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

find the inmates fifteen in number
four whites and eleven eolored: no
deaths having occurred since our last
meeting.
/ Mrs. Johnson is being nursed by
Mrs. Vincise of Kendrick, and appears
to be a shade stronger than when last
reported. The negro, Ed Bell, who was
admitted at our last meeting, is some
what improved. and it is hoped will
soon be able to shift for himself.
The doctors have the blind man.
Burd. under treatment. and will in the
near fture remove the cataract from
his eyes. other inmates continue in
their usual. but feeble. condition.
Hereto attached is the expense &C
count Of the superintendent for the
month OF April
Respectfully submitted,
]. NJ. MATHEWS.
/ commissioner IN CndTSe-
Superintendent's salary. $35; cook
ing. 314: nurse. SO: washing and
froning. $3.50; hired help 1910; Mar
tim & earn, S4s.4O; L. ]. Blalock &
Bro. S32.50; Helvenston and Pasteur.
Ss.O5s Tydings & Co. s755; Ocala
Furniture Co.. $1-25: ]. ]. CUTLERY,
s7.15. Total s1S4.2O.
Commissioner W ]. Crosby and Mr..
z. c. ChaInbliss, as committee, appear
ed and submitted a write-up of Ma
rion county, and its resources. which
was read and approved.
Tax Assessor Aver appeared and
asked permission to purchase book
typewriter for use in the assessors Of
fee Request was granted.
Board thereupon adjourned to meet
at 1880 a. m, May 5th.
Wednesday, May 5th
Board met pursuant to adjournment
All members of the board present.
Mr.. A. Frank appeared and submit
ted proposition for putting into cir
culatiOn the proposed pamphlets or
advertisement of the county. submit
ted by Messrs. Crosby and Chambliss.
Matter was laid ever.
Mr.. W. W. Clyatt on behalf of the
city Of Ocala appeared and asked Pay
ment of the city's proportion of road
tax, collected on property within the
city limits. On motion of Commits
siOner Mathews bill was ordered paid
Hon. E. W. Davis, state attorney
appeared and asked permission to
purchase for use of county one filing
cabinet and box paper. On motion re-
quest was granted.
Petition Of c. W. White for permits
sion 10 redeem certain lots in G. l. f.
Clark grant at face value and omitted
years taxes, read and refused.
The Ocala Telephone Co, appeared
and asked permission to place a long
distance telephone toll station in court
house corridor for the use of the gen
eral public. On motion of Commits |
sioner Fort PERMISSION was granted. |
provided booth was placed under su-
pervision and approval of the chair |
man of the board as to place an$ quail |
ity Of booth
On motion Commissioner w. ] |
Crosby and Mr.. z. c. Ch9mbliss were
continued as a committee to assist in /
advertising Marion county. and that
this committee be authorized to have |
5000 pamphlets and also TO use their /
discretion as to what photographs and |
what printed matter is necessary TO be |
included in said pamphlets, and also |
TO contract for such advertisements in |
such journals as they may deem ne
cessary TO call attention to these pam
phlets, and also to state where they i
can be had upon application.
on motion the county clerks office
was designated the distributing point
for these pamphlets above referred to !
and that the committee have inserted |
a notice in the pamphlets calling at
tention to this fact.
On motion application of ]. B. Wal
ker. w A. Green, s. H Christian. G..
w. Porter. L. E. Means. Jas. Roberts.
{. A. Mcpherson, ]. B. Goodwin, J A.
Parkham. J. E. Goodwin, J. c. Nettles
and W. K. Mizelle, for license to carry
firearms were refused on account of
bonds not being prNperly executed, and
clerk was requested to notify the par
ties above named of the improper ex-
ecution Of their bonds
On motion warrant for $50 was or
dered drawn in favor of the clerk, to
be used in the payment of free labor
on the hard road.
On motion the clerk was instructed
to write the comptroller for instruc-
tons to allow DR.. W. 2. Wilson to re-
deem certificates of tax sales against