The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1908-06-05
MARION COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS
HAVE A BUSY SESSION
ing REPRESENTATION Of the Poor
Farms. J. McCuiIy Petitions for :
New Election Distriet-Petitions for
Selling Liquors, Wine sand Beer
Fire Arms Permits
Tuesday, June 5, 1903.

Tuesday, June 8, 1908.
Board Of county commissioners, met
in regular session on this date. Pres
ent: Hon. John L. Edwards. chairman,
J. R Mathews, s. r Pyles, y. A. Fort,
c. V. Turner.
Minutes Of last regular and special
meetings read and approved.
Commissioner Pyles reported that
on account of sickness in his family,
his committee had not made investi-
cation as TO treatment Of convicts at
Z. P. Rentz's camp, and asked further
notice.
1t was upon motion ordered that the
former action Of the board with refer
ence to the appointment Of J. H. de
Brass be rescinded; that the said d.
Brass be recommended TO the govern
IT for appointment as mark and brand
inspector for district No. 6.
Mr.. E. w. Allen appeared before the
board and made a statement in the
interest Of Mr.. CasselIs, who was dam
jagged while crossing a bridge near
Mcintosh, whose claim for damages
was refused by the board at its former
meeting. Mr.. Allen requested that th+
board rescind it's action and pay Mr.
CasseIls the actual damage. The re-
quest was refused.
Mr.. Allen then requested that a ROAD
lOverseer be appointed in the Mcintosh
district, and recommended that r. Q
Stephens be authorized to repair the
clay roads in said district, which re-
quest was granted.
The bond and contract of E L. Al
derson and y. H. Boswell, contractors
to harden the DunnellOn and Ocall
road to intersection Of Stokes Ferry
road was presented to the board exc.
cuted, and was accepted, and a copy
of the same delivered to Mr.. n. H
Boswell
Upon motion Of Commissioner Tur
ner the resignation of r. c. Douglas
as mark and brand inspector, distric
No. 16, was accepted, and the boar
recommended to the governor the ap
pointment of r. S. Shortridge for sai'
district.
The petition heretofore filed re
questing the board of county commits
sioners to close the present road be
tween Juliette and Dunnellon, and L
have the Ocala, Martel, Cotton Plal.
and Juliette road extended on direc
line from railroad crossing at Juliet
10 northwest corner Of the West Coas
farm. thence south on quarter sectio
line to Dunnellon, was. upon motion u
Commissioner Mathews, granted.
Upon Motion Commissioners Pyle!
Fort and Mathews were appointed
special committee to look into and t
i, report to this board the condition G
the Sims family, with reference to get
, ting the children homes, etc.
y. a petition heretofore filed by BIac
& Falany. requesting a permit to 50
liquors. wines and beer in election dis
- trict No. a coming up for hearing, an
, it appearing to the board that du
and legal notice of such applicatio
;, had been published in the DunnellO
? Advocate, as required by law, and
- further appearing that no objection
have been interposed by any one VIII
the said permit should not be granite,
, it was upon motion ordered that tn
% said Black & Falany be granted a pei
! nit to sell liquors, wines and beer
district No. "A, Marion county, Flor
. ida.
The commissioners appointed to Ia
out the OcaIa and Leesburg publ
- road filed their report, which was la
~ lover until the next regular meeting
the board.
Mr.. s. J. McCuIly presented a pet
ton asking for the formation Of
new election district as follows:
'. Commencing at the northeast co
H. ner Of section l, township IA, rams
= 20, thence west to northwest corner
le section 4, thence south TO southwe
corner Of section q, thence west
L northwest corner of section %, then
r south to southwest corner of sectn'
80, township IA, range 20, then
l. south to southwest corner of secti
h 3, township Is, range 20, thence east
or southeast corner of section 1, then
Il north to northeast corner of section
< township Is, range 20, thence nor
to northeast corner of section 1, tow
d. ship IA. range 90, to point of begi
Z. ming. Said district to be known a
r numbered as Fellowship district No.
NJ with voting place to be in the sout
east corner of the northwest quar-