The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1908-03-06
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
Official Report of the Proceedings at
the March n Getting of the Board
March 3rd. 1908.


pursuant to adjournment. Present:
Hon. John l.. Edwards. Chairman; :.
r. Pyles, G. w. Turner. y. \ Fort.
j. NJ. Math WIS.
Minutes of last meeting read and
amended.
The petition Of w. -. Bishop asking
for permit to sell liquors. wines and
beers. was filed and being in proper
form. the Clerk was requested To in
Sert proper notice in the paper.
Notary bonds Of J. NJ. Nicely, J. A.
Rentz, A. q. Bigelow and Il. L. Hick-
man were duly approved
The bonds of W. G. White, y. p.
Myers and J. II. Brass, ferrymen,
were approved.
The bonds Of J. L. Tucker and Will
lam Does. road Overseers, We're duly
approved by the Board.
Pension claims of David o. Wylie
Richard o. BilIups, Mary G.. Ward
Lucindy Redding, and Raphael Camp
bell were duly approved by the Board
The claims of Mr. J. d. Shaw and
Mr.. William r. Craig not being in
|
claim Of Mr. William T. Craig was
at the last meeting of the Board, err
rOncously approved, but held for fur
Their proof.
| The following persons wer granted
license to carry fire arms, viz: A. ,B
Albritton. r. NJ. Blair, S. S. Boynton
F.. p. BoyntOn, Miss Lucy A. Irwin
James Hobkirk. j. H. HalIford. w. D
earn and J. F. RickelsOn.
The resignation of Mr.. r. B. Bell
mark and brand inspector District No
| 1, was accepted.
The petitions asking for the APP
pointment of mark and brand inspec-
tor District 1, of G. w. Smith and E
T. Williams, were laid over until the
next meeting of this Board
The bill of the City of Ocala fol
! one third cost paving streets around
the Court House Square. amounting
next regular meeting Of the Board.
Road Overseer, w. M. Lucius, filed
! his report Of work done on the hard
| roads, as follows:
Ocala, Feb. goth, 1908.
Hon. Board County Commissioners OF
Marion County, Fla.
Gentlemen:-AllOw me to submit
the following as my work done and
| amount of expenditures for the month
of February, 1908. The first week ir
this month 1 finished up recoating the
Ocala and Kendrick hard road and fol
the last three weeks 1 have beer
| hardening the sand beds from end OF
hard road on up towards Martin Sta
ton. And the following is the
amounts Of hard roads made and
amount skipped:
Skipped 1O49 yds, made hard 1873
yds., total distance Of road gone over
1882 yds. My expenditures for the
month has been as follows:
Convict labor $2O1.5S. Free la
| Dor $141.40- -. -. -. ...$342 9$
Amt Overseer & Guard hire. 22s OF
Amt r. E. Young & Co. -. =. 10 OF
Amt hire two mules G. r.
| Smith -. -. -. "a OF
Amt Bill Seed Store s137.O7,
Ocala Manufacturing Co.
| $5.25- 142 5.
Amt Bill Marion Hardware
Store, 1912, Willie Miles
$S.VV- 81 L.
Amt Bill Ocala Furniture Co.
$3375, H. B. Masters $2621- SO 81
Amt Bill McIver & MacKay
$10.25, A. G. Gates $500, M
| F'ishel $500 -. -. -. 80. 81 2!
| 1904 6:
/ am now dumping just east o
Martin Station. also opening up a new
lime pit in what is known as suga
hammock. 1 think the pit will prov,
to be very good Respectfully,
w. M. Lucius, Overseer Hard Roads
!. Mr.. F. E. Haskell filed his checl
with the Board for $4,000 and s25 90
total $500. as payment Of citizens
on road near Stanton.
Attorney Haskell from Palatka, APP
peared before the Board as counse
for Wilson Cypress Company, askin,
to be relieved of personal propert.
which had been assessed against sal,
Company, for the year 1907, the Com
pany having had during said year n
personal property whatever in Marion
County. This request was granite,
and the Tax Collector advised
The request of Mr.. Munroe, MI
Holmes and Mr.. Adams for damage
on account of the Stokes Ferry an,
Dunnellon road crossing their land
was referred to Mr.. J. NJ. Mathews
commissioner for said district
Mr.. f. l.. Wartman requested re
duction Of assessment on Lots 2. !
and 6 in section 81 and Lots 1 2