The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1914-07-31
BOARD OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION
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cor Of 1-l3-2I, running south 10 the
half section line OF section "a,
thence on half section line through
sections p, %, % and 81, thence
north 10 NV corner of section 4,
/ thence east to ne corner of section /,
the point Of beginning. The returns
were signed by S. L. Fridy, c. N.
earn and W. H. Bishop, inspectors,
and r. w. McAuley, clerk.
The petition of number Of the
qualified voters of the Shiloh district
consisting of not less than % per
cent of the qualified voters OF said
district, asking for an election 10 be
called to change the western boun-
Diary of said district Of the county, it
was ordered that an election be call
ed to be held in the Shiloh special
tax school district as per the petit
ton on Tuesday, August %, 1914,
and that same be duly advertised.
Notice from the Commercial Bank
was presented in which notice was
served of the termination of the ar
rangement with them for carrying
the current school warrants of the
county.
a bill of lumber needed for an
addition to the GAINESVILLE colored
school was presented and it was or
dered to be furnished with the un-
derstanding that it would be hauled
and put up by the community.
A statement of the attendance at
Ithe state summer schools was pre-
scented and filed for information.
A bill of material for the Mt. Zion
colored school to be used in finish
ing the house, was presented as
coming from r. F. Heath, and was
refused for the present.
A proposal from Mr.. S. H. Chris
tan to put down wells for the new
Ocala high school building was pre-
scented and the matter was referred
to the local board of trustees for con-
sideration and action on the proposal
was postponed for the present.
A communication from Mr.. J. z.
Hall, supervisor of the Orange
: Springs school, was presented ac-
companied By The specifications OF
the new school building there. Ii
was to the effect that he had in
spected the material as it had gone
into the building and had inspected
the building as completed and found
it to conform fully with the specifi
cations and recommended that it bt
accepted from the contractor, Mr.
Lewis Benson, as completed. 1t wa
agreed that the building would b.
accepted as recommended and full
l. settlement made.
l. A communication for the treas
urer of the state was presented, 4
which he reported that at a meetin
Al of the State Board of Education the
purchase of certain school warrant
= that the board of public instructio
y of Marion county was offering.
letter from the trustees of tn
al Pleasant Hill school was presentet
u asking that the county board max
deed of the present school lot t
Mrs. ". Curry and forward to then
upon receipt of which she woul
make a deed to the new school 10
This was ordered to be done.
n II A letter from Mr. c. r. Curr,
supervisor of the Central school, Wa
e presented setting forth they wishe
to have their same teacher as la,
term, that she had first grade ce
tificate and wanted a salary of So
per month and that the patrons wei
willing to pay So per month of tn
salary in order to secure her, an
asking that the board pay $50 pt
month instead of $40 as appropria
- ed. The matter was considered ar
the salary $40 if the same teach,
would take the school for the con
ing term.
A communication from Hon. T.
West, attorney general for the stat
was presented in which he emphasi
led the necessity of full and exa,
proceedings and records in come
ton with all matters pertaining /
| the establishment AMI changing
special tax school districts.
/ A communication from the tru
| ltees of the Cotton Plant district Wa
4 presented in which they asked thu
/ the county use SO of the speci;
/ tax district funds to apply on the co
4 ored school to be erected at Yorl
L The offer was accepted but it We
4 agreed to ask that the amount be il
Il creased to $50 from the distri
/ funds as the coIored people ha
raised 500 and the county was a
/ Stunning the obligation to erect tt
u