The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1910-01-07
BOARD OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION
Ocala, Fla. Jan. f, 1910.

and for Marion county met IN reg
ular session at their office in the
court house with all members pres
ent and acting on the above date al
10 a. m. Those present were Isaac
Stevens, chairman: B. r. Bitch, J.
S. Grantham and Superintendent J.
II. Brinson as secretary.
The minutes Of the special session
held on December 21, 1909. were
read and approved.
Mr.. W. T. Gary, one of the trus-
tees of the Ocala sub-district, called
and presented an itemized statement
of receipts and disbursements in
connection with his work as treas
urer Of the building committee, for
the erection of the primary school
building for Ocala. The statement
showed receipts and disbursements
amounting to s924S, and each dis
bursement was accounted for by pro-
per voucher, all Of which was care
fully checked by the board and
found to be apparently correct. The
statements and vouchers were or
dered TO be filed in the office of the
superintendent of public instruction
where any party interested would
have access to them.
Resignation of ]. B. Rooney as
I6dcn6F OF the autNllle SCnOOi, was
received and accepted.
A recommendation that the Mt.
Zion school, colored, should be eX-
tended for one month beyond the
regular term was received from Mr..
r. W. McAuley, one of the trustees
of the Reddick district, the same in
which the school is located. The re-
quest was denied.
A request was received from Jas.
T. Bass, supervisor of the Stanton
colored school asking that their
school be extended for one month
from the Weirsdale district funds.
The same was accompanied by a
recommendation from Mr.. w. A.
CUTLERY, chairman Of the board of
trustees for the district, in behalf Of
the trustees, that the request be
granted. which was done
Accounts as follows were audited
and ordered paid from county funds:
Chas. Cleveland for office help
S525; J. H. Brinson for postage
1852; T. E. Pasteur for commits
sion as treasurer $29.43; CONNER
cial Bank for interest 1885, Ocala
Star for publishing minutes $3.50;
Ocala Telephone Co. for telephone
service 1925; Ocala Banner for
publishing minutes $3.50; j. S.
Dunning for repairing roof of Cen
trail school house $50; ". ].
Cooper for changing doors of the
Dunnellon school house $3.50;
Isaac Stevens for service on board,
SIS: B. R. Bitch for service on
board and mileage s11.20; J. S.
Grantham for service on board and
mileage s11.40.
The following accounts were or
dered paid from district funds: c.
S. Gates, on Weirsdale. for repair
ing school wagon $1.2O; Mrs. A. NJ
Reed. on Weirsdale, for conveying
South Lake Weir children to school
SIP; S. H. Cauthen, on Oklawaha
for cleaning around and fire-guard-
ing the school house $3.50; J. B.
Martin Hardware Co, on Moss
Bluff, for stove pipe 90 cents; l.. P
Waterman. on Moss Bluff, for three
joints of terra Gotta pipe $50; G.
| w. Martin, on Ocala, FIR hire OF
! janitor and incidental expenses fol
January $50; Ocala Furniture Co
on Fellowship, for chair 81; r. t
Cahoon, on Griner Farm, for Incl
dental expenses s2.40; E. E. Con
verse, on Kendrick, for bench
| $3.50; G.. P. Rast, on Weirsdale
| for wire screen, lacks and broom
s3.39; A J. Stephens, on Sparr, fol
sundry items of repair and inciden
| tai expense $3.50; Alfred Aver fol
assessing special school dIstrlc
taxes on Ocala s55.35, Mcintosh
| "a cents; Dunnellon s21.43; Red
dick $3.50, Pine Level 1855, May
vile 81 cents, Weirsdale Sc. .
Citra s2.5S, Griner Farm So
Buck Pond s4.35, Spar s3.54, Can
| dler $40, Fellowship sos, Elec
ira 95 cents, Blitchton s2.6S, Mar
itel $3.50, FIT King 63.37, Capule
s2.26. Cotton Plant $4.20, Orange
Lake 5000, Oak Hill rs cents, Mos:
Bluff 70 cents, Fairfield S2.4S, Cot
tage Hill so cents, Charter oar
$3.50, Pedro S1.42, Kendrick $50 o
Oklawaha $3.50. Heidtsville S4.4 9
Pleasant Hill s1.93, total S112.o9
Teachers reports and accounts
we're examined and ordered palt
amounting to s141S.75.
Messrs c. l. Grace and c. H
Shaw, trustees of the Kendricl
school, called to discuss the advisa
bllity of moving their school hOus'
to a point that would be more &C
cessible to all the patrons of tn
school. They were advised to con
suit with the patrons Of the Ken
drick school and to arrive at SOM
! conclusion as to the best location
for a new school house in case it i
found advisab BILE to move the schOo
from the present site, they to repOr
at later date.
Mr.. j. H. Workman, principal o
the Ocala high school. and Miss Ma.
turnkey, teacher of the seventh
grade, called to explain The crowded
condition of her grade and to asl
for two tables to be furnished t
give additional desk room. Sam
was granted.
Board adjourned to meet at S:3'
a. m on Wednesday.
The board met pursuant to ad
journment. with all members pres
ent and acting.
The treasurer's report was re
ceived and checked over and foun
correct. 1t showed receipts o
S22S5.63, and disbursements O
s22S2.4s, leaving balance Oh s3.1
of county funds. 1t also showed re
ceipts during the month Of s2S77.1
and disbursements of S39S.5S, leav
ing balance Of S241S.o9 of dis
trict funds.
Warrants for all disbursement
were taken up and cancelled, a
were also the stubs from which the
were issued.
The tax collectors report OF a.
nOll taxes received during the NJ