The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1908-08-07

ed average the board appropriated
s1s ner month to convey the children
10 Weirsdale and granted the trustees
authority to supplement this amount
from the district funrs sufficient to
secure someone to convey the chill
dren.
retition from fifteen Latrons Of
the Anthony school was presented 10
me board asking the said board 10
start their school the first Of Oc.O-
her or not earlier than the middle of
iSeptember. A counter petition sign
Cd by eighteen patrons. was before
the board. asking that the school ba
started the first Monday in s"pteG-
! Der.
/ After considering both petitions r.
was ordered that he school be- started
the first Monday in September.
The sum Of $3.50 was granted To zee
IDa.r and paint the Anthony school
house.
4 request was before the board To-
re-es;abHsh the school al MIL Creek.
! Mr. J. :. Crantham was requested 10
/ Investigate the condition of the neigh
Eorhood and if it is found that they
lean make tn required average TO
give them the school
Mr.. r. W. McCauly was recon-
mended and appointed a trustee of
the Reddick school district. to fill the
unexpired term of J. c. Dupree, re-
Isigned.
Mr.. J. T. Hall was granted the con-
tract to convey the children from
South Lake Weir TO Weirsdale at $50
per month.
Mr.. E. Viewer was granted the con-
tract to convey the children from
Old Town settlement to the Fellow
ship school at $50 per month.
The Lowell school was granted ma
terial to put new roof on school
house
The Shiloh school was granted $40
for repairs.
Mr.. NJ. NJ. Proctor appeared before
the board and stated that the Farm
ers' Union had offered $50 for the old
school house at Pedro and one acre o.
land belonging 10 the board. but that
as said land was one acre out OF a
forty of his land. he wanted % buy
the acre from the board, and il the
board would authorize the trustees 10
lsell said house and land 10 the best
advantage, that he would deposit
icheck for $50 in the bank for the
board and guarantee $50 for said
house and land.
The proposition of Mr.. Proctor was
accepted and the trustees are hereby
authorized 10 sell house and land 20
the best advantage.
The superintendent reported that
the state has not paid any Of the
IschoOl appropriations now in over a
year That the state is due Marion
county $231O for extending the
schools of 1907 on the SO per cent. av-
erage, under chapter 1854, and 1890
under same chapter for so per cent.
average of 1908, and $1,000 under chap
ter 5657, which the county should have
received the first OF January. and
that the state is owing the districts
for Junior and senior high schools and
rural graded school, according 10 chap
ter 1882, the sum Of 1850. Making
the total amount due Marion county
from the state $3.50. That the ina
bility of the state to pay these ap-
preparations. especially the amounts
due the high schools are greatly af-
lfecting said schools.
In view of the fact that the state
is now paying these appropriations
the board will not attempt To- run
any school longer than the regular
county term next year on account Of
school making so per cent. average.
unless the money is paid before The
close of the school term.
According to the law requiring the
school board TO examine the tax col
lector's poll list twice each year. 10
see if his collections balance with
Ihe treasurers report, the board
spent all day Wednesday checking ND
all polls paid since August. 1907. and
found that the collectors poll books
showed that he had accounted for
and held the treasurers receipts for
every dollar Of polls collected.
The treasurer's report was exam
med and approved as follows:
Bal from last report. .s OF
Reed from A. c. Groom, s. A.
L. ny taxes. e.. O.. ...... 275135
Reed. from A. c. Groom. tax
- - @. ..... 511O