The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1898-05-10
OUR COUNTY CONGRESS
Sayings and DOlngs Of the SOlOns at
the May session

olA llIGle CnllOteH Ol OpdrT, pre-
sented pitiable sight yesterday
morning, appealing to the board
for assistance. The husband and
father died short time ago and
left them dependent on charity.
They were allowed 81 per month.
If this will not see them through,
mere will be granted.
Giles Gordon. pauper, near
FL mlngtOn, died, and his wife,
who is dependent: was kept on
the list at S? month.
The pauper list contains fifty
nine names.
Mclntosh district petitioned to
have Alfred Graham put on pau
per list at s! a month. Granted,
but board refused to pay +. III
Gaitskill for taking care of this
unfortunate during the past six
months. The board breads eS-
tablishlhg entangling precedents,
so GaItSkill got the cold shoulder
and charity Swipe.
John Robinson a son of Ham,
who * Sorely afflicted with rheu-
matiSm, and has been granted
assistance" oil and on. again APP
piled for =: month. but was
turned down. The board sug-
gestcd that ne should go with the
2 Ocala Rifles into camp and cook
for them. but he insisted that his
joints refused to move with sup
plcncSS.
+. n. Webb. the turpentinc
man of Grahamvillr, presented
his bill of s29l.98 for repairing
the causeway This bill was laid
over at the last meeting as eX-
cessive. Mr.. Webb was present
and explained. He said that he
deemed the bill reasonable, as he
employed two two-mule teams at
s. each day, and the men he
employed he paid 81 each day.
and worked four weeks, supplied
3439 feet of lumber. built ten new
bridges and made new Adult
mentS to the same. besides pay
ing $50 out of his pockets. Then
opened objections. Carney said
he hired his two-mule team and
driver for =. - :. day, and men
could be hired from 81 to % cents
day He thought the bill was
excessive, besides the board only
allowed road hands - cents a
] day and Allen said it was a bad
precedent to establish, and Car
new said that it was an injustice
, to the other road hands. Mcleod
admitted that he could not get
, such men as he wanted at tin" low
prices named by Carney, but
thought the bill was steep, yet
admitted that the work was well
done. AS Carney, Mcleod and
Williamson had been constituted
a committee to go over the work
and report, but rs they had no
report ready. a recess was taken
for the consideration Of this mat
ter and for the committee to see
each other and say what they
would do. 1t came up again in
the afternoon. Carney still held
that 81 p would be ample pay
) for a team a day. Mcleod and
Williamson didn't see how the
board could get out Of paying the
bill as no price had been set on
the work and the board had not
informed Mr.. Webb that only -
cents day was allowed for road
! work. Webb said he would have
only the face of his bill or know
. the reason why. Carney said il
Webb had used cypress poles in
stead of pine, the bill would look
more reasona BILE. Webb re-
marked that cypress poles would
[ have cost $1,000. ON motion OF
Mcleod, seconded by William
son, the bill was ordered paid
Petition to release "A negro
J woman prisoner from hard work
. was refused. as it was thought
! that the burden was not out o