The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1904-09-16

take fright when being driven by Ia
dies. Resolved that this board give
notice that should a repetition of like
nature occur again this board will en-
deavor to seek out said parties, and if
this board has granted them licenses
to carry arms, we will cancel the
same"
1t appearing that the blanks to be
used by the justices of the peace in the
county have been exhausted, it was or
dered that the clerk be requested to
get up and have printed the necessary
blanks for justices of the peace, etc.
Commissioner Fort called attention
to the condition of the Silver Springs
and Sharp's Ferry hard road. After
some discussion with reference to the
extension of the Cotton Plant and the
repair Of the Sharp's Ferry and Antho-
ny roads, upon motion Of Commission
er Wartmann it was ordered that one
half of the convicts and one-half Of
the teams now at work on the Cotton
Plant road be transferred to the
Sharp's Ferry road during the month
Of September, 1904. to repair the same,
and that convicts as received shall be
equally divided between the crews
aforesaid. 1t was further ordered that
Immediately after the repair of the
Sharp's Ferry road they be transferred
to the Anthony road.
Bonds to carry firearms and licenses
ordered issued for the following per-
sons: A. B. AlbrittOn, Charles A. Saw
age, Willard Markham, NJ. M. Hough,
w. J. Lohrig, r. w. Holiday, H. NJ.
Sherouse, J. NJ. Williams, Robert Mum
roe, Thos. E Conway, Laurie T. Izlar.
The pension claims of Ellen Johnson
and H. c. Gates were approved.
Application for permission to sell Ii
quors, wines and beer of Z. Bishop and
]. L. Trotter, having been presented to
this board, and being in proper form,
notice as required by law was ordered
published and petitions laid over until
next meeting of the board.
Upon motion it was ordered that the
petition asking the board to grant Nan
cy Wright a road, be refused.
Petition asking for public road as
follows: Begin at the southeast corner
of A. D. Mitchelps place at Summer
field and run south on the quarter Sec
ton line for hree-fourths of a mile
where it intersects the old wire road
again, was filed and laid over until next
meeting of the board.
petition asking the county to
mark out, open up and construct a
public road thirty feet wide to be
known as the Ocala and Leesburg road,
described as follows: Beginning at a
point on the OcaIa and Lake Weir
public road near the southeast corner
of section 20, tp 16, s, r % e, thence
running in a sOutheasterly course to a
point on north shore of Smith Lake in
e -
thence between Smith and Bower lakes
and the Atlantic Coast Line railroad
most direct practical route to a point at
or near the ne cor of S y of nwH of Sc
a Of sec 81, tp 16, s, T "a, e, thence in
a straight line to western terminus of
Bay street, Weir Park, in sec 5, tp II,
s, "a, e, thence 81 deg, along the
center of Bay street to a point 20 feet
II of the ne cor of lot IS, Weir Park, in
of the Atlantic Coast Line railroad,
most direct and practical route through
Broadway and Palmetto streets, East
lake, to a point 20 feet west of Buffum
store building in sec 81, tp II, s, "a,
thence on side of A. c. L. r. r.,
most direct and practical route to a
point on south boundary of sec 33, tp
Il, s, "a, g, where it is expected to
connect with the Lake county public
road from Leesburg, was filed and laid
over until the next meeting of the
board.
The following persons were granted
licenses to sell liquor: John P. CAL
Ioway, agent, H. J. Precht, Bluthenthal
and Beckart, Carmichael and Son Co.,
Ocala: Hires and Hogan, Chas. H. HOl-
landsworth, B. f. Lyons and S. V.
Duke, Dunnellon.
Mr.. f. L. Carney, tax collector, re-
ported collection of $25525 on account
of licenses and Sis on account of polls,
regular, and 81 extra polls.
Justices of the peace reported fines
imposed in their courts as follows: J.
r. Wilder, SO; R. S. Shortridge, $31;
c. C. Priest, $3S.3S; ]. NJ. Barksdale,
800; r. Bullock. $50; w. W. Jackson.
81; NJ H. Rou, $3.50; Alex wynne, SO;
w. F. Mcwhite, SO; w. o. waid, $27O;
E. S. Smith, 800; J. w. Coulter, $50.
The following justices reported no
fines imposed in their courts: J. o. |
Turnipseed, c. E. Veal, H. w Doug