Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1904-07-14
BOARD OF
They Me- In This City Yesterday
In Regular Session.
Goldsboro, July 4, 100

GOldSbOrO, July 4, l9O4.
The Board of Education of Wayne
county met to-day in regular session,
two members being present-Col.
Jos. E. Robinson and Barnes Ay-
cock.
The citizens of districts Nos. 1 and
2, white, Great Swamp township,
were before the Board for the pur-
pose of considering the ACCESSIBILITY
of consolidating said districts.
Messrs. Albert Holland and Hardy
Rose, of the Pinkney district, and
hurry Holland, R. A. Overman and
Henry Waddell, of the Sasser dis
trict, were appointed a committee to
ascertain the sentiment of the peo-
pie in regard to consolidation and to
report to the Board at the next meet
ing.
A large delegation of the citizens
of the Kennedy and Granthams
Store districts of Granthams town
ship, were before the Board asking
that said districts, Nos. 1 and 2,
white, be. consolidated. There were
also citizens present who opposed
the consolidation. The Board order
ed that the two districts be CONSOLE
dated and by consent of all parties
the County superintendent was ap-
pointed to select the site for the new
school building. The Board oder
ed that colored school No. l., Stony
Creek township, be moved from its
present location nea the r. r. to
the public 70 d near the colored
church. Mr.. Curtis Howell near
whose residence the school is situated
agrees 10 take the present site in ex-
change for a new site and further
binds himself to trim out the new
site in readiness for the house, and
MI. Howell further binds himself to
give in exchange for the present
house lumber, except shingles and
ceiling, to build a new house of like
dimensions.
The petition from the colored peo-
pie of Granthams township for a
new district in the Smiths Chapel
section, came up for action. The
Board establishes said district, tax
ing in a part of Brogden township
boundaries fled and orders that
the Buck Swamp house be moved to
the new site near Smiths Chapel.
The Superintendent reports the
sale of old school houses as follows:
No. z, white, Indian Springs,
$1O.25; No. 4, white, Great Swamp,
$500; No. 80, colored, Granthams,
S16.5O.
The Board orders a new school
house to be built in district no. G.,
New hope.
The following towns filed reports
as to fines belonging to school fund:
White Hall, Period from July 1, 1908
to JULY /, 1904, S : Fremont,
Period from July /, 1908, to July 1,
1904, $4,000 Goldsboro, Period from
Sept. I, 1902, to July 1, 1904 $436.45.
The Superintendent was instructed
to notify the clerks of the other towns
to send in their reports.
LIBRARIES.
The patrons of Smiths school, no.
5, white, Indian Springs, having de-
posted so with the county superin-
tendent, asked for an appropriation
of SO for the establishment of a Ru-
raj Library. The appropriation of
SO was made to said school, and the
library established as no. So, white.
The patrons of colored school no.
6, Nahunta, having deposited $40 for
a library, asked for an appropriation
of SO: The appropriation was made
and the library established as library
no. f., colored.
SUPPLEMENTARY LIBRARIES.
Mr.. Benz. Herring, acting for pa
trion of Daniels Chapel school, New
Hope township, having deposited S;
asked for an appropriation Of SIS fol
the purchase of the regular Sta
supplementary library, the appro
priation was made and the count.
Superintendent was instructed to ap
ply to the State Superintendent TO
SIS for said library.
The annual reports of the count.
Superintendent and the count.
Treasurer were submitted for exami
nation, but were passed over for mex
meeting, because of the fact that tn
reports were incomplete on accoun