The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1920-09-17

tation to the Belleview school, show
Ing that they had IL pupils and lived
three miles from BelIeview, the mat
ter was referred to the Belleview trus-
tees for their recommendation.
The Supervisor of the Lake Side
colored school was authorized to sell
ten old school house and apply the
proceeds In paying carpenter for
building the new school building.
A petition to abolish the Mayville
special tax school district was pre-
sented to the Board. Said petition
was ordered published according to
law. for four weeks before the Board
could take action in calling the cleo.
tion.
The trustees of the Mayville special
district were authorized to grant $500
per month for each child living in
said district and conveyed to the
Weirsdale school. This pay to come
entirely from the district money.
J. d. Mccall principal of Howard
Academy ask that IL the Board could
see its way clear to grant them do
nestle science teacher after consider
ing the question, the Board decided
that for the lack of funds they could
not grant said teacher.
w. H. Folks was given the contract
TO convey the children from the Blue
Springs neighborhood school to the
Dunnellon school at $40 per month.
The Board had a communication
from the Hanchett Bond Company of
Chicago Offering to sell the Board
100000 of the Ocala special district
bonds at 95 per cent and accrued in.
terest. After considering the offer
the Board decided that it was a good
offer and accepted same.
It was decided that $500 of Citra
interest and sinking fund in these
bonds and 100000 of the Dunnellon
interest and sinking funds, allowing
these districts to draw the 5 per cent
interest on these bonds until paid.
Also to. pay from the Ocala interest
and sinking fund $1O04.17 which is
now accumulated in the interest and
sinking and to borrow $4,000 to com
plete the purchase price. The Ocala
district will have sufficient funds in
Its interest and sinking fund by the
end of this scholastic year to pay
these amounts back In full.
The Chairman and Secretary were
authorized to make the loan of the
$4,000 and to draw warrants as above
stated to take up the $4,000 of bonds
with accured interests, the proceeds
OF the. bonds amounting to $4,000 and
the accured interest $2O4.17.
The following widows pensions were
approved and ordered certified to the
County Commissioners:
I Mrs, Drucilla Leath. (colored) for
three children.
HRS. Edna Ward. (colcred) for
three children.
Mrs. ]. A. Carter, for two children.
Mrs. ]. S. Parsons, for two children.
Mrs, Sallie E. Wynne, for three
children.
Mr.. r. d. Douglas was appointed
trustee of the Weirsdale school to fill
the unexpired term of J. D. Walling
resigned.
c. p. Davis was appointed trustee of
the Summerfield school to fill the IN
expired term of G. T. Condroy re-
signed.
The Board declined to make any ap-
preparations for Home Demonstration
work for negroes.
The Dunnellon trustees were au
thorized to have roof of school build.
ing repaired and $357I5O was approp-
rated for same.
The following teacher made appli-
cation for increase in salaries:
Ernest Ship of Pine Grove school.
Martha Crawford of Mt. Zion school.
and the teacher of the Clarkville
school, all of which were refused.
Mr.. C. H. Rogers appeared before
the Board and recommended that the
Board look into the nuoStior for an
other term and for the future of unit
ing number of schools across the
0cklawaha river and building up a
real high school on that side of the
river.
Mr.. Rogers stated that the United
States forest turned into the school