The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1920-05-07
BOARD OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION

The board of public instruction IN
and for Marion county, Florida, met
this the 4th day of May in regular
session with A. j. Stephens and G. r.
Veal present. w. l.. Colbert being abb
sent on account of his father being
sick at Sparr, A. J. Stephens acted as
temporary chairman.
The minutes of the regular session
of April 9th and of the special session
of April 19 were read and approved.
T. w. Barnett and A. M. Loften,
trustees of the Charter Oak school,
asked permission to have the Charter
Oak school house removed in the mid
die of the school lot, as it is now with
in four feet of the public road and
that they be allowed to sell Is or 20
good pine trees, now standing on the
lot to help pay expenses of moving
the house. The request was granted.
Mr.. c. R. Veal reported that the
old Pine Grove school house had been
torn down and that work would COM
mence on new building at once, that
he thought about $3.50 worth of lum<
ber from the old building could be
used on the new one
Mr.. Veal also reported that he had
visited the Jerusalem colored school
house and found the building in very
good condition, that it needed a new
pair of steps and a new front door.
Nh. Veal was authorized to have these
repairs made.
A petition signed by a number of
| patrons of the Jerusalem school was
presented to the board asking that the
present supervisor, Hoosea Lewis, be
dismissed for neglect of duty and
that z. R. Wilson be appointed to ill
the unexpired term. The petition was
laid over until next meeting of the
board in order to give Hosea Lewis
and others a hearing.
The superintendent reported that
he had visited the Evergreen colored
school and found the house in bad
condition and dangerous to be occu-
pied. 1t was ordered that if the pat
rons will get up 5000 to pay for the
work, the board would buy material
to build a new building. using as
much lumber from the old house as
possible and the superintendent was
authorized to proceed with the work.
Upon recommendation of the pat
rons Edward Speights was appointed
supervisor of the Elmwood colored
school to fill the unexpired term of
c. H. Hamilton, moved.
Benjamin F. jackson was appointed
supervisor of the Eastlake school,
upon the recommendation of the pat
rons, to fill the unexpired term of E.
D, Williams.
Dan Rogers was appointed super
visor of the Pine Grove school to fill
the unexpired term of L. J. Johnson,
moved.
Upon recommendation of patrons
of the Knoblock school /. n. Knoblock
was appointed to fill the unexpired
term of ]. H. Knoblock, who has re-
signed.
Upon a betition signed by one
fourth the qualified electors who pay
a tax on real or personal property
who reside within the following de-
scribed territory: Sections %, %. "a
25, 26 and 27 all in township II S,
range 19 E, in Arredondo grant, also
west half of sections Is and 19 of
La GOg
grant, also west half of sections 19
and 80, township II S, range 20 E.
U. S. G. survey. said petition having
been published in the Ocala Banner
for four consecutive weeks according
to law, an election is called to be held
at the Ebenezer school house on Tues
day. June 1st, 1920, for the purpose OF
creating special tax school district
to be known as the Ebenezer tax
school district No. AZ, also to elect
three trustees to serve for two years
also to fix the millage TO be assessed
and collected against property, per
sonal and real estate, within said dis
trict for the years 1920 and 1921. The
following inspectors and clerks were
appointed for said election: A. NJ
Anderson, o. P Britt and C.. S. Minis
inspectors, and W. H. Anderson
clerk.
Lumber was granted to repair ths