The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1897-07-06
OUR COUNTY S0LONS.
They Deliberate for Their Constitutions
and Transacted Much impOr.
tant Business.

tant Business.
The fact that the new board of
county commissioners would con-
vene Monday, elected a great
deal of interest and speculation,
because of the probable action
they might take regarding the
reletting of the publication of the
delinquent tax list. At least this
was the burden of the surmises of
the public and speculation ran
riot, but so far as Monday s action
went nothing was done to verify
all this talk. The first thing of
interest was the election of a
chairman. On motion of Mr..
Allen, Mr.. Carney was nominated
seconded by Mr.. Ned Williamson
and unanimously elected. Mr..
Allen with that Mcintosh sense
OF humor, remarked that Carney
was the man, as he lived in Ocala,
which the genial gentleman from
the shining shores of Lake Weir
denied with some show of color
under the collar, insisting his le-
gal residence was not in Ocala
but on the Lake, but eventually
admitted he was generally in
Ocala over Sunday and that his
better half spent largely of her
time at their Ocklawaha avenue
residence. Well, said Mr. Allen,
smiling blandey, that settles it.
Messrs Allen and Chitty occu-
pied the left of the table. Messrs
Carney, Mcleod and Williamson
occupied the right of the table,
which three, a Candlerite re-
marked, were Frank Haris's
commissioners, but in the after
noon, Mcleod fraternized with
Bill Allen and Squire Chitty, was
abond of union between Mr.. Car
ney and Williamson.
The board during the morning
session, devoted itself purely to
new business.
Nathan Grown appeared as the
protector of the leaking court
house roof. He was ordered to
repair it and to look sharp to the
bill he presented. Then appeared
Dunnellon's promoter, Maurice
Strauss, who supported in the
back ground by DR.. Leitner, the
phosphate city's P. NJ and L. NJ,
made a strong plea for draw
wagon, tridge across the Withla-
coochee River, saying the request
had the united support of all the
taxpayers of his district and
without it his town would lose
much of it's trade from the Citrus
county side of the river. That if
Marion's commissioners would
give aid in building the bridge,
he felt confident Citrus county
would join. The board said they
would meet Citrus half way in
this much needed improvement.
Eureka and Stokes ferry appealed
for rope, granted. Much COM
plaint was found with the wire
used on the ferries, being of very
poor quality and easily worn out.
F. M. Brown appealed for a
planked crossing over the S. S. &
w. r. r., near Silver Springs.
Railroad was notified to put
down same.
Albert Wright read commune
cation as attorney for j. G. Por-
ter, regarding the fact that the
board failed to deliver warrant to
county tax collector for publica-
ton of delinquent tax list and
without such action, it was the
opinion of men learned in the law
that no valid sale of property
could be made. The communica-
tion was referred to r. A. Bur
ford, county attorney for his legal
opinion.
Mr.. Mike Rou, Mr.. Swain and
a number of other persons ap-
peared to plead for county aid to
old, infirm and decrepid colored
,,oonlo favorahly considered.