The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1909-01-15
ocala. Fla, Jan. 4. 1909.

met in regular session on this date at
ten O'Clock a. m. Present: Hon. John
L. Edwards. chairman, and ]. NJ.
Mathews, S. r. Pyles, N A. Fort and
G. w. Turner, commissioners.
Minutes of last meeting were read.
and on motion commissioners re-
scinded minutes as to opening bids
for county convicts today and the
time of opening Of such bids extend
ed to high noon on Tuesday, Febru-
airy End, 1909, as advertised.
Minutes Of the last meeting. with
the above amendment, were thereup-
on approved.
Widow Mary Fort appeared and
asked widows exemption. Request
was granted and the tax collector. E.
/. Carney, instructed to allow the ex-
emption.
COmmissiCEers-elect. MacKay and
Proctor, being present. were asked to
take seats and share in the delibera-
tons of the body.
Letters from the Florida State Mid
Winter Fair Association of Tampa.
Florida, were read, and representa-
tives were heard, asking an appropri-
alton for the purpose of making a dis
play at the Tampa Fair. After dis
cussion the request was refused.
Letters from the u. S. department
of agriculture. forest service, at
Washington were read. asking names
for the forest service mailing list
Names were given.
Letter Of Justice of the Peace Doug
las was read and on motion the war
rants returned were ordered CANCEL
ed.
Petition for road to run east and
west from hard road known as the
Ocala and Pedro road to the Beneview /
hard road read and granted on con- 4
dition that the petitioners open and (
keep up the road without expense to (
the county.
Letter of A. S. J. Mckinney read /
and on motion warrant was ordered 4
drawn to A. S. ]. Mckinney for $50.
TO cover damage claimed on account
Of road.
Board adjourned for dinner until
100 D. m.
Monday, Jan. 4, 1909, 1880 p. NJ.
Board met pursuant to adjournment.
All members present.
Bill of Ocala Water Company read
and referred to Commissioner Fort.
Commissioner Pyles made report of
cemetery appropriation. The balance
or this appropriation, 5000, ordered
paid TO the secretary of the old Gem
etery committee.
On motion of City Directory Com
pany for one city directory was re-
fused.
Mr.. F. E. Harris appeared and ask
ed that the printing of the delinquent
tax list for 1908 be awarded to the
Ocala Banner On motion the re-
quest was granted {
Boxes of cigars from Mr.. F. E. Har- T
ris with his compliments to the old l
and new bosrd we're raceived. and a !
vote Of THANKS -ordcr-d 10 Mr.. Harris
for his courtesy.
COMMISSIONS y. A. Tort made re-
port on the progress Of the steel g
bridges at Sharps Ferry and Moss b
Bluff. i
Bill of E. 7. Williams for registration I
services was discussed. and an ex-
PLANTATION had from Mr. Williams. 2
the bill was ordered paid. c
Bond of Gus A. Waters for license Il
TO carry rife read and approved.
Bond Of ]. B. Caldwell. Jr., for IL t
cense 10 carry pistol read and ap- b
proved. o
Bond Of Sam w Petteway, with J. a
ID. Robertson and Walter Ray as g
sureties for justice of the peace dis {
trict No. 6. read and approved. \
Bond of T. L. Johnson, with ]. W. n
Davis and L. B. Branch as sureties, n
FOR justice of the peace district No. "
5, read and approved.
Bond of J. r. Wilder, with ID. A. p
Smith, A. r. Griffin and F. w. Bishop s
for justice of the peace for s
district No. 2S. read and approved C
Bond of J. d. Scruggs. with w. H II
Proctor and T. X. Slaughter as sure q
les, for justice of the peace for dis W
riot No. IS, read and approved. al
Bond of R. c. Tongue. with H. Cat N
'ell and Jno. w. Smoak as sureties.
or justice of the peace for distict 2
No. 81, read and approved. 81
Bond Of d. r. ZetrOuer, with S. H. n
Nalkup and c. E. Bateman as sure g
les, for justice of the peace district as
70. 50, read and approved. m
Application by Mrs. Mary E. Proc II
or of Pedro. Mrs. Elizabeth c. Burle- b'
on OF Citra, Mrs. Julia ]. Ballard of