The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1914-03-04
BOARD OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION
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and specifications were also signed J
by the respective parties. /
Mr.. Ramsey called again, and dis !
cussed with the board the matter of
school furniture and apparatus, but
they declined to take up the matter
of purchasing libraries, furniture or
apparatus at this time.
The architect presented contracts
to be entered into with the Atlanta
Steam Heating Co, for installation Of
the heating system in the building,
and they were signed by til echairmana
and secretary of the board, but their
representative, Mr.. Manning having
gone, they were left with the archi-
tect to have the execution completed.
The matter of the board milking
memorial donation Of a set Of books
to the Carnegie library wasS disguised
and it was agreed for the, chairman
and secretary to report to the next
meeting of the board such informa-
ton as to the particulars of different
-
for the board to take under consfd
Grafton.
At this time Deputy Sheriff Osteen
served copies of a writ of injune ton
issued out of the circuit court, on the
chairman and secretary restraining
them from awarding the contracts for
the heating and plumbing of the Ocala,
building to the Atlanta Steam Heat.
ing Co, and Coons & Colder, respects
lively Mr.. Martin, attorney for the
board, was called in and a line of ac-
ton discussed
Thursday Noon
In pursuance of legal advertisement
the board met at Il m, fer the pur-
pose of opening bids for the sale of
the school bonds to be issued by Dun
mellon special tax district No. 5. Be-
fore opening the bids the fact was dis
cussed that there had been no depos-
it specified in the advertisement of
the bonds to be made for good faith
in bidding, so upon motion of Mr..
Bitch, seconded by Mr.. Grantham, it
was agreed that the bids would be
opened and considered, and the sale
awarded to the best bidder regardless
of there being deposit <s-s.a
Propositions for purchasing the
bonds were received from c. H. COT
fin of Chicago, J. c. Luning, state
treasurer, of Tallahassee, Gunter and
Sawyers of Little Rock, Ark, Splitter
Rorfck & Co., of Toledo, Terry, Briggs
& Slaton of Toledo, and. A. j. Good
Co., of Detroit. The latter being the
most favorable in terms, upon motion
of Mr.. Grantham, seconded by Mr.
Bitch, it was agreed to accept their
bid, which proposed to pay s12,012 fol
the issue of $4,000, deducting s474
for furnishing bonds and covering at
torney's fees in determining the legal
ity of the issue and sale.sF q
The matter of advertising the issue
of $4,000 bonds by the Ocala specia
tax school district for sale was taker
under consideration and in consulta
ton with DR.. J. E. Chace of the board
of trustees it was decided to at once
insert advertisements for the sale O.
the bonds with the bids to be opened
on Wednesday, March 4, 1914. 1t was
ordered that there should accompan,
each bid a check either certified b,
the bank upon which it is drawn or {
cashiers check for per cent. of thu
proposed price of the bonds, same tt
be a guaranty to the board of goo,
faith in bidding and ability to con
summate the deal.
A request that the salary of Mrs
c. L. Thigpen, first assistant of tn
Fairfield school, be paid for sever