The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1909-04-09
PROCEEDINGS or COUNTY COW.
hIssIoNERs
ooala. Fla. April G. 1909


Minutes Of March meeting were
80 and approved.
ID motion u was ordered that the
Marion Realty Co. be allowed the
pfiFiiege of placing seats around the
coart house square. not to interfere
ulth the lava In any way, and to be
Slowed 90 PRINT upon the seats MA
non Realty Company" seats to be
neat and nice.
The petition heretofore filed with
MS board and referred to Commits
sioner Proctor for inspection, and to
D. reported TO this board. requesting
the change Of the old Wire Road be-
tween Symmetrical and Dallas, the
change 20 be-: Beginning at a point
where the northeast quarter mile line
divides the southeast quarter and
southwest quarter of south half of
southeast quarter OF section 10, town
ahip NJ. range p. east, intersecting
with said Wire Road. thence run south
on above said quarter mile line to
session line between sections 80 and
81 In township Il, range %, east,
thence run east 90 where il intersects
with the old Wire Road. The said
rOad to be- opened by petitioners. The
same was faVOrably reported on by
Commissioner Proctor and his report
was adopted.
Mr.. } n. Booth Of Altoona appear
ed before the board and stated that
De- vas here for the purpose of accept
ng the privilege under a recent reso-
hutton Of the board with reference to
Building roads where the citizens con-
trlbuted for such purpose, and drew
his check for $500. and asked the
board. under the SAID resolution. to
supplement- the same with $1,000, as
authuriEed by said resolution. Com
missioner Fort was requested to SUI
perintend che said work. and the res
oluiiun passed authorizing the draw
Ina az a warrant for $1,000 when ne
CCssary for the use OF the cOnstruc- |
tion OF the road known as the road |
frum Orange Hammock to Altoona.
M. A. Proctor filed a receipt for /
tl25o deposited on fund for the con- |
EtruCtion Of a road al Oklawaha.
Commissioner Mathews filed his
report Of the poor farm. which report /
a. o. follows:
Poor Farm, Report
To the Board OF County Commission I
err of Marion County. Florida:
Genticmen-l visited the county 1
poor farm ON che End Of April. | find /
ths inmates fourteen In number, four
white and ten colored. No deaths
having occurred since our last meet
ana They all continue i'm their usual !
heaith. except Mrs. Johnson. She
cunfinues te grow weaker and more |
helpless and requires closer and /
much more attention. a nurse being
necessary Tor her day and night. l
rocummend thar this board make an
enort 90 secure room for her at the
hospital
You Will ind attached hereto su-
peuntcndent's expense account.
J. NJ. MATHEWS.
Com. in Charge.
". .. May. supt. Poor Farm
SUPPLEMENTARY salary. S35: wash
inE and ironing. $3.50: cooking. $14;
nurse. s. hired help. $3.50: Helven-
sion a Pasteur. Sll75: Martin &
Carr. se2os. Tydings q Co. $500;
Ocaia Furniture Co. s45O; Martin
mdW Co. 8l.75. Ocala Ice & Packing
Co 80. Ocala Iron Works. S2.75; J.
q Cuihory. f555. Dr r. C. Lindner.
g. ts Marion Hdw. Co. $500. Total,
tifi 81" Produce sold from farm, s..
Tutal expense. $500.
lpuu motion Of Commissioner
Nafhrvs. Susan Thomas was donated
e. and Richard Nixon s. per month.
o. o. Rentz appeared before the
huald vIth reference to cut-over lands
and requested the reduction in valua-
iiuu Of Gls.st0 acres in townships Is. F.
ne and l5. range %
Tht above was granted and the as
srssm~nt reduced from its present as
sessmeut TO sl-25 per acre.
Lease 81 Granger-Lewis-R entz Land .
Go Nas authorized TO be reduced
frum On to So cents per acre.
hll 81 Harry Peter for road and
and bridge work was ordered paid at
tl25 Tor opening { l-2 miles of road
and building two bridges on DunneI-
lun lnElis road % is understood that
me payment 81 THIS bill shall be no
precedeni Tor the payment Of like bills
in IN future
To CLERK vas authorized to place
an order Tor one prOtectograph ma
chine. costing $50
Upon motion DO was recommended
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