The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1914-05-15
BOARD OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION
ocala, Fla. Tuesday, May 6. 1914.

Ocala, Fla, Tuesday, May 6. 1914.
The board of public instruction
in and for Marion county, met in
| regular session at the Office of the
| board at 1910 a. m. with w. D.
! earn chairman, and B. r. Bitch.
member. present. and J. H. Brinson,
secretary.
/ Messrs. ChappIe, Turner and RAY.
! of kendrick called and and discussed
with the board circumstances sur
rounding the recent special tax
school district election. 1t appear
| ing that many of the votes cast were
prepared by the managers of the
election for the voters, the board de-
| clared this to be irregular and lille
gal in maner of voting and declared
| the election void for trustees but not
| for the millage voted upon, which
was declared to be three mills. A
paper of explanation was presented.
signed by the inspectors of the cleo
ton and a petition from a number
of citizens of the community pro-
testing against the election being de-
clared as returned. Also a paper
from Mr.. ]. E. Turnipseed withdraw
ing resignation that had been filed
at the special meeting of the board
for canvassing the returns.
Mr.. NJ. L. Payne called and pro-
posed to loan the board $500 and
the same was accepted in the follow
ing resolution which was unanimous
ly adopted: Resolved that loan of
$500 be made with NJ L. Payne,
trustee, to run until January 1, 1916
with interest at Z per cent per an
mum payable quarterly. A check for
this amount was delivered to the
board and ordered deposited in the
general school fund and county war
ran No. BIOL was issued for it.
Mr.. j. S. Grantham arrived and
sat with the board as member from
11:25.
Messrs. Miller, Payne, Mathews,
Scott and Chambers appeared in be-
half of petition to build an annex
to the Fairfield school. The matter
was passed for the present.
Messrs. Erwin, Hudgens, Beck, A.
kinson, Rowe and Mills of the Eel
lowship community called and pre-
sented plans for new school house
that they requested the board to
erect for them at Fellowship. 1t was
moved and unanimously adopted to
adopt the plans, grant the building |
and advertise for bids for either the
general contract or for the work
only.
The board adjourned for noon
Afternoon Session
The board met with all present |
and acting.
The matter of the Kendrick cleo |
ton was taken up and upon motion |
of Mr.. Grantham, seconded by Mr.. |
Bitch, and duly adopted, it was
agreed that the trustees reported as
elected were voted for illegally and
therefore not elected and their plac-
es were therefore vacant. The mill
age of three mills was declared
legally voted. The board then pro-
coded to appoint the following as
trustees for the ensuing two years:
Mrs. G. NJ Davis, Miss Julia Webb
and Mr.. S. S. Brooks.
The matter of the annex to the
Fairfielr school house was called up
and Mr.. NJ L. Payne addressed the
board in favor of the proposition.
Estimates of cost of material were
presented. 1t was agreed to appro-
pirate $500 for this purpose and to
advertise for bids, one for the work
alone, and one for both furnishing I
the material and labor for building
the annex complete.
Mr.. G. w. Neville, of Dunnellon.
called and discussed with the board
the outlook for the next year. He
that they be allowed three
high school teachers and that three
Of their teachers besides the princi-
pal be paid $50 per month, the 9TH
ers being paid $50. This mater was
passed over for the present and the
board agreed to call special meet
ing two weeks from the present for
the purpose OF making appropria-
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