The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1911-04-19
COUNTY Commissioners
Official Report of the Proceedings al
the April Meeting of the
Board.
Ocala. Fla, April. 1911.

Ocala. Fla, April. 1911.
The board OF county commissioners
for Marion county, Florida, met in
regular session as per adjournment.
Present: Hon W ]. Crosby. c. Car
michael. S. W. Petteway, VI. NJ. Proc
tor, W. T. Henderson. commissioners.
Minutes of previous meeting read
and approved.
Mr. Johnson appeared relative TO Il
hard road around the north and east
sides OF Lake Weir.
Mr. J. b. Borland appeared relative
to hardening the Citra and Fleming
ton road along lines proposed and
presented treasurer's receipt for S430.
Matter was file dior future considera-
ton, when report and survey is re
ceived.
Lampsey Mitchell of Santos appear
ed relative to a right of way TO her
land. Matter was referred to Com
missioner Proctor for investigation.
Mr. Timmons of Citra appeared rel
ative to right of way of road from Cit
ra to Orange Springs, and presented
petition by d. B. S. Stone ct al in Op
position to change of road. On mo
tion matter was filed, to be attached
to report of commissioners when re-
ceived.
Mr. F. D. Lightsey and Mr.. Coin
tn
petitioned for.
Mr.. E. T. Helvenston appeared and
stated that the city of Ocala proposed
to place concrete drinking troughs on
square and maintain running water
if county would permit overflow TO
run into sewerage we'll on county
property without injury TO cement
sidewalks and grass sod. On motion
of Commissioner Henderson it was
ordered that request be granted.
| Monday Afternoon
Board met pursuant to adjourn
ment, with all members present.
| Mr.. H NJ Hampton appeared and
presented petition by John S. Ped
rick for permit to sell beer. wines and
| liquors in Dunnellon, Fla.
Glanus Heller of BelleYiew appear
ed and persetned petition to the board
for relief. account of being stricken
| from the pauper list, and asked to
| be restored On motion of Commits
tct1 nr1n OF
warrant for So per month be drawn in
favor of Glanus Heller.
? Adam Bostick appeared relative tC
erroneous assessment on lots 1861
and 1886, Dunnellon. On motion OF
Commissioner Petteway it was order
ed that the tax collector be instructed
to receive the taxes on these two lots
on a valuation of 5000, or 800 pei
lot, reporting balance as error in as
sessment.
w. H Koon appeared relative tc
assessment on merchandise. On mo
ton request was refused.
DR.. Montgomery of Micanopy ap
peared and preented petition by Nj
L. Payne ct al as follows: We, the un
: freeholders of the county of Marion
state of Florida. do hereby respect
fully petition your honorable board t
open up, establish and maintain
: public road beginning at the sw co
of sec IA, tp IL, S, 20, e, and running
thence in as near a straight line a
practicable to section, with the publ
I road leading from the latter section
, , motion matter was referred TO Com
, missiOners Crosby and Petteway I
E investigate and report at next meet
5 ing.
On motion of Commissioner Carm
= chael the clerk is instructed to NJ
y tify Taylor Bros. to remove one pin
tree on right of way of Shady Grov
road, which is half cut and left stanC
$ move any timber standing within l
n feet of the center of any public roaC
u and 30 feet from the center of an
9 hard road.
e Mr.. NJ. L. Payne appeared relativ
Y to the petition by R. S. Jennings fc
q road known as the road from Fairfel
westward to DR.. Pasley's. On motto
q of Commissioner Carmichael it We
e ordered that the petition by R. s. Jel
nings ct al and j. c. Hall ct al and r
port of commissioners under said p
i tition be continued until Wednesda
April ), 1911.
l. Mr. T. ]. Barnes appeared relatiN
to the petition for road from Orans
avenue to Shady Grove hard road al
a. report of commissioners appointe
under said petition. On motion
. Commissioner PROCTOR it was ordere
\ that this matter be continued unit
April ), 1911. until Surveyor Moorhea
could be heard.
". W. Clyatt appeared relative
=" assessments Of Ioac