The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1909-02-12

.,,.. tho following resolution

Resolved. That this bCar0 do and
does hereby appropriate the sum o.
s5o fo~ the purchase of gee copies OF
/ the florida Fruit and Truck Grower
- be distributed free amtng interest
ID nersons inuuiring about the re,
! ,,urces of Marion county, and tnat
this action of the boarG shall be Ioi-
lowed up by the preparation OF a
nroper circular giving to the public de-
taiIc of the resources of Marion coun-
! ty.
Commissioner W. ]. Crosby was ap-
pointed . committee to confer WIN
Mr.. Chambliss with reference to said
circular and also as to the prices OF
advertising in the Breeders Gazette,
/ etc.
Hon A. Burford appeared before
the board representing the Ladies
Club of General Improvement, and
asked the board to cooperate with
and aid the ladies in setting out oak
trees on the Silver Springs road. 1t
was the sense of the board to render
the ladies any assistance possible, but
feeling that it was now too late for
the setting of the trees, the said re-
quest was, for the present, refused.
A petition was filed by citizens ask
ing for a public road beginning at the
southwest corner of section 4, town
shin 16. range %, east, along said sec
ton line where it intersects Ocala
and Belleview hard road. The petit
ton was given to Commissioner Proc
tor to investigate and report at the
next meeting of the board.
A committee of the council of the !
city of Ocala appeared before the |
board with reference to lights on the
tower in the court house, which mat
ter was referred to Commissioner !
MacKay.
Commissioner Proctor stated to the
board that DR.. Henry and other citi-
zens had raised SIS by private sub
scription in addition to the $35 report
ed at the last meeting and requested
the board to supplement a like
of SIS. to be expended in
hardening the piece of road next the
Oklawaha station. The request was
granted upon condition that Commits
siOner Proctor superintend and have
said road built on a standard with
other hard roads being built in the
county
Commissioner Mathews thereupon
fled his poor farm report as follows
Mr.. Chairman and Gentlemen of the
Board:
| have visited the poor farm or
county infrmary for the month of
find that our new superin-
endent and wife have finished mOv-
ng in and have taken hold of the I
work as though they had been train
ID to the business.
Our inmates are fourteen in num- !
'er, four whites and ten colored.
they all expressed themselves as be- I
ng well pleased with their new
riends, and are doing well, consider G
ng their infirmities One Andrew I
stephens, colored, who was very low I
t our last meeting, died on the goth
ltimo F
We find the greater part of the L
ences around the farm badly rotted
nd almost in a worthless condition.
mich causes a considerable annoy
nee in the matter of excluding out r
Ide stock from the plantation. {
During the month six hogs have
cen slaughtered and approximately
lght acres of oats planted.
Thus far fifteen acres of land has R
cen rented at $3.50 per acre. rent to D
2 paid before crop is gathered.
Hereto find financial report attach
1. We also find a listed report of
oods and chattels of the place as R
lrned over to Supt. May by ex-Supt. D
riest
Respectfully submitted.
]. M. MATHEWS.
Com. in Charge. X
Financial Report D
superintendent salary. S35: hired
ZIP, 1925; cooking. s14: washing and
oning, $3.50; nurse. 81: McIver G. T,
acKay, $56.75: Helvenston E. Pas T,
ur, SPAS; Tydings & Co. s6.35. 7
DIN. S19.O5; Ocala Wagon Works
C.; ]. B. Martin Hdw. Co. SOL
Gala Ice & Packing Co., 1928: Mar. tn
& earn, $2OS3; Ocala Furniture III
D. 81; ]. T. Simmons, soc. Total
1916.
BY items sold from farm. 500 IL
Total expense, 1921.
turned over to Superintendent
ly by ex-Superintendent Priest.
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