The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1898-02-08
OUR COUNTY LEGISLATURE
THE FEBRUARY DELIBERATIONS
OF MARION'S SOLONS
The New Tax Collectors Bond Found
SatisfactOry-SOm Spicy
Debating


Monday, Feb. 1th, 1898, in the
meeting of the board of county
commissioners, proved in more
than one sense, d hot tamale oc-
caSIOn. Read what follows and
you'll see. MeSSrS. BENJAMIN
land Livingston Of the city cOun-
Gil, in behalf Of Ocall, appeared
and requested an adjustment Of
amounts due the city by the coun-
ty on road tax. A committee Of
the county commissioners will
meet the city representatives and
a final settlement will be effected.
l.. N. Green appeared before
the board in regard to their scru-
tinizing the bondsmen on E. Z.
Thaggard's bond, as we'll as
other matters along the same
line.
r. l.. Anderson, representing
Munroe & Chambliss, appeared
and asked the board to execute a
quit claim deed for the lot on
which the Merchants National
bank stands and which the record
shows never was done, to COM
plete a perfect chain of title to
MunrOe & Chambliss, recent pur-
chasers OF the premises. Mr..
Anderson read General Bullock S
affidavit, which said he had lived
in Marion county since 1916, and
in Ocala since 1848, building at
that date, the first frame build
ing erected IN Ocala, on the lot
on which now stands the present
bank building. After consider
able discussion and badinage, in
which it transpired that j. n. G..
Stockton, who the day after the
failure of the bank, Jan. IS, 1897,
recorded a deed, which gave him
the building, but which Receiver
Stapylton is now resisting and
it is agreed between Stockton
and Stapylton to carry on their
legal fight for the money Munroe
& Chambliss have paid for the
building and not the property,
on motion Of Allen, Chairman
Carney was authorized to execute
a deed to said receiver.
Next came Mr.. Merrett, the
representative of the Times n
ion and Citizen, asking that the
county commissioners take space
in their forth coming edition Of
Middle Florida, for q page write
up Of Marion county, for which
they would be charged 5000. This
proposition led to more talk, in
fact what was said Oh that occa-
sion, in connection with the final
disposal of the same, would fill
every page of the Star, hence we
can only give the gist.
Mr.. Merrett said $4,000 copies
Of this edition would be sent out
by the Times Union and Citizen,
besides 10000 copies by parties
containing write ups for other
counties. That if Marion county
would take a page at 5000 two
parties would contribute St5
leaving only 1925 for the commits.
sioners to appropriate. In fact
so desirous was George W. Vii
son, editor of the Times Unior
and Citizen, and president O. the
company, to see Marion county
show up her many advantages
and inducements to home seekers
in this edition, that at The com
pany's own expense, she should
be written up and the commits
sioners have 600 free for dlstribu
ton. Messrs. Allen, Chitty and
Williamson were free to say they
approved of taking space, thought
, it would be a good thing for tht
> county. Chairman Carney op
posed it; said it was only in th'
interest Of the railroads, which
he charged with having eaten III
all he had earned since his pres
ence in Florida, say twenty year: