The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1914-05-22
BOARD OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION
Ocala, Fla, May Is, 1914.

session at the office Of the board on
regular day, with w. D. earn, chair
man, and B. R. Bitch, member, and
J. H. Brinson, secretary, present.
Messrs. Chapple, Turner and Ray
of Kendrick called and discussed
with the board the circumstances sur
rounding the recent special tax school
election.
Mr.. ". L. Payne called and propos-
ed 70 loan the board $500, which was
accepted.
Mr.. J. S. Grantham arrived and sat
with the board as a member
Messrs. Miller, Payne, Mathews and
Scott and Chambers appeared in be-
half of petition to build an annex to
the Fairfield school Tho matter was
passed for the present
Messrs. Erwin, Hudgens, Beck, At
kinson Rowe and Mills of the Fellow
ship community called and present
plans for new school house that
they requested the board to erect for
them at Fellowship. The plans were
adopted.
The board adjourned for noon.
Afternoon Session
Board met, with all present and act
ing.
The matter of the Kendrick cleo
ton was taken up and it was agreed
that the trustees reported as elected
were voted for illegally and therefore
not elected. The three mills voted
for was declared legal The board
then proceeded to appoint Mrs NJ. G.
Davis, Miss Julia Webb and Mr.. S. B.
Brooks as trustees for the ensuing
two years.
The matter of the annex to the
Fairfield school house was then called
up and it was agreed to appropriate
$500 for this purpose.
Mr.. G.. w. Neville of Dunnellon call
ed and discussed the school outlook
for next year. This matter was pass
ed for the present and the board
agreed to call special meeting two
weeks hence for the purpose of max
ing appropriations for the different
schools and fixing the salaries of the
teachers.
Venetian blinds were granted the
Dunnellon school, the county and dis
trict to pay for the same together.
A petition was presented asking for
a school at Emathla. Laid over until
next meeting.
Mr. ]. w. Crosby requested that the
board proceed toward securing plans
for the proposed Citra school build
ing. Possible plans were discussed.
1t was agreed to advertise at once
for bids for the proposed work on the
primary building of the Ocala school,
Minutes of meetings on April Z and
s were read and adopted.
Wednesday Morning
The board met with all members
present and acting.
Messrs. M. NJ. Proctor and S. G..
Lowell, trustees of the Pedro school,
called and made inquiry as to the f.
nancial condition of their district Re-
quest was also made that the house
be repaired, and it was agreed to in
vestigate and ascertain what was
needed.
The board in a body with Mr. J.
Camp of the Ocala trustees, visited
the work on the new Ocal abuilding
and found the same progressing salts
factorily
Report of e. H. Martin as attorney
for the board upon the abstract of ii
tie to the North Ocala school lot was
presented and filed for information.
The report accepted the title to the
property.
Policy was received for $4,000 addi-
tional builders risk on the Dunnellon
building and account for the premium.
Warrant No. 80 on the Heidtville
district being apparently lost it was
agreed to issue one in place of it.
Mr. Walter Martin of Dade City
was recommended for principal of the
principal of Pedro school, The SUI
perintendent was instructed to inves-
tigate his qualifications.
Proposal of H. w. Tucker to in
stall two drinking fountains at the
Dunnellon school for $115 was allow
ed.
Abstract and deed from Mr.. B. H.
Seymour for lot in North Ocala for
the primary school lot were accepted.
Petitions from 25 per cent. of the
qualified electors of the Spar, Fort
Mccoy and Fairfield district asking
for an election to be held to create
these respective districts into special
tax school districts were presented
and ordered duly advertised