The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1917-07-27


Redemption of ordinary
warrants ........ 7,0S5.O0
Furniture .... 10000
Repairs ...... 100000
Office expenses ....... $4,000
Total probable expenses. sos, 873.14
Having completed the budget the
board adjourned for noon.
Tuesday Afternoon Session
The board met with all members
present and acting.
Messrs. Lightsey and Coin of the
Coin school called and asked that
their school be continued for the com
| ing term, as the prospects were that
they would have the required number
of pupils. Their request for their
teacher of last term, Miss Sallie Whit
field, 10 be assigned again was also
agreed TO.
1t was agreed that the chairman
and secretary be authorized TO make
such arrangements as should seem ad-
visable in the matter of securing
funds for operating for the coming
school year.
1t was agreed TO pay the first
months of the terms in those districts
having PALACES on hand from district
funds for the period of the extension
OF those schools from district funds.
1t being reported by the secretary
that the pass books for the band in
terest and sinking fund for the Dun
Mellon special tax district No. 5, Of
the Bank of Dunnellon as depository,
had been lost or misplaced, the fol-
lowing resolution was unanimously
adopted in due form: Resolved, That
the board of public instruction will
fully warrant and secure the Bank
of Dunnellon against loss in paying
the interest coupons to be presented
for payment that may result from the
said pass books being lost until the
matter of the pass books can be fully
adjusted.
Mr.. W. j. Crosby, chairman OF the
board of trustees of Citra, called and
discussed the school situation, and
requested that the opening of the col
ored school there be withheld until
December 1, on account of the crop
conditions.
The secretary as requested to take
up all district warrants held by the
Munroe & Chambliss Bank that there
are available funds TO take up.
Snudry accounts were presented for
payment and were ordered paid as per
warrant list on file in the office and
with the clerk of the court.
A request from Esther a. Williams
to be appointed as teacher for the
Jeans Fund work among the colored
schools for the coming year was ap-
proved.
A petition was presented from the
trustees and patrons Of the Homeland
school asking that their school house
be moved about three-fourths OF a
mile from the present site TO a point
on the hard road that would accom-
modate the patrons OF both the Home
land and Cotton Plant districts. The
matter was referred TO Mr. Veal for
investigation and for report at the
next meeting,
The superintendent called attention
ITO the institute 10 be held at the uni.
versity this summer for superintend-
ents and school officers from July %
Ito % inclusive.
The superintendent reported the
resignation of Mr.. G. A. Osteen as one
Of the trustees Of the Fairfield school
and the recommendation OF Mr.. r. II.
Scott TO be appointed in his place and
the appointment was ordered made.
Coupon warrant OF w J. Edwards
No. Is, for $500 being due, it was
agreed TO renew it for two years more.
Warrant against the Anthony dis
trict for $46.65 in favor of the Union
School Furnishing Co., being due and
held by bank for collection, II was
agreed to advance county funds and
take it UP and draw district warrant
to county for it.
The secretary reported the sending
of funds for ss175 TO Chicago TO take
up $4,000 of funding warrants and pay
interest on the remaining ones.
The secretary reported the taking
up of the interest coupons on the
Ocala district bonds Amounting to
$3.50.
Request from Pleasant Hill school
for pump head, cylinder and paper