The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1915-10-18
BOARD OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION
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granted.
The superintendent reported the re-
opening of the Lake Bryant school
and a request was presented for the
appointment of C. H. Rogers as SUI
pervisor which was ordered to be
done. Also, repairs to the house and
means of getting water not to exceed
$50 were requested and granted.
A communication was presented
from Mr.. W. J. Crosby for the trus-
tees of Citra district mentioning that
one of the teachers had left and
the place had been supplied by anoth-
er and also that the negroes were
having to use a church on account OF
the unsafe condition of their old
school house. Also there was a re-
quest that the board proceed to let
contract as soon as possible to have
the old white school building removed
to the lot secured for the colored
school building and set up in the
same condition as it is at present.
Five No. 3 desks were granted for
the Dallas school and one length of
blackboard.
A bid from A. B. Moore for the re-
moval of the old school building at
Citra was presented and it was order
ed to ask the trustees for additional
bids to be considered in connection
with this one for the work.
Several bids were presented for the
electrical wiring of the county dormi-
tory and the lowest being that of Mr..
J. Mel Thomas, the work was award
ed to him for ss64 for "a lights.
A communication was presented
from Mr.. E. D. Rou of Reddick with
reference to the building of a SAM
tary closets there and it was ordered
to send specifications to the trustees
for their information and guidance.
A request from the teacher in
charge of the Citra colored school
for additional help was presented but
it was not thought necessary to furn-
ish any more help until the house
could be gotten fixed.
F. B. Harper was granted permit
to send to Bay Lake instead of Or
ange Springs school on account OF 1t
being nearer.
A bill of supplies for the Industrial
department of Howard Academy In
the way of equipment was presented
and discussed with the principal and
the industrial teacher. The original
amount asked for was over $500 but
the board authorized the superintend
ent to expend not more than SITS for
the equipment most needed at this
time
The superintendent reported that
the average of the Citra school hav'
| ing passed the required average of 85
there had been fourth teacher sup
piled. Also the average for the Buck
Pond school having passed 35 there
! had been an assistant furnished.
A request for Is new desks at Ir
vine was granted and it was agreed
that when the Fantville school house
| was completely covered the county
| would furnish new desks there and
use the old ones at some other place
| A request for recitation settee fol
Orange Springs school was granted
A request from principal of the Mt
Olive school for increase in salary
was refused.
| Reports of the county Judge of hun
tiers license for the month of Septem
Der showing SAL turned into schoo
fund was presented.
| Mr.. J. Camp for the Ocala trustee:
called and discussed the leaks in tht
roof of the new building and it wa.
ordered to take the matter up will
the architect and the contractors ane
roofing men.
A delegation with the principal o
Fessenden Academy called and dis
cused with the board the possibilit!
of operating the county school il
i
agreed that there was no warrant il
the law for so doing and the people
were requested to secure lot fol
the erection of county school build
| ing.
The board adjourned for noon.
Wednesday Afternoon Session
The board met with all present ant
acting.
The petition of the electors of the
! Heidtville district asking that an cleo
ton be called for the purpose Of de
termining whether or not the district
boundaries should be changed, having
been duly advertised in the Marion
| County Advocate of Dunnellon. 1t was
| ordered that due notice of an election
to be held on Tuesday, November 16
1915, should be published in the same
paper
A great many bills were audited and
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