The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1912-08-17
BOARD OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION
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for material and labor to build
brick flue through the house. Granted.
\ communication from Prof. w. F.
King, teacher of the EbeneZer school,
was presented, in which he requested
that he be authorized to purchase
such books as he wished for the
pupils, he TO collect for them and the
county board to settle with the dealer
and take the amount from his second
months salary. This was agreed to.
Also Mr.. King proposed to donate an
amount to the school in books and i'm
provements 1t appeared that the
county board last season authorized
the expenditure Of SO in building a
porch on the house and the patrons
concluded for reasons not to do this
and the allowance was not used. Mr..
King proposed that ii the board would
authorize the use of the $40 on toilets,
he would see that sundry repairs were
made amounting to more than that in
value. He proposed to spend not less
than $25 on the school including per-
haps a small library TO be used during
his service as teacher. The several
propositions were agreed to with the
appreciation of the board for the in
terest of Prof King.
Resignation of DR.. j. L. Davis as
supervisor Of the Irvine school was
presented and accepted and the pat
rons are called upon to recommend
suitable person TO be appointed in his
stead.
\ communication from Mr.. F. W.
Ditto in which he solicited a share of
the fire insurance placed on school
buildings in the county was present
ed and filed for future information and
consideration.
communication was presented
from the trustees Of the Weirsdale
district in which they offered to con-
tribute $50 in district funds towards
erection Of Stanton colored school
building providing that the other
amounts were. forthcoming and the
work was done in a workmanlike man.
ner There were two bids on the work
submitted and it was agreed to accent
the lower one of $500, the work to be
done according TO the specifications
submitted.
\ letter from Mr.. Dan Woodward,
supervisor of Gum Spring cOlored
school. was presented in which IL was
requested that some arrangements be
that Z z. Rou would contribute SO
toward the expense OF putting dowa
we'll and the county agreed to bear
one-haIf Of the necessary expense in
putting it down.
Mr. John Ballet, supervisor Of the
Key Pond school, called and present
ed bill of lumber for building a
house 20X22 feet. He was authorized
to get the material at county expense
as soon as the lot was secured and ac-
cepted and a deed received for It.
Mr. George Goolsby was appointed
Supervisor of the Goolsby school.
Mr O. J. NcCTaney Of Higley called
and protested ia person against es
tablishing another school at Linadale
"a had been provided for at the last
meeting \ letter from Mr.. c. \. Nc
Craney. one Of the trustees Of the dis
trict, was presented in which he also
protested against the appropriation.
After considering the matter ii was
agreed to rescind the former action of
the board in granting $50 for the new
school building from Linadale funds.
\ petition from the patrons Of the
Mill Creek school asking for the APP
continent Of Miss Willie Proctor as
TEACHER. was presented and allowed
\ proposition for the handling Of
th.. school books for the coming term
was presented by the Globe store and
discussed and filed for future consid-
Grafton.
The board adjourned till q. m.