The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1904-04-08
COUNTY Commissioners.
oeaIa. Fla, April 4. A. d. 1903.

Present, n. w. Long. chairman, and
Commissioners y. A. Fort. < r. Pyles,
J. L. Edwards and E. L. wartmann.
Mr.. Pyles, having received his COM
mission as county commissioner for
district No. 3, filed the same in the
clerks office, and participated in the
meeting.
Upon motion the clerk was directed
10 write the superintendent Of the
ocala and Gulf r. r. Co, asking them
10 repair at once the crossing near the
city Of Ocala and near Howard Acad-
envy, or Home School.
Mr.. George Pedrick appeared before
the board and requested the refunding
OF certain money which had been paid
by his boys on the road. The board
thereupon refunded the money.
Mr.. A. J. Holton. Jonas Halford and
Jacob Hudnell. who have claims for the
improper paying Of road taxes amount
ing TO SO each, complained and asked
the board TO refund the same, which
was. upon motion. granted.
Mr. NJ. L. Payne presented TO the
board a petition asking the relocation
Of a road from Reddick to Pennington
as follows: Commence at the railroad
crossing at the Gainesville and Gulf r.
r, in the village Of Fairfield, situated
on section line Of sections : and IS.
in tp Is, T p. east. running thence west
along said section line and across range
lines 20 and p. and along the line of
sections u and Is. 10 Is, T 20, east, un-
I'll the said road intersects with the
Ocala and Pennington road; which pc
tition was referred 10 Mr.. Wartmann
for investigation and report at next
meeting Of the board.
II was ordered that a rebate for the
payment OF two poll taxes which had
been made by Mr.. Payne since he had
become 50 years OF age, be granted.
The commissioners report. hereto
fore made at the March meeting Of this
biard upon the road known as the pub
lie road from Pine 10 Anthony was
adopted with the understanding that
the gates were TO be allowed 10 stand
until Mr.. Hillman can gather his crops.
Upon motion a warrant was order
ed drawn 10 Mr.. J. r. Noorhead for
the benefit Of Mrs. AIeiswinkel for ma
terial used on Summerfield hard road.
The special committee and architect
appointed to accept the bridge at Dun
mellon. filed the following report:
Dunnellon, Fla, April l. 1904
To the Honorable Boards Of County
Commissioners of Marion and Citrus
Counties:
We, the committee appointed by the
chairmen Of the boards Of Marion and
Citrus. respectively. to inspect the
bridge across the Withlacoochee river
at DunneIlon. beg to submit this. our
report. as follows; We find the bridge
built in accordance with plans and
specifications furnished US by Marion
and Citrus counties; the draw to the
same being one foot longer than plans
called for, and seemed 10 be put up I'm
good, substantial and workmanlike
manner.
Signed: c. \. shaw. engineer, VIII
liam Griffith and ]. N. Barksdale Com
The committees report was thereup-
on adopted and ratified by the board
and the clerk instructed TO draw the
warrants for the balance of said work
as follows: A warrant for $525.76. due
one year from this date: a warrant for
S555.52. due in two years from this
date; a warrant for S5S5.2S. due in three
years after this date; "a warrant for
s6I5.04 due four years from this date;
Warrant for S644.S0 due in five years
from this date.
Bill Of Mr.. e. a. shaw for S25. being
Marion county's part. one-half of said
Shaw's bin as architect, employed by
the counties of Marion and Citrus. to
look after the building of said bridge.
was ordered paid.
NIr. Lang thereupon made his report
Of the poor farm. which is as follows:
To the Board of County Commissioners
Of Marion County. Fla:
Gentlemen: visited the poor farm
April I. ana found things generally
moving on very well. The corn crop
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