The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1910-03-10
COUNTY Commissioners
Official Report Of the Preeesdinas ~
the March Meeting Of the Beard
Ocala. Fla. March s. lssIp


The board Of county commissioners
met in regular session pursuant 70 ad-
journment- Present: Hon George Mac
Kay. chairman; j. NJ Mathews. ". A.
Fort. NJ VI. Proctor and w J. Crosby.
commissioners.
Minutes of last meeting were read
and approved
Mr.. Dixon Irvine. representing Mrs.
Wilson and the estate Of Geo w. VII
son appeared relative TO tax assess
ment Matter was referred TO Tax
Assessor Aver. and upon report of As
SCISSOR Aver il WAS ordered that the
tax collector allow the assessment on
! page 40. To Geo W. Wilson estate Of
$50 acres in section 20. township L.
| range 2l. 10 be marked error. and re-
duced 10 lSS acres. and the assessment
/ on same reduced TO sse0.
/ Mr.: J. II. Badger appeared and COM
planned OF the Sumner Lumber co.
/ hauling logs on Ocala and wacohoota
and Blitchton roads. and destroying
same. and asked redress. On motion
matter Was referred 70 COMMISSIONER
: Mathews 10 call on and see these
people about the matter. and the clerk
was instructed To write the Sumner
Lumber Co OF this damage and refer
them To the statute covering such
cases. and ask them tn put these
! roads in good condition as when
they found them.
Mr. r. Mills appeared and asked
permission TO stop The Ocsia and
Bronson road and change the route al
Standard TO Fellowship. Matter was
referred TO Commissioner Mathews.
with request 20 Mr.. Mills that he get
up a petition to discontinue the road
Mr.. D. c. Stanley appeared and ask
ed recommendation TO comptroller.
Matter was referred 10 Commissioner
Proctor for investigation.
William Montgomery appeared and
asked help. On motion So per month
was ordered paid 10 him or his order
Board adjourned until l:3s.
J. l. Wiley appeared and asked .
reduction on tax assessments on lots
on Lake Weir. Matter was referred
Ia Commissioner Proctor for investi-
CATION.
col. r. r Ror,.rS appeared In be-
half of the citizens OF district No. 4.
ia-i asked that the road across Mar
shall swamp at Shari's Ferry. he re-
naircd. and on motion of Cha iFTnan
Mackav the repair nf this road is del
,egated To Commissioner Fort. with
full power and authority in the prem
issS.
j ".
laskins the appointment Of G. r. Ham,
mond IS Justice OF the peace OF dis
trict No. read and referred 10 Chair
man John NJ. Graham. a. this board
has has nothing 10 do in the matter.
Petition OF J. r. Moorhead. j. II.
Rillcr -t al. read and on motion NJ
Commissioner Fort matter was re-
iferred TO commissioners NacKay and
Proctor for investigation and report.
Mr.. J. p Phillips Of the Ocsia Teie-
phone company appeared and asked
permission TO place telephone poles
and wire along the right of way OF
the public roads in the county. Mr..
Phillips Mas referred Ia section 2S2o
, OF the general statutes Of Florida,
! Letter OF Nathan MAYO read. and
Mr. Mayo was referred TO section $50
of tn. general statutes "f Florida. The
clerk was instructed TO write Mr..
Mayo that the wires along the road
from Orala {" Sunmerfieid were in
bad shape and must be put in shape,
50 as not 10 be a menace 10 travel.
Commissioner Crosby presented the
rpasurer's receipt showing deposit OF
500 account contribution b. Z. L.
Wartmann and J. r Williams account
Citra special hard road.
ON motion Of Commissioner Math
: ews bill by a. A. Mathews as follows:
For right OF way across lands In sec
tions -. % and -. township l. south.
range - east. shown by the blue
print and plat a. laid out by myself
and r l.. Martin. said right of way 10
b. 30 feet in width Ordered paid and
right Of way staked and laid out.
Mr. r, o. Putney OF the Dixie Cub
vert & Metal Co. OF Atlanta. Ga. sp-
pear-d relative TO metal culverts and
, pipes.
on motion Commissioner Fort and
. MacKay were appointed . cchruiIice
to Investigate TIA. bridges nee ling re-
pairs and report on the advisahi,.
, 7 Of putting in metal culverts. and the
number necessary for present use
r, Petition Of John VI. Carney. r. II.
christian et al. asking that a public
. road be granted. beginning at the east
end Of Newson street, according 10
Di,!ard's plat Of Summerfeld record
.-d in plat book A page 81. running
irh-nc@ north I" point 40 feet south
!"f the northwest corner Of the north
LAST quarter Of southwest quarter OF
section l.. pwnship i. range %. east
: ith.nc.- EAST on--heif mile. thence
!noTth 2is feet thence east onF-QuSr-
ter mile 10 line dividing sections ls
and IL thence in nOrthfasterly dI-
r.ctign tflre--puarters of a mile along
road now IN use To southwest corner
pf northeast quarter Of northeast
quarter. section 16, township Il. range
- east. thenc. north one-qusrter Of .
mill thenc. east One-quzrter OF q
> mil. thence in Dorthessterly direc-
tion along road now Travelled 10 north
v-.<t corner OF northwest quarter q;
: ,northea=t quarter ~ s-ction IL town
ship u. range % east thence in d.
/ r.--tion slightly varied to south TO .
r point approximately the northeast
corner of th- southeast quarter oi
= southeast quarter Of southwest quaJ.
= ter of section !. township IL range
Z - east. and there joining and follow
ing Ia. new road from BElieview 70
: LAX. Weir. rad and laid over undeI
IN. rul-~.
ON motion board adjourned until ,
& a. m. Wednesday,
: Wednesday
!. Fn1 rd m-t pursuant TO Adjourn-
:. m.nc All members present
7 on motion OF Commissioner Fort
The care Of the rshamyilie ferry wal
awarded IN " p MC.o-rnar al fsf Del