The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1908-10-16
Respectfully submitted.
s. r. PYLES,
E..r-, IN 81, o. 10 Z

airy gates al the places on the road
entrance TO and exit from his prop
erty. said gates to be replaced in six
months by his automatic gates. The
said Mckinney agreeing to construct
these gates and maintain them in
goOd working order at his own ex-
pense, and exempts the county from
all claims for damages from the
gates being left open. The petition
was granted.
Ii having been brought TO the at
tentiOn Of the commissioners that J.
". Fort had been improperly Using
his firearm on the public highway and
having plead guilty to this Offense in
court. it was upon motion ordered
that the license be and the same is
hereby revoked. and the clerk of this
board directed TO notify the said Fort
OF such action of the board.
The petition fled before the beard
requesting them to change the old
wire road commencing at a lot run
ming on section line between 10 and
80, and running the road about 100
yards east TO the railroad, thence
down the railroad a distance of one
mile TO connect with the said wire
road at Dallas crossing. was laid over
until the next regular meeting of the
board.
The petition asking for a public
road from Calvary to Sadly was refus-
ed.
The petition asking for a road tom
Lynne to WellhOrner, commencing al
the northeast corner of Wetheralrs
place. and from the Norwalk road in
front of Wellhorner's, was laid over
until the next meeting of the board.
Petition requesting road from Mic,
anopy to Mcintosh through Mr.
Smiths lands, was referred TO Com
missioner Turner to investigate and
report at the next meeting Of the
board.
The board thereupon adjourned IN
til Wednesday morning at s o'clock
Wednesday
The board met pursuant to adjourn
ment with all members present
Upon motion it was ordered that &
letter from Mr.. J. T Lewis, inspector
OF convicts, be copied in the minutes
and report of Commissioners Pyle:
and Edwards be also copied.
Office of Supervisor of State Convicts
Moss Bluff, Florida, Sept %. 1908.
Hon. John L. Edwards, Chairman o
the Board of County Commissioner
OF Marion County, Florida:
Dear Sir-On September 22nd | Wis
itetd the county camp Of Z. P. Rent.
Lumber Company at Silver Springs
Florida. where a number of Marion
county prisoners are worked I ioun,
a prisoner. Wesley Bell a three
months man. who. on September 18th
cot his foot mashed by getting
caught under a railroad iron, and NJ
to my visit had had no physician t
/ attend him. examined the man.
foot and consider il a very ba,
wound. and unless il is very CAREFUL,
handled he will probably lose his foot
I ordered the man in at once, an
took the matter up with your count
musician. DR.. Newsom. I called tn
attention of the captain to this CriI
nile He said they had no doctor, an
thought ii had not been necessary
II called his attention TO rule No.
as TO the duties of contractors. cal
tains. etc. in cases of this kind, @
sickness of any other nature, Til
rule. in nv opinion. has been grOssl
F neglected. and the prisoner the su
ferar. and should he lose his foe
from this negligence he viii certain,
p have a good case against the count
r and the county against the cOmp2n
A., for damages. Rule No. 1 has been il
nored in part. that of clothes an
% shoes Rule No. Il, which is the sta
p ure law of the state, is violated
i, This camp. This I have taken up wit
, the captain from time to time, but
is still being violated. l also fin
o along with the others, that rule \
T. % is not being carried out. / do N
= like TO take these matters up wit
the governor. and will not if we ca
get results without it. The beddir
+ is not what it should be, and not I
= 10 the standard. This l have CONT
: ually kicked on, and conditions ha'
o improved some in this particular, b
not enough I found lot of bedbu'
on the mattresses, etc, and the ca
( tain got right in behind them.