The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1913-02-15

pay it.
: request was presented from the
Pedro school to pay the present teach
er $50 per month since one of the
teachers had been discontinued since
the Christmas holidays and the work
increased thereby. The request was
granted.
A communication from the Roper
Farm coIored school was presented
stating that the school had to be
suspended on account of the illness of
the teacher in charge and would not
be able TO resume for some time Tt
was ordered closed for the term.
The notice of application for the
calling of an election in the Homeland
neighborhood having been duly pub
Iished in the Ocala Weekly Star and a
publishers affidavit TO this effect sub
mitted it was ordered that an election
be called to be held on Tuesday, March
1S. 1913, for the purpose of determin-
ing whether or not the described ter
ritory should be created into a special
tax school district. to elect three suit
able persons to serve as trustees of said
district until April u. 1914 and TO de-
termine the rate Of millage to be as
sessed not to exceed three mills and
trict to be as follows: Beginning at the
ne cor of the nwA of 1S-15-20, thence
W to the NV cor of 14-15-19, thence 5
to the Sc cor of 9-15-19, thence W TO
the NV cor of 16-15-19. thence to the
sw cor of 33-15-19, thence e to the Sc
cor of 6-16-20. thence n to the ne cor
of 3l-15-2O, thence w to the sw cor of
the seA of 30-15-20. thence n to D. O. b.
The following are appointed to con-
duct the election: J. B. Trotter, H. R
Roddenberry and J. Parker, man
ayers, and Leroy Williams, clerk
4 communication was presented from
the supervisor of the Mill Creek
school with reference TO the average
reported by the teacher and also two
monthly reports one of which had been
signed by the supervisor but after
wards changed and another CORES
lpOnding with the changed one with
the name of the supervisor signed to
| it by the teacher. The reports were
| ordered sent to the teacher for COM
plete explanation of the matter.
communication was presented from
| the state superintendent calling atten-
tiOn of the board to the meeting in
Philadelphia on February 24-2S of the
| department of superintendents of the
| National Educational Association and
lasking that the expenses of the county
| Superintendent be paid to the meeting.
II was agreed that if the superintend-
| ent could arrange to go the expense of
the trip would be paid
y communication from the super
visor of the Greenwood school was
presented in which the board was no
tilted of the suspension by the teacher
of one of the boys of the school from
attending the school. Also there was
a protest from the father of the boy
presented against the suspension. The
board took no action in he matter as
the pupil was suspended by proper au-
| thority and there was no action re-
Iquired upon the part of the board.
| The board adjourned for the day.
Wednesday Morning
| The board met with all present and
acting.
The reports of the teachers for the
months completed were presented, eX-
lamined and the accounts ordered paid
The poll tax lists with the stubs
from the tax collectors office were
taken up for the months of July, 1912
and January, 1913, and the months in
elusive, and checked over and com
Ipared with the treasurers reports for
the time covered and found to be cor
rect.
The treasurer's report for the month
Iof January was presented and showed
the following conditions: For the gen
leral county fund, balance and receipts
I$1846.46; disbursements, $1S40.06; bal
lance, $6.40. For the districts the fol.
lowing balances were shown: Ocala
l$1188; Mcintosh, $1.18; Belleview
$4,000; Fantville, $37.81; DunneIlon
$408; Reddick, $S.71: Pine Level
lS9790; Mayville, 1915; Weirsdale
$445.45; Citra, $44.7S; Griner Farm
$4.44; Buck Pond. s332.23; Sparr, s1.26
Gambler, $212.48; Fellowship, $102.76
Electra, 1921; Blitchton, $142.77; Mar
tel, $69.11; Fort King, $154.6S; Capulet
$139.20; LinadaIe, $27.56; Cotton Plant
s331.39; Orange Lake, $139.39; Oak Hill
$2716: Moss Bluff. $29.88; Fairfield
t$99.5S; Cottage Hill. $1425; Charter
Oak, $166.44; Pedro, $18.55; Kendrick
$32.14; Oklawaha, $3.02; Heidtville
$39122; Pleasant HILL $120.68; For
Mccoy, $5L61; Anthony, $12.16: Sum
merfeld, S50.57.
No further business appearing tn,
board adjourned to meet on Monday
March >, 1913, for the special purpos,
of making an official visit to Fessen
den Academy, prior to the regula
. meeting on Tuesday, March 4, 1913.