The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1921-03-18
MINUTES or BOARD or PUBLIC
INSTRUCTION


Board Of Public Instruction in and
Tor Marion county met this the Sth
day Of March. 1921 in regular session,
with w. T. Gary, chairman, G. r. Veal
and A. J. Stephens present.
Minutes Of the last regular and
special meeting read and approved.
Messrs. L. L. Horne and Geo. Buel
Of Calvary school asked that Board
increase salary of their teacher, Miss
Clara King, ten dollars per month for
the last two months. Request granted
as she was not receiving salary equal
to other teachers Of her rank.
Messrs. Brown and Wall of McIn-
tosh called for information as to the
proper steps to be taken in the con-
solidation of Mcintosh and Orange
Lake districts, including other terri
tory, into one district and the building
and maintaining a central High
School Board referred them to at
torney for exact advice.
Mr.. w. j. Fielding OF Ebenezer call
ed in behalf of petition for consolidate
ing Ebenezer, Radcliffe Hill and Pals
ley schools into one district and one
school be maintained Petition refer
red to the attorney.
Mr.. F. e. Smoak who has been trans
porting pupils from Pennington and
Oak Hill schools to the Fairfield
school said that he could no longer
transport said pupils. AS his contract
was fulfilled the Board declared his
work completed.
Mr.. c. M. earn Of Reddick stated
that they had enough rock on the
ground but not enough sand for the
proposed new school building and
asked that Board place another hun
dred dollars to their credit for that
purpose. Request granted.
Messrs Mills and Atkinson of Eel
lowship school asked that one teacher
be dismissed from their school as
they had fallen below the required
average. Board referred matter to the
superintendent for adjustment.
Board adopted the following resolu-
tion which was communication from
the Manatee County School Board.
The resolution to be forwarded to the
Hon. Cary A. Hardee, governor of the
State of Florida.
Resolution
Whereas, there is much inequality
In the assessment of taxes throughout
the State of Florida on account of the
lack of uniformity of valuations upon
which the assessment is made by the
Tax Assessors of the different coun-
ties, and
Whereas. the present system of
assessing taxes is unjust. discriminate
ing with nothing to commend it, and
much to condemn), and Illegal in so
Tar as it gives to the Assessors Of
Taxes discretionary powers never in
tended by the law, thereby causing
general dissatisfaction, and
Whereas, under the present method
of assessing one-fourth, one-third, or
one-half of the supposed cash value of
property necessitates very high
millage, thereby discouraging the in
vestment Of capital and causing many
other evils,
Therefore be it resolved that the
Board of Public instruction of Marion
county, Florida in regular session as
sembled. do most earnestly request
Honorable Cary A. Hardee, governor
OF the State of Florida. to give this
matter his serious attention, and if it
meets with his favorable consider
alton to direct all Tax Assessors of
the State to make the next assess
ment roll upon the actual cash value
Of all property as provided by law.
Messrs NJ. J. Younge and J. B. Bur-