The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1914-11-17

AS he declined to pass favorably
upon the validity of the district the
state treasurer declined to accept the
bonds voted by the district as per
their proposition which had been pre-
giously accepted by the board.
attorney e. N. Martin was called
in consultation by the board and aft.
er much discussion it was agreed for
him to take the papers at hand and
to make an effort to convince the at
torney general that his objections
were purely technical and that the
district had for many years been per-
forming all the functions of a legal
special tax school district and to
make an effort to secure a reconsid-
Grafton and revision of his conten-
tion which would he favorable to the
bond issue.
In the meantime, it was agreed to
withhold awarding the contract for
the erection of the building and hold
the two lowest bids which were those
of w. ". Henry and the Rogers
Simmons Co., for period of as much
as thirty days to see If the bond ma.-
ter could he adjusted.
Also, it was ordered that the secre-
tary should take up correspondence
to see about borrowing $4,000 for
the county with the object in view Of
going ahead with the erection of the
building with county funds in case
the bond issue cannot be adjusted at
present.
The board adjourned for the day.
Tuesdays Session
The board met with all members
present and acting.
Tt was agreed to pay Il. w. Long
& &C. $500 on account of Ocala new
high school building. leaving bal
ance due of $500.
They sold the old Fellowship
school building to the w. o. w. OF
that place for $50.
A letter from Mr.. S. G. Lowell as
trustee for the Pedro school inform
ed the board that Miss elizabeth
Proctor had been secured as third
teacher for the Pedro school and the
action was endorsed by the board.
"a proposal was presented from
Mr.. P. ID. ODell to paint the old part
of tie Ocala primary building to cor
respond with the new part for SIS
and it was accepted with the under
standing that it would be done un-
der the direction of Mr.. MacKay as
supervising architect.
1t was agreed to pay the ATLANTA
Steam Heating Co. 500 in full set
tlerlent on their contract for heating
in the new Ocala building.
The matter as to whether there
shoIId be an extra day given to the
fair came up and it was decided not
to allow for any time except Thanks
giving day. In those cases where K
seems advisable to dismiss for both
Thursday and Friday following it will
be allowable to do so, but the time
must be taught in order to make up
for Friday
Bids were presented for painting
the Fairfield school house and it was
decided to award the contract to Mr..
ID. H. Mathews for ls9i5 for the entire
contract.
1t was agreed to pay the Ocala
plumbing & Electric Co. 800 on ac-
count for high school plumbing.
The following bills were ordered
paid from county funds: Mamie E.
White for monitor at Hawthorne,
1915; w. ID. earn for per diem and
mileage, 1920; B. R. Bitch for
same s11J2O; j. S. Grantham for
same, $11.80; IA. C.. i. r. R., for
freight on desks for ocala. $3.50;
A. "a. Winer for painting Fellowship
school house. SIP. so; s. IA. Il. R. r
for freight on domestic science
equipment for OcaIa. 1919; J. H.
Brinson for postage. express and rail
road fare to and from Dpnnellon,
$5l96; Orange Brooks, for work a.
dormitory. 80. 65; j. j. Crimson, for
lot for Eureka school. $40; S. A. L.
Ry. for freight. 1884. The follow
ing we're ordered paid from district
funds: "a j. Nystrom & Co, on For
Mccoy. for balance on maps and
globe, SIS.