The Punta Gorda herald., 1922-09-08
MINUTES OF THE BOARD OF PUB
LIC INSTRUCTION., SEPTEMBER
4TH, 1922


The Board of Public Instruction OF
Charlotte county met in the office OF
L h e County superintendent with
Chas. Cantwell, chairman; T. s.
Knight member, present, and w. E.
Bell, secretary, present.
! The minutes of previous meetings
were read and approved. Current
bills that were audited by the super
intendent, were ordered paid.
Moved, seconded and carried that
the uperintendent confer with Hon.
w. A. McRae, commissioner of agri-
five acres Of land in section sexteen,
Township 40, S; Range 26, E; to be
used for school purposes in the Ber-
mont-Sparkman consolidated school.
I The subject of widows pensions
was next taken up and the following
resolution was passed: Resolved that
it is the sense of the Board of Public
Instruction, that the County Commits
sioners allow, in their appropriation
for widows pensions, ten dollars for
the first child and five dollars per
month for each remaining child; pro-
vided, the attendance officers report
indicates that the children for which
the pensions are paid, attend school,
and a proportionate reduction be
made each day of non attendance, eX-
cept in case of sickness.
Mrs Ella Conoway of Mccall; Mrs.
Hand of Charlotte Harbor; Mrs.
Hilda Evans, of Punta Gorda, were
placed On the pension list.
The following teachers were en-
ployed: Miss Ethel Goulding, Vine
land; Edith f. Dwight, Punta Cor
da colored school.
The financial report of the Board
of Public Instruction was accepted
and ordered fled with the clerk of
the court.
A letter was read from the trus-
tees Of the Gasparilla school, asking
that they be permitted to paint the
school building at that place, stating
a bid had been received to do the
work for thirty-five dollars. 1t was
moved, seconded and carried that the
bid be accepted for thirty-fve dollars.
The following resolution was S
adopted. Whereas notes TO the
amount of three thousand dollars,
drawn on special Tax District Num-
Der 8, and held by w. H. Martin, fell
due on September 2, 1922. with in
terest at eight percent, therefore be
it resolved that warrant be drawn for
the payment of these notes or for
the payment of two thousand and the
! trustees be allowed to renew one note
for one thousand dollars.
The following resolution was also
adopted. Resolved that the superin-
itendent be authrized to negotiate
with w. H. Martin for the loan OF
the amount paid to W. H. Martin
from district No. 2. The amount to
/ be placed to the credit Of the gener-
al fund, and that note be executed
on the security of the County School
Board.
! Moved seconded and carried, the
/ following resolution for changing the
! boundaries of the respective county
school board districts of Charlotte
county, Florida, fixing and establish
/ ing new boundaries thereof and nam
ing the election precincts comprised
| therein.
WHEREAS. 1t appearing TO the
Board of Public Instruction of Char
lotte County, Florida, that the re-
spectve County School Board Dis
tricts OF said county as now consti-
tuted and established, are not so di-
vided so TO place in each district as
nearly as practicable the same num-
Der of qualified voters, as required
by law.
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED,
by the County Board of Public In
struction of Charlotte County, Flor
ida, in meeting duly assembled, on
this the 4th day of September, a. ID.
1922, that the boundaries Of the re-
spective School Board Districts Of