The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1910-06-08
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
Official Report Of the Proceedings 1t
the June Meeting of the Board

Official Report of the Proceedings 1t
the June Meeting of the Board
Ocala, Fla, June z, 1910.
Board Of county commissioners met
In regular session pursuant to adjourn
ment. Present: Hon. George MacKay,
J. W. Crosby, NJ NJ Proctor
and n. A. Fort. commissioners.
The minutes Of the last meeting were
read and approved.
Tax Assessor Aver appeared relative
to the assessment Of Geo. W. Bellah on
WIZ OF lot 4. Arredonda grant, section
"a. township IL, range 20, having been
raised from 5000 to s300-the raise be-
ing an error. The tax collector was
authorized to allow credit for excess
OF 800 account Of assessment, report
ing the same as error.
E. w. Davis appeared relative to
parties and corporations tearing up the
county hard roads with heavy log carts
and wagons Mr.. Davis was asked to
get up specifications in connection with
the county attorney. and report the
same to the board al this meeting.
T. J. Barnes appeared and presented
a petition as follows:
We, the undersigned freeholders, re-
specially petition your honorable body
to grant an extension of public road
heretofore granted and as hereinafter
described. Said road as granted starts
at one-fourth mile north of the south
east corner OF section Is in township
16, south. range %, east, running west
on this line to the center line west and
east OF section IS. township 16, south,
range Fl, east, one and one-half miles.
which road intersected an old crooked
road to Shady. Now, we are praying
for an extension Of this road due west
one-half mile to intersect with the
Ocala and Shady hard road.
(Signed): S. r. Pyles, T. ]. Barnes,
ct al
Read and laid over under the rules
l. F. Fisher appeared relative to err
roneous tax sale and deeds on land de-
scribed as beginning at a stake at the
southeast corner Of the southeast quar-
ter Of northwest quarter of section s,
township IT, range 20, east. thence
running west 80 rods to a stake on the
Ocala road, thence with the said road
Al rods to stake thence south 26 rods
to p. 0. b., in section 8, township II,
range 20, east; representing that he re-
ported in 1904 to the tax assessor that
the land belonged to his mother. a
widow. and applied for the widows ex-
emption. The board recommended the
comptroller that any tax sales and tax
deeds on this land since 1903 be can
celled.
Tom Jones appeared and asked re-
lief. Matter was referred to Commits
sioner Crosby for investigation.
Mr.. Oscar Hightower. representing c.
II. Hurlburt, appeared relative to the
petition to allow them the privilege Of
putting automatic gates across the
public road crossing Heather Island
from Gambler to the Ocala-Orlando
road on the east side of the Oklawaha
river. 1t was ordered that the petition
be granted with the proviso that the
granting of the privilege shall be is no
wise considered a precedent, and that
should the gates prove unsatisfactory
they shall be removed on thirty days
notice. and provided also that Heather
Island be fenced before the gates are
placed.
Mr.. J. H Roller appeared and pre-
sented the following petition:
We, the undersigned taxpayers of
Marion county. petition the Honorable
Board of County Commissioners to
grant a public road running east from
the Dunnellon hard road to the Sum-
merfield road. said road to begin at or
near the sw cor of the neH of the ne Il
Of sec "a, tip Is, range 81, and run east
wardly the most practicable route to
said Summerfield road.
The chairman appointed S. r. Pyles
J. L. Edwards and z. c. Chambliss as
commissioners and j. r Moorhead
surveyor, to view, mark and lay out the
most practicable route and report same
to this board.
Mr.. Huffman appeared relative to the
right of way Of the Griner Farm road
being encroached upon. On motion the
matter was referred to Commissioner
Crosby with power to act.
The following petition was present
ed and read:
To the Honorable Board of County
Commissioners: We, the undersigned
citizens Of Spar and Anthony pre-
cincts, respectfully petition your hon
orable body to grant us a public road
commencing at a point on the old wire
road where township line dividing tips
10 and IA crosses same and running
easterly a distance of about two miles
to the hard road from Ocala to Citra
said road to cross s. A. L. Ry. at most
available places. This road petitione6
for accommodates the general public
as we have no road running east and
west, only at Sparr and Anthony, a dis
lance of three miles.
| This petition was referred to Com
missioner Crosby for investigation.
L. N. Green, attorney for West p
Parker, appeared and asked that thu
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lot 3 OF block AZ o. S Ocala, accoun
Of irregularities in original deed. Mat
ter was referred to Attorney Hocke
for report.
! Board adjourned until a. IN. Wed
nesday.
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