The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1910-01-17
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
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OF Shady Grove clerk nO1lHed 10
drop his name from the county PEN
sion roll.
T. NJ Hawkins was placed on the
county pension list al SO per month
Pans Hector appeared relative TO
damage Of road from belleview 10
South Lake Weir passing through
his field. Quarter OF mile of wire
fencing was ordered given Pans
Hector to cover any and all neces-
sary right Of way Matter was left
with Commissioner Proctor for ad-
justment as above.
Tax Collector E. L. Carney filed
report of licenses issued during De-
cember. 1909. showing collected for
state S465, collected for county !
s232.50.
Bonds for license to carry pistol
by T. F. Morgan, 5. ". Chapman. D.
J. Carroll. were read and approved.
Board adjourned for dinner al
1890.
1880 D. III.
Board met pursuant to adjourn
ment. /
Commissioner Mathews offered /
the following resolution: |
Whereas, 1t is the intention OF !
this board to transact the countys /
business upon a basis that is safe |
sound and flexible; and,
Whereas, Our revenues are mad !
equate to meet the continually in |
creasing Indebtedness; and,
Whereas. Our heaviest obligations
seem to arise from the road fund. |
| and more particularly from the con-
| struction OF hard roads: therefore
| be it
| Resolved. That We lease all OF our
| convicts discontinue the use for
guards, and Indefinitely abandon the
construction of hard roads except in
cases where private individuals de-
sire to put up the cash for One-third
of the expense.
Which was read and on motion
| was adopted, all voting aye except
Commissioner W. J. Crosby, who
! voted no.
/ Communication from RogersTil
Ter Co as follows:
To the Hon. Board OF County Com
Gentlemen: Having arranged
with the Florida Pine Company,
Through their agent. +. r. NcLin. 10
furnish us all the state cOnVicts
needed TO work our turpentlne plant,
and the said Mr.. f. +. McLin agree
ing with us to pay to the county
eighteen dollars per capita per
month for that portion Of county
convicts awarded the Rogers-Tfller
Co. at S16.75 per capita per month,
provided your honorable board
would lease TO him the twenty pris-
oners reserved by your body to work
on public roads, at the same price
OF SIS per capita per month. We
therefore respectfully ask that YOU
relieve lis Of our contract Of a part
Of YOUR county cOnvicts and to con-
tract with Mr.. E. E. McLin for all
your prisoners allowed by law for
you to lease. Mr.. McLin to pay dis
} charged conyicts the amount requir-
ed by law and to submit to the rules
and regulations of your board
Very respectfully submitted
r. +. Rogers.
| For ROgerS-Tiiler Co.
January 5th. 1910.
Read and on motion of Commits
sioner Fort. same was adopted.
On motion of Commissioner Fort
the proposition of E. E. NcLin to
pay SIS per capita per month, to-
gether with the further payment OF
So allowed by law for release of
prisoners under conviction and sem
fences Of four months and under.
and s. for release Of prisoners serV-
ing sentence of four months and up
wards. together with transportation
| to point Of conviction, was accepted
and approved.
On motion of Commissioner Fort.
it was ordered that the county go
into contract with +. +. NcLin for
the whole of the county cOnvicts at
SIS per capita per month. sub ject
to the rules and requirements of the
board of county commissioners as to
released
and to the transportation of the con-
victs back to place OF conviction;
that the countys reserve of 30 pris-
oners are TO be delivered on Tues
. day after the first Monday in Feb
ruary. at Ocala.
On motion of Commissioner Fort.
the chairman was ordered TO confer
with the county attorney relative 10
all the changes TO be embodied in the
contract with f. E. NcLin.
Jesse Palmer appeared asking re-
lief On motion of Commissioner
Fort warrant was ordered drawn
for one month at 80, payable TO
chairman for the benefit Of Jesse
Palmer.
At ) p. m. board adjourned until
| p. m. to meet in executive session
to consider bids for road supel4p-
tendents. bridge and ferry men, etc.
Wednesday, Jan. :s0-1:30 p. III.
The board met - executive SEES
sion and opened all the DDS submit
ted for road Oyerseers. bridge ten
ders and ferrymen.
On motion Of Commissioner Fort
IT, NJ Miller was retained as bridge
slender or ferryman at Whites Ferry
bridge at 81 cents per OpenlEs
On motion, the employing OF u
bridge tender for the Stokes Ferry
bridge over the Withlacoochee river
was referred TO Commissioner Nath-
| ews. with power TO act.
On motion Of Commissioner Proc
tor c. J. McCraney was retained a.
| ferryman at Starkes Ferry at SD
per month.
On motion OF Commissioner CEo>-
by, Robert L. Parramore was Te-
tanned as ferryman at Eureka at a
salary OF SIS per month.
> Petition OF a. d. Mitchell e. al.
asking that an election TO decide II
hogs shall run at large or NOT in
said district. The petition being &C
companied by a certificate from the
tregiStra ton officer that more than