The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1921-09-16

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consideration
Board asked superintendent to look
up the transaction of funds between
Buck Pond district and county dur
| ing the term of 1917 or about and
ascertain whether or not the county
owed district any funds borrowed from
district
| Mr.. G. H. Rogers OF Lake Bryant
called to discuss the coming election
for the consolidating of the Moss Bluff,
Electra and Grahamville district, ask
! ing which was the agreement for Sc
| lecting site before or after the election.
Board stating that after the election
was the agreement.
Request for school house at st.
Peters was referred to Mr.. Veal and
he was asked to investigate the stu
alton and report to Board Wednesday.
B. d. Adams supervisor OF Bethle-
hem coIored school also called and
asked for new school house. Matter
referred to Mr.. Veal.
Charley Michael supervisor Of Wa
tula colored school, asked for one
sack of cement. Request granted.
Mr.. A. S. Pickett, and Mr.. Hales
called to discuss transportation of
Cottage Hill pupils to Ocala. route
planned to begin at HI. L. Shearer's
residence by way of Esterling Farm
and keystone. Mr. Pickett offered to
do this transportation for $4,000 per
month. Board thought 1880 was
enough. after discussion, the Board
accepted Mr.. Pickett's offer in a gen.
eral way, and to plan more definitely
at later meeting.
Messrs Mathews, Smoak, Taylor
and Mrs. Taylor came to discuss con-
veying pupils from Oak Hill commune
ty to Fairfield, it was agreed to plan
route at later meeting.
Mr.. Geo. Johns presented petition
asking Board to open Derby school
or transport pupils, motion that super
intendent attend to this with Mr..
Johns investigating route and advis-
ability of transportation to the school
most practical Pedro or Charter Oak.
Mr.. A. r. Griffin and Mr.. ]. A. Tai
ton met with the Board and asked
for an appropriation for a new school
building at Anthony. Moved by Mr..
A. ]. Stephens, seconded by Mr.. C. r.
Veal that Board appropriate $4,000
each year for two years for new
school building provided Anthony dis
trict bonded for $4,000.
Board adjourned to meet Wednes-
day morning, August 3, nine o'clock.
Board met Wednesday morning
with all members present and acting.
Trustees of Heidtville and Pine
Level district with some of the citi-
zens from Pine Level.
Mr.. Stokes and others asked that
Pine Level pupils be transported to
Dunnellon, while Mr. Ross and others
wanted pupils transported to Heidi
vile.
Moved, seconded and ordered by the
Board that Fred Turner be contracted
with to convey pupils from Pine Level
to Dunnellon, by way of Heidtville,
for seven months, six months from
county funds. Balance from district.
Mr. G. w. Neville called and stat
ed conditions for school at Baskins-
Cummings turpentine still, west of
Dunnellon. Board agreed to establish
school if house could be secured.
Mr. Neville also stated that after
careful Investigation it was estimated
that $1,000 would be needed for neces-
sary repairs to Dunnellon colored
school
John Nelson of Wesley Chapel re-
ported that he had not been able to
raise the funds for putting down the
pump at school house
Petition from Capulet asking for
transportation of school pupils to
Ocala refused as no majority was
shown.
J. D. Virgins was recommended
for trustee at Buck Pond. Board made
the appointment and ordered com
missioned
Request for door and hinges for
Wesley Chapel granted
Petition that had been advertised
for the past four weeks for CONSOLE
dation of Moss Bluff. Electra and
Grahamville sub-sehool district into
one was presented to Board as adver-
tised, the election was ordered adj
vertised for the next four weeks to be
held September II, 1921
The following people were selected
clerks and inspectors:
Moss Blum district, ]. S. Martin,
Ollie Fort. w. r. Morrison. inspectors.