The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1914-08-13

trustees of the Kendrick school, called
and made request for a porch to be
PIT on in front Of the school house. 1t
was agreed that the board would fur
nish the material and the district
would pay for the hauling and putting
of it up. The matter of quality of
teacher was also discussed.
The Mt Tabor colored school asked
that the assistants room be ceiled
with district funds and this was
granted.
James Bass, supervisor of the STAN
ton colored school, called and asked
for desks TO be furnished his school.
and this was granted.
Grant james, supervisor of Mt Ia
Dor school, called and made request
for Is desks, one heater and pipe and
these were granted.
Tom McCants, supervisor of Mon
tague coIored school, called and pro-
tested against school being estab
lished to the north of Montague ac-
|cording to petition that was on file.
1T was agreed that the school should
be operated at Montague as already
provided for the present term.
The bond applied for by Levi Alex
ander with the surety company for the
building of the new colored school
house at Howard Academy was report
ed as being refused by the bonding
company. He called and discussed the
matter with the board and presented a
list of names for the board to consider
as to their being eligible for making
a personal bond. The matter was left
with the board for consideration.
Graham, supervisor of the Wetump-
ka colored school, called and made re-
quest that some means Of securing
water for the school be supplied. It
was agreed that he would secure some
one to dig the well at soc per foot.
Mr. W. j. Crosby, chairman of the
Citra board of trustees, called and re-
ported the selection of the following
teachers for the coming term: H. A.
Thalimer, principal; Miss Florence
Cork for the intermediate room and
Miss Pauline Lambert for the primary
work He also presented a deed for
the additional lot lying to the north of
the lot purchased at Citra. For this
he was to be paid 500 from Citra dis
trict funds.
| Mr. L. A. Fort, supervising architect
on the Dunnellon school building, call
ed and discussed the building there
with the board.
Wednesdays Session
The board met with all members
present and acting.
/ Minutes of the meetings held on
July T. s, and and the special session
held on July IA and Is, were read and
Improved.
1t was agreed that the board would
draw a warrant on the Ocala special
"a So = y,
lOcala National Bank for 1904 to take
up county warrants in favor of F. w
Long and Co. for $4,000 and for s3044
warrants of $4,000 each drawn on
Ocala special tax school district funds
to take up two county warrants OF
$4,000 each. held by the Commercial
Bank in favor of said bank.
Messrs. E. c. Hosford, contractor or
the Dunnellon building. and L. A
Fort. supervising architect on the
same building, called and reported thai
the house was completed and ready
for inspection and acceptance by the
board
Mickens supervisor of the Clarks.
vile colored school, called and report.
ed that they could not get the teacher
that they had been depending upor
and that they wanted galvanized roof
ling for their addition to the schoo
house and also nails for the work
They were granted and il was agreed
that they would call for them and hau
them to the place where needed.
Messrs Murray and Condor calle,
: and conferred with the board abou
the handling Of the school books 70
, the next school year. They agreed t
: continue handling them if they may b
: had upon consi gnment. The boar
= agreed to write the book companie
: requesting that they be furnished t
the dealer upon consignment
The board adjourned for noon and t
: go to Dunnellon to inspect the ne1
. school building.
Wednesday Afternoon
The entire board with Superintend
= ent Pri~son and T.. A. Fort. architec
and f. c. Hosford. contractor. and NJ
= Minshan for the plumbing contractor
went by train to Dunnellon and Their
' in company with DR.. VIM. Griffith an
Mr.. G. w Neville, trustees. made
{ careful inspection and found the build
l ing practically finished and were yer
: much pleased at the quality Of build
, ing that had been secured for III
: amount expended on it, At night
session of the board was held a. tn
Dunne11on Bank and it was agreed :
> Iaccept the building from the controc
= tors with the understanding that II
blackboard would he correctly put :
: in1aoa when # arrives and it wa
: agreed to pay the Dodge Constrrctio
. - $500 go ~ addition to IFS certffcat
shot was duo $40 81. leaving a ba'
g ance of s1132S1 held hack
= They discussed what dispositfon t
= make of the old school building an
o uecioeu 10 secure TIE use OF lot an