The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1911-10-13
PROCEEDINGS OF BOARD
OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION

me board Of public instruction II
ana Tor Marion county met in regular
session on Tuesday, October 8, 1911
with all members present and actins
as follows: w. D. earn, chairman: B
=. Bitch and j. S. Grantham, mem.
oers' and j. H. Brinson, secretary.
Mr.. B. r. Saunders, one Of the trus.
tees or the Dunnellon school, called and
made proposition for the painting OF
the white school house at DunneIlon
me proposition was that the trustee:
would secure the painting of the house
ior an appropriation of 500 by the
county board to that purpose, the
painting to cost probably $3.50, and the
remainder to be secured by private
subscription. 1t was agreed TO by the
board and the trustees were author
lzed to proceed with the work at once
Mr.. j. L. Smoak of Silver Springs
called to request the establishment OF
school at Silver Springs for white
pupils. The question was discussed
and temporarily passed.
Messrs. Dinkins, Myers and Frank
lyn, trustees of the Capulet district
called and stated that they had con-
cluded that it was best for the school
to put down pump to secure water
and to fence the school grounds. Re
quest was granted. the work and ma
terials to be furnished from district
funds.
Mr. w. a. Redding. one of the trus-
tees Of the Charter Oak school called
and reported that they had ordered an
organ for the school The order was
authorized by the board to be paid
from district funds when the bill
comes in properly endorsed
Mr.. f. w W. Jordan, one of the
trustees of the Pine Level school, call
ed and reported that the pump had
been put down and was giving a sat
isfactory supply of water 1t was
agreed that the old cistern should be
filed up so that if necessary it could
be opened for use in the future.
Mr.. ]. E. Brown of the Cottage Hill
neighborhood called and made prop
osition that if the board would re-
open the Cottage Hill school, he would
pay SO per month toward the expense.
or in case of not doing this, if the
board would arrange for the transpor-
tation of the children to the Fellow
ship school, that he would pay $40 to-
ward the expense of transportation.
Matter was passed for the present.
Mr.. George Johns and Mr.. Dennison
called and asked that a school be
granted near the site of the old Derby
school They reported that there
would be about twelve pupils. 1t was
agreed that the board would furnish a
teacher and desks for the house if the
patrons would provide the house with
out expense to the board.
j. ]. Calhoun, supervisor of the Sui
phur Spring school at York colored.
called to present a petition asking that
their school be not interfered with by
the locating of the Wesley Chapel
a deed to a one-half acre lot at York
made to the trustees of the school and
their successors in office and the
board decided to request the trustees
of the Cotton Plant district to execute
to the county board a deed for the lot,
upon the ground that they are the sue
cessors in office to the trustees mem
toned in the deed. They also wished
a monitor for their school, which was
granted.
Mr.. J. D. Mathews called and dis
cussed the condition of the Fleming
ton school with reference to the num-
Der of pupils and the probability of
securing a teacher
The board adjourned for dinner.