The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1909-08-13
BUSY MEETING OF The COUNTY
FATHERS
OfBcial Report of the Proceeding at
the August Meeting of the
Board.
ocala Fla, Aug. 2, 1909.

emit Hon. Geo. MacKay, M. M. Proc !
tor, n. A. Fort, ]. NJ Mathews and |
W. NJ. Crosby. Minutes of previous
meeting were read and approved.
The board of county commission
ers met on this day for the purpose
OF hearing complaints Of persons
who were aggrieved on account Of
raises made on the assessments
made during their meeting July,
1909.
The bill of the Ocala Banner for
printing general laws of the last leg
islature was duly approved by the
board.
Mr.. Frank Lyle, representing
Phoebe w. Buffum, produced evil
dence sufficient to convince the
board that the property should not
be raised above $500, and the same
was put back at original assessment.
Mr.. Lyle was also granted reduc-
ton on his assessment to $500.
The assessment of the Carney In
vestment Co., which was raised from
$500 TO $4,000, was reduced to
$1,000.
The Carney Investment Co.. which
assessment was raised from 3,400
$4,000 was reduced to STE. 900.
A. NJ. Cameron assessment, which
was raised from $500 to $1,000, was
reduced to $500.
Mr.. Snooks, which was raised from
$50 to $3.50, was reduced to $50.
Florida Lime Co., which was rails
cd from $4,000 to $4,000, was re-
duced to $1,000.
The assessment of r. A. Kelsey
raised to $500, was reduced to
S400.
The assessment of r. r. Hice was
reduced to S1,800.
The assessment of James Kelsey
was reduced to 500.
The assessment of w. F. Steble-
ton, raised from 500 to $500, was
reduced to 500.
Mitchell Rigdon, whose assessment
had been raised from 500 to $500,
was reduced to $50.
The assessment of Sarah Choate,
which was raised from 500 to
$1,000, was reduced to $500.
]. +. Wyckoff, reduced from ST.
900 to $500.
The board thereupon took ad-
3ournment until tomorrow morning
at o'clock.
August OTOs l0O0
At s O'Clock the board met, all
members present, and the following
proceedings had:
Mr.. Mckinney appeared before the
board with reference to Lake Weir
road, and made some complaint. The
matter was referred to Commissioner
Proctor with power to act.
The report of the commissioners
20 lay out a public road from Can
der to Ocala was filed and clerk d.
rected to post necessary notices for
opening up of said road.
The Ways and Means committee,
viz: T. T. Munroe, DR.. ]. c. Boozer
and ID. E. McIver, appeared before
the board asking for assistance for
the county fair in the amount of
$1,000, which matter was taken I'M
der consideration by the board.
T. +. Johnson paid into the coun-
ty treasurer $3.50, J. v. Booth
S23.59, to be used in the construc-
ton of Altoona-Orange Hammock
road, which payments were made
through Commissioner Fort. 1t was
ordered that the clerk draw warrant
IN favor of G. ]. Griffin for $240,
being so per cent. of contract price
OF $50 per mile for 725 yards of con-
structed road.
DIR. z. ]. Lindner appeared and
complined of hole being dug in pub
lie road by railroad section master
between Anthony and Spar, on right
side of crossing, having run his ma
chine into the hole and broken of
both front wheels. Matter referred
to Commissioner Crosby.
that inasmuch as certain petition
which was filed with the board for
opening up of road between Belle
view and South Lake Weir has been
misplaced, and whereas, Mr.. Proctor,
as commissioner for the district, has
investigated requirement and report
ed, he is instructed to open up road
and furnish profile of route for file.
Ordered that a committee consist
ing of two members of the board and
VIM. Lucius, road overseer, be ap-
pointed to go to Palmetto to see and
test road machinery there at work
in case purchase is made the COM
pany pays the expenses, otherwise
the county pays expenses. Commit
tee to be appointed at September
meeting of board.
Wednesday morning.
Wednesday morning, s o'clock
board re-convened. All members
present. The following proceedings
were had:
On motion, the clerk is required
20 order Justices docket for justice
district No. 90, for c. /. Gray.
On motion of Commissioner Ii
censes for carrying pistols being ir-
regular and improperly executed
were refused, viz: z. P. Hitchcock,
E. p. Townsend, w. H. Sherouse, w
NJ. McLoud, L. T. Dutton, L. H
Hall, A. T. Munroe. T. ]. Perry, Ed
win Elberton and ]. J. Hudnall.
The bill of w. F. Pulliam, deputy
sheriff, for $50 in securing evidence
in the conviction of VIII Smith for
selling whisky without a license,
was refused, for the reason that the
law fofeiing reward for this service
has hppn dQclar rod unaopSt;fr4;o,oI