The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1919-10-08
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was presented.
| Several communications from Miss
| Partridge and others connected with
the state office for home demonstra-
| ton work were presented.
| letter was presented from Mr.. j.
A Jones, one of the Fairfield trus-
tees, with reference TO it being claim
e1 that part of the building was not
on the school lot. 1t was agreed to
adjust the matter as easily as posi-
BILE.
A communication in regard to the
building of new house for the Riv-
erside colored school was presented
and it was agreed to have the house
put up.
A petition from the patrons asking
that Mr.. E. A. Smith be appointed
trustee in place of Mr.. r. R. Whit
tington who had served from the
community, was presented and it
was ordere dthat he be appointed and
commissioned.
!. Mr.. Veal reported on a meeting
held with the patrons of the Wesley
Chapel colored school with reference
. to putting up new building. 1t was
agreed to furnish materials for the
building when a suitable deed to
suitable lot was presented to the
board with the understanding that
there would be a supervising work
man employed by the board and the
balance of the work would be done by
/, the people of the community.
Friday, July III
\
Mr.. M. J. Morrison, one of the
Moss Bluff trustees, called and dis
cussed their. school situation.
The bills that had accumulated were
examined and ordered paid as per
, financial statement.
A number of teachers reports were
$ presented and accounts ordered paid.
The depository reports for the
month of June were presented and
E checked over with the vouchers re-
: turned and found to be apparently
D correct.
Some of the county commissioners
a called and discussed with the board
:, the matter of retaining the services
of the home demonstration agent,
they being favorable to it, but action
was postponed.
Friday Afternoon
Mr.. J. L. Edwards of the Ocala
trustees called and discussed several
matters pertaining to the Ocala
schools.
The board worked on the prepare
ton of the budget of incomes and ex-
penses for the coming school year.
The board adjourned to meet IN
! special session Tuesday, July Is.
Special Session, Tuesday, July Is
The board met as per adjournment
u on the above date at their Office with
s all present and acting.
r Messrs. Strickland and Carter OF
Cotton Plant district, called in re-
gard to the location of the old Cotton
o Plant school building that was being
# moved nearer to Leroy and Mr.. Strick-
e land proposed to make a deed to al
a acre of land in the northeast corner
or what was known as the Sand Ham
mock forty for a school lot. 1t was
! agreed that the trustees of the Cot
# ton Plant district be allowed to move
+ the old Cotton Plant school house tC
: the lot to be donated by Mr.. w. T
q Strickland as agreed between the
trustees of the Cotton Plant and
s Homeland districts.
. Sundry bills were presented and
= ordered paid.
Bill of McIver & MacKay for sup
plies for painting the Pedro school
n house was presented and it including
number of items gotten by the
painter for his use in painting the
house, ladders, brushes, etc., it was
agreed to refer it to the trustees OF
the Pedro district for adjustment as
the bills wer to be paid from Pedro
district funds
The salary of Mrs. E. Thomas a.
Office assistant was fixed at $23.5C
per week.
Work on and discussion of the bud
get was continued.
Tuesday Afternoon
1t was arranged to borrow $1,000
from the Ocala National Bank fo1
thirty days for emergency use in pay
ing accounts.
Work on budget was continued.
Mr.. j. L. Edwards and Mr.. George
MacKay called and made arrange
ments with the board for Mr.. MacKay
to proceed to repair the roof of the
Ocala high school building.
Wednesday, July Is
1t was agreed to appropriate $1,000
for expense of executing the compul-
sorry attendance law or so much there
o: as may be necessary. Also, to pay
ten cents per pupil for taking the
school census for school attendance
purposes.
The rates of millage for bond inter
est and sinking funds for the district
was discussed and it was agreed to fix