The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1911-07-07
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS PRO.
CEEDINGS
Ocala, Fla, July 3. 1911.

sion as per adjournment at Juna
meeting of the board. Present: Hon
C. Carmichael, S. w. Petteway. w. T.
Henderson and w. NJ Proctor. COM
missioners.
On motion Commissioner Carmi-
chael was called to the chair.
On motion of Commissioner Petite
way it was ordered that the reading
of the minutes of the last meeting he
deferred.
On motion of Commissioner Petite
way it was ordered that the clerk
write the Atlantic Coast Line r. r
Co. that the railroad crossing of the
Ocala and BIitchton road just west of
the fair grounds in Ocala is in bad
shape, and for them to have the
crossing fixed
Mr.. n. A. Fort appeared and re-
ferred the board to chapter No. 5000
of the laws of Florida, entitled an act
to provide for the enumeration of ae-
ricultural, horticultural, live stock
manufacturing, industrial and other
statistics, and for the appointment of
county enumerators, etc.
On motion matter was deferred un-
til full board was present.
On motion of Commissioner Petite
way the name of Nancy Mickens was
stricken from pauper list, account of
the death of said Nancy Mickens.
On motion minutes of last meeting
were read and approved.
Editor R. r. Carroll appeared rela-
tive to the publication of the laws of
Florida. On motion of Commissioner
Proctor it was ordered that the publi-
cation of the laws of Florida be
awarded to the Ocala Star.
Mr.. c. NJ. Mathews appeared rela-
tive to the taxes on personal proper
ty assessed to Hunter Munroe Co..
now owner by Venable Cone Co. On
motion of Commissioner Henderson
it was dordered that the tax collector
allow Venable Cone Co., to pay $500
and report balance assessment to
Hunter Munroe Co., as error.
On motion the following resolutions
were approved and ordered spread
upon the minutes.
WHEREAS, some of the citizens of
this county have seen fit to complain
to the governor about the expendi-
lures made by this board, and
WHEREAS, the governor has sent
the state auditor to audit the work
and expenditures of this board, which
auditor is now here,
Be IT RESOLVED, that it is the
sense of this board that every facility
be afforded such auditor for making
such investigation.
BE 1T FURTHER RESOLVED,
that inasmuch as this board has
sufficient reason to believe that de-
signing persons may misrepresent the
facts, this board desires that it be
known to the governor and to the
citizens of this county that this coun-
ty now has $50 miles of said clay
roads, and 1852 miles of crushed
stone roads, and that it has con-
structed 225 miles of straw roads and
about 40 miles graded and ready to
be paved, and that it has recently
constructed four steel bridges, and
that large sum of money is annually
necessary to the maintenance of
such hard roads. and that it is now
constructing a Jail, the construction
of which Jail was only entered upon
after the old Jail was condemned by
several grand juries and the state
convict inspector, and after each of
fha hoard ha yo0oiv0d dir0ct notice
from the governor that the old Jail
was unsanitary and unsafe, and a
direct command to construct new
Jail or make the old jail safe and
sanitary.
BE 1T RESOLVED FURTHER,
that inasmuch as citizens from var
ious parts of the county are impor-
tuning the board at almost every
meeting to incur other and further eX-
penses N the mater of the construc-
ton of roads, ETC., this board is
anxious to know whether or not the
citizens of this county desire this
board to enter upon a policy or re-
trenchment, and whether or not it
is the wish of such citizens that the
further extension Of hard roads IN
this county be suspended.
100 D. m. Monday. July 3, l9ll
Board met pursuant to adjournment
All members present Chairman Cros-
by having arrived during the noon
recess.
Petition by VIM. Hall for assistance
read On motion of Commissioner
Petteway it was ordered that warrant
for $500 per month be issued to VIM.
Hall until ordered cancelled by Com
missioner Carmichael. Warrants to
be mailed to Commissioner Carmich-
ael.
Judge r. McConathy appeared rel
ative assessment of the Sumner
Lumber Company. On motion OF
Commissioner Petteway, request Tor
reduction in assessment was refused
On motion of Commissioner Hen