The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1910-09-13
COUNTY commissioners
Ofleaal Report Of the ProeeedinGx at
the September MeetinE Of the


the September Meeting Of the
B0ard
Ocala, Fla, Sept. 6, 1910.
Board met pursuant to adjourn
ment. Present: Hon. George Mac
Kay, chairman; ]. NJ. Mathews, NJ. Nj.
Proctor and N. A. Fort, commission
ers.
approved.
Mr.. Ferney Bitch ct al appeared
and opposed the abrogation of the
public road known as the Fellowship
and Martel road from Fellowship
church to Martel.
On motion of Commissioner Fort it
was ordered that the petition be laid
on the table and road overseer in
not to work this road, by
reason of the fact that the petition
ers for this road failed to comply
with the law in opening the road.
J. M. Hudgens appeared relative to
petition by ]. NJ. T. Carter ct al, ask
ing the abrogation of the road known
as the Oldtown road, by Fellowship
old postofilce to where it intersects
with the Pennington and Horns
bridge road. On motion of Commits
sioner Mathews it was ordered that
the petition be tabled.
Mr.. c. L. Bittinger, representing the
Kings Daughters, appeared relative to
the Frank Smith family, asking the
county to care for this family.
Mr.. M. L. Payne appeared relative
to the petition of B. s. Jennings ct al
for public road. Report being made
that the commission appointed to
mark, view and lay out the road hav.
ing failed to report, the chairman ap.
pointed Ed Rou, w. A. Tongue and
E. s. Dodd as commissioners to view,
mark and lay out the road petitioned
for under petition by B. s. Jennings
ct al, and make report as early as
practicable.
On motion the clerk was instructed
to write H. M. Sherouse to return the
petition by B. S. Jennings ct al by
first mail, together with papers at
tached, informing him a new commits
sion had been appointed and papers
were needed by them.
Board adjourned until 1870 p. m
for dinner.
Jackson Vaughn appeared and ask
ed relief for himself. On motion OF
Commissioner Mathews it was order
ed that warrant be drawn for 50 pei
month in favor of M. C. Falana, Ocala
for the relief of Jackson Vaughn.
Letter from w. J. Crosby received
and read.
Gen. H. w. Long appeared and ask
ed that the clerk be instructed to
write the A. c.. L. r. r. Co. that the
road crossing the Martel road, four
miles west of Ocala is in bad condi
tiOn, and that it must be repaired al
once.
Mr.. E. Clemmons appeared and call
ed up petition and report of commits
siOners for road commencing on hall
section line of Ocala and Fairfield
public road in section q, township Is
range Fl, thence running east upon
said half section, as near as practical
BILE, to intersect the old wire road
thence north One-half mile to section
line, thence east upO n said section
line to intersect the Sparr hard road
Read and on motion of Commissioner
Mathews the road was granted and
ordered opened.
E. E. McLin appeared relative tC
leasing the county convicts for 1911
Mr.. J. l. Smith appeared and asked
relief for Mrs. Sweat. On motion OF
Commissioner Mathews it was order
ed that warrant for so per month be
drawn in favor of Mrs. Sweat for foul
months.
Petition by T. L. Johnson ct al ask
ing relief for Oliver p Martin of Sum
merfield read and on motion of Com
missioner Fort s? per month for six
months was granted
Board adjourned to go to railroad
depot to examine car of culverts from
| the Dixie Culvert Co.