The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1908-12-17
COUNTY commissioners
Official Report of the Proceedings Al
the December Meeting Of
the Board
ocala. Fla. Dec. 5. 1908.

OCdld, I'd, DcC- . 1910.
Board OF County Commissioners met
in regular session on this date, at ten
o'clock a. n. Present: Hon. John L
Edwards. chairman: J. NJ. Mathews
S. R. Pyles, n. A. Fort and c. W. Tur-
ner, commissioners.
Minutes of last meeting were read
and approved.
the peace. was approved. with sure
ties as follows: w. ". Martin and
E. L. Martin.
On account of Confederate veterans
celebration the board thereupon adj
journed until 1880 p. m.
1870 p. m.
The Board re-convened, all mem
bers being present.
S. L. Biting asked reduction OF
valuation on tax rolls for the Wash
burn or Hill place southwest of Ocala
near the Lime Works. Thereupon the
board ordered the valuation reduced
from 5000 to 5000.
Mr. ID. s. Williams appeared and
asked the board to go with COM
mittee TO the Marion County Fair
Association grounds at 3 p. m The
board consented to do so.
Mr.. Abe Ross appeared and asked
compensation for Stokes Ferry road
going through his farm. The matter
was referred to Commissioners Pyles
and Mathews.
R. L. Simmons made application FOL
the SUPPLEMENTARY of the poor farm
which application was laid over unit
the January meeting.
c. II. Yancise OF Kendrick made APP
plication for pension. The commune
cation was laid over for further con-
sideration.
Board thereupon adjourned to visi
the fair grounds.
Commissioners reconvened at
p. m.
Mr.. Reddlng appeared and asked
assistance for the widow Of J. z. oil.
yer. This was laid over for further
consideration by the board.
Mr.. Allan Rogers appeared. repre-
senting the Florida Expo Fair Asso-
citation. at Jacksonville, Fla, Januar,
/ 90 to March 20, 1909, in the interest o.
communication from the presiden
of said Fair Association TO the board
Tit communication was read and lai(
over to the January meeting of tn,
Board.
Thomas Houston appeared and ask
ed compensation on account of thu
Stokes Ferry road cutting through hi.
| field On motion the matter was re
ferred TO Commissioner Pyles for in
yestigation.
/ The bond of j. X. Nixon as justic'
of the peace, District No. 3, with ]. L
Davis and J. NJ Hall sureties, wa.
approved.
| The board thereupon adjourned un-
tol Wednesday morning at S o'clock.
Wednesday. Dec 8, 1908.
| The board met pursuant to adjourn
ment. with all members present
Communication of V. D. o. Pratt ask
| ing compensation for moving fence OF
account Of road through his farm wa:
read. On motion the request was re-
| fused.
Petition Of Glannis Heller askinl
addition to amount Of pension. wa
read, and the petition was laid owe
i for further consideration.
Mr.. E. l. Carney appeared in the in
terest of A. D. Thompson on accoun
of fine for having quail in his posses
/ sion. After conference with the coun.
ty attorney. the matter was reported
as not within the Commissioners
court jurisdiction,
The bond of C. J. Smith as justice o
J al -. n II
H. Clements and D. E. Driggers al
sureties, was approved
Commissioner s. r. Pyles presented
his report of the poor farm for tn
month of November, which report il
as follows: