The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1911-12-15

fheinr constructed by the city Of
lOcala to the city limits, running north
WESTERLY from Seaboard depot. On mo-
lition Of Commissioner Proctor, mat
liter was referred to Commissioners car
michael with power to act.
i Mr.. C. C. Curry of Standard appear
led and asked that the board grant m
iorder to Tax Collector Colbert to can
lcel tax assessment for 1911 on swA OF
'InwL sec 22-14-19, as exempt on ac-
count of owner, Julia Hackney. being
a widow and entitled to widows ex-
lemption. On motion OF Commissioner
Petteway the request was granted.
4 Hon +. NJ Meffert appeared and
made a proposition to open up the pup
lie road granted from Oldtown to old
/ wire road for 500, cutting out road
twenty feet wide, removing all orusn
and rock and cutting off trees at the
level of the ground and should the
county at any future time wish to dig
lup the stumps he, J. NJ. Meffert, Will
pay half cost On motion Of Commits
lsioner Proctor proposition was accept
ed.
Petition by J. NJ. Hillman, ct al, as
follows: We, the undersigned signers
respectfully request that we may De
ianowed TO change the road or that
part Of the road, known as the An
Ithony-Fort Mccoy road running thru
the following lands, to-wit: The north
west 10 acres of SEX of sec 2. tp a.
r % e, and the swA of sec tip IA
I22 e, as described on the diagram
herewith, was read and on motion OF
THAT the petition be granted and the
change allowed.
The committee appointed on the pc
tition for road by J. NJ. Coin. ct al
filed report as follows:
We your committee appointed to
mark and view out road the Reddins
and Leightsey road from the Pedro
and Ocala hard road to the Bellev1ew
and Ocala hard road, recommend that
the board accept RUDE Readings prop
osition to start at the NV cor of sec
20-16-22, run on sec line half-mile,
then s on half-sec line half mile
thence along half mile line to the
BelIeview and Oca1a hard road. RUDE
: Redding proposes to deed right OF
way and open road around his prop
erty at his own expense.
Signed: Walter Nichols, S. G. Lowell
III. G. Denison, Committee.
Was read and on motion of Com
missioner Petteway the report of the
committee was received and adopted
and advertisement for opening of road
made, and clerk was instructed to ask
Mr.. Reuben Redding to make deed for
right of way for road as outlines and
to open road around his property at
his own expense.
On motion of Commissioner Hender-
son the advertising committee was in
structed to have fifteen thousand
copies of pamphlets of Marion county
Iprinted under proposition submitted
by the Foster Reynolds Co.
E. NJ Sanches of Foster & Reynolds
appeared before the board in behalf
Cuba and Havana On motion of
Commissioner Petteway it was ordered
that the chairman make contract with
the Foster & Reynolds Co. for full and
complete services of all their infor-
nation office for 1925 per annum.
Board went into executive session
to consider bids for county convicts,
hard road superintendent. bridges
and ferrymen, etc.
Board adjourned until .. m.
Wednesday Evening
Board met and discussed bids as
submitted, etc.
:. Board adjourned until a. m. Thurs
iday.
Thursday Morning
Board met pursuant to adjournment
with all members present.
Improved.
Commissioner Henderson reported on
petition of w. P. Henderson for change
in road at Lake Kerr and on motion
of Commissioner Henderson, the pc
tition was granted and change OF
road ordered made.
I Mr.. w. w. Clyatt appeared in behalf
Of John D. Robertson and asked the
Recommendation of the board to be al
lowed to redeem the outstanding GER
tificates on com 1924 IT n and sol
chs of NV cor blk 80 Q. S. Ocala. $
deg 80 min II links 1892 chs n
46 deg 30 min e 8 chs 20 deg e 1892
chs $50 chs w IL chs deg 80
min w 1Oh chs to p b half interest
at face value of certificates and omit
ted years taxes without interest On
: motion of Commissioner Carmichael
the recommendation of the board was
granted.
Commissioner Henderson reported on
petition by I. P. Stevens, ct al, and on
!, motion of Commissioner Henderson II
was ordered that the petition be grant
ed and road ordered posted for. thirty
days.
The propositions for leasing the
county convicts coming on for consid-
, Grafton, the following resolution was
offered
Whereas this board is in favor Of
building and maintaining a good svs-
! tenn of hard roads throughout the
county that will be of least expense to
the county and inure to the best in
terest of its citizenship; and,
Whereas, we are in favor of build
ing these roads as far as practical
with county convict labor and feel
ing that the construction of hard
roads is cheaper with convictsa and
that this is the best method of handl-
, ing this labor; and,
Whereas, we desire to be conser-