The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1898-02-09
OUR COUNTY LEGISLATURE
THE FEBRUARY DELIBERATIONS
OF MARION'S SOLONS
County Treasurer Stevens Makes
Satisfactory Settlement with
the County.
TUESDAYS PROCEEDINGS

The following bills were audited
in the morning: Clerks salary,
$25; jliler, S3l; w. II. Stephens,
S.; L. ID. Crawford, convict com
mitments, 3l25; Ocala Telephone
Co., SIS; Jno. E. Bailey, 81; F.
p. G GAfrney, job work, Sl.25;
Robert Wilson, tending Stal ks
ferry, $l2 80; Dr.. Newsom, Jail
service, 500; stationery and
stamps, s.. %; n. 2. Williamson,
looking over roads, 81; f. l.. Car
nry, looking over roads, 81; j.
f. Simpson, building fat for
Sharp's ferry, $40; Robert Bull
locks January report, Sl.2O; in
quest case of Lee Paine, s. 80;
Walker, Evans and Cogswell,
two deed books, $50; b. DuPrc
Hodge, Summonses and returning
convicts, $?l; Vance Printing
Co., for quit claim books and
county treasurer's books, $45. so;
feed bill for county jail, $l11.4O;
w. ii. Stephens, burying Lee
Paine, 81; A. E. Delouest, hard
ware for county, Sl4.35; II. B.
Masters, sundries, $l.,5; Robert
Bullock, services in lunatic case,
So.
County Attorney Burford S
opinion was asked about the
county giving a quit claim deed
to the Merchants National bank,
which he approved.
Ex-County Treasurer Jno. w.
Stevens settlement then came
up, over which several hours
were spent in general discus
sion Of the question, including
opinions by Attorney Burford for
the county, and those of II. L..
Anderson for Stevens, and his
bondsman, &. Rheinaucr. There
being a discrepancy in the ac-
count, according to the county
clerks record, between Receiver
StapyltOn and the eX-cOunty
treasurer of S213.12, to which,
as an offset, he produced check
Of $3.50, paid to exTax Collector
Pooser for over-paid school funds,
and a debit bank slip of SiO3, a
double charge, but which the
board said was a personal mat
ter and could not be allowed. The
basis of settlement is as follows:
The county to drop suits now
pending against Stevens and his
bondsman, Charles Rheinauer;
the eX-cOunty treasurer'S dis
crepancy of $213.12 to be made
good by Charles Rheinauer's s
sixty day note, said discrepancy
subject to rectification if such
can be found: Mr.. Stevens tC
make proof of dividend now in
the bank. All of which WAS
done; the county realizing a cash
dividend Of l25 per cent, on bal,
ance due county Of S46G6.22
amounting to S55994, and what.
ever dividends may be declared
hereafter. Two heads will rest
easier on their pillows now.
During this time, through Mr.
Burford's report as to how he
was progressing in his suit
against the first and second
bondsmen of f. D. Pooscr, he
made the announcement that
there was no possibility OF recov
cry against the second bond, be
cause that bond was issued Octo
Der 4, 1895, after the failure 0
the First National bank; mad.
to strengthen the first bond, be
cause of the failure of +. W. A.
new. who was on that bond: bu
in the second bond it was not S,
stated, hence no suit could b.
maintained against the bonds
men on this second bond, wh'
were: James H. Howard, $1,000
S. r. Pyles, $4,000; Robert Bul
lock, $4,000; W. S. Bullock
$1,000: r. B. Mcconnell, 5000
George Mackay, $4,000; j. {