The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1905-04-07
SCHOOL BOARD MEETING
Ocdla, Fla, April 2 1aoe

A' d ID, April 3, 1909. q
The board of public instruction X
and for Marion county, Florida mo,
this the 3rd day of April. 1905. in re-.
ular session. with G.. s. Scott cba1r,,o.
B. r. Bitch and j. S Grantham pres
emit
Minutes OF last meeting wara ,aa,
and approved.
\ petition signed by the citizens and
tax payers of the Anthony school dis.
trlct was presented 10 the board. ask.
ing t:iat an election be called for the
pun pose OF cfed'l!;G :; special tax school
aiStltt- ne petition being properly
signed by one-fouIth of the tax 49,
as required by law. and advertised g.,
four consecutive weeks, il was ordersa
that an election he called TO be baIa
at Anthony on saturday April % ,sos
FOR the purpose of creating a specja1 TO-
school district, ana to elect tbrAs -
tees and to fix the miIIase 10 no Ia,,iaa
FOR Special school purposes. The fol
lowing persons We're appointed mana
gers of said election: ]. D. Rassatt n
NJ Brown and w Il. Milligan.
y petition signed by six citizanc 90
the EbeneZer school district was he
fore the board, asking for an election
to create a special school district :,
certain described territory incIudino
the Ebenezer school The petition and
signatures were all in one hand-writ-
ing, and one of the signers being nro.
ent denied having signed the petition or
having any knowledge of it. Other
parties also stated that every person
whose name was on the petition had
denied signing it. The board therefore
declared the petition illegal and not :.
worthy of consideration.
A petition was presented to the hoard 8
asking the board to unite the Elem.
inston, Ebenezer and Oak Hill schools
IN the most central place The partiae
presenting the petition thought that
the SISnerS intended it to be a cali for
an election 10 create a special tar
school district, and TO unite the schools
but as the petition was not in proper 5
shape for a special school district II
was referred back to the petitioners to
be gotten up according to law Mr. w
IL Anderson, supervisor of the Ebe-
nezer school. was present and stated
that he thought there would be stroAx
objections on the part of the Ebenezer
patrons to the uniting of the schools.
board the fact that the trustees of the
Blitchton school had selected E. II.
Martin to finish the unexpired term Of
one month and three weeks. and that
the trustees desired to know il the
board was still willing to run the nor.
NAL school, which was planned for in
the early part of the season
The secretary was instructed to no.
tify the trustees that in view of the
fact that it would now be so late be-
fore the normal could begin, and that
most of the regular teachers have
made other arrangements for the sum-
ner. the board fears that a normal now
would result in failure, and that it Is -
the opinion of the board that it will be
best to abandon the hope of normal
for this year
The election returns of an election
held at the Pedro school on March II.
1905, was canvassed and the follow
ing result declared: That every vote
cast was cast in favor of special tax
school district and for three mill levy.
That majority of the votes were cast
for NJ. NJ. Proctor, P. b. Perry and r.
E. Perry for trustees. Therefore, the
board declares the district created,
three mill levy to be made, and NJ. NJ
proctor, p B. Perry and X. +. Perry
elected trustees.
The treasurer reported that in the
'ush of business the collector had not
been able to turn over the funds, and
asked that he be given until the last
II the week to complete his report
The same was granted.
Upon recommendation ]. Y. McKin-
ley was appointed a trustee Of the
Sandler school, to fill the unexpired
ERIN of ]. T. Galloway, who has NOV
ID North.
D. A Clark was appointed trustee q
1artel school to fill the unexpired term
# j. T. Kemp, who has moved from tne
district, and Josiah Seckinger was r.
ppOinted trustee of Martel, he having
esigned some time ago, and no one
ppointed to fill his place.
w. D. earn, Secretary