The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1910-12-09
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
Official Report Of the Proeeedfngs at
the December Meetlng Of
the Board.

the December MeetinG of
the Board.
Wednesday MOrninG's Session
Board met pursuant to adjournment
with all members present.
Mr.. f. Fl. Martin. attorney repre-
senting the automobile association. ap-
peared relative to heavy teams OBJ
structing and running the hard roads Of
the county. against the statutes. Mat
ter was referred to the county attor-
ney.
The commissioners appointed under
petion by H. A. Hough. ct al. filed their
report.
/ On motion Of Commissioner Proctor
It was ordered that the report be ac-
cepted and the road granted, and the
committee discharged. and the clerk
instructed to have the proper adver-
tisement made.
c. E. Connor submitted plat by r.
L. Martin. showing a survey Of plat Of
Connor's subdivision of a part of sh
of nwA and a part of lot 8, sec s. tp
II, south. "a. east On motion of
Commissioner Proctor it was ordered
| that warrant be drawn for 500 for
right of way for hard road as per plat.
On motion of Commissioner Math-
ews it was ordered that bill Of E. ".
Jones for strawing three miles Of road
be refused, and o. K attached be re-
turned to Mr.. ]. D. Robertson.
| Petition by J. A. Blanchard ct al, as
follows: We. the undersigned. do here
by petition your honorable body to
| straighten out Orange avenue road on
the section line that divides sections
10 and 20, as per inclosed diagram. On
motion of Commissioner Proctor it was
ordered that the petition be laid on the
table until called for by the petition
! ers.
| Petition by p. Wilson Green ct al as
follows: Whereas. county road ly
| ing between Pedro and Levon, as now
| located. crosses diagonally the lands
of J. L. Kaist. Of E. Six and w. st.
Johns. lying adjacent thereto. and
since, for the road to remain SO locat-
ed. would put these parties to great
expense in fencing their lands and to
considerable loss of land by right of
way for said road: and. whereas, the
road may be conveniently located as
herein petitioned, we, the undersigned
residents Of the neighborhood travers-
ed by said road. do respectfully petit
tion your honorable body to order a
change Of course of said road as fol-
lows: Beginning at the intersection Of
said road with the section line at the
sw cor of sec %, tp II, 20 east, east
ward on the section line one-half mile,
thence northward on an existing road
| to Levon. or as nearly on these lines
as practicable. Read and on motion
refused.
Communication by ". H. Jones and
bill attached for surveying six miles
OF county road, and same was referred
to Commissioner Mathews for inveSti-
cation and report.
Petition by Karl r. MiHiken ct al.
as follows: We. the undersigned. do
hereby petition your honorable body to
make the following changes in the
Summerfield. Levon and Pedro road:
Com Sc cor of nwA Of sec 13, tip II. r
22, thence west on the half section line
Of sections 13 and IA 1k miles where
1t will intersect with the present Le-
Yon and Ocala road. thence south on
the Levon and Ocala road to the Sc
cor OF sec Is, thence south half mile
on section line dividing sections 22
and %. thence west on half section line
of section % one mile,- thence south on
the section line between Fl and %,
where it will intersect with the pres
ent old road. Read and refused.
Petition by s. g. Lowell ct al, as fol-
lows: We. the undersigned citizens.
petition your honorable board to grant
us a public road from postoffice at Le-
Won to connect with the Ocala Orange
avenue road. at the Sc cor Of sec 1872
said road to begin by leaving the Sum-
merfeld-Ped road at point about
$50 yards south of Levon postoffice
a a n
line dividing sections Is and 20, thence
west along section line to the Sc cor
of sec 1872. Read and laid on the ta-
BILE to be called up by the petitioners
Soldiers pension claim by a. NJ
Browning Of Eureka, with letter at
tached, read and approved.
! Communication by s. H. Bitch ask
ing assistance for Alex. Anderson OF
Blitchton. read and on motion of Com
missioner Mathews, warrant was or
dered drawn for 50 per month in IA
var Of Alex. Anderson.
The board being advised that Betty
Evans and Van Cise, heretofore carried
on the pauper list, were dead. theil
names were ordered stricken from sale
list.
Petition by r. c. Douglass ct al, ask
ing assistance for Joe Barnes. read anl
warrant was ordered drawn for SO pei
month to said Joe Barnes of Citra, Fla
: Communication by Rexie Todd, sec
;. retary Of Junior Civic League, read ant
ordered filed.
!. Collectors bond by William L. Cos
bert for $4,000. with following sure
ties. G. s. Scott. z. c. Chambliss. T. =
Munroe. Edward Holder. J. B. MallOs
W. Luffman. ]. d. Robertson and J. N
Me9ert, for $4,000 each, read and az
proved.
Notary public bond by H. B. Beatty
with D. A. Clark and Walter Ray sure
ties, read and approved.
Notary public bond by c. H. Shaw
with ]. E. Spencer and H. B. Baxte
sureties, read and approved
Notary public bond by W. E. NJ,
Gahagin. Sr. with H. c. Morrison ara
!. J. Fort sureties, read and approved
Tax assessors bond by Alfred Aver
with T. c. Chambliss and T. T. Munro
sureties, read and approved.
Communication by Oliver P. Marti
and Jas. T. Crooney, NJ. D.. read am
filed.