The Ocala evening star., 1922-05-03
BOARD OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION


and for Marion county met this the
4th day of April 1922, in regular ses-
sion with W. T. Gary, chairman, C.
R. Veal and A. J. Stephens present
and acting. Minutes of the last regu-
lar and special meetings were read
and approved.
Mr.. F. E. Smoak presented his bill
for the transportation of pupils from
Pennington to Fairfield for the last
and seventh month of school. AS this
last month was to be paid from the
Oak Hill district, Mr.. Smoak was
asked to get the signature of another
trustee
The superintendent read a commu-
nication from Mr.. NJ. Rigdon of the
| Linadale district, making a bid of $40
for the old school house at East Lima
dale. Superintendent was asked to
take the matter up with the other
| trustees.
Mr.. J. NJ. Coins came before the
board and stated that the patrons
south of Ocala who had been coming
by truck to the Ocala school were
willing to pay for large part Of
their transportation and asked the
board for s13 per month for two
months; that they were willing to
donate to the board S37 per month for
defraying the balance of the expense
i of the truck. The amount of S26 was
appropriated from the general school
fund for this truck.
Mr.. J. E. Willett, principal of the
lDunnellon school, came before the
board and in a general manner dis
cussed the plan of putting in junior
high school work in the Dunnellon
Ischool so as to care for the seventh
and eighth grades for nine months in
the term rather than eight. 1t was
decided to let the matter stand until
another meeting and then take it up
for full discussion.
Holly Menchan and Nathaniel
ITolmes asked that board allow them
to widen the school house and cover
1 IilC S1iHS dI IuGIE GA-
Ipense. Request was granted.
Mr.. G. W. Neville presented the
local bills of the Dunnellon school.
Mr.. J. S. Martin came before the
board and stated that the people of
Moss Bluff had asked him to come
before the board and state that they
were dissatisfied with the location of
the Union school house. The board
advised with Mr.. Martin on the loca-
ltion of the site, stating that they had
carefully studied the whole territory
and had taken much time locating
tsame and that htey felt that it was
lbest situated from every angle of the
district, that the geographical center
would place the school out of any
community and thus by itself and that
as yet no reasons had been brought
upon the board why it should be
changed from the present site.
/ Mr.. ]. w. Boyer, one of the trus-
ltees of the Weirsdale school, called
land stated that their school house was
in very bad condition brought about
by moving it by the state road depart
ment, and discussed the building OF
a new building.
u The Messrs. Knoblock came before
} the board and objected to the petition
| as advertised to enlarge the Kendrick
district, taking them into that district
/ 1t was agreed by those present anG
the board to strike out sections 1e
: and II which would leave them out OF
: the district.
At this time the board took up the
, fnotice that had been advertised fol
| the last five weeks as required by law
r asking for bids for the purchase OF
the Reddick special tax school district
bonds There were two bids, one from
| the W. L. Slayton Bond Co. and one
: from Mr.. S. L. Fridy of Reddick. The
4 board went into executive session anC
W. L. Slayton's agent withdrew his
bid, leaving Mr.. Fridy's bid of 85, al
lowing the matured coupons, which
) would be three from each bond, to be
Iclipped. After due consideration an6
: upon recommendation of the trustee:
: Iof the Reddick district, Mr.. A. J
Stephens moved that Mr.. Fridy's bic
be accepted. Same was carried. The
bonds to be delivered to Mr.. Fridy as
soon as printed.
d Teachers reports and sundry bill:
: were examined and those in proper
form were ordered paid.
81 Bank account and warrants were
), Examined and checked.
2 Board ordered warrants Nos. 576s
a to 1912, inclusive, drawn to pay sun
dry expenses and teachers salaries.
!. Coupon warrants Nos. LOG, 1O7, %:
Y and II were presented with the re
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