The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1914-05-15


The matter OF using Venetian
blinds in the Dunnellon school build
ing was taken up and proposal OF
the Bostick-Goodell Company fol
furnishing eighty pairs for $26334
The board agreed that they would
grant the bill with the understand
ing that the county would pay
S163-34 and the district 800 and il
the district was increased in size
the amount would be reversed.
Request was also made for drink
ing fountains to be located on second
floor of the Dunnellon building, and
the matter of the location was dis
cussed and it was agreed to leave the
matter with the trustees and the
plum bing contractors to agree upon.
A petition was presented asking
that school be granted and a house
erected at Emathala Matter was
laid over for action at the next regu-
lar meeting.
Mr.. L. w. Wilson called and re-
ported that the present prospects
were that there would be no school
for the coming term at the Eaton
Greek school
Mr.. w. J. Crosby of Citra called
and made request that the board
proceed toward securing plans for
the proposed Citra school building
and there was some discussion Of
possible plans.
DR.. ]. E. Chace in behalf of the
board OF, trustees of the Ocala school
called and discussed the situation
with the board and it was agreed to
advertise at once for bids for the
proposed work on the primary build
ing of the Ocala school. The matter
of blinds of the Ocala schools was
passed over for the present.
Mr.. F. w. Ditto called and sug-
gested that building insurance be
carried on the Ocala building. Ac-
ton postponed.
Minutes of regular meeting of
April and and special meeting
of April ;21, read and adopted.
Mr. j. B. Martin, trustee of the
Moss Bluff school, called and made
statement about maps and globe
purchased from A. ]. Nystrom Co.,
not being as represented. 1t was
agreed that they be returned.
Mr.. Chalker, agent, called and ex-
hibited Victoria Venetian blind pro-
posed for the Ocala building. :.
Wednesday Morning
Board met with all members
present and acting.
Messrs. NJ. NJ. Proctor and S. G.
Lowell, trustees of the Pedro school,
called and made inquiry as to the
financial condition of their district.
They requested that the board take
up all outstanding Indebtedness,
which amounted to $3.50. 1t was
found that the county funds would
be due the district $171 on appro-
priations and it was agreed that all
of the district be WHIP
ed out by taking up as much as the
district funds now on hand would
cover and the remainder by county
funds.
Request was made that the house |
be repaired. 1t was agreed to inves-
tigate and ascertain what was need
ed.
The. board in a body with Mr.. j.
Camp of the Ocala trustees visited
the work on the Ocala building and
found same progressing SATISFACTORY
y.
A petition was presented from pa
irons of the Marshville school ask
ng that the school house be moved
% a more central location.
A request was presented from the
,olored St. Peters school and the
s.. Philips school asking that the St. |
Peters school be moved near the
Blitchton road and new school
house be erected for the benefit of |
both communities. 1t was agreed
hat they select lot and make an |
estimate of the cost of new building |
and report at a future meeting OF
he board.
A request was made for some |
ceiling for Mt Tabor colored school
lnd Is desks for the assistants room |
, heater and piping for the stove in /
he principals room.
Report of e. H. Martin, as attor-
1ey of the board upon the abstract |
Of title to North Ocala school lot was
and filed for information. |
The board accepted the title to the