The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1914-06-16
BOARD OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION
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man and secretary with the Ocala
trustees to decide.
A request from Mr.. E. T. Johnson
of the Irvine community to partonize
the Fairfield school, was presented
and granted.
A list of articles needed for the
Industrial department of Howard
Academy was presented, but no &C
ton was taken at this meeting.
1t was agreed to have the Fort
Mccoy school house ceiled over
head.
Mr.. George MacKay called and
presented plans for converting the
old Ocala high school building into
dormitory for boarding pupils.
The board adjourned for the day.
Friday, June 5, 1914
The board met pursuant to ad-
journment with all members present
and acting as usual.
The matter OF contracting for the
new school building at Shady was
called up and Mr.. Fogelstrom called
and explained his plans and the
board went into executive session
and decided to give the contract for
the building to Mr.. Frank Moses for
$799.s0, this being the most favor
able bid before the board. It was
!, understood with him that the board
, would withhold at least 5000 of the
payments on the building until 1t
was completed and accepted by the
board.
Mr. Carter, as special representa-
tive and Mr.. Collier, as local deale:
in Beaver board, called and present
ed it's merits for ceiling of school
houses, but the board took no action
with reference to it's use.
Mr. w. S. Priest ,one of the trus-
tees of the Fort Mccoy school, called
and discussed with the board the
condition of their school and stated
that they wished to operate their
/ school eight months, but would
have to borrow funds on district war
rants to do so. 1t was agreed for
them to do so if found necessary.
/ 1t was also reported that Mr.. F.
w. Moore was not in position to
serve as trustee and Mr. O. G. Stan
thorough was recommended to be
appointed in his place, which was
ordered done.
The board adjourned for noon.
/ Friday Afternoon Session
| The board met with all members
Ipresent and acting and proceeded TO
open the bids for the erection Of the
school house at Fellowship. The
trustees and a number of the pat
rons were present. They were open
ed in public and the board went in
to executive session for their con-
sideration and decided to reject all
! bids presented as they were higher
than had been contemplated and
hprovision made for. It was then
agreed by the board to employ Mr..
Potts to build the house as per prop
osition previously made.
The trustees Of the Fellowship
school requested permission to ope-
rate the eleventh grade, but action
was postponed upon this.
| The matter Of awarding the con-
tract for building an annex 10 the
Fairfield school house was now
taken up and a number Of bids open
I'd rf,I 70
award the contract to Mr.. D. B.
Mathews for the entire contract, to
furnish all materials and to do the
work for sS67.eo.
The hour of three o'clock navin 9
arrived the board took up the matter
OF awarding contract for the addi-
lions to the Ocala primary building
as per advertisement Quite a num-
bids were opened in public and tho
board then went into executive ses
sion with the trustees of Ocala
They found that all the bids We're
lpated and in excess OF the amour;
that they contemplated spending
After considering the situation i
was agreed that they would rejec
all proposals that had been present
led and re-adyertise for bids on a re
lvised plan and also for proposals 10:
building of the primary house u
North Oeala and the extra buildins
at Howard Academy.
Mr.. W. T. Gary of the Ocala trus