The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1911-12-08
MINUTES OF THE BOARD OF PUB
Lie INSTRUCTION

regular session, with all members
present and acting, as follows: w. D.
earn, chairman; B. R. Bitch and j..
4 S. Grantham members, and J. H. Brin-
son, secretary.
Minutes of the last meeting We're
read and approved.
The matter of deed to the Spar
school lot was discussed, and it was
agreed that the board would give $50
to heirs of the donor of the land for
deed to same.
1t was agreed that the board would
meet on Friday, December 22nd, for
the special purpose of paying teach
ers' accounts that may be in at that
time.
! The returns of the special tax dis
trict election that was holden at An
| thony were canvassed and the vote
for or against the creation of the dis
trict standing 80 for and s against
the district was declared to be Great
ed within the boundaries as they had
been duly advertised. The following
gentlemen receiving the highest vote
for trustees were declared duly elect
ed and ordered to be commissioned
accordingly, viz: G. w. Turner, c. w.
Brown, C. c. Priest, Jr The majority
Of the votes being cast in favor OF a
levy for school purposes within the
district of two mills on all the taxa
BILE property within the boundaries
of the district, same was declared to
be the legal millage to be assessed
and collected for the ensuing two
years.
Mr.. Joseph Mickle of Julette ap-
peared to request the establishment
of a school at the mines west of JUL
cite, and presented list of patrons
and pupils, showing eighteen pupils
ready to attend school, and making
proposition that they would provide
the house in condition for school, and
that the board was only asked to fur
nish a teacher for the present term.
Request was granted.
A batch Of accounts was examined
and ordered paid, as per financial
statement filed with the clerk of the
circuit court.
A communication from the princi-
pal of the primary department of the
Ocala school was presented, setting
forth the largely increased attend
ance, and asking that there be an
assistant provided for the third
grade. Matter was discussed, and it
was agreed to furnish an assistant if
satisfactory arrangements can be
made at satisfactory salary.
Mr.. J. H. Williams was appointed
as supervisor of the Juliette school.
A request from the Fort Mccoy
school for additional desks was
granted.
i A request for an increase in the
salary Of the monitor for the Hope
we'll school was refused
A request from Mr.. F. NJ. Townsend
for a deed to be made back to him Of
the lot that had formerly been used
as site for the Knoblock school, was
granted, as the school site had not
been used in many years.
Resignation of Miss Mae Halford as
teacher of the Andalusia school was
presented and accepted.
: A statement of an accident at How
2 ard Academy where a boy was hurt
in playing ball was presented. 1t was
ordered that the principal and teach
ers be watchful in supervising the
grounds, so as to reduce to a mini
r mum the chances for accidents.
f The board adjourned for the day.
Wednesdays Session
: The board met pursuant to dd-
J journment, with all members pres
ent and acting.
: The teachers reports were exam
: med and ordered paid.
The treasUrer's report was taken
: up and checked over and compared
l with the vouchers returned, and
found to correspond. 1t showed for
5 the county, total receipts of $7605 90;
: disbursements, $7422.22; balance on
5 hand, $1S3.3S. For the district funds
j, it showed receipts of $39O6.29; dis
bursements, $4O3.45; balance n
: hand, $35O2.S4.
The following district balances
: were shown: Ocala, $3.50; McIn-
: tosh, $42.53; Belleview, S12S.84; FAINT
2 Vile, $37.57; Dunnellon, $17.65; Red
= dick, $6.76; Pine Level, 5Sc.; May
: Wilt, s37.S5; Weirsdale, $349.13; Cit.
ra, 1888; Griner Farm, $41.31; Buck
: Pond, $265.52; Spar, $24717; Can.
: dler, $29S.1S; Fellowship, $2.2S; Elec-
! ira, s42.S6; Blitchton, s7612; Martel,
: sSO.56; Fort King, $132.O3; Capulet,
I a.