The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1910-05-05

Tax Collector E. L. Carney filed re-
port Of poll taxes collected during
April, 1910, as follows:
Regular polls w w 39O
Extra polls ........... .294
Tax Collector f. L. Carney filed report
Of licenses collected during month of
April, 1910, showing licenses collected.
Communication showing election
booth at Anthony had been destroyed
by fire. On motion, the matter was
referred to Commissioner Crosby, with
power to act.
Commissioner Proctor reported that
Justice Lyles Of district No. l was
without Justice Manual and Revised
Statutes. On motion, clerk was in
structed to supply Justice Lyles with
these books.
S. T. SiStrunk, clerk, presented re-
port of payments account of labor on
hard roads showing amounts paid dur
ing April to be $547.O5. Warrant for
$500 was ordered drawn in favor of
S. T. Sistrunk account of advances on
hard roads labor.
It being reported to the Board that
Jessie Palmer could not be located, it
was ordered that warrants Nos. 1927
and 1915 be cancelled and Jesse Palmer
be stricken from the pauper lists.
The following justices fled reports
showing no business during April:
Joseph Bell, county Judge; r. c. Yonge,
justice of the peace, district 81; F. a.
McClaren, justice OF the peace. district
p; W. w. Jackson, justice OF the peace.
district 10: G. G. Curry, justice of the
peace, district 2O Alexander Wynne.
Justice of the peace. district 10: H W.
Douglass. justice Of the peace. dis
trict I.
The following Justices filed reports
Of fines imposed as follows: district
30. l. fines $50, costs S14.07: Q. l..
Johnson. district No. 8. fines 81, costs
1873; II. G. Martin. district No. IS,
fines IS, costs IS; J. Q. Turnipseed,
district No. %, fines 500; costs s28.52.
The communication of the Florida
Pine Company was read and. on mo-
tion of Commissioner Fort, the clerk
was instructed to write Mr.. McLin to
meet the Board at its meeting Tuesday
after the first Monday in June, to take
up and dispose Of the matter com
planned OF.
Mr.. James Sims appeared and com
planned of charges account of ferriage
and condition of ferry at Orange
Springs and Starke's Ferry. On mo-
tion of Commissioner Fort, warrant to
James Sims account of raising flat or
dered cancelled and new warrant be
drawn to James Sims for $3.50 account
of raising flat.
Letter from w. V. Knott, state treas
| urer, read and filed.
| Letter from the Perfection Road Ma
chine Company read and filed.
Communication from LaFollettes S
| Weekly Magazine, published at Madi-
son, Wis. read and filed.
Clerk was instructed TO notify ferry
men at Starke's Ferry, Grahamville
and Eureka TO put up schedules show
| ing time Of free ferry from sunrise to
sunset for residents of county and OF
charges: For footman, sc. Man or
horse, 10c. Horse and buggy, 15c
Two horse team. zoe. Four horse
team, soc. Log carts and heavy farm
wagons. 40c.
F. =. Turner appeared and asked the
/ recommendation of the Board to allow
! him to redeem the outstanding tax GER
! tificateS on north half of northeast
/ quarter. section y, township Is south
range - east. at face value of certif.
Gates and omitted years taxes without
j interest. On motion, same was
granted.
/ The commission appointed to view
| mark and lay out the most availabl,
route for the public road proposed
from Summerfield to North Lake Well
filed their report with profile attached
On motion, same was accepted and III,
clerk was instructed 10 post the nee
essary notice at the court house doc
in Ocala and at Summerfeld and Nortl
Lake Weir in prominent places.
On motion of Commissioner Fort, TIL
and clothed with full authority t,
and put in proper shape
Hon. J. NJ. Mathews. COMMISSIONS
in charge of county poor farm, filed hi
report as follows:
To the Honorable Board Of Marion
County Commissioners = Gentlemen
Having visited the Marion county in
ffrmary for the month of April l sub
nit for your information the followin
report:
The spring gardens, composed O
| Irish potatoes. beans, okra, onions, TO
matoes and other vegetable product:
are looking reasonably we'll, tn
drouth and late cold being considered
The inmates are eleven in number
five white and six colored. no death
lhaving occurred since last reported