The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1913-07-17
BOARD OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION

in regular session in the regular
place, on Tuesday. July s, 1913.
There were present and acting. W.
D. earn. chairman, and B. R. Bitch,
member. with J. H. Brinson, secre-
tary. Mr.. J. 5. Grantham, the other
member. came in about an hour
later.
Interest for $42 on warrants held |
by Mrs. z. J. Cardy. amounting to !
|iS1,400. being due for semi-annual
Ipayment. 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. H ". NettIes accompanied by
Mr.. J. A Jones and Mr.. W. P. |
Brown: To the Honorable Board of
Public instruction for Marion Coun-
ty:-We. the undersigned qualified
i electors and taxpayers of Oak Hill
Special Tax School District. hereby
petition your honorable body to call
I an election to be held within the
i proposed boundaries of this district
for the purpose of changing the
boundaries from those of the pres
ent, which are as follows: The south
81 of sections 2, 3, 4 and ), and the
south p of section 6. and all of sec
I tions Z, s, 9, 10, IL, IA. Is, 16, II
and Is of township IS; range 20, to
he as follows: Beginning at the So.
east corner Of 15-13-2O, running
thence north to south boundary of
the ArrendOnda Grant, thence west
erly along the grant line to the line
dividing ranges 10 and 20, thence
i20, thence east to point of beginning.
Signed, J. A Jones, w. P. Brown, VI.
HI Nixon, w. VI. Green, L. R. Jacobs,
/ John Thomas. Reese Lee, Josh Dant-
l zler. H. w. Nettles. E. 7. Austelle,
Hi. c. Sparkman. B. H. Howard.
d Due advertisement Of the above
\ petition was ordered made.
4 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 Coz
. ton Plant school had entered into
with the patrons who had asked for
." school to be established at Leroy,
to transport their children to the
Cotton Plant school After the sit
Uation was discussed it was agreed
that Mr. Veal should be authorized
to complete arrangements to trans
port the children to the Cotton Plant
school and pay not more than 81
per month for the same from the
Cotton Plant district funds.
Messrs. J. c. Perry, Walter Mich
OILS and Robt. Shaw, trustees of the
Pedro district, called and made re
z quest for repairs on the house in the
. way of fixing the pillars where the!
had been undermined by the sane
blowing away and filing in the hole
: where the sand had blown out
= They also made an inquiry of tn
! board as to whether they would b.
!: willing to duplicate any amount
q
! scription to apply on the indebted
!: ness of the district. Action upo1
:. each request passed over without
: action at the present.
!. Messrs. L. B. Marsh, J. \. Brin
: son, Ed. Teuton, o. E. Hill and I
: T. Holly, patrons of the Marshvill
:: school, called to discuss with tn
!. board the request that had beer
~ previously presented to move tn
: schoOu house some distance east an
lIIf The matter was fully discussed an
I,It action POSTPONED.
Hill Mr.. George Johns, in compan
IIE with Mr.. Joe Dennison, called to as
HI the board 10 furnish material for tn
IA building of a school house for tn
II Derby school, Mr.. Johns to furnis
the board the deed for an acre
land upon which to place the hous,
It was agreed that the board woul
furnish all the necessary materii
and pay $50 on labor of buildin:
It was also agreed to furnish mate
ial for putting down pump and til
community was to pay for the wor
pertaining to putting it down.
S. W. Williams, supervisor of IL
Wetumkee colored school, asked fl
appointment of Carrie Cooper
teacher for the coming term.
Messrs. G. w. Neville and VIM
Griffith, trustees of the Dunnellc
Idistrict, called and presented pet
ton asking that a bonding electic
he called in that district. Also. TIL
there be another teacher granted fl
the coming term. A request was a
so made that the first assistant
paid a salary of SIS per mont
which was agreed 10