The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1914-03-13

Marion county met in regular ses-
sion on the above date at the usual
place with all members present and
acting as follows: w. ID. earn.
chairman. and B. r. Bitch and ]. s.
Grantham. members. and J. II. Brin-
son, secretary.
The minutes of the last regular
meeting were read and approved.
Mr.. c. r. Curry. supervisor of the
Central school and two other gentle
men. presented protest against the
establishment OF the Shiloh special
tax district on the lines provided for
in their election, alleging that they
case too close to the Central school
and asking for the line to be set
back one mile. AS the lines of the
district had been fixed by the cleo
ton the board had no power to
change, but they adopted the follow
ing resolution, viz: Upon motion of
Mr.. Bitch, seconded by Mr.. Grant
ham and duly adopted it was agreed
to recommend to the trustees and
tax payers of the Shiloh district that
they prepare and present to the
board petition asking the board to
call an election to change the bound
aries of the district so as to set the
west boundary line one mile east; of
the established boundary line.
Wednesday Afternoon
Mr.. c. r. Curry called and made
request that the board authorize him
to offer the present teacher a sub
stantial increase In salary in order
TO retain her for the next term. The
board instructed Mr.. Curry to ask
the teacher to submit a proposition
for the next term.
A Mr.. Price called and submitted
a statement in regard to the sale of
some maps, but no action was taken
In the matter.
Mr.. G. w. Neville, one of the
trustees OF the Dunneilon school dis
cussed with the board the DISPOSE
tion of the present school building at
that place.
Minutes of the special. meeting
held on February II. Is and 10 were
now read and approved.
Mr.. Carruthers of the Ocala
Plumbing & Electric Company. pre-
scented letter from Coons G. Colder.
the contractors for the plumbing on
the ocala school building. in which
they agreed to relinQuish their con-
tract in favor of the ocala company
If 1t were agreeable with the county
board. II was agreed to call in the
Ocala trustees and confer upon the
matter. Messrs. ] Camp. j. +. Chace
and w. 4. Gary. trustees of the
Ocala schools. called aud discussed
with the board the proposition to re-
lieve the contractors OF the plumb
ing of the Ocala school building in
favor of the 0cala Plumbing G. Elec-
trio Company. 1t was decided to de-
cline the proposition. but with the
understanding that il the contrac-
tors wished to sub-let the work and
still remain liable to the boSrd. that
that. could be entertained as a sepa-
rate proposition.
A number of matters with respect
10 the several buildings under con-
temptation and also the lines and
levels of the new school site were
discussed.
Mr.. ID. NJ. Farson. OF Chicago. dis
sed with the board the terms up
on which he would buy county
school warrants in the amount of
$4,000. He proposed to buy the
warrants In the amount mentioned.
but the board did not feei.iike en-
tering into a definite agreement with
him at this time and agreed to as
certain II possible from other sourc-
es what this amount of money would
cost and II necessary make adver-
tisement for selling warrants in sun
dry amounts up to this amount to be
paid at times to be determined upon
by the board and tho bidders with
the rate OF interest al per cent. per
annum. The chairman and secretary
were instructed to secure any infor-
nation possible bearing on this to be
submitted to the board at a future
meeting.
The board adjourned for the day.
Wednesday Morning
The board met with all present
md acting.
An opinion Of the attorney for the
board was presented In regard to the
matter as to where the bonds voted
BY the ocala and Dunnellon districts
should be made payable His opinion
was that they should be made pay
able by the county traasurar