The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-05-13
The County School Board
lTransacts Business of Importance

Barlow, Fla, May 13-The Board
of Public Instruction met in regular
session in the Office OF the superin-
tendent with all members and the
superintendent present. Minutes OF
the previous meetings were read and
approved.
Messrs. Crum, Singletary and
Mitchell. trustees of the Homeland
School appeared before Board and
asked that an additional teacher be
granted to that school next term.
Same was granted provided that the
average daily attendance is sixty or
more.
The consolidation of the Combee
and Lake Parker schools was report
ed unfavorably by the committee and
il was ordered that the Combee
school be allowed to remain in its
present location and that a school
be located in the Lake Parker neigh
borhood, same to be established in
a more central location than the
present site and not less than three
miles from the Combee school. The
Board agreed to pay sum not to
exceed $4,000 for the material OF
said school.
Moved and carried that the Coun-
~ Treasurer be instructed to trans
fer from the general school fund to
the Fort Meade school district, the
sum of s2,125.O0, the amount now
due on refunding warrants issued by
said district He was also instruct
ed to transfer same back to the gen.
erai school fund as soon as funds
are available in the Fort Meade
school district 80,
D. NJ. Pipkin, one of the trustees
of the Medulla school appeared be-
fore the Board and asked permits
sion for the Medulla school district
Indebtedness for the painting Of said
school. Same was granted. GO
The sale of the Davenport special
tax school district bonds were or
dered re-advertised, bids to be open
ed for same on the 18th day OF June
Superintendent was instructed te
notify all parties furnishing mater
ial for the erection OF the Frostprool
school building, that the Count!
School Board would be responsible
for any Indebtedness, and that sucf
parties must look to the contractor
for payment
The consolidation of the MIDLAND
and Eden schools was reported ia
yorable. The school was ordered 10
Gated on a site to be selected by tn
committee appointed by the Board
said location to be approved by tn
County Board.
Messrs. McClelland and Lightsey
of Eden. appeared before the Boar
and asked for the re-establishmen
of a school at Eden. Same was nc
granted as the Eden school had bee
consolidated with the indian
school.
II was moved and seconded tha
the County Board on receipt OF
satisfactory warranty deed to tn
Summerlin Institute property by TT
City of Barlow, that this Board pa
to the City of Barlow, that portie
of the proceeds of the sale OF Il
bonds recently issued for that pu
pose. Warranty deed to be appro
ed by Attorney Olliphant.
Messrs. Williams, Fort Mead
Holworthy, Lakeland; and Meal
Barlow, submitted to the Board, Z
table of rates that their towns wou
offer to the students of the 70
County Normal. After some discu
sion, it was agreed that Fort Mea
offered the best inducement. re
Meade was designated as place
holding the normal.
The business Of Board, yet Del
incomplete, the Board adjourned u
til Wednesday, the 5th.
c. A. PARKER,
Supt. and Secretal