The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1920-03-12
MINUTES or THE BOARD or PUB
Lie INSTRUCTION
ocala, Fla. March ?. 1920.

and for Marion county. Florida, met
this the End 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 which
was found correct and approved.
". j. Wilson, a trustee of the TT.
Mccoy special tax school district,
rendered his registration as trustee, to
take effect az once. The resignation
was accepted.
Miss G. A. Adams and assistant col
ored teachers at Spar, applied for in
crease in salary, tn esame was refused.
A letter from Fir J. n. Marshall, q
trustee of the Gambler school. asked
that the Gambler sclfool be allowed 70
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. =.
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 TT. King school
requested that they be allowed TO con-
tinue to transport the school children
to the Ocala school 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 pro-
hibits the board to exceed, would be
over expended if any more salaries
are raised or new expenses incurred.
The 10th fApril 1920, being two
years since the last election for fixing
millage and electing trustees for the
special tax school districts OF the
county. 1t was ordered. upon motion
by G.. r. Veal and seconded by A: J.
Stephens. that an election be held in
each special tax school district in Ma
rion county, on April 18th, 1920. for
the purpose of fixing the millage to be
levied for the years 1920 and 1921 and
electing three trustees for each dis
trict to sc we for the next two ensur-
ing wears. The secretary was IN
structed to have ballots and all neces-
sary papers prepared. for properly
holding said elections.
Superintendent reported that he had
checked up and investigated the petit
ton from the Reddick special tax
school district asking for an election
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 It
the qualified registered voters living
in the territory proposed to be bonded.
Upon motion of c. r Veal and second
ed by A. J. stephens an election was
called to be held in the Reddick spe-
cial tax school district No. 6, on April
18th, 1920, to decide whether or not
SIC. 900 worth of bonds shall be issued
for the purpose of building and equip
ping a new school house.
Now therefore be it resolved: That
the said Board of Public Instruction
of Marion county does hereby deter
mine by this resolution TO be entered
in the minutes OF said board, that the
amount of bonds required for the pur-
pose above mentioned in the sum Of
ten thousand dollars, that the rate of
interest to be paid thereon is five per
centum per annum from the date OF
said bonds, payable semi-annually.
The first interest payment being due
six months after the date of said
bonds; that the said bonds shall be
dated July LIST, 1920 and be in demon,
nations of one thousand dollars each
ad shall become due and payable rs
follows.
1 of said bonds shall be due and
payable sixteen years from their date
l of said bonds shall be due and
payable eight years from their date
of said bonds shall be due and
payable twelve years from their date
of said bonds shall be due and
payable sixteen years fro mtheir date
4 Of said bonds shall be due end
payable evenly years from their date.
1t was ordered that coupon warrant
No. in favor of NJ. L. Payne, thustee,
for $500 and due March LIST, 1920 be
cancelled and new warrant No. u
be issued for five years at perscent.
nor annfarn and infnrnct onurcy va1v