The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1917-01-10

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payments are to be made to the sure
II company. Under such conditions
should the assignment be accepted,
the force Of the surety bond would be
impaired.
The matter of putting a coat of con-
crete paint on the exterior walls OF
the Seabreeze school building. was
the contractors agreeing to
have the work done at a cost not to
exceed $4,000. The matter was re-
ferred to the superintendent with pow
er to act after comforting with the
architects.
A letter from A. E. Lewis confirm
ing extra work authorized by the
board on the New Smyrna school
building to make the basement Of said
building water proof below high wa
ter levels, was filed for future refer
ence.
A communication from John F. Culp,
representative of the Wilson-Toomer
Fertilizer company, requesting that
the board make Quit-claim deed to
the WilsOn-ToOmer Fertilizer company
for one acre of land in the Haw Creek
section, on which is located a school
house. was considered by the board.
lnasmuch as the Dupont Land and
Railway company intended to deed
this acre of land to the school board,
Tor school purposes for consideration
winch consideration has been carried
out by the board, and since the Du-
pont Land company made a reserva-
tlon OF this one acre, and the Wilson
IOOmer Fertilizer company. in deed
ing the tract to Will Richardson made
similar reservation for this one acre.
the board considers that it has been
the intention of the various owners
of this land to carry out their part of
the contract. The matter was there
fore referred to the superintendent
with instructions that he proceed with
the Dupont Land company, to secure
a warranty deed to the same, the re-
quests of the Wilson Toomer Fertilizer
company. for quit-claim deted being
denied.
Upon request. the colored school
at New Smyrna was granted two
months extension in term The re-
quest was granted ON the grounds that
the colored people of that place have
for several years back extended the
term by subscription.
A request from the colored people
OF Port Orange for two months extra
term there. was considered and the
board agreed to give them one extra
month, provided they would raise suf-
hclent funds to pay the teacher for
one month.
A proposition from the colored peo-
pie of Orange City to raise sufficient
funds to extend the school term one
month if the board would give them
one extra month, was accepted, and
the superintendent was instructed to
close the matter with them at once.
A resolution was adoped providing
he First National bark of Daytona,
or the Park National bank of New
York City. New York. as the place of
payment for both interest and prin-
cipal of Holly Hill School bonds.
Deeds were executed by the board
to the Coronado Beach Improvement
association, conveying lot l. block ,.
of the plat of subdivision of lot 2.
block |. of the Robert Walker grant,
in township II, S range "a east, same
being the vacated school property at
Coronado Beach, consideration $500
The deeds were left in the hands of
the superintendent to be delivered
upon tn receipt of check in the sum
of $4,000.
The balance to the credit of Special
Tax School district No Al. bond ac-
counts carried by the East Coast
State bank having decreased to $13-
ol2.61. in both building account and
interest account. it was ordered that
one $S,OOO.OO surety bond now held by
the board be cancelled and returned
to said bank, this leaving surety bond
amounting to 100000 held BY the
board against said bank.
The total balances to the credit of
Special Tax School district No. 6,
bond accounts carried by the Mer-
chants bank of Daytona, having de-
creased $4,000. it was ordered that
one $4,000 surety bond held by the
board against said bank be cancelled.
this leaving sufficient surety in the
hands of the board against said bank
to cover total credit balances in said
bank
The retiring treasurer's books and
accounts having been audited and APP
proved by the superintendent. he re-
ported to the board that the proper
transfer of school funds was made to
the NOlusia County bank, said bank
having duly qualified as county deposi-
tory. said transfer taking place on
January End. 1917, as follows: