The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1903-08-14


be allowed for the face value of GER
tificates No. 3l7, of July, 1894, and No
1913, of November, 1898. for A. ]. Nc
Mahon.
II was upon motion ordered that the
north half of section 10, township 10,
range p, which was raised at last
meeting of the board to $1,000, be plac-
ed back at $3.50 per acre.
1t was ordered by the board of coun-
~ commissioners that the comptroller
be recommended to allow S. j. billiard
to redeem certificates 2579 and 26O1,
of November, 1896, 1857 and $500, OF
October, 1898, and 2759 and 1853, OF
August, 1899. covering lands in sec
ton II, township II, range %, at SIS.
Ii was ordered by the board of coun-
ty commissioners that the comptroller
be recommended to allow L. w. john
son to redeem the northwest quarter
of northeast quarter and east half of
northwest quarter and northeast quar-
ter of southwest quarter. section SO.
township Il, range 20, and northeast
quarter OF southwest quarter, section
50, township Il, range 26, for $11.
Mr.. H. W. Long reported that he
met DR.. Lowry as per agreement at
Dunnellon. Florida. on July IS, 1903,
after having received nine bids for the
building OF j steel bridge, with a sixty
foot draw across the WithlacoOchee
river, which bids were as follows:
Nashville Steel Bridge Co. $6475,
Champion Steel Bridge Co. $685.;
King Bridge Co. $4,000; Crafts Bridge
Co. $6675.75; Cotton States Bridge
Co. 5000; Coke Bridge Co, S6520;
Virginia Bridge Co. $G495; Converse
Bridge Co. $3.50.
The Converse Bridge Cos. bid Of
$3.50 to build said bridge being the
lowest and best bid. was accepted By
them. Citrus county TO pay one half
of the expenses of building the said
steel bridge. and the said chairman re-
specially submitted the same and re-
quested that the board ratify the
same. Which action of Mr. Long was
then and there duly and legally rati-
fed, and the following resolution unaE-
imously adopted;
Resolved. that the chairman OF the
board of county commissioners of Ma
riOn county, Florida. be and he is here
by authorized and directed to execute
on the part of Marion county and as
its act and deed a contract with the
Converse Bridge Co. of Chattanooga.
Tenn. for the construction of a bridge
across the WithlacOOchee river at Dun
Mellon, Fla, in accordance with the
plans and specifications and form of
contract this day submitted the said
board of county commissioners Which
plans and specifications and form of
contract are hereby approved. The
contract to be entered into by Marion
and Citrus counties as party Of the
first part and not to become effective
unless $1,000 is raised by private sab
scription as specified in the form of
contract exhibited to the board.
The bond of ]. n. Marshall, mark
and brand inspector at Gambler, was
approved and filed by the board
Applications for pensions from the
state of Florida were approved as fol
lows: Sarah Simmons. Jane A. Hudg-
ems. L. V. Mixson. J. H. Lanier. Ann j.
Taylor, Sarah l.. Fletcher. Sarah f
Phillips, Thos. n. Davis.
Petition asking for hard road from
Dunnellon to Ocala was laid over in
til the meeting of the board in Sep
TENDER.
The board of county commissioners.
having received information that GER
tain lands in Marion county. Florida.
were swamp and unimproved lands
and which was of very little value, and
upon the application of Mr.. John a.
Graham of BraidentOwn. Fla, who had
purchased the said lands from Frank
@. Brown. trustee for the Florida
Southern r. r. Co, it was recommend
ed to the comptroller that the applica-
ton of the said Graham be accepted
and that he be allowed to redeem the
said lands upon the payment Of all de
linquent taxes to date upon value Of
% cents per acre without interest. The
board believing that it is for the best
interest of the state and county that
this application should be accepted
and that the said lands should be re-
deemed and placed back upon the as