The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1902-06-06
OUR COUNTY CONGRESS.
a Full and Concise Report of Their
Deliberations.

members present.
Mr.. w. f.. Allen, of Mcintosh, APP
peat, Il before the board in behalf of
Justice Turnipsced and explained the
matter of the inquest over the body
of Isaac Clark, for Which The board
refused to pay at tho last meeting.
The board reconsidered its action
ami ordered the bills paid.
\ petition was filed To To change the
voting place of Lake Weir district
from Lake Weir to Ocklawaha Sta
ton, which was laid over until next
meeting.
Commissioner Long, who was APP
pointed To investigate matters of as
sessment of the phosphate lands at
Duunellen, known a. the Croker
Atkinson lands, reported that he had
carefully examined said land, and
made investigation, and that in his
opinion SluC00 was not an excessive
assessment
Mr. e. {. Rawls was heard in sup
port of his claim, that the valuation
was unjust.
After considerable discussion the
matter was laid over until the next
meeting.
The board appointed itself as
committee oi the whole, Oh entertain
ment, at the meeting Of the county
commissioners and good roads assO-
citation which meets in Ocala on June
18th, To which was added c. l.. Bitten
ger, :. +. Sistrunk and +. p. Tha-
gard, and Commissioners Edwards
aud Wartmsnn were appointed
committee on transportation, while
Chairman Long will look after the
hotel rates for the visitors expected on
this occasion.
Mr.. G. j. Proctor was appointed
cattle inspector for cattle driven or
shipped from commissioner district
No. 3.
The bridge across Blue Springs run
was reported in a dangerous aud un-
safe condition, and the board was
asked To repair same, bat "a the bridge
is the property Of the Dunuellon
Phosphate Company, the matter was
referred To Commissioner Long, to see
if said bridge would be turned over to
county.
Mr.. Long flied "a report on the con-
dition of the Poor Farm, stating that
5000 bundles of oats had been har-
vested, that there were twelve acres
of corn that would yield twenty five
bushels 10 the acre, threefourths of
All acre in sugar cane, ten acres in
pinders and vegetables of various
kinds.
He recommended that more lands
be cleared, which was adopted.
Commissioner Wartmann was au-
thorizrd To have the new Fleming
ton road opened, or at least finished,
a. it has been partly opened.
Complaint was made that mill
man 10y the name of MCKINNEY, of
Gambler, was greatly damaging the
public roads down that way with log
carts, and the clerk was directed to
notify him to repair such damage at
once, aud that failure to do so was
misdemeanOr.
Ii was ordered that the financial
condition of the county be published
monthly with the minutes of the
board
THE legal notice was ordered given
that the board intended to levy four
mill road tax for the present year.
Applications of J. &. Little and b.
Vaughn for pensions from the state
on account of service in the Confede-
rate army, were approved.
The sheriff was authorized to fur
nish Justice Wynne, of Stanton, with
a pair of handouts.
The commissioners appointed to lay
ont road from Irvine To Fairfield, SUBJ
mitted their report, which was
adopted, and same ordered posted.
There werei three applications for
enlistment in the pistol toting regi-
ment." a. follows: y. A. Fort, L.. f.
Risher and +. t. Perkins, all of whom
filed bonds. The matter was post
pOned until next meeting.
The board met Tuesday morning.
A petition was presented from the
citizens of Spar asking that no license
be granted to anyone to carry fire
arms in that district, which was read
aud filed as information.
Mr., Lucius' road Overseer reported
that he had built one. half mile of
hard road during the past month at
cost of S3l5.90.
Mr.. +. w. Krsybill was employed
10 paint the courthouse fence.
4 resolution was passed asking he
governor to order an exchange of
Judges to hold the fall term of the
court in Marion county to try such