The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1914-08-13
BOARD OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION
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have it moved away from the school
lot.
They also visited the negro school
lot and inspected the building and
found it entirely inadequate for the
needs and house in poor condition. 1t
was suggested that a lot on the out
side could probably be secured that
would make a good school site.
Thursday Morning, Aug
The board met with all present and
acting.
Messrs. Parker and Woodward of
Homeland and Cotton Plant, respect
lively, called and reported new agree
ment with reference to the Cotton
Plant shool They requested that
new school house be built in the
Homeland district at a site said to
have been agreed upon instead of the
Cotton Plant district as previously
agreed upon. During the cOnsidera-
ton of the matter a phone call was re-
ceived from Mr. J. d. Williams, stating
that he and Mr.. Roddenberry as trus-
tees of the Homeland district objected
to the arrangement and favored the
one previously agreed upon. The
board referred the entire matter to the
trustees of the two districts to agree
upon a proposition and submit to the
chairman and secretary and they were
to have power TO act.
A request from the trustees of the
Mcintosh district asked that the col
ored school house be repaired, as it
had been damaged by a storm, and it
was granted to the amount OF s25.
| A request from r. F. Heath for the
ceiling of the Mt Zion colored school
was refused for the present.
letter from the supervisor of the
Sulphur Springs school was presented
with a suggestion of kind of house
and it was agreed for the chairman
and secretary to go ahead and have
house built.
A letter was presented from Mr.. II
E. Golding, supervisor of the Ebenezer
school reporting that the house had
been abused by some one breaking out
window lights This and other repairs
had geen authorized by the superin-
tendent and was confirmed by the
board.
A proposition of Duke NJ Farson &
Co, of Chicago, to buy 100000 of coun-
ty warrants. was presented, discussed
and declined.
A largely signed petition from the
ing that in calling the election tc
change the boundary of the Shiloh dis
ltrict it be fixed as follows: Commenc.
ing at the ne corner of the nwA Of
5-15-20 and running south on half sec.
ton line to the south boundary of the
Arredonda Grant. The board examin
ed the map of the section and agreed
to call the election to be held on Sat
urday August %, at the Shiloh schoo
house, to determine whether the bound
airy shall remain as at present or shall
be changed as aforesaid. Due adver
tisement was ordered made.
A letter from Mr.. r. w. Erwin wa
pres tied, in which he resigns as trus
tee of the Fellowship school on &C
count of becoming principal of tn
school He reported that at a meeting
of the patrons Mr.. W. B. Rawls ha,
been named to be appointed in hi
! place The resignation was accepted
and Mr.. Rawls was to be duly commits
stoned as trustee.
The following petition signed by
large number of citizens at Lowell
was presented and ordered to be dull
advertised: We, the undersigned quail
flied voters who are taxpayers an
who constitute not. less than 25% o
embraced within the boundaries pro
posed to be created into a special ia
school district, hereby respectfully pc
tition your honorable body to call a
election to determine whether or nc
there shall be a special tax school dis
trict established to be known as Low
ell Special Tax School District No. 81
and to include the territory describe
as follows: Beginning at the ne corne
of the swA of 24-13-21, runnin
thence west on half section line thr
sections "a, %, % and 81, to the west
ern boundary line of the Reddick di:
trict, thence south to the ne corner
32-13-21, thence west to the NV corne
of said section, thence to the sw col
ner of 5-14-21, thence east on sectio
line to the Sc corner of 1-14-21, thenC
north on range line to the ne corner
s sc II of 24-13-21, to point of beginning
Proposals for putting down sewer
age wells at the Ocala high school ar
, water we'll at North Ocala were pr,
scented from Mr.. S. II. Christian ar
Mr. Pat winfree, and discussed, ar
the matter referred to the local boar
for consideration and advice.
proposal from the managers
the Anna Jeans fund was presented,
which it was offered to pay the salal
of the supervisor of rural industri
education for negroes and the coun
was asked to supplement the salary
least SIS per month. The matter W;
passed for this meeting.
The following statement of the pr
ceeds of the bond issue in the Oca
district of $4,000 was presente
Draft was drawn for $71,7Os.34 al
postage of s102 and insurance of $
were deducted, leaving balance
S71,69232, to which we added Il
amount of certified check deposit'
at the time of bid $500, making Il
total net proceeds from the sale Of Il
bonds S73,192.32
An estimate of the cost of the VOL
to be done in converting the old Oca
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