The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1905-05-12
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS.

Petition of j. B. Webb asking the
board to open and maintain a new
public road on section line between
sections p, "a, 25 and 26, was laid
over until next meeting.
Complaint was made that timber
was being cut across the road known
as the Griner Farm road. Referred
to Commission Turner with power to
act
Andrew Stevens, colCred, was adj
mitted to the county poor farm.
Bond of E. T. Jordan, as Inspector
of marks and brands, was approved.
Hon. William Hooker was appoint
ed attorney for the board, Hon. r. A.
Burford having resigned.
Chairman Long presented his re-
port of the county poor farm, which
showed that the crop of oats, corn,
cane, velvet beans and garden vege-
tables are in splendid shape. The
net expense for the month of April
was $3.50.
Road Overseer Lucius reported on
road construction for April as fol-
lows: Ocala and Orange avenue rOads
1,16O yards, at a cost Of. SS31.49;
scraping the Ocala and BIichton road
$3.50.
1t appearing that Mr.. Lehman, an
inmate of the county poor farm, is
receiving pension from the federal
government, Commissioner Fort was
appointed to Investigate the matter.
B. F. Johns appeared before the
board and asked that his son now
work ng out fine on the hard road
for carrying concealed weapon. be
released. His release was ordered
after bond had been executed bind
ing him 10 pay the balance OF the fine
assessed against MIN at S. per month
It was ordered that the scrip for
expense withheld IN the case of the
State against F. ". Barron at he
last meeting, be paid over, sat:sfac-
tory evidence having been produced
that the same was just and right.
Reference 20 the action taken upon
the Raney resolution in the state SEN
| ate has already been made IN these
C ,l,Imns-
Bonds OF Z. X. Nelson and ". W.
| Allsop, as notaries puo ic, We're ap-
proved
| Letter referring go petition for pab
| lie road from Mr.. Spooner was reat
| and laid over until the next meeting
| Il appearing to the board that ir
| Irregularities exist in the assessor
books, Commissioners PyIes, For
and Edwards were appointed a com
Inittee to investigate said Irregular
ties.
| The petition for hard road from
Shady Grove to Marti City to connec
with the Cotton Plant road was re
1tnsed.
Petition of f. L. Anderson askin,
for a reduction ef redemption on cer
tain lands was referred TO Commits
sioner Edwards with power to act.
| Pension application of e. c. Game.
Twas approved.
| The following resolutions wer
adopted by the board by 3 unanimou
vote;
| whereas The facilities of court hons
| are insufficient for the accommodation OF GU
Citizens and our public officers AID are made
ouate for the protection of the public records c
Marion county, therefore be it.
Resolved, By the Board of County ComIli'
sioners of Marion county Florida. in Tegula
! session assembled at Ocaia. Florida, tins 2u
| dav of May, A D, 1903.
| SECTION Z That II is cXpedient 10 issue bond
oftf- said county 70 the amount Ct 100000
| p4zatle IN annual INSTALLING nts Of 5000 90. De
| Cunning in eleven years from date thereof 4
ending in twenty years from date Thereof, wit
interest upon all of said bonds from date there
Of a, The rate of : per cent, per annHrl, payabl
annually. both interest and principal psyabl
| at OcaIa. Florida
| Section , That It IS hereby deemed exps
| dent to issue said bonds IN said amount &c
the purpose Of erecting court house for sis
! county @. Marion, at Oca1a Florida, and It