The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1914-03-27
MINUTES OF SPECIAL MEETING
or BOARD OF PUBLIC
INSTRUCTION
ocala, Fla, March 10, 1914

| ne DOdIu VI puUiiO otAuStiOh III
and for Marion county met in special
session as per adjournment for the
purpose of canvassing the returns OF
the bonding election held in Citra
special tax school district on Tues
| day, March II, 1914.
The board met at 11:10 a. m, with
all members present and acting as
follows: w. d. earn, chairman; B. r.
Bitch and J. S. Grantham, members,
and J. H. Brinson, secretary.
Minutes of the last regular meeting
were read and approved.
Mr.. George MacKay, as per request
of trustees of Ocala district, called
and submitted plans for extending the
Ocala primary school building, and
for a four-room primary building to
be erected in North Ocala. 1t was
agreed that the trustees and the chair
man and secretary of the county
board would take the matter under
consideration and report to the next
meeting of the county board.
A deputation of colored citizens of
Ocala, representing their auxiliary as
ISOLATION, called and presented plans
for the new building at Howard Acad-
envy. Their plans were also turned
over to the superintendent for con-
sideration by the Ocala trustees and
the chairman and secretary of the
county board and to be reported on
at the next meeting of the county
board.
They presented a petition, signed
| by large number of the leading col
ored citizens asking, among other
things, that the new building be erect
ed on a different lot from the one
upon which the present building
stands, because the district known
as the red light district is within fifty
yards of the present site" The coun-
| ty board took the petition under con-
sideration and decided against put
ting the school building in another
| location, but unanimously adopted
| the following resolution:
Whereas, a place alleged to be OF
| i'll repute and indecent and immoral
conduct known as the "red light" dis
trict is said to be in the immediate
| neighborhood of the colored school
known as Howard Academy, and
Whereas, the county school board
contemplates making extensive inn
provements there in the near future.
now, therefore, be it
| Resolved, by the county board OF
public instruction, the board of trus-
tees of the Oeala district, concurring.
| that they do most respectfully and
earnestly request the authorities OF
| the city of Ocala, composed of his
honor, the mayor, and the gentlemen
of the council, to take steps as soon
as possible to abate this alleged nui-
sance and moral danger by causing
the "red light" district to be totally
abolished in this neighborhood.
The board adjourned until 1:30 p
m.
| Afternoon Session
| The board met at las D. M, with
all members present and acting.
They now took up the canvassing
of the returns from the bonding cleo
ton held at Citra on March II, 1914.
Driver, W. A. Redditt and Jno. s.
Wyckoff, inspectors, and ]. M. Mall
phurs, clerk, were presented, showing
that Their chad been 80 votes cast for
] bonding and no votes cast against
bonding. These were accompanied
by the affidavits of the inspectors and
clerk taken upon assuming their du-
ties in holding the election at Wart-
mann's brick store in Citra.
Upon motion of Mr.. Bitch, second
ed by Mr.. Grantham, it was ordered
and certified that the special tax
school district of Citra, No. 10, of Ma
rion county had legally voted for the
board of public instruction of the
county to issue bonds for them in the
sum of $4,000, to run for twenty years.
and draw per cent. interest, payable
annually from date of issue. The pro-
ceeds of said bonds to be used for
school purposes exclusively within
said district.
1t was ordered that there should be
steps taken Immediately to have
them validated under our laws provid-
| ing for same.
1t was ordered that letter be is
sued to the trustees and supervisors
calling their special attention to ths
district elections to be held on April
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