The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1916-07-26
BOARD OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION
Ocala, Fla, Monday, July 8.

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The board met in special session
with all members present as follows:
G. S. Scott, chairman; B. r. Bitch
and j. S. Grantham, members, and
Supt. J. H. Crimson, secretary.
Messrs. Rigdon, McCraney and
Roberts Of Linadale requested the re-
hoval of school from present site to
accommodate larger number of pu-
pills. Same was agreed to, the dis
trict to bear the expense.
Mr. Jordan, one Of the trustees oi
the Pine Level district, presented the
trustees estimates and reported the
trustees would not pay the board u
the teacher any more.
Messrs. Chaffee and Bowen Of Bur
bank presented the returns of the
election held Saturday, July |, which
showed the following results: Fol
creating the proposed Burbank special
tax school district No. Al, II votes
against the same, no votes. A levy Of
three mills was voted, and the follow
ing elected as trustees, Geo. S. Bowen
Geo. III. Dyke and w. G. Bogue. The
board declared the district to be duly
created. It was ordered that the trus
tees be commissioned and returns
made to the tax assessor for tax as
sessment.
The board went into executive SEES
sion for the purpose Of considering
financial conditions. The board ad
| journed for the day.
Tuesday morning the board met il
regular session with all member.
/ present.
Messrs. Parker, Roddenberry ane
Strickland OF Homeland called and re
ported the resignation Of Mr.. Parker
requesting the appointment of Mr.. J
D. Williams. Which was agreed to.
The board continued it's financial
session. 1t was ordered that The
banks as depositaries should be mott
fed to place in savings accounts al
balances not need for the payment Of
interest on hand in the district bono
| interest and sinking fund accounts. i
was ascertained that there was about
$4,000 in the several repositories; il
would be necessary to pay out $475t
in interest and the balance of about
! $4,000 was ordered placed at interest.
Mr.. NJ. Al. Fort from the county com.
missioners discussed with the board
the appropriation for the home dem.
onstrator's salary.
Messrs. Rush and Walkup, trustees
of the Mcintosh school, requested that
their school house be painted and
toilets built. Matter was noted for at
tention later.
Mr.. C. B. Howell, for the trustees Of
the Lowell district, discussed the pro.
posed new Lowell school building. II
| is proposed to erect house to cost
about $1,000, to sell the old house and
lot for 500 to apply on this and tc
raise $500 outside, if the county viii
donate $500. A two-acre lot is offer
ed. The matter was passed over fol
attention later.
Mr.. A. B. Dupuis called in regard to
the proposed new building at Shiloh
showed plans that he had prepared
and discussed the building.
Mr.. G. MI. earn Of the Reddick trus.
tees, discussed proposition to turn
their school building around and re
model it at cost of $500, the board
being requested to donate half. A re-
quest was also made for an appropria.
ton of about SIS for ceiling Mt. Zior
colored school building. The matter
was passed over for later considera-
ton.
| 1t being reported to the board thai
the attorney declined to pass favor
ably upon title to the proposed lot al
Reddick. the question was passed FOL
! the present.
Request for repairs at Pine Grove
colored school passed for the present
AS no district election IN the Lima
dale district was held at the time Of
holding district elections, the follow