The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1909-05-07

for 1928, being contribution from Cit
ra. On motion county warrant was
ordered drawn for $780, to be used in
the extension of the Citra and Ocala
road when necessary.
On motion Of Commissioner Fort the
following resolution was adopted:
Resolved, That all the public roads
in this county not hardened and now
in use by travel, the width thereof in
right of way is fl ed at 80 feet. All
public roads now hardened and that
may be hardened hereafter the width
thereof is fixed at 40 feet. Provided,
that no tax payer will be requested to
move in his or her fence, except it be-
comes necessary to do so for the
maintenance Of said road.
W. NJ Lucius. superintendent of
hard roads, presented report as fol-
lows:
Ocala, Fla, May l, 1909.
Mr.. Geo. MacKay Com. in Charge Of
Hard Road Work in District No. l.
Marion County, Florida:
Dear Sir-I beg to submit the fol-
lowing as my report Of work perform
ed and money expended for the month
of April. 1909. on the hard roads of
district No. 1. Marion county. Florida.
l have graded and removed all
of the trees. stumps, roots, etc,
for a space Of twenty feet wide along
the roadway from Sharp's Ferry for a
distance of 11k miles west from said
ferry, still leaving about 3-S of a mile
to be worked in the same manner.
have also had the Summerfield.
Orange avenue, Shady Grove and
Stokes Ferry hard roads dirted with
in the last two weeks My expenses
for the month amounts to $77S.21.
of which you will find in clerks office
itemized bills for the same.
I think $3.50 viii be sufficient to meet
pay roll for free labor for May
Respectfully,
w. NJ. LUCIUS. Supt.
On motion the clerk was instructed
to order one Beach" all steel ,oad
drag from the Beach Mfg. Co, Char
lotte, Mich, to be shipped to ]. NJ. |
Mathews, Mcintosh, Fla
Following justices reported no fines
during April. 1909: j. K. Mixson, T. |
L. Johnson, w. w. Jackson, L. L. Hop
kins and F. A. McClaren.
The following justices of the peace
reported fines and costs imposed dur
ing the month of April as follows:
Joseph Bell, county judge, fines,
$500; costs, $22.6s.
c. ]. Smith, fines, "a: costs. 0.
Alex. Wynne, fines, $25; costs $4S3.
J. o. Turnipseed, fines. 500; costs,
$500.
VIM. NJ. Gober, fines, $50; costs, 0.
The tax collector filed his report off,
licenses collected for the month 9th
April as follows: Licenses received for..
the county, $5S.75. H.
The county treasurer filed his report;
showing receipts and disbursements
including balances on hand the last OF
the month as follows:
County Proper Fund h.,
received $500. .$3116 ~
Disbursed... -. .... $1,000. 1850 ii 50
Balance. e. ........$ $50 u OF
Road Fund
received. -. .$1945AI
Disbursed... 49,. 80. $500. 66006 Oh
* of
Balance. -. -. ....$1S45s
Fine and Forfeiture Fund D.
Received. 80. ... -. . .$233e4 -
Disbursed.... -. ... $1,000. 74sB Il
Balance. -. -. 80. ...$15as1 oc
Building Fund =.
received. ..... -. S31EsS
Disbursed... -. .......... 29B2O lie;
Balance. 80. -. ........$ SETS
School Fund
received. ..$14M49 ~
Discussed. 80. -. 49,. 125l 10 WI
- an
Balance. -. .........$ 1s. rs in
Total received. go. 80. $31a OF
Total disbursed... &c. ....... 25s@. OF We
Balance. go. e.. .....$ $40 90
There being nu further bushes the -
board adjourned until their nextRgu-
lar meeting in June, 1909. so
GEO. MACKAY. Gan.
s. T. SISTRUNK, Clerk. To-
so SAY WE ALL
Mr.. Bryan, in a Kansas CiVh inter-
view, has made the following state u
nent relative 70 his political at,lre: ~,
While l hope that my psr will
not find it necessary to call hrma as
4 presidential candidate in the rext ,
l make the emphade state -
nent that have no intentiola retir-
ng from politics. 1 began to sght for
democratic principles long eore NV
party heard of me- and as 1i,,,