The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1913-07-25
BOARD or PUBLIC INSTRUCTION

Inc BOARD OF puDnc instruction III
and for Marion county, Florida, met
in regular session in the regular
place. on Tuesday, July s, 1913.
There we're present and acting, w.
ID. earn. chairman, and B. r. Bitch,
member. with j. II. Brinson, secre-
aary. Mr.. J. 5. Grantham. the other
member, came in about an hour
later.
Interest Tor s42 on warrants held
By Mrs. +. j. Cardy. amounting to
sI,4OO. being due for semi-annual
payment. the same was ordered paid
by county warrant.
A petition as follows was present
ed from the qualified electors and
taxpayers Of the Oak Hill district by
Mr.. n. ". Nettles accompanied by
Mr.. j. 4. Jones and Mr.. w. P.
Brown. To the Honorable Board OF
Public instruction for Marion Coun-
ty:-We. the undersigned qualified
electors and taxpayers of Oak Hill
Special Tax school District, hereby
petition yoar honorable body TO call
an election TO be held within the
proposed boundaries of this district
for the purpose OF changing the
boundaries from those of the pres
ent. which are as follows: The south
"a OF sections ,. 3. and ., and the
south = OF section 8, and all of sec
tions :. s. .. 10. II, "A, Is, Is, II
and rs OF township Is, range 20, 10
Re as follows: Beginning at the So.
east corner OF 15-13-20, running
thence north 10 south boundary of
the Arrendonda Grant. thence west
erly along the grant line to the line
dividing ranges 10 and 20, thence
south 20 the s w. corner of 1913
20. thence east 10 point of beginning.
Signed. j. A Jones. W. P. Brown, VI.
]. Nixon. ". NJ Green. L. R. Jacobs,
John Thomas. Reese Lee, Josh Dant-
zler. r. W. Nettles, E. T. Austelle,
II. c. Sparkman, B. H. Howard
Due advertisement of the above
petition was ordered made.
Mr.. r. C. Veal. one of the trus-'
tees OF the Cotton Plant district,
called and made report of an agree
ment that the trustees of the Cot
ton Plant school had entered into
with the patrons who had asked for
a school TO be established at Leroy,
90 transport their children to the
Cotton Plant school. After the sit
uation was discussed IL was agreed
that Mr.. Veal should be authorized
40 complete arrangements 10 trans
port the children TO the Cotton Plant
school and pay not more than SIS
per month for the same from the
Cotton Plant district funds.
Messrs. J. c. Perry, Walter Mich
ols and Robt. Shaw, trustees of the
Pedro district, called and made re-
quest for repairs on the house in the
way OF fixing the pillars where they
had been undermined by the sand
blowing away and filling in the holes
where the sand had blown out
They also made an inquiry OF the
board as 10 whether they would be
willing 20 duplicate any amounts
that might be paid in by private sub
scription TO apply on the indebted
ness OF the district Action upon
each request passed over without
action az the present.
Messrs. L. b. Marsh. ]. y. Brin-
son. Ed TeutOn. o. +. Hill and T.
y. Holly patrons of the Marshyile
school, called 10 discuss with the
board the request that had been
previously presented 10 move the
schoou house some distance east and
90 re-establish the old Daisy school.
The matter was fully discussed and
action POSTPONED
Mr.. George Johns. I'm company
with Mr. Joe Dennlson. called to ask
the board 20 furnish material for the
building OF a school house for the
Derby school Mr. Johns to furnish
the board the deed for an acre OF
land upon which to place the house.
it was agreed that the board would
Furnish all the necessary material
and pay So on labor of building.
II was also agreed TO furnish mater
ial for putting down a pump and the
community was to pay for the work
pertaining to putting it down.
;. w Williams, supervisor of the
Metumkee colored school, asked for
appointment of Carrie Cooper as
teacher for the coming term.
Messrs. G. w Neville and VIM.
Griffith. trustees of the Dunnellon
district. called and presented petit
ton asking that a bonding election
Re called in that district. Also. that
there be another teacher granted for