The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1904-01-15
SCHOOL BOARD.
ofieisl Minutes Of the Monthly
Meeting Held January.

4th day Of January in regular session.
Those present were G.. =. Scott, chair
man; B. r. Bitch and J. :. Gran
than
Minutes Of last meeting were read
an approved.
n. w. II. Pyram appeared before
the board and asked for permit to
send his children TO Orange Springs
school the balance OF the term, stat
ing that he had sent them there for
more than a year and half without
permit but had now stopped his chill
dren by order of the board.
After considering the matter the
board decided that as the school Is
out one month longer and not over
,orewded, that the application De
granted.
Brick for flue and stove piping
were granted the Pennington school.
A petition from Anthony and one
from the Central neighbOrhOOd ask
ing the board TO call elections for the
creation Of special tax districts were
before the board, but in view of the
fact that the last legislature passed a
law ordering elections iu all the spec
ial tax school districts the first Tues
day after the first Monday in April,
1904, the petitions were ordered pub
N-hed through the month :
ruary. 50 the board could call the
election on April ;, along with the
-other elections.
In view Of the fact that no perma-
nent arrangements have been made
for cssh,Dg the warrants for the
special tax school districts and that
many Of the trustees are requesting
the board TO make such arrangements
the secretary and chairman were
authorized to make arrangements
with some bank, firm or individual
20 cash the warrants for all districts
in the county and should the trustees
OF any district prefer making their
own arrangements, they will notify
the superintendent before the next
meeting Of The board.
Ia view Of the fact that there has
been no statement from the trustees
OF the Ocsls special school district Of
the incidental expenditures for the
last year that the secretary ask the
trustees to make such a statement as
early as possible.
In view Of the fact that the trustees
of the JnO. F. Slater fund have
agreed to give $500 to Fessenden
Academy, colOred school aV Martin,
and that the American Missionary
Board 500 for the purpose of estsb-
fishing an industrial department, and
that the two boards request that the
supervisor OF the work and plans be
put under control Of the school board |
i'm connection with the superinten-
dent and principal. On Tuesday the
full board aud secretary visited the |
school 70 look over the work and de- |
wise plans of operating the school. |
The board found the school already |
in possession Of large and sufficient |
school building, two large dOrma-
tories, one for boys and one for girls,
q nice rOOmy building for the princi-
pal au1 it well furnished, other out |
houses and thirty seven acres Of land.
IL was decided TO enclose the tract of |
land and employ good teacher who |
understands agriculture and csrpen-
ty and start Rn industrial school of |
agriculture, carpentry, blacksmith !
and cooking, sewing and house work.
The above named boards assuring
the board that if the school proves
successful that they will continue to
contribute TO the work.
Reports and accounts amounting to
$780, 80 were approved and ordered
paid as follows:
salary teachers. ......-.-$oISS s
c. = scott, per diem. 90
n r. Bitch. per diem and mileage. 90
- = Grautham, per diem and mileage. 20
W d earn. salary Tor Deoember-...... 5 90
W. ID. earn, postage aud postOfhe box
rent. ..-.--.. ....-.......-..... SIS
Transportation Of pupils. .-.....-... 81 20
Ocala Banner. financial statement ....... 90
ocala Sews Company, stationery.-----... is