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

ed average the board appropriated
s1s nor month 10 convey the children
70 WeirsdaIe and granted the trustees
authority to supplement this amount
from the district fuHui5 sufficient to
serure someone to convey the emil
dren.
re,ition from fifteen Latrons OF
he Anthony school was presented I'D
mo hoard asking the said board 10
START their school the first Of Oc'o-
her or not earlier than the middle OF
Sepremher. \ counter petition. sign
a5 nv eighteen patrons. was before
the board. asking that The school he
started the first Monday in s"pte--
Der.
/ After considering both petitions ir
was ordered that he school Pc started
. the first Monday in September.
The sam of $3.50 was granted to- re-
pair ana paint the Anthony school
house.
/ & request was before the board ro
!re-es.abH-h The school d, MIL Creek.
I31~ J. :. Crautlam was requested %
Investigate the condition OF the neigh
jtorhood and # it is found thar they
lean make tn required average TO
/ give them the school
Mr.. r. W. McCauly was recon-
mended and appointed trustee of
the Reddick school district. TO fiji the
Iunexpired 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.. VI. 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 a.
land belonging to the board. bur that
as said land was one acre out OF
forty of his land. he wanted to buy
the acre from the board. and 10 the
board would authorize the trustees 20
sell said house and land 70 the best
advantage, that he would deposit
check for $50 in the bank for the
board and guarantee So tor said
lhouse and land.
The proposition of Mr.. Proctor vas
accepted and the trustees are hereby
authorized to sell house and land to
the best advantage.
The superintendent reported char
the state has not paid any O. the
school appropriations now iu 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 81 1890
under same chapter for so per cent.
average of 1905, and $1,000 under chap.
ter 5G57, which the county shOuIdnae
received the first Of January. ana
that the state is owing the districts
for junior and senior high schools and
rural graded school. according to chap
ter $3.50. the sum Of S35Gu Making
the total amount due Marion county
from the state $N2GU. That che ina.
bility Of the state to pay rhe-. sr.
propliations. especially the amounts
due the high schools are greatly af
lfecting said schools =
In view of the fact that trs .rafe
is now paying these appropriation
the board will not attefmpt FL. rH
any school longer than ths re1l.r
county term next year ou Account .f
school making so per cent average.
unless the money is paid bef.r. ffs
close of the school term
According 10 the law regu.rIre .r.
school board 10 examine the car ..I
lector's poll list twice each year .a
see if his collections balance a.fH
the treasures report tho beard
spent all day "Wednesday checking .n
all polls paid since August 1907 ard
found that the collector ruu Hr.s.
showed that be had accounted ..
and held the treasurers receipt. goo
every dollar Of polls collected
The Treasures report uae ..r
ined and approved as follows
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Reed. from A. G.. Groom. 81
L. Ry. taxes. OH. .. ...... .--. r
Reed. from a. O. Groom. Can
sales. e.. on. cd. ... ........ .I