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

Try committee, relative to the removal
of commercial signs along the public
roads right of way of this county, and
also the cutting of shade trees along
/ the rights of way of the public roads
of this county On motion of Com
4 missioner Proctor 1t was ordered that
all parties having signs and adver-
Using matter along the rights of way
of the public roads of this county are
hereby notified to remove same before
Arbor Day, 1912, and the Woman's
Club and the forestry committee are
thereby granted authority to have sucn
signs and advertising matter removed
on and after Arbor Day, 1912, and all
parties at interest are hereby notified
that the rights of way for hard roads
/ is 40 feet in width, and other county
roads 30 feet in width, and that the
county attorney is hereby authorized
to take legal proceedings against all
persons known to have cut shade
trees on the rights of way of public
roads of this county.
Notary public bond by Martin l.
Reynolds, with w. D. earn and Mar
Gus Frank as sureties, read and ap
proved.
Request by Fred Horn and c. u
Schwarz asking reduction on tax as
sessment on IA acres in sec 4-15-22,
read and on motion of Commissioner
Proctor was ordered refused.
Sheriff J. P. Galloway appeared and
reported that the steam heating mp
paratus at the new county jail, put in
by the Atlanta Steam Heating Com
pany, was not working satisfactorily.
On motion of Commissioner Carmi-
chael it was ordered that the clerk
wire the Atlanta Steam Heating Co.,
to send man here at once to put the
outfit in proper shape.
| On motion of Commissioner Hen
derson Sheriff Galloway was instruct
ed to employ competent plumber to
take three toilets from the old county
Jail and to install them in the wo.
mans department at the new county
jail
| On motion of Commissioner Proc
tor it was ordered that Commission
er Carmichael be instructed to rent
| the rooms at the old ' for
not more than three months at a
time.
Messrs. J. G. Mathews and L. K.
Edwards appeared relative to the
opening of the roads running west
ward from Fairfield
On motion of Commissioner Car
michael it was ordered that Commits
sioner Petteway open up the Sawdust
Pond road at once, and then open up
the Fairfield and Williston road rs
heretofore granted.
Mr.. A. c. Cobb appeared relative 10
special automobile license on an au-
| tomobile used for hire. After consult
ing county attorneys. Mr.. Cobb was
advised that the board could do moth
ing in the matter.
The sealed bids for bridge tenders
and ferrymen at the several bridges
and ferries of the county were open
ed and read in open session.
The sealed bids for road overseers
in the several road districts of the
county were opened and read in open
session.
i Action on all bids was deferred un-
til another hour of this session.
/ Mr.. T. T. Munroe of the Munroe &
Chambliss Bank appeared and pre-
scented to the board for cancellation
and reissue under the act approved
May 3, 1911, warrant No. 372S, dated
October 3, 1911, to ]. F. Jenkins &
Co., for $500; and, upon motion duly
carried the clerk was directed to is
sue and the chairman to sign refund
warrant as follows: No. 1850, payable
April 1, 1915, $500, which warrant
shall provide for the payment of in
!, terest thereon at the rate of per
cent. per annum, payable semi-annual
ly. On motion the clerk was instruct
ed to deliver the refunding warrant
and receive for the bank the above
) warrant, held by the bank, covered by
the refunding warrant, and the clerk
and treasurer to cancel warrant re
, fused.
+ On motion board adjourned until 9
: p. M, for dinner
: On motion Of Commissioner Proc
t tor a committee of three members q
the board, consisting of Chairman
J Crosby, Commissioners Henderson
and Proctor, were appointed to confer
with all banks and bankers in Marion
county, ad invite propositions from
them to handle Marion county war
, rants for the year 1912. These prop
; ositions to be considered at the next
meeting Of the board