The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1911-09-08
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS

Communication by the Ocala Well
Drilling Company and bill for material
and work at poor farm read and same
was ordered returned for authority of
Commissioner Petteway, commissioner
in charge of poor farm.
On motion Of Commissioner Carm:-
chael it was ordered that the clerk
write to the nanUfa cturers of road
machinery and get prices for four road
scrapers same as now in use by l. L.
Priest.
c. NJ Livingston appeared in behalf
of Levy Jones and presented certificate
and asked the recommendation of the
board to the comptroller that Levy
Jones be granted the cancellation of
the outstanding tax certificates on
nwA section T. township IS south,
range p east, account of the land be-
ing exempt from taxation under the
widows exemption clause On motion
of Commissioner Carmichael recon-
mendation was granted.
Communication by H. H. Duncan,
clerk of board of county commission
ers Of Lake county as follows: I was
directed by the board of county COM
meeting of Aug. !. 1911, TO request you
to cooperate with them in making
out the boundary line dividing Marion
county from Lake county from Senar's
Lake north to Lake George by direct
ing your county surveyor to meet
Sandy McEaddy, surveyor for Lake
county, to blaze out and post said
dividing line" Read and clerk was
instructed to notify Mr.. Duncan that
the county does not at present see the
necessity for running this line
The following communication was
read:
"Tavares, Florida"
ITO the Honorable Board of County
Commissioners of Marion County, Fla ::
Resolved, by the board Of county COM
missioners Of Lake county, that we re-
spectfully urge Upon the board of
county commissioners of Marion coun-
ty, that the road between OcaIa and
Leesburs be completed by hard sur
facing that part of said road between
North Lake Weir and the Lake county
line near Cona1t, and thereby COM
pleting a continuous hard road from
Ocala to Leesburg and thence through
Lake and Orange counties to Orlando
and the St, Johns river.
"A. L. Russell. Chairman"
H H. Duncan. Clerk"
Read and on motion of Commits ion r
Carmichael the clerk was instructed to
| write the Lake county board that as
soon as possible Marion county will
hard surface and complete this road
from North Lake Weir to Conant, or
the Lake county line.
Communications from B B. Bachel-
der of BunnelI, Fla, ". r. Rannie of
Jacksonville. Fla, and ]. VI. Fielder of
Lake City, Fla, relative material from
Jail read and on motion of Commits
ed to write the parties giving size.
dimensions of steel works and size of
openings and ask for bids f. O. b.
cars Ocala of jail that this county has
for sale.
Judge Joseph Bell filed report of
fines, forfeitures and costs for month
of August, 1911, showing fines impos-
ed. s2S5. costss 1882.
Report of committee TO view. mark
and lay out road from Anthony hard
| road to the Ocala and Silver Springs
road, read and approved as follows:
"OcaIa. Fla. Sept. !. 1911"
ITO the Honorable Board of County
| Commissioners, Marion County. Fla
| Gentlemen-We the undersigned, hav-
| ing been duly appointed b. your hon
orable body TO view and mark out the
route for public road according 10 a
petition presented al your last meet