The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1894-02-16
OUR COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
In Session With a Full Attendance.
Important Business Transacted.

proved.
j. II. Hill, county judge, and Fl. T
Wartmann, tax collector, submitted re
port OF licenses collected for January
showing amount collected for STATE
$5sO.s2, county $3.50 90.
Bonds to carry rifles by the following
named persons were approved: J. II
Pendants, J. w. Castei, w. +. Wallace
Geo. F. Gale, A. W. Dennis, j. A. Suter-
lin, c. II. Brown and j. d. Price.
Bond OF H. Il. EAgIetOn. as notary
public, with w. A. Hooker and II. q.
Dunn as sureties, approved.
Bond of ii. w. Long, AS justice of the
peace, with W. 4. For ,es and Ed Priest
rs sureties, approved.
Pay roll of witnesses and jurors in the
following inquest cases were approved
N w MarsIand witnt sses ...............S 30
Jurors .................... 3 40
Mack Madden jurors ....................... 4 80
Accounts VS.. state in criminalces as
were approved.
Accounts of b. d. Hodge, sheriff, vs..
state OF Florida for feed of prisoners for
Jduhdiyi S1GI.OUS dpprONeu'
Petition Of b. f. Lisk and others for a
free ferry At Grahamville read. On mo-
zion OF commissioner Allen il was re-
solved that as the free Terry AT Sharp's
ferry is an experiment This board will
not grant any more Tree ferries until it
il satisfied with the working of the same.
MIR. j. w. Carter called the attention
OF the Board 10 The Tact that the Amber
Lumber Co. is Obstructing the roads in
district numuer 2 and it was ordered
that the clerk notify the said company
to remove said distractions and to alb
stain from obstructing the same In the
future.
Vim. Ware was placed on the pauper
list at - per month in place of ~ per
month.
On motion it was ordered that 500 be
| paid W. +. Coulter on his contract to
build canseway at Heather Island.
On motion The contract to operate the
free ferry at Sharps Ferry was awarded
to r. w. Wingate for S14,7 per month.
On motion il was ordered that $50 be-
and rope at Sharp's Ferry.
On motion it was ordered that G. w.
Higginbotham be paid $500 on his con
tract for causeway at Eddy's Island.
On motion r. G. Bogie was allowed a
rebate OF $3.50 for taxes paid on indem-
nifty land i'll 1889 and 1899.
On motion the chairman was author
lied to draw warrant in favor of the
Manly Manufacturing Co., for amount
due for fence as per contract when said
fence is accepted by the superintendent.
Petition OF James CribbiLt and others
to abolish the road running as follows,
to vii: Commencing at John III. Bates
and running i'll westerly direction to
st. Johns church and known AZ Bates
church road, laid over until next meet
ny,
Petition of J. w. Tompkius and 9th
| ers to grant and others TO grant and
change y public road rs follows: Conn
mencing in lot sec Is township IL range
% run across lots 8, 3, q and thence
across lot 10 section II to point about
800 feet north of north east corner OF Sec
ton Is then through lots -, IA, Is and IL
section 7, then through lots 5, IL, IA, 10
and section s, then through lot II and
TO cen;er OF lot Ii section 8 township ID
range % at Eureka then connections
with the Eady Island road at
the ferry, thereby abOishing
present public road from the above des-
81 "A, Oai
Petition to put Bacchus Lewis on pau
per list refused.
Gu motion the chairman was author
IZed to make and execute quit claim
deed to }. r. Lawton for the following
lands: Commencing at south east cor
ner of block 70 old survey Ocala run
ming east to western boundary line of
Alvarez Grant in township 10 5 of X %
east thence north liz feet thence west to
eastern boundary line of block 70 old
survey Ocala thence eouth III feet to
point of beginning being the strip OF land
between the Alvarez Grant and the old
survey of Ocala.
On motion it was ordered that the
chairman Of this Board is authorized To
execute quit claim deed to Reuben
Mitchell for the following lot of land,
viz: lots 5, 3 and OF Block as of the old
OF the town OF Ocaia.
On motion the Board adjourned to
meet tomorrow at s o'clock d IN.
TUESDAY, February 9TH, 1898.
Board met pursuant 70 adjournment.
Present, Commissioners Allen, Gritty,
Mitchell AND Williamson.
On motion Commissioner Allen was
elected chairman pro tenn.
The county treasurer submitted his
report for January which was examined
and found correct. The following is the
amount of cancelled warrants and bal
ances:
County Proper
Cancelled warraDts.................. 1854 rs
Balance in treasury. ...........,........ 339 IS
Building Fund
Cancelled warrants ........ ............ 693 SO
Balance in treasury ........,........... 1890 Is
Road Fund
Cancelled warrants............,..... GA IS
Balance IN treasury .............,...... 1910 05
The following warrants were de-
strOyed: No. Alb, A II Moore. December
4tb, 1893, 50; No. 1872, p Asia, January
LIST, 1894, So; No. 5O4, B Lewis, January
lst, 1894, So.
The following was declared a public
road provided the petitioners open said
road, viz: Commencing at the west end
of the fill on Eady Islaud in lot II, Sec
ton 9, township ID, range "A. then fol-
| low the Riverside and Ocala road In Sec
ton 10, township l3, range "A, crossing
said road aud running little south of
| east To the NOrwalk road at the north