The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1905-09-08
,BH0Ol BOARD MftIIsb
Ocala. Fla Sept 4. 1905

The board of public instruction in
and for Marion county, Fla met this
the 4th day OF September, in regular
session. with G. 3 Scott chairman B
P Bitch and J. < Grantham present
Minutes OF last meeting were read
and approved
NJ J. & Parker appeared before
the board and stated that they could
maintain school at Homeland and
asked the board 70 grant them teach
e-- The superintendent was instructed
ID secure them teacher, to begin
work as soon as possible
NJ H ". Douglass resigned as SUI
pe-visor of the Shady school and Mr.
Ed T Gaskins was appointed TO ill
the place for the next four years
The superintendent was authorized
70 have the school wagons at Weirs-
furnished for each
The order of the w O. ". of Martel-
asked that they be allowed to build
an upper story to the new school house
now being built at that place. agreeing
to pay the difference between a one
story and a two-story house, and let
the title be vested solely to the board
Of public instruction. and agreeing to
give the board free use Of the same
for any use it might want it for. So
it did not interfere with their lodge
meetings The request was granted.
and the superintendent instructed to
make such arrangements TO have said
house built with two stories as planned
for
The colorei school AT Santos asked
for an assistant teacher The same
was refused
The board opened the bids for hand
ling the school warrants and furnish
! ing funds TO cash the same at their
face, value The Commercial Bank Of
| te-ing money at the lowest rate Of in
| terest- siz- Six per cent Per annunl
| from time warrant is cashed al bank
] Until taken up by the treasurer was
| selected as the bank with which the
| board VIII have warrants cashed- and
| pay six Per cent interest per annum
| as stated above. The bid of the Com
| n1erciaI Bank was that it be given the
| entire business Of the board warrants.
| some outstanding and those to be is
| sued during the term, except where the
| board has already borrowed money
| from individuals and issued warrants
1 for the same.
| The superintendent stated that he
had applications from individuals to
| loan the board $4,000.
NJ G. 8. Scott and Mt B. R Bitch
| also stated that they had applications
from other individuals to loan money,
| but as these amounts would not be
| sufficient to run the school through
| the term the proposition Of the Com
1 nnercIaI Bank was accepted
/; Mr. 2. A. WeatherS appeared before
! the board and made the proposition
| that the H 3. Masters store would
! handle all school books as heretofore
charging ten per cent on first cost
] There being no other propositions be-
! fore the board. IL was ordered that
Z 3 Masters be appointed as the
agent o. the board 10 handle all school
books on terms above mentioned.
The secretary'stated that he had sent
| a teacher TO Cottage Hill, that she
. taught t5yo days with such q small
I
poets of making the average Of eight
that she gave up the school There
are fifteen children IN the neighbor-
hood but eight OF them have notified
! the board that they desired to attend
! the Fellowship school on account OF
/ the superior advantages az said school
and asked for permits TO be allowed %
attend the Fellowship school The re-
! naming st.el- not being a sufficient
| number 10 maintain a school, asked
that the board provide transportation
for them TO Fellowship. II was or
dered that the board appropriate So
per month for five months for the
! transportation of the fifteen pupils
| and that the trustees De allowed to
supplement this amount sufficiently 10
secure someone TO convey the chill
dren-
The board adjourned to meet on
| Tuesday morning at o'clock
On Tuesday morning the board met
as per adjournment. With a full board
! present.
The treasUreT's report was examined
, and approved as follows:
! Balance from last report. IS -
Reed from A C Groom, tax re-
Total receipts Sill "A
Discussed during the month no oo
Balance in treasury 1913 i a