The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1910-04-11
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
Official Report of the Proceedings at
the April Meeting OF the Board

Ocala, Fla, April 5, 1910.
The board of county commissioners
met in regular session pursuant to
adjournment. Present: Hons. ]. NJ
Mathews, N. A. Fort, NJ. NJ. Proctor
and W. ]. Crosby, commissioners.
| 1t being announced to the board
that the chairman, Hon. George Mac.
Kay, was disabled from attendance at
this meeting, on motion Hon. n. A
Fort was called to the chair.
The minutes of the last meeting
were read and approved.
| On motion 70 Commissioner Proc.
| tor tax assessment on: Commencing
| 5 chains west of southeast corner OF
southeast quarter of southwest quar-
ter, 30-17-24, thence west 10 chains,
north 10 chains, east 10 chains, south
! 10 chains, which was raised July 5,
1909, from $1OO to $500, through er-
ror, was ordered restored to the as
sessment as returned by n. w Will
J liams, or 800.
Hon. E. l.. Wartmann appeared and
rendered the thanks of the citizens of
Citra and community to the board for
| the splendid hard road recently com
pleted, connecting Ocala and Citra
and also asked the use of the road
scrape to finish some points on the
road built by the town of Citra. On
motion matter was referred to Com
missioner Crosby with power to act
| Mr.. L. K. Edwards appeared and
presented a numerously signed peti-
tion as follows:
To the Honorable Board of County
| Commissioners, in and for Marion
| County, Florida:
We, the undersigned citizens of Ma
rion county, do most respectfully pre-
sent this our protest against the
granting of a certain public road as
petitioned for by B. S. jennings ct al
for the following reasons:
| 1. The route petitioned for is an
| impractical one, because of the fact
that there are two or more places on
the route that would be impossible in
wet weather unless a large sum OF
money could be expended thereon.
| 2. The opening of this road as pc
!, titioned for will be an expense upon
| the county that will be too large in
proportion to the number of persons
sought to be benefited by the opening
of said road.
3. Part of the route petitioned for
| is parallel with, and only one mile
from road already established,
which can be reached by most of the
petitioners without any great incon-
venience to them.
All of which we submit as sufficient
reasons to warrant your honorable
| body in refusing to grant the said pc
| ton of the said B. S. Jennings ct al.
| Also letter from M. L. Payne for
petitioners as follows:
Fairfield, Fla, April 4, 1910.
Hon. S. T. Sistrunk, Clerk Board OF
| County Commissioners, Ocala, Fla:
Dear Sir-I am requested by par
ties interested in the petition now be-
fore the board of county commission
ers for a road to ask your board to
defer any action on said petition until
Wednesday, April 9th, as on that day
We will present to them obligations
given by a majority of citizens own
ing real estate on said road giving
the right of way free to the board and
county. Respectfully
M. L. PAYNE,
| For petitioners.
| On motion of Commissioner Proc
tor, it was ordered that the petition
above referred to and the letter OF
M. L. Payne be received and attached
to the original petition, and the whole
matter laid over until the first day OF
the next regular meeting of the board
at 10 a. M, for final disposition.
On motion board adjourned until
1870 p. m.
Hon. H w. Long appeared in behalf
of Della Adams, widow, asking the
Recommendation of the board to the
comptroller to allow Della Adams tC
redeem outstanding certificate on
east half of northwest quarter, 9-15-21
at face value, and omitted years tax
es without interest. The reason as
signed being that she was widow
and needed assistance. On motion re
quest was granted.
w. E. McGahagin and others pre-
lsented treasurer's receipt for $23.75
to be used towards hardening road
from Oklawaha northeast toward
Moss Bluff, under the rules.
Mr.. Jas Sims appeared relative te
bill for raising fat at Esmeralda
Matter was referred to Commission
er Proctor.
Mr. A. J. Albritton appeared rela
tive to relief for James Hogan. Or
motion of Commissioner Mathews
warrant was ordered drawn for SIS FOL
one month.
Bond of L. w Wilson as road over
seer of commissioner district No. 4
with o. H. Rogers and E. o. Cordrey
as sureties, read and approved.
Bond of E. E. Perkins as road over
seer of commissioners district No. 4
with H. H. Perkins and J. A. Hicks a:
sureties, read and appdoved.
Commissioner Crosby made repor
on condition of John Hare, and asked
that allowance be raised to IS pc
Imonth. On motion the allowance wa:
lordered raised.
Petition by J. NJ. Liddell ct al, ask
ling that road from the depot at San
tos west to hard road from Ocala tt