The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1903-09-18
COUNTY Commissioners.
O,a.a Fla. Sep. :. 4. D. 1903.

Il regular session on this day.
Present. II. ". Long chairman. and
COmmissi toner's y. 4. Fort. f. /. Wart-
mann. r. :. Lgciss ana John L. Ed
warts.
Minutes Of the las meeting were
-eaI and approved.
Mt Long made his report Of the poor
farm. which report Is as follows
SuperiateIderts salary. So, Cegu-
Jar fed hand. So. ezra field hand.
S8E-. cook for month Of August. g;
washing and ironing. s.. Total paid for
.a5or s57I5
SgE1nes, from Rheinauer q Co
s5ss- from II 2. Masters. sI9I9; from
Tydiags & Co. $50: from Ocala Wag-
on Works. 90 cents; from Geo. X. Rob
ins0n. $3.50; total supplies for fertiii-
Ter. etc. S35.77; amount total expenses
q month Of August, 1922; credit by
poor farm produce sold. sI.13. Total
expense for August. $91.79.
Corn and potatoes in good condition,
with fair prospects for good yield;
pindars bearing very well; velvet beans
are good. garden is being fortified
preparatory for fall crop OF vegetables;
q sew beans and rurnips have been
planted and are coming up; corn Will
De- gathered this week: meat hogs Will
5e put On I've acres Of early pindars.
This week John Harris. who was as
slstius our old cook. had some words
with h-- and left. Respectfully sub
mlr-e1 II ". Long.
Co Com. il Charge
Petition asking for public road to
run north and south along western
boundary lines Of sections -. -. 10
and Is. il p i. -. e. and TO extend
from TIE hard rock road known as the
Ocala and Silver Springs road TO San
-cs. was laid over until next regular
meeting OF the board.
Mr.. Deas. rerryman at Stokes's fer
~. appeared and reported that the fat
al that place had sunk and needed re-
pairs badly. Referred 10 Mr. Long.
with power 10 act.
Al the request Of Dir Long. Mr.. Deas
was Instructed TO pass Mr.. I. y. Rawls
over the ferry without charge.
The instructions 10 road overseers.
gotten up by Mr.. Long. was adopted
unanimously by the board. and SEQ cop
les ordered printed by the Ocala Star
a. and for the price Of 81. They ap-
pear in another place.
Mr.. Calvin Long appeared before the
board ard complained Of the roads in
his district being fenced up by wire
fence by Mr. H /. Anderson and Mr..
Marsh. 4 petition signed by /. D.
Marsh vas also received asking % be
allowed 20 place a gaze across the pub
Ire road near Lake George. which sew
era. matters We're referred 70 Mr Fort.
with power 20 act.
T. was ordered tla. Messrs ". E
Nchar. Z. L. Anderson and Vim. Hook
er he allowed 10 redeem the ourstand-
ing cerufcares upon lots I. ,. ,. .. 10.
Tea-le sresUrvey Of lots 81. - and so.
Ca.lWelrs al. Ocala. ~ and for the
SUM II sl0o.
L was also ordered that he sw4 Of
owi4 sec L. ID -. p - be allowed to
r.-.s... MI 60 - a
~. 2 II. Sanders appeared before
.he board with reference 10 the county
relieving the city OF DunneTon from
the payment Of $500. pledged by the
town toward the erection Of a bridge
across the Withlacoochee river al that
place. The following resolution was
adopted.
Upon motion of Commissioner
Warrmann that in view Of the fact that
this board desires to build a steel
bridge across the Withlacoochee river
al DunGei.on. and that Marion county.
together with Citrus county. contract
et with the Converse Bridge Co. of
Chattanooga. Tenn 30 build said
bridge upon the payment OF $1,000. 10
Boz paid by the city Of Dunnellon. be it
resolved. That if the city Of Dunnel-
-ol Viii reliuquish their claim for their
proportion OF the road tax due them
for the year 1903. and al previous
wears due them. thar this board will
pay on the part OF Marion county the
500 thar was TO bee paid by Dunnellon
En- behalf OF Marion county. and that a
certified copy OF this resolution be for
VARIED 10 the CRY Of Dunnellon for
.oI>.3eration
Bond of Geo. \. Nash IS captain Of
t1e o,8'a Rifles. with l. c. Chambliss
ans J. ID Robertson as sureties. was
approved by the board
The board ,hereupou adjourned until