The Ocala banner., 1922-09-15

lag been waived on MONDAY on ac-
count OF the rush OF visitors.
A petition from the Pedro district
signed By % of the voters of said dis
tgict asking that school be Ira asporc-
ei 20 Sammerfeld AMI . coun -er peti
ion signed by Is OF the voters y the
district Who were eligible to vo.e il
school elections hai been Glad with
the secretary Of ,he board % public
instruction Mr n. II. Proctor. ". ].
Wright. Dan Shaw an1 others appear
ei before tGe board IA behalf Of the
counter petition AMI presaniei an3th-
- asking that snail school be main
tanned :. Pedro fog taose who dit no
desire tbe transportation. ~ this
petition represented less than one
third o9 las. -ern. enrolment ac-
ion was pos sonei UaJil the 1ex.
naa-ing OF .Ae board that the matter
,aiga. 1e geaa mo more thoroughly
NJ. Adams ,rUs1ee * Hetjtviue dis
tcict came before the bDeri ami asked
nat their school begin on september
:, ard cEal first months salary Of
5aa teacher De paji from the distrjc.
funds. After consulting the board )
attorney II was also decided 10 open
those SCHOOLS whe-e there we're 70
available funds If the community O..
district would satisfy the srs1 month :
salary of the teacher un.iI such time
as the board could Issue warrant for
same
Mr.. J. T. Ross trustee of the Pine
Level school asked that board bear
haIf the expense Of windows for Pine
Level school. Same granted
Mr. Harmon Hall. trustee Of Green
wood school district appeared before
the board in behalf OF the transporta-
ton of pupils from Pine TO Citra It
was agreed 70 appropriate $1,000 per
month from the general fund for this
purpose.
Messrs. A. II. AMI ". H. Anderson
from Ebenezer district came before
the board ana discussed the school
term for Ebenezer school 3Ir A. v.
Anderson agreed 10 guarantee the
teachers first months salary II board
would allow them to begin on the
first Monday in September. The board
accepted ais proposition
Mr. 4 [ Gerig appeared and ask
ed that his application for part Of
insurance on new scaool building be
considered
Board adjourned for noon. to meee
a. 1:30 0colck
Board met Wednesday afternoon,
August 8, With all members present
AMI aching ezcepr Mr. Gary,
Mr. H. L Payne asked board to
again grant permit for teaching his
grand children, Ellis Green g. home
as his past years work had been
satisfactory under tie instruction Of
Hiss Jennie Payne, il vas moved
seconded and carried hat permit be
granted Mr. Payne also discussed
school routes iaco Fairfield aal that
he suggested TIA. All pupils on routes
two or mora miles from school be
transported. Il vas explained that
board did nor grant transportation
except for those places that would
necessarily establish school or
transport, AMI thar board did not for
bid pupils closer than three miles yet
the routes were established for those
that distance and over that if driver
found it convenient and could con-
yey others. The board had no 0bjec-
ton. He also discussed c0nsolida-
ton Of the two routes into Fairfield.
AS the time for receiving bids for
1he several routes had closed at nine
o'clock it was moved by Mr.. Shealy
seconded by Mr.. Simmons and car
ried by vote Of the board that board
go into executive session and consid-
er these bids to gether with these
for letting the dormitory.
The following bids for the transpor-
tation of pupils were received:
No. 1-Silver Springs. Fort King
to Ocala. G. w Mckinney s100 per
month. H. A. Reynolds $9S.OO per
month, NJ. P. Stephens $4,000 per
month.
Mr.. Stephens presenting with bid
an endorsement from trustees of TT.
King district was awarded contract
on motion of ]. w Simmons second
ed by H. G. Shaaly.
No. 2.-Dunnellon. Shady Road to
Ocala. A w. Roseke $500 per
month, A R. Douglas s100 per month,
B. NJ Mckinney $4,000 per month,
]. C. Boatwright $4,000 per month.
No. 3-From Pennington, Oak Hill
to Fairfield D. R. Nixon $500 per
month, F. Z. Smoak $500 per month
No. 4.-West of Fairfield to Fair
Sol