The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1913-04-18
BOARD OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION

ent on Tuesday. April 8, 1913, with all
members present and acting as fol-
lows: w. -. earn, chairman, b. r.
Bitch and j. S Grantham, members,
and j. II. Crimson, secretary.
Mr. NJ. NJ Proctor called and tender
ed his resignation as trustee of the
Pedro school. His resignation was ac-
cepted and the patrons requested to
meet and recommend a suitable person
TO be appointed in his stead for the
unex pired term.
Mr.. w. i. Brown. a patron of the
Oak Hill school, called and asked for
a permit to patronize the Fairfield
i school in the future. Action upon the
request was postponed until the next
meeting.
! Minutes of the last meeting were
read and approved as read.
| w. NJ Martin, supervisor of Lake
| side colored school, called and made d
statement about a new school house
/ they proposed to build and asked for
! help from the board The proposed
building was to cost from $500 to $500
and he was instructed to have bills of
material made and submitted to deal
ers for prices and the same to be sub
/ mitted to the board at the next meet
i ing for its consideration.
John Holden, colored, with others
/ from Weir Park, called to make re-
quest for assistance in building a house
/ for school and the establishment of
same at Weir Park. They were ac-
companied by Mr.. y J. Smell. who made
/ a statement of the situation to the
board a petition was presented show
ing the number of prospective patrons
and asking for the school. Action was
postponed to the next meeting.
w. NJ. Smith. colored, and others,
patrons of the Blaze Pond school, call
ed and presented a petition asking for
the appointment of the same teacher
that they had last term and also for
the appointment of w. Z. Burton as
supervisor instead of the present in
cumbent. The board agreed to call a
meeting of the patrons to be held at
the school house on Saturday, April
10, a p. M, for the purpose of max
! ing such recommendations to the board
as they wished to make.
The board adjourned for dinner.
At the afternoon session Mr.. w NJ.
Mills supervisor of the GrahamviIle
school, called and made request for the
appointment of the same teachers that
they had last year
Jos. l.. Wiley, principal of Fessen-
den Academy. called and discussed
With thee board the plan fer operating
a normal term of one month preced-
ing the June examination, at Fessen-
den Academy lie was requested to
prepare some preliminary plans and
present them on Wednesday evening.
Mr.. L. w. Wilson called and present.
ed his resignation as supervisor Of the
Eaton Creek school. which was accept
ed and he was requested to call a
meeting of the patrons to recommend a
successor.
Mr.. j. F. Parker called and present.
/ ed the returns of the special tax school
district election held a the Homeland
school house on March Is. The returns
showed a unanimous vote in favor of
creating the district a levy of three
mills was voted. and j. f. Parker. j.
/ d. Williams and II. r. Roddenberry
were elected trustees for the term ex-
piring April Il, 1914. The boundaries
of the district created were as fol-
lows: beginning at the northeast cor
ner of the northwest quarter of 1915
20, thence west to the northwest cor
ner of 14-15-19, thence south to the
southeast corner of 9-15-19. thence
west to the northwest corner of 16-15-
10, thence south to the southwest cor
! ner of 33-15-19. thence east TO the
southeast corner OF 6-16-20. thence
north TO the northeast corner of Bills
/ 20, thence west to the southwest cor
ner Of the southeast quarter of 30-15-
20, thence north to point Of beginning
| DR. IT, Gatrell, one Of the trustees of
the Fairfield district, called and dis
cussed the school situation with the
/ board fie requested the appointment
j Of the same teachers as last year and
/ that the term be made eight months
He requested four recitation seats in
eight feet lengths. which were granted.
/ Messrs ]. L. Chace and ". 7. Gary
trustees of the Ocala district called
! and discussed the matter Of fire es-
capes for the Ocala schools. 1t was.
agreed that the board would furnish
lumber for the erection Of stairway
lin the rear of Howard Academy and
the white schools would continue as
at present for the remainder of the
present term.
1t was agreed to forward letter TO
the members of the legislature from
Marion county urging the early atten-
ton TO The providing for carrying into
effect the amendment to the state con
stitutiOn adopted at the last general
election making it legal for special tax
districts to issue bonds for school pur-
poses
The board adjourned for the day
Board re-convened Wednesday. Ac-
counts We're approved ana ordered paid
as follows: To G. +. Stechert & Co. +
for maps for high school use in the
Ocala school $3.50; American Seating
Co., for ink wells for the Ocala school
1924; the Commercial Bank. for inter- i
est on county warrants paid by treas +;
urer %14922; American Seating Co,
for Summerfield school, $1,000; Ocala
News Co, for office supplies. $3.50; the
Ocala Lumber K Supply Co, for lumber
for use in Industrial department of
/ Howard Academy. $4.52; r. x w. +.
Drew Co., for desks for Citra school,
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