The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1904-11-18
COUNTY Con-. !SIOKERS.
Official Report Of the November Pro-
eeedines Of the Marion Board Of
commissioners
Commissioners

W. Long, CHAIRMAN and commissioners
Ma Fort. S. r. Pyles, E. L. wartmann
and ]. L. Edwards.
Minutes Of October 3, and special
meetins Of October S and % were read
and approved.
Mr.. Boring appeared and requested
the board TO pay the cost Of the consta-
bic. r. W. Holiday, in the case of the
stale against the : hJlers, which h ]
ne. etc,oIe been refused under the re-
commendstion CT NJ. Wa mem. The
action hel etofore taken vas rescindei
and the cost in said cause ordered paid.
II. Gaitskin az elTed with petition
with reference &c 10 DIS at McIn' O.,
and after con de. able discussion the
matter was laid over. Mr.. Gaitskin
entering a protest against a petition
filed 81 last meeting the said petition
vas laid over rltil next meeting.
II arpesling that the registra ton Of
hccr &c some car bad failed to ap-
D. n TO &c We the ballot boxes al /
returns. Nj. D. NJ. Barco, ter havi--
been appointed deputy cleIk the cir
CUit cou- vas ordered receive he
boxes and returns and to furnish the
clerk with proper memoranda for the
payment Of Gle l-s end inspectors. The
clerk was O. ed to draw warrants :or
the amounts prepared by Nj. Barco
for TIE soid inspectors a i clerks.
Il aqlCe ing th-t M Long. irman
OF the boa c, Wocld be absent on the
day the canva-. Il III elee.'an TT arms
in this count woSld be d and the
law TeqriTing in his absence on mem
Der CT the boa ! TO as. III boa d ap-
pointed CAPTAIN S. r. Py : to act with
the regisIstic officer ard cou~
judge I'm the canvassing Of th5 elect 20
returns
IL was oIde ed that Commissioner
Wartmann be authorized TO buy two
Winchester shOtguns for use at the
convict camps.
Mr.. James + Ieeman, mark and brand
inspector Of dist.iot No. 9. rendered his
resignation and recommended the az
pointment Of Mr.. r. s. Drisgers. A pc
titiOn also boving been fl d recon-
mending the :. Drigge.s, the board
theIeupoa appointed Mr. d. iggers.
Captain Pyles. having been appoi
ed a committee Of one TO investigate
and report with reference TO the LIE.
burg and Ocala Ioad. ask d for furth -
time, which was granted.
Mr.. Long made report on Ma TT
road. showing 216 yards OF road built
and one mile graded. and material
spread u feet in width and about S
inches I'm depth. oUt Of an excellent
quality Of clay, one quarry being mixed
with phosphate. one with ocher and
one with FUleI's cart. II a cost OF
S5O29O.
Upon motion OF Commissi, l.. W, To-
mann. James Townsend and Gust Ave
Kraeson were TUNED over to Captain
r. \. Harrison to finish serving [
their sentence.
The commissioners heretofore ap-
pointed. viz: ]. L. Whisenant, ]. ].
Nelson and J. f. Barrett, having mad
their eport on the road AID the report
being Uase tisiactoIy. tn saue was re-
II
sioner cha re Of that dis ct, for in
vesrieotion. Conmiss' inca " .rtmanr
who was in charge OF the r .nston and
McInto. cad. reported IL 3la miles
On leneth had been paved with gra, =
and clay. well Graded. theI eby n king
a eood and sch, a1tiaI road at co {
OF Sl7oo Sc. one half having ben T. a
by private $. Scrirt'~1s by citis ans,
leaving b.l.nce Of SS5O.2S c by ne
count yss r,r greene here. a
made WI o5 ron il wa ordered that
warrant e. 0Au 70. SIS g upca
the road d iu fan Of Nj. W. f.
Allen. chairman Of local COMMITTEE.
AnurSoaNs november u, iSO4s . a. m.
Board met pursuant 10 adjournment.
AT Uembe present EXCEPT E. L
Wa-tma r. who nd beaa excused the
afternoon before.
Tpoa motion petition from citizens
90 Mcintosh 10 build the Hickman and
Boal3man road from Hickman to where
81 intarSe fs Tie Evil Ston and NJ In
tosh ro. and the Pennington and Nc
Intosh no tacm II. c. Prices to Mem
tosh. and 10 continue ne Evinston and
Mcintosh rocc q OF a mile further
south q total distance Of about 5lk
miles. on the same te ms the road is
now being constructed, viz; The county
90 ray one half Of he cost Of construct
ing the same. the other half be paid
by private subscriptions. was granted
The supervision Of said read 10 be by
county commissioner in charge and the
same Committee alre d. appointed.