The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1920-03-05
BOARD OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION
Ocala. Fla, March 2, 1920.


The board of public instruction in
and for Marion county. Fla, met this
the End day of March with w. L. Col-
bert, chairman, c. r. Veal and A. j.
Stephens present. The secretary read
the minutes of the last meeting, and
the same were approved as read.
w. J. Wilson, trustee of the Fort
Mccoy special tax school district,
rendered his resignation as trustee, to
take effect at once The resignation
was accepted.
GA. Adams and assistant, colored
teachers at Sparr, applied fo- in
crease in salary The same was re-
fused.
A letter from Mr.. ]. II. Marshall a
trustee of the Gambler school, asked
that the Gambler school be allowed to
run eight months. The same was
granted provided that the patrons and
trustees desire the extension of the
school and that the school district
bear the expense.
Upon the Recommendation of the
patrons of the Martin school, A. 8.
Workentin was appointed as super
visor of the Martin school to fill the
unexpired term of E. P. Townsend,
who has moved out of the district.
The trustees of the Fort King
school requested that they be allow
ed to continue to transport the school
children to the Ocala shcool for the
full eight months. The request was
granted provided the district has
enough money to pay for same.
A request from a number of the
Ocala teachers, asking for an increase
in salary was presented to the board
The board decided that the increase
could not be made this term as the
budget of expenses. which the law
prohibits the board to exceed, would
be over expended if any more salaries
are raised or new expenses incurred.
The 10Th of April, 1920, being two
years since the last election for fixing
millage and electing trustees for the
special tax school districts of the
county, it was ordered, upon motion
by c. r. Veal and seconded by A. J
Stephens, that an election be held in
each special tax school district in
Marion county, on April Is, 1920, for
the purpose of fixing the millage to
be levied for the years 1920 and 1921
and electing three trustees for each
district to serve for the next two en-
suing years. The secretary was in
structed to have ballots and all nee
essary papers prepared, for properly
holding said elections.
| The superintendent reported that
he had checked up and investigated
the petition from the Reddick special
tax school district asking for an cleo
ton to bond the district for $4,000
| for the purpose of building and
equipping a new school building and
found that said petition contained
one-fourth of the qualified registered
voters living in the territory propos'
ed to be bonded. Upon motion of C
r. Veal and seconded by A. ]. Steph
ems. an election was called to be helc
III the Reddick special tax school dis
trict No. s, on April 13. 1920, to de
eide whether or not $4,000 worth Of
bonds shall be issued for the purpos.
of building and equipping a new
school house.
/ Now, therefore be it resolved, tha
the said board of public instruction o
Il Marion county does hereby determin,
by this resolution to be entered in tn,
) minutes of said board, that tn
amount of bonds required for the pur
pose above mentioned is the sum o
ten thousand dollars, that the rate o
interest to be paid thereon is FIVE pc
centum per annum from the date o
said bonds, payable semi-annually
the first interest payment being du
six months after the date of sal
bonds; that the said bonds shall b
dated July 1st, 1920, and be in de
= nominations of one thousand dollar
each and shall become due and pay
liable as foliows:2 One of said bond
i shall be due and payable four year
from their dsts: one OF said bond