The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-03-06
PROCEEDINGS OF
SCHOOL BOARD
MATTERS OF IMPORT PERTAIN.
ING TO SCHOOL INTERESTS
OF THE COUNTY.

Barlow, March 5.-The Board OF
Public instruction for Polk County.
Florida. met in regular session with
all members present. The minutes
Of the last regular meeting and Of
the adjourned meeting held on Feb
ruary 8, were read and approved.
Mr.. d. M. Pipkin, Of the Board OF
Trustees of the Medulla school, ask
ed to have the salary of the princi.
ral Of his school fixed at $S5 per
month, with the agreement that the
school would be run seven or eight
months. The request was granted.
The Board appointed Mr.. Frank
Prime to be trustee Of the Welcome
special tax school to Ill the unex-
pired term of Mr.. J. D. Benton, who
has moved from the district. The
petition to join with DeSoto county
in building county line school near
the Mt. Pisgah school. was referred
to Mr.. X. w. Hancock with power
to act.
The school at Mulberry was recog-
nized as senior high school. A
request was made to this Board for
the time of the untaught school Of
Hooker Prairie last year. to be Civ.
en- to the school at Bradley's juno
ton this term. This request being
in conflict with the statute govern.
ing lost time, was refused.
Mr.. Henry Mann presented plans
for q building 24x3O feet for the
Welcome school. asking the approval
Of this Board to have the same built
at once, and also asking that thirty
single desks be purchased for the
building when completed. The SUI
perintendent was directed to order
the desks at once.
General J. A. Cox made the fol-
lowing motion which was seconded
by Mr.. w. J. J. Whidden, and unani-
mOusly carried: THAT this Board
pay at once all teachers claims un-
der Chapters 53Sl and 53S3, that
lave already been audited, and all
other claims that may be audited
and approved by an auditing COM
nittee composed of Mr.. w. A. Whid-
den and the county superintendent.
A communication was received
from the trustees of the Haines City
special tax district approving of the
equitable distribution of the funds of
that district between the schools of
Davenport and Haines City. Based
upon the average attendance, this
will award 1870 to the Davenport
school. w. A. Harris and w. J.
Davis, in behalf of the voters resid-
ing in that territory that is desired
to be annexed to the Fort Meade dis
trict by an election to be held ON
the 23d day of March. entered a pro-
test against the said election being
held. This Board will pass upon
this matter within few days, and
in the meantime Mr.. Harris will pre.
sent petition from his people pray
ing this Board to revoke their order
for the aforementioned election.
The superintendent was directed
to issue to Miss Mary McRae a du-
plicate of warrant No. 34O2 for
S13.75.
The treasurer made the following
Balance on hand from last
month. $15,715.46. received from tax
roll for 1911, $1,3S4.76; polls for
1910. $217; for 1911, $556; interest
on state fund. $1,76O.4O-Total,
s19.6f3.6l; paid out, $9,93O.33:
paid back error in last months re-
eeipts. $2,776.Se; balance ON hand.
s6,SS6.42; on special tax fund. bal
ance from last month, $4,43O.32: re-
'eived on tax roll 1911, $431.2e-
Total. $4.SS1.ss; paid, $7Se.1s: ball
ance on hand. $4.0s5.4S-Total bal
ance. $l1.o3Ls1. The following
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