The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1908-06-05
Wednesday, June }, 1908.


All members present.
A communication was received
from Mrs. William Hooker. president
of the WOmen's Civic League, request
ing that the court house janitor be In
structed to thoroughly cleanse the two
public drinking fountains around this
public square every Monday morning.
The request granted and so ordered.
| A petition was filed by Commission
er Fort requesting the board to grant
a public neighbOrhOOd road. viz: Be-
| ginning at a point on the Electra AMI
Saw Grass public road in the north
west 4 of the northwest 4 of section
%, township 10, range "A, running In q
nOrthwesterly direction to Lynne post
office in section 8, township Is. range
"a; also a public neighbOrhod road be-
ginning at a point in the northwest Z
of northwest 4 of section II. town.
ship 10, range "a, running in a west
erly direction to Lynne post office.
The above petitions were granted
by the board as requested
A committee of Kings Daughters
appeared before the board and re-
lquested an appropriation Of IS per
month be made for the maintenance OF
Mrs. Marshall, very needy person.
and who is unable to help herself
The request was granted.
Petition asking for county hard road
from the intersection OF Belleview.
Gambler and North Lake Weir TO the
Baptist church located on the chautau-
qua grounds was filed and laid over
until the next meeting Of the board.
H. NJ. Hampton appeared before
the board and requested that the
board relieve the sheriff OF amount
charged against him on account Of thu
ninety day cost bond of William Mans
field. The request was refused by the
board.
Mr.. William Tyson appeared before
the board and applied for a permit %
sell liquors wines and beer in election
1
rected the clerk to advertise the neces-
sary notice.
Commissioner Pyles filed the poor
farm report, which report is as fol-
lows
Poor Farm Report for Month of May,
1908
To the Honorable Board OF County
Commissioners OF Marion County:
; l visited the farm on the 1st ms.
for the month OF May. The inmates
are approximately the same as Of last
month-fOur whites and eight colOred.
except as To one, Mr.. Daugherty who
was before the board at the May meet
- ing and was offered a place on the
i farm. He came To the farm and after
staying a few days asked for transport
. tation to Gainesville, Fla. which was
: furnished him by Superintendent
Priest The inmates are doing reason
L ably we'll under the circumstances,
; they being all OF them old. and either
y blind, lame or paralytics. they require
Il Of Mrs. Johnson, who is not able -
L care for, or move herself from place
10 place, ] request the board 10 either
= order her transferred 20 the hospital
2 or have nurse to care for her.
The crops of the farm are good con-
j sidering the drouth.
Herewith attached see financial re-
s port: Respectfully submitted.
= :. r. PYLES. Com. i'm Charge.
superintendent S35; hired help.
II SPAS: cooking. s12; washing and IRON
- ing, 80 McIver & MacKay. Ss75.
Ocala Wagon Works. $40: Helven-
2 ston & Pasteur, S1316; Martin &
. earn. S4.2O; J. J. Guthrey. s51.2O. d.
y w. V. Newsom, s.; Tydings < Co,
- $3.50; c. G. Daughtery. s310. Total
T. s17O.76.
Il Commissioner Fort offered the fol-
lowing resolution, which was unanl-
u mously adopted, and a certified copy
n furnished the ferryman for his guild
- ance, viz:
william Hogan, ferryman, appeared
p before the board and stated that par
D. ties were in the habit OF taking an 2
e. using the small butte boat az tina,
point. thus depriving him at times II
2" the use OF il. on motion 20 was or
dered that Mr.. Hogan keep said boat
y in his sole custody for use at said fer
ie ~, and il necessary % keep 81 Iockei
II was agreed by the board that
Commissioners Edwards and Pylas
see Mr.. John ID. Robertson with refer
n ence to certain matters Of Stokes Fer
~ road and make II they could salts
ne factory arrangements.
n The board thereupOn adjourned un-
tv til the next regular meeting.