The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1916-10-13
BOARD OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION
Ocala, Fla, October 2, 1916.

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in special session with all members
present and acting as follows: G. S.
Scott, chairman, B. r. Bitch and J.
s. Grantham, members, and Supt. j.
Fl. Brinson, secretary.
| The special purpose of the meeting
being to canvass the returns Of the
bonding election held at Citra, the
secretary presented the official re-
turns signed by Stewart Ramey, Z. H.
Hall and /. G. Ellis, inspectors, and
M. j. Timmons, clerk The returns
were headed Returns Of election held
within the Citra special tax school
district. on Tuesday, Sept. IL, 1916, to
! determine whether there shall be
bonds issued by said district in the
amount of $500, or not
Citra, Fla, Sept. 12, 1916.
We, the undersigned inspectors and
clerk of an election duly petitioned
for, called by your honorable body
and advertised to be held at Citra on
the above date, hereby certify that
| said election for the purpose Of deter
mining whether bonds in the amount
| of $250O shall be issued by the Citra
special tax school district for the pur-
pose of obtaining funds for discharg-
| ing Indebtedness incurred by the said
district for school purposes within the
said district, was duly held in con-
lfcrmance with the law and the results
are as follows: For bonding, 29 votes;
against bonding, votes. Signed by
inspectors and clerk as above.
Motion was made and carried that
the election had been duly carried for
| the issuance of bonds as proposed in
petition which had been duly advertis-
led and the resolution adopted by the
board in pursuance of the petition and
| ii was ordered that due steps be taken
to validate the issue under the law
and to proceed to sell them in legal
manner as soon as possible, fixing
January 2, 1917, as the date upon
which to sell them If all requirements
t1nH DC ulCI uy tudt QdGS.
The board now adjourned the spe-
cial meeting.
Ocala, Fla, October 2, 1916.
Board met for the transaction of
Irregular business with all members
present and acting.
/ Minutes of session of Sept. 40 read
and adopted as read.
| 1t was agreed to have deeds pre-
pared for all Ocala school lots not al
ready held in the name of the county
school board.
Adjournment for noon.
Board met after noon with all pres
Ient.
A set of rules relating to taking
care of the school pig at the Belleview
school was presented and the matter
left with the superintendent to ar
range with the trustees.
i A proposal was presented from the
Lakeside colored school for the pat
rons to do the work of recovering
their house, the county to furnish the
material Same was agreed to.
A request was presented from the
/ Martel school for an assistant teacher
and it was agreed to furnish one when
the average of 35 is actually made,
with probability of maintaining it.
4 A communication was presented
from the comptroller with reference
to making provision for repositories
Il for school funds.
il Black Sink colored school was al
lowed eight window lights.
j Buck Pond school was allowed two
i blackboards and two recitation seats.
| Matter of fixing extra rooms at the
i dormitory was passed on for the pres.
|ent.
/ nthe matter of the new school te
B be located at Lombay it was ordered
that list of the patrons and pupils
| be asked for before sending teacher.
d It being reported that the super.
visor of the Mt. Pelier colored schoo
was not in the community, it was or.
q ldered that suitable recommendation
| be made for appointment.
i It was agreed to furnish materia
to cell the Turner Farm school house
1.-THE community TO do the work.
Il Offer of Citrus county to pay s2l
s per month for four months as tuition
| for colored pupils at Hard Rock schoo
i accepted.
, Secretary reported the resignation
1lof Miss Maud FAINT as teacher of th,
Paisley school and the appointment O
Mrs ] w. Platt to finish the term.
Il The secretary reported authorizin,
the purchase of lock, the building o