The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1908-04-11

to connect with the Stokes Ferry roa4l
TO Ocala. We beg to submit the fol-
lowing bid, and should you see fir TO
accept same feel certain that we will
give you satisfaction in workmanship.
and at the same time give Won the
best Of material that can be had with
in reasonable haul to the work to
be done.
Will do the harding for 1890 per
mile. and do sufficient grading to raise
the low places above high water mark
and furnish terra Gotta piping for
drains and equaliZing waters for 1915
Respectfully,
Anderson & Boswell
Commissioner n. A. Fort filed the
following:
Whereas. in a certain matter of
bid being submitted to the Board by
Messrs. Anderson & Boswell to build
hard road from Dunnellon intersect-
ing with t. q Ocsla & Stokes Ferry
road as per advertisement. said mat
ter coming on to be heard at this
meeting of the Board, when voting on
this measure / felt compelled to cast
my vote against letting the road by
contract. but did favor building sucn
road with our convicts as we now
have an equipped crew for such work.
Building hard roads by contract and
with convicts evidently will double
the expense Of hard road construction.
l feel that it will be impossible to
meet this additional expense without
increasing taxation. this l feel would
be burden on the people.
The request of Mr.. Charles Holmes
for damages on account Of the St.
Johns and Juliette road running
through his place was refused.
Mr.. j. S. McAllister appeared be-
fore the BOard and requested that the
1906 assessment for personal property
be RENTED. and it appearing to the
Beard that Mr.. McAllister did not
Year. the request was granted. >
Complaint having been made to the
Board that the McGehee Lumber Co.
had blOcaded the road known as the
Shady Grove and Sumter county road
by way of Saddlebag FOND by falling
trees in the same. the clerk was di-
rected to request the said gentlemen
to open up and put in travelling con-
GitiOn Immediately the said road.
The bill of the City Of Ocala for one
third Of the cost of paving the streets
around the cOut house square, by the
City of Ocal9 was refused.
The application for permit to sell
liquors, wines and beer of w U.
Bishop. having been duly published as
required and no complaint having
been filed before this Board showing
why a permit should not be granted
TO the said w. d. Bishop. it was. upon
motion, ordered that q permit to sell
liquors. wines and beer in District No.
i, Ocala, be. and the same is hereby
granted to the said w. d. Bishop.
The Board granted recommended
ton to Captain Harrison. recommend
ing to the comptroller that lot 1. of
block 3, Wilber's plat. Citra. be re-
deemed for the face value of the cer-
tificate and omitted years taxes with
out interest.
The petition of Mr.. H. w. Long, re-
questing the redemption under the
rule of the southeast quarter of
southwest quarter, section 6, town
ship Is. range 81. was granted.
The commissioners received from
Mr.. F. E. Haskell from Weirsdale,
check for 1914. which was duly cred
tied to the account of hard roads on
Eastlake.
The petition heretofore fled re-
questing that the Board restore the
charter Of the road commonly known
as the Cribbet road. from Cotton Plant
school house to Martel, was with
drawn.
Mr.. Lucius fiId his report for work
and expenditures on the hard road
during the month Of March, 1908. as
fellows:
Ocala. April 4th, 1908
Mr.. J. L. Edwards. commissioner in
charge of hard road work. in district
No. l, Marion county. Fla:
Dear Sir:-I beg to submit the fol-
lowing as report for the last five
weeks ending April 4th, 1908: / have
Euilt 1870 yards of hard road, SHIPPED
1883 yards, total amount built and
skipped for the month of March 1888
yards. | also have the same road
graded and covered from the railroad
crossing near Lowell. south nearly toll
Poor Farm. My expenses for same /
as follows: |
Convict labor -. ........ ..$190.50l
Free labor ...... - -. ..... 1I4.50 |
Overseer and guard hire ~. 261.25 |
Hire one pair mules. so days. 30.90 !
mt. bill Seed Store. ..... .S166.GG !
amt bill Marion H. -. .. -. 4.4) |
amt. bin Mover & Mckay -. 100
Amt bill NJ F'isbel -. -. -. 10
Amt bill II r. Masters >. -. 2.i5 |
Amt bill T.. r.. Converse -. -. 322
Amt bill A. G.. Gates :. .... oi.6o |
$3.50 o.
also enclose with batch ,of bills
today. bids for repair parts of trac
ton engine, also bill for one case OF
shoes.
have cash on hand. $26. Think i
y on had better give me check for
$50 for April.
In very few days / will finish the
Ocala and Kendrick hard road and
will be ready to take up work on some
other road. Respectfully,
w. NJ. Lucius.
; Mr.. J. F. Parker presented a petit