the FIRST Monday in January. and
hey would see II a petition could be
Eotten up 20 include both schools. The
same was granted and the Charter Oak
petition was ordered laid over until the
hrst Monday I'm January. 1905.
~ was ordered that i'm closing school
Tor Christmas that the board recon-
mend that an schools close on Friday
December Is. and open on January 3
but where, FOR some special reasons.
ne patrons and trustees prefer teach
ina the week before Christmas. the
school can close Friday. December %.
ln view 81 the fact that the South
ern Educational Association and the
Florida state Teachers Association will
meet in joint session in the city of
Jacksonville from December % to 81.
Inclusive. and the board believing it
WIN result I'm great good to all teach
ers who attend. the board recommends
auda urges an teachers in the county
Who can possibly spare the means TO
attend.
The secretary reported that the maps
of the world and the maps Of the Unit
90 States had arrived and are now
ready 90 be delivered TO the schools on
the terms that each school pay $3.50
Tor the two maps. He reported that
number Of the schools had paid the
$3.50 and gotten the maps 1t was or
lered that the secretary draw a war
rant on each special district that has
NOT already paid. for the $3.50 in favor
of the superintendent, and the same to
D. turned over 10 the treasurer, to be |
placed Co. the common school fund. and /
that au the schools be required TO pay
me $50 when they get the maps.
The treasurer's report was examined |
and approved as follows:
TBaIance from last report......S y - |
Reed from Comptroller, one
miu apportIonment. go. 1851 so /
Recd from Comptroller, tax
sales. .... Gee. ---- IL oS
Reed from r. L. Carney, taxes
81 1908. 90. .... 90. .. 223 20
Reed from p. J.. Carney, polls
1905 800. 81 90
Total $500. ...S41O2 4
nisbursed during November. .S4O95 Il
Balance in treasury IS 90
ar. J. :. Jennings and Miss Flora
Jennings appeared before the board
and stated that the trustees had asked
Miss Jennings 20 discontinue teaching
ia the end OF one month at the Fair
neId school but as the patrons desired
her to continue she had refused to do
80 and asked the board TO pay her for
the FUN time.
A communication came from the trus-
tees stating that according TO instruc-
lions from the county board they had
acted on what they believed to be for
the best interest Of the school and what
fhev believed 10 be the win Of the ma
fority of the patrons Of the school and
as me school had run down below the
average required for the teachers, and
as Miss Jennings had been employed
with that understanding. that she was
10 stop m the school should run below
fhe required average. They asked her
% stop teaching at the emu Oh O''S
month hut she refused to do so, and
they recommend that the board pay her
for only one month. AS the board had
referred the matter to the trustees al
me last meeting and agreed to act on ;
tbeir recommendation, Miss Jennings I
was ordered paid for one month
.rreasurer's report for the special
districts was approved as follows;
ocala-Receipts $4761; disbursed'
$50: balance. S27.61.
NcIntosh-Receipts S56.7S; disburs-
"a. $40; balance, S1e.7S.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES, S154.46; disburs-
"a. $50; balance, S124.0l-
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES ssO.S6; disburs-