The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1911-06-16

poratlons, who shall engage in or
manage any business profession or oc-
cupation in Marion county, Florida,
Tor which a state license is required
by law, which said license tax hereby
imposed shall be fifty per centum of
the amount now required to be paid
the state for engaging in or managing
the respective businesses, professions
or occupations specified by law"
Contract and bond by the Atlantic
steam Heating Company, a corpora
ton under the laws of Georgia, for
complete installation of a low pres
sure. steam heating system in the jail
for Marion county. now being erected
at Ocala, Fla, read on motion of Com
missioner Henderson were accepted
and approved
Notary public bond by G. E. HAM
mond, with E. c. Paslay and w. O.
Harrison as sureties, read and ap-
proved
Mr.. James Sims presented a diq-
gram showing Esmeralda and Altoo-
ma road complained of as being clos
ed by him, and new road opened %
feet shorter around pond. On motion
matter was referred to clerk to get
right of way on new road opened.
and when received the new road
would be satisfactory to commission
ers.
Report of Commissioners G. A. Wa
tiers, j. P. Martin and A. W. Fort, and
w. A. Moorhead, surveyor, on road
from Electra postoffice by Mud Prai-
rie to intersection of public road TO
Moss Bluff read and on motion of
Commissioner Henderson it was or
dered that report be accepted and
road granted and ordered opened.
Bond for license to carry pistol by
M. ]. Morrison, read and on motion of
Commissioner Henderson was order
ed refused on account of homage Of
said M. J. Morrison.
Letter of Walter B. Clay relative to
maps of Marion county read, and on
motion was laid over for future ref
erence.
Bond for license to carry nistol by
J. c. Eastman read and on motion of
Commissioner Petteway, refused
Letter by A. c. Groom, comptroller,
attached to widows pension applica-
ton by Mrs. S. H. Myers, read, and
on motion this claim was ordered laid
on table
Notary public bond by Frank p
Gadson, with Geo. Giles and J. l. Wi
ley, sureties, read and approved
On motion the clerk was instructed
to write Robinson Myers to give his
personal attention to and not leave
the ferry at Stark's Ferry in charge
of his brother at any time
Checks aggregating $11O received
from w. ]. Crosby, account hardening
Citra and Orange Springs road, and
delivered to County Treasurer Ora
ham.
S. T. Sistrunk presented road la
borers' certificates paid uring May,
1911, aggregating $535O5. On motion
warrant was ordered drawn to order
of S. T. Sistrunk for $500, to be used
in payment of road laborers' certifi-
Gates during June, 1911.
The following justices filed reports
showing no business during month of
May, 1911: T. L. Johnson, Alexander
Wynne, c. c. Curry, r. c. Tongue.
The following justices filed reports
showing fines and costs imposed dur
ing May, 1911, as follows:
Joseph Bell, county judge, fines,
$40; costs, $44.51
J. W. Lyles, fines, $156; costs,
$14S.1O.
T.. A. McClaran, fines, s2s; costs,
$21S5.
H. W: Douglass, fines, So; costs,
$4.7S.
j. o. Turnipseed, fines, 1925; costs,
$6sS9.
L. L. Hopkins, fines, SIS; costs,
$4734.
D. R. zetrouer, fines, $40; costs,
1920.
Hon. S. w. Petteway, commissioner
in charge of county poor farm, filed
his report as follows:
Ocala, Fla, June 9Th, 1911.
To the Honorable Board of County
Commissioners, Marion County,
Fla:
Observation-Disclosures to my state
ment, as shown by the minutes of
the last meeting of the board, l beg
to hand you herewith my report on
conditions generally of the county in
Urinary.
I have visited the institution twice
since our last meeting, my second
visit being yesterday, and find the sit
uation generally in fine condition, con-
sidering the circumstances. l find