The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1917-10-19
mendation of Daniel Rodgers was ac-

mendation of Daniel Rodgers was ac-
cepted and he was ordered to be ap-
pointed for the remainder of the term.
Accounts as per list posted at the
uper;ntendent's Office were audited
and ordered paid.
The trustees of the Lowell school
called with a carpenter and discussed
their proposed new building. A deed
for the new lot from Mr.. j. NJ. Mef-
fert was presented and the plans and
specifications as accepted by the trus-
tees were discussed and adopted. It
was agreed with Mr.. L. B. Brock to
build the house according to plans
without painting for $1,1S5 and to
enter a contract to this ecect with
two bondsmen to be acceptable to the
board. 1t was agreed that the county
should bear two-thirds of the expense
of the building and the districts one
third and that the lot should be paid
for by the community.
Coupon warrant number II to Mr..
W. J. Edwards for $4,000 having ma
tured it was ordered that it be paid.
Mr.. J.. H. Taylor called and agreed
to loan the board $4,000 at six per
cent interest for two years, the inter
est being paid semi-annually and the
offer was accepted and a coupon war
rant for that amount and on these
terms was drawn in exchange for this
amount.
w. B. Burton, supervisor of Blaze
Pond colored school, called and re-
quested that their house be painted
and ceiled. Decision on the matter
was postponed.
The board adjourned for the day.
Wednesday Morning
The board met with all members
present and acting.
DR.. J. E. Chace. mayor of Ocala,
called and discussed with the board
the advisability of making an appro-
priation to support military drill in
the Ocala school.
The chairman and secretary were
directed to take such steps as may be
found proper to collect for the benefit
of the board of public instruction such
commission as may be due by the
county commissioners to the estate of
John M. Graham, treasurer.
1t was agreed to award the work of
painting the Citra colored school
building to Mr.. V. E. Kunze as per his
proposal.
Request was presented for $50 feet
of pipe for the we'll at Homeland but
after discussion the board decided to
furnish a cylinder and have the we'll
repaired.
In regard to the ceiling of the
Blaze Pond school it was agreed for
the superintendent to take the mat
ter up with the supervisor and if the
patrons will haul the lumber to fur
nish the same.
DR.. S. H. Bitch called and present
ed coupon warrant No. 8 held by him
for $500, maturing March l, 1920,
and bearing interest at seven per
cent, payable quarterly, with the re-
Quest that in lieu of this warrant
which was to be surrendered and can
celled, there be issued warrants ma
turing at the same time as his and
bearing interest at the same rate to
S. H. Bitch for $4,000, B. R. Bitch
for 81 900 and j. r. Martin for $4,000.
This arrangement was agreed to by
the board and the warrants were or
dere6 to be issued upon these terms
except that the interest should be
paid semi-annually by coupons in
stead of quarterly.
A largely signed petition from the
patrons of the Dunnellon school was
presented asking that G. w. Neville
be appointed trustee to succeed w. H.
Guess, who had moved from the COM
munity. Mr.. Neville was ordered to
be duly commissioned.
No further business appearing, the
board adjourned to meet in regular |
session on Tuesday, Oct. 2, 1917.
J. H. Crimson, Secretary.