The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1904-02-05

. iected for the road fund. under the acts
: Of 1903, from persons who have paid
( no taxes. for the purpose of maintain
( ing the public roads and bridges in the
/ county. according TO districts. as fol,
/ lows:
4 In district No. l. $500; in district No.
.. Sl59; in district No. 3. $455.SO; il,
/ district No. 4, $42S: in district No. ..
( Sl55-making total collection of
/ $lio7.>0. Which amount has been plac.
! ed in the general road fund.
IN compliance with your further re.
quest, I beg 10 state that in 1902 from
January l 10 December 81. there was
paid TO the county commissioners as ex
onicio superintendent Of the public
roads in the districts as follows:
No. l. $lS25: No. ,. S4S.5O; No. 8,
SOS: No. 4. $31.25: No. .. $1O.75.
For 19O3-No. /. $50: 30. >. s27.1O;
No. 3. S4S; No. 4. S2S.75; No. 5, S2S.
on the hard roads your chairman,
Mr.. H. w. Long, who was duly nomi-
mated and elected superintendent of the
hard roads, was paid on the Blitchton
road, 81; on the Anthony hard road,
SSS.75; on the Cotton Plant hard road.
IS: on Silver Springs hard road, 81.
Total, s97.75.
L further report in accordance with
your request as to the amount received
from the state on account of the one
mill tax and interest on common school
fund from the state outside of county
collections. as follows, as shown by
treasurer's books:
In 1902 we received as follows. Feb
ruary Is, interest on common school
fund, S1622.SO; June y, on account of
one mill tax, from the state, $2434.2O.
November IA, on account of one mill
tax S2922.5O. Total for 1902, S6979.5O.
For l9O3-February 16, interest on
common school funds, $3.50; May IS,
one mill tax. $2922.5O; June 80, interest
on common school fund. l. W. G,
S54O517; Nov. Is. one mill tax, $2753.4O.
Total. $I2.751.27. A difference paid in
1903 over that of 1902 of $5791.77.
further report, as having been re-
ceived from the state. the following
amounts: May %, 1902, amount from
comptroller on account of hire of con
victs. S1O95.96; November p, amount
from comptroller on account of hire of
convicts. $2173.1O. These amounts for
this year were paid into the fine and
forfeiture fund for criminal expenses.
1S0S-June. 4. amount from comptroller
on account of hire of convicts,. for fine
and forfeiture fund, $217S12; on ac-
count Of county proper, S726.04: Octo-
Der Is, amount from the same source
for F. and F. fund. 1863. county proper
1908 for the distribution of proceeds
arising from this source. Total receiv~
ed for 1903. S4442.16. a difference over
that Of 1902 of S117S.IO. 1 find expend~
ed i'm the general fund for the year 1902
the sum of S13.615.65. In the general
fund for 1903, there was expended SILL
5SL97. A difference expended in 1902
for general expenses over that of 1903
Of S2O336S.
The outstanding Indebtedness of the
general fund, January. 1902, was
$7979.SO. January l. 1903, S1O,O66.63-
an increase of Indebtedness during the
year 1902 of S2OS7.33. The indebted
ness on January /. 1903. shown by the
outstanding warrants, $1O,O66.63. on
January l. 1904. the outstanding in
debtedness was S7975.5S. showing a re-
duction during the year 1903 Of $209O.95.
Fine and forfeiture fund, from which
criminal expenses are paid exclusive
~. In 1902 there was expended
S63434I In 1903 there was expended
S7lOS.37. A difference expended in 1903
over that of 1902 of $764.96. The in
debtedness of this fund January 1, 1902,
was $S967.97; January, 1903. was
S125S.7l-a reduction during the year
1902 of s27O9.SS. Outstanding on Janu-
airy 1. 1903. S125S.71. and on January l,
1904. SS33.3S-shOwing a reduction Of
the Indebtedness in 1903 of $425.33.
The total indebtedness of the county,
shown by the outstanding warrants on
January 1, 1902. was S2O.O47. On jan
uary 1. 1908, the indebtedness Of the
county was S17.O41-showing a reduc-
ton of the indebtedness Of the county
as a whole of S30O6. on January 1.
1903. the Indebtedness. or outstanding
warrants. amounted to $17O41. and on
January l. 1904, the outstanding war
rants. or Indebtedness of the county,
shown thereby, was $1S.545.72, showing
an increase upon the total indebted
ness during the year 1903 Of $25O4.72.
There has been, during the years 1902
and 1908. i'm round numbers, sixty miles
Of public roads chartered and opened