The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1908-01-11
! COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
Official Report Of the Proceedings of
the Board at its January
Meeting
Ocala, Fla, Jan. Z. 1908.

emit and presid5aig: Hon. Jno. L. iEd-
wards, chairm4n; 8. r. Pyles. N. 4.
Fort. J. M. Makhews. G. w. Turner.
The minutes Of the last meeting
we're read and approved.
The matter of road through 2. C.
Chambliss' property. and giving per-
sons on the north side way through
20 the public road, having been referr-
ed to Mr.. Mathews at the December
meeting OF the board, Mr.. Mathews re-
ported that there was no practical
way around Mr.. Chambliss' farm Mr..
Chambliss being out of town, Mr..
Mathews was requested to put his re-
port in writing and the matter was
postponed until the next regular meet
Ing Of the board. :.
y The matter of ferryman at Stokes
Ferry having been arraigned some
time ago, and there being no bid from
there. It was ordered that the present
ferryman be retained for 1908.
Considerable complaint having been
made to thu board against one Oscar
Yarber, a negro living at Oklawaha,
on account of his carrying revolver
In q careless manner, and 1t appear
ing that the said Yarber had license
\ to carry q revolver, the clerk was or
dered to cancel the license and notify
Yarber to that effect
+. Upon motion It was ordered that
convict guards pay s. for the escape
Of . convict where it is reported by
the overseer that the escape was ef-
fected through the negligence Of the
guard It was further ordered that
the sdm of SIS be deducted from Jas.
Leitner's salary for the escape of
three convicts.
Petition to discontinue the Cribbett
road from Martel to Cotton Plant
. school, also the Ocala and Juliette
road from York to Juliette was grant
/, ed.
Mr.. Duncan Mccartney, ST., of Lima
dale appeared before the board and
\ asked that they see that his district
! get the proper attention in keeping
: up the roads of the county.
Upon motion 1t was ordered that the
sum of $127028, interest on court
honse warrants from July to Decem-
Der 1, 1907, at six per cent. per an
mum. held by the Munroe & Chambliss
bank, be paid.
Walter Kingsley's application for re-
bate on taxes was refused.
Upon motion it was ordered that
warrant No. 3s4O for $s75.5O, drawn
on road fund be cancelled, another
warrant having been issued in lieu
thereof.
Upon motion it was ordered that
$50 be paid In full satisfaction for
right of way over the land of John
Ross; said Ross to keep the wire he
has and build his own fence Abe
Ross to keep the wire he has on hand
and build his fence. also.
Upon motion 1t was ordered that
the county appropriate SO to Mr..
Brass for right OF way through his
. land.
Upon motion 1t was ordered that the
bids for the leasing of the county con-
victs close.
Board thereupon adjourned until
\ Wednesday morning, January 8, 1908.
Wednesday Morning
Ipon motion 1t was ordered that a
pnt beHrawn for $3.50 in favor of
Dement, & Co., as difference for
n-a Of miles purchased from St1d
bon motion It was ordered that w.
Clyatt be allowed to redeem the
hth half Of southwest quarter Of lot
CaldwelIs addition to Ocala, with
ht interest
The board having advertised for
Tor the leasing Of convicts to be
d at this meeting Of the board,
ii blowing bid was made:
"a. Rawls & Co.-$28.65 per cap
ita Or month for all prisoners, taking
ma, women and children, just as they
he from the court. Action was de-
Erred until Thursday afternoon.
The board having advertised for
bids for the erection of steel bridges
over Blue run, near Dunnellon, and
over the Withlacoochee river at
Stokes Ferry, the following bids were
received:
H. B. Thompson, Empire Building,
Atlanta, Ga.-Complete as per plans
and specifications received from Aus
tim Brothers, Atlanta; main constrrc.
ion as shown to be of 10-inch, stand.
(rd Is pound 1 beams and 10-inch
landard Is pound chaunelsj $500
= bridge over Blue run. Qfer With.