The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1911-05-05

Read and filed.
S. T. Sistrunk, clerk, filed report of
payments account of labor on road as
follows:
Orders L. L. Priest .$323.45
lOrders H. Gordon ....... $3.50
i Total .......... S422. rs
On motion warrant for $500 was or
dered drawn in favor of S. T. Sistrunk
to be used in paying for labor on hard
iroads.
w. l. Colbert, tax collector, filed re-
port of licenses issued during April.
showing
Collected for state ........... .S107. 90
Collected for county .. $3.50
Which was read and filed.
Report of ]. D. Terrell, supervisor
county prisons, filed reports on county
prisoners and camps at Port Orange by
Tomoka Land Co., Campville by P. H.
Baker, Graham by James Reynolds.
which were read and filed
Application by Jno. s Pedrick for
permit to sell liquors. wines and beer in
election district No. "A. Marion county,
was read and on motion clerk was in
structed to enter proper advertisement
Application by Mrs. E. H. Swain for
recommendation to comptroller to be
allowed to redeem the outstanding tax
certificates on lots ga and 55, Anthony,
at face value of certificates and omitted
years taxes without interest, referred
! 10 Commissioner Crosby for inVestiga-
ton and report.
Contract and bond by the Atlanta
Steam Heating Co., of Atlanta, Ga, for
steam heating for jail read and approx
| ed and clerk was instructed to return
cneck for $3.50 held as forfeit
Communication from Austin Brothers
of Atlanta, Ga, read and filed.
! Letter by F. Fl. Alsbury & Co., of
Houston, Texas, asking for an oppOr-
tunity to compete for contracts for
bridge work, received and on motion
of Commissioner Petteway it was or
dered that the clerk send them cope of
advertisements for bridge work want
ed and for road roller and prison van.
On motion of Commissioner Proctor
| it was ordered that the clerk communi-
cate with every manufacturer of
bridge work, road rollers and prison
vans, sending them copy of our adver-
tisements for bids at June meeting.
Request of c. NJ Livingston for rec
ommendation of board to comptroller
to be allowed to redeem outstanding
tax certificates on that part of lot 2
Scott's Survey, Ocala, east of F. c. &
P. r. r., read and referred to Commits
sioner Carmichael for investigation and
report.
S. w. Petteway, as commissioner in
charge of county poor farm, filed his
report as follows:
Wednesday, May 8, 1911.
To the Honorable Board Of County
Commissioners, Marion County:
Gentlemen-On account of sickness
in my family have not been able to
visit the poor farm during this meet
ing hence l am unble to give you any
definite information as to condition of
the inmates or attention of same
However I will visit said institution in
the next few days.
I find bills as follows:
Martin & earn $32.02 |
j. L. Secklngef 22.05 |
Helvenston & Pasteur ......... 1900
All of which I find in order and have
approved. Also recommend the super
intendent's salary be paid, $25. The |
cooking and washing bill 1 would move |
nc hC4u ONSA as uOI hnOW the
amount. 1 will endeavor to get full de-
tails of the entire situation by our next |
regular meeting and make a full two
months report. Yours truly
Sam w. Petteway,
Commissioner in Charge. |
Which was read and filed.
L. G. Young, inspector of marks and |
brands, filed his report for April, 1911, |
which was read and filed.
Henry Gordon, superintendent of |
hard roads, filed his report as follows: |
To the Honorable Board of County |
Commissioners, Marion County:
Gentlemen wish to say in my re- |
port that the health of my men seems |
to have improved, as there has not been |
sick one for over a month. 1 have |
built in all about three miles and five |
hundred yards of road and have scrap i
ed two miles of road L have two hired |
teams for which 1 hand bills to Mr.. Sis !
trunk Next month I will make out an |
itemized. account and turn same over
to you so you can ascertain the cost of |
building. Yours truly,
Henry Gordon, Foreman
April 29th, 1911.
Which was read and filed
Letter by T. C. McDonald's Roof
Paint Works, Atlanta, Ga, read and |
filed.
Application of S. E. Civil sparr, ask
ing recommendation of board to comp
troller to be allowed to redeem out
standing tax certificates on seA of |
nwA sec 21-13-22. at face value of GER
tificates and omitted years taxes with
out interest, read and referred to Com
missioner Crosby for investigation and
report.
Communication by Hon. r. B. Bullock
read and filed.
Communication by H H. Richardson,
secretary Jacksonville board of trade.
read and filed.
Letter of c. H. Xix, vicef president
and general manager Of I'M Seaboard
Air Line Railway at PORTSMOUTH, va.
read and filed.
Letter of Champion Supply Co. of At
lanta, Ga, with quotations on supplies
read and fled
Letter and circular of the Good Roads
Machinery Co., Kennett Square. Pa
read and filed