The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1906-05-18
IN THE SCHOOL ROOM.
Official Proceedings Board Public In
struction.
ocala. Fla. May Z, 1906

and for Marion county, Florldd, met
the 9TH day of May, 1906, in regular
session. Present, G.. S. Scott. b. r.
Bitch, ]. s. Grantham.
Minutes of last regular and special
meeting read and approved.
Mr.. r. E. I. Ellison, the supervisor
of the Ebenezer school, appeared be-
fore the board. He stated TO defend
himself against any charges that might
be made against him as supervisor,
that he had fulfilled the duties of SUI
pervisor as he saw it. to the best in
terest of the school and would not re-
sign unless some specific charges are
made and proven. AS there were no
specific charges. before the board, Mr..
Ellison was pomised, should charges
be made, he would be notified and
given a chance to defend himself
The trustees of the Charter Oak
school appeared before the board and
asked for assistance to help to cell
the school house and make other re-
pairs. They were informed that the
board would take up all repair and
building requests at special meeting
the third Monday in June, but as they
had money in the special district, they
could proceed to make the necessary
repairs, and the board would make
whatever appropriations in June as it
could then make.
A communication from the old trus-
tees of the Weirsdale school, asking
that they be allowed to spend sufi-
Gent amount of money now on hand
for the district. in painting the house
and making other necessary repairs,
was read but as their term expired
on the 10th of April, on which ady the,
new trustees were commissioned, the
board Thought the request would nave
TO come through the new board. The
superintendent was authorized that If
the new board desires these repairs.
that he could cooperate with them
and proceed 10 make them.
The superintendent was instructed
to pay for conveying the children from
Cottage Hill to Fellowship, five
months at $50 per month. from the
county funds. One-half month at $50
per month from the Cottage Hill dis
trict funds, and two months at $50
per month from the state aid money
for the Fellowship school. Cottage Hill
also pays 50 per month additional for
the five months paid for by the county.
The trustees OF the Ocala school re-
quested that the salary OF their prin-
cipal be put at $3.50 per month for
next term
A request was also before the board
To make the salary of the principal OF
the Dunnellon school $l25 per month.
Several other requests were before the
board for increase in salaries. They
were all deferred until next meeting.
The resignation OF Mr.. John Lutf-
man as trustees of the Spar schoo!
was accepted and ID. l.. Grantham APP
pointed To fill the vacancy.
The petition signed by thirteen of
the voters of the Greiner Farm school,
declaring that fraud was committed i'm
the election and asking for anothe"
election was taken mp, but as the
board was undecided as to several
points Of law in regard 10 calling an
other election or filling the vacancies
in such cases the matter was de-
ferred until the next meeting. and the
secretary requested TO secure the writ
ten opinion of William Hooker on sev-
eral doubtful points, The secretary was
instructed 10 notify the old trustees
-. Inn tInx .,~r. fpftS
tees until their successors are COM
ln!ssioned and for them TO proceed and
act the same as ever
The election returns for the Weir
Park school were canvassed and the
board declared by majority vote. that
the district is created. that three
mill levy be made and that w. +. Nc
Gahagin. Robert Marshall and G. j,
Smith are elected trustees
Election returns for Cottage Hill and
Pine Level districts were canvassed,
with the following results: That a
three-min levy be made FOR each dis
trict. and that L. d. Beck. L. d. Stat
ford and G. u. p. Haycraft were elect
ed trustees Of Cottage Hill district. and
Il. ID. Stokes. ]. T. Ross and II. A.
Ross elected trustees of Pine Level
district.
That the canvass of the returns of
the Oak Hill district showed that the
majority of the voters voted for no
mills and no trustees
The treasurer was requested To make
arrangements that whenever there is
money in the treasury of special tax
school district, not to have To pay in
terest on warrants cashed at bank and
held for month or more before be-
ing taken up
1t was ordered that the board will
proceed To appoint teachers at their
meeting i'm June. and the trustees and
supervisors or patrons are requested
10 make their recommendations for
teachers by the first Monday i'm June.
\ letter was received from DR. w.
T. Wilson colored physician Of
Oeala, inclosing a check for $40 and
asking the board 10 present il to the
colored school i'm the county making