The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1909-02-12
February 2. 1909, 1870 p. m.

Teh board met pursuant to adjourn
I ment Present, Chairman George
( MacKay and all members.
On motion it was ordeed that w
; NJ. Hall be allowed $27.5O for fencing
the right of way of the public road
across his own lands.
w. J. Folks appeared before the
board with a petition requesting the
said board to pay the hospital charg-
es in the case of Inez Hunt, an orphan
child who had an operation performed
in the hospital in Gainesville The
board, feeling that it was setting a
precedent too far-reaching. refused
the request, and each personally sub
scribed to the fund.
Mr.. Lucius, the hard road overseer,
stated to the board that the crippled
mule which the county owns and
which they have been unable to use
for several weeks, was still in a con-
dition unfit for such service as the
county was necessarily obliged to
place upon the mules, and stated fur
Their that Mr. ]. L. Edwards had a
good mare which he was willing to ex-
change or trade for the mule and that
he, the said Lucius, would buy the
mare from the county and pay $3.50
for her, the said Lucius paying the
| county S25 per month until the said
mare was paid for. 1t was upon mo-
| ton ordered that the exchange be
made with Mr.. Edwards and that the
mare be sold to Mr.. Lucius
1t was further agreed that the coun-
ty pay for the feed of a horse for Mr..
Lucius to use in his work in the con-
structiOn of the hard roads.
1t now being the time appointed by
the board to consider the bids for the !
county cOnvicts, an executive session |
was thereupon called and a discussion |
of the bids had.
1t appearing to the board that the !
bid of T. E. Bridges & Co.. was the
best and highest bid for the said con-
victs, the bids of the said Rogers, Til
Ter Co., and R. S. Hall were refused
and the bid of T. E. Bridges & Co.,
accepted 1t was thereupon further
resolved that the chairman, George
MacKay, be and he is hereby authoriz-
ed and directed to sign the contract
with the lessees for the hire of said
Marion county convicts, and the coun-
ty attorney, VIM. Hooker, was re-
quested to prepare the contract for
the leasing of said prisoners.
Board thereupOn adjourned until to-
morrow morning at eight o'clock.
Wednesday, February 8, 1909
Board met. All members present
Upon motion of Commissioner Fort
the clerk was directed to communi-
cate with the comptroller and re-
quest that he take up the matter of
collection Of license required of Pull {
man and dining cars passing through
the several counties of the state
The following resolution was there |
upon made:
Resolved, That at each monthly {
meeting of the board of county COM 6
mlssloners that an appropriation of t
me necessary amount for paying free
labor employed by the hard road over
seer be given, and that the said board
cause to be drawn a warrant in favor
d the clerk for said amount. and that
ne superintendent of hard roads he
md he is hereby required to issue TO h
each free laborer his laborer's certifi- il
'ate of time and upon the presenta- \
ION of such certificate bv the said t
Dad overseer duly signed. that the P
'lerk OF this board do pay the said 5
aborer as called for by said certif. c
ate' keeping the pay roll, and reouir- ii
hg each Iaborer receiving money to c
IGN said pay roll in the presence of s.
witness before receiving his money
1t appearing to the board that it
would be advisable, and possibly ex-
lenses might be saved in the mr. NJ
hase of feed stuffs for prisoners and T
JOCK used by hard road overseer. if 6.
'as upon motion ordered that the 10
hartman of this board and Mr. w b,
l. Lucius. the hard road overseer he ell
nd they are authorized to purchase 81
the very best price obtainable feed 2.
luffs for said prisoners and stock gs
Sed upon the said hard roads. b,
MI L. c. Chambliss appeared he. nj
IRE the board with number of LET. sh
IFS which had been written in renlv Nc
an advertisement in the Breeders. .
azette, and explained to the hoard dr.
lie benefits which the county might so
'rlve from some advertising matters BIZ
ID IT appearing to the board that wi
len might be to the best interest NJ sa
le county, and after some few 70. fe,
arks by the majority of the hoard 3.