The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1911-07-08
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
Official Report Of the Proceedings at
the July Meeting of the
board
Ocala, Fla, July 3, 1911.

ne DOdTu Oi COuuly cOHmfSSionciS
for Marion county met in special ses-
sion as per adjournment at June
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 be
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 Blitchton 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. 56O9
of the laws of Florida, entitled an act
to provide for the enumeration of ag-
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 Bette
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 publ
cation Of the laws Of Florida be
awarded to the Ocala Star.
Mr.. G. Nj. Mathews appeared rela-
tive to the taxes on personal proper
ty assessed to Hunter Munrae Co..
now owner by Venabie Cone Co. On
motion of Commissioner Henderson
it was dordered that the tax collector
Iallow Venable Cone Cos to pay $25.0O
and report balance assessment tC
Hunter Munroe Co., as error
On motion the following resolutions
were approved and ordered spread
upon the minutes.
WHEREAS, some of the citizens O.
this county have seen fit to complain
to the governor about the expendi
lures made by this board, and
WHEREAS, the governor has sen
the state auditor to- audit the worl
and expenditures of this board, Whicl
auditor is now here,
Be 1T RESOLVED, that it is th
! sense of this board that every facilit.
/ be afforded such auditor for makin
I such investigation.
BE TT FURTHER RESOLVED
! that inasmuch as this board ha
sufficient reason to, believe that de
signing persons may m1srepresent tn
4 facts, this board desires that it b
known to the governor and to tn
3 citizens of this county that this cOuI
ty now has $50 miles of said ella
: roads, and 1852 miles of crushe
stone roads, and that it has col
structed 225 miles of straw roads an
about 40 miles graded and ready t
be paved, and that it has recentl
constructed four steel bridges, an
that a large sum of money is annual
necessary to the maintenance {
such hard roads, and that it is no
6 constructing a Jail, the constructie
OF which Jail was only entered upo
after the old jail was condemned b
several grand juries and the stat
convict Inspector, and after each {
the board had received direct motto
- from the governor that the old ia
was unsanitary and unsafe, and
direct command to construct a ne
jail or make the old Jail safe an
sanitary.
BE 1T RESOLVED FURTHEl
that inasmuch as citizens from va
ious parts of the county are impo
tuning the board at almost ever
8 meeting to incur other and further g
penses in the mater Of the eehstru
ton of roads, etc. this board
anxious ta knaw whether or not Il
l. citizens af this county desire tn
board to enter upon policy OF
trenchment, and whether or not
Is the wish of such citizens that Il
D. further extension Of hard roads
- this county be suspended.
1:3O p. m. Monday, July 3, 1911.
n Board met pursuant to adjurnmer
j. All members present Chairman Gro
by having arrived during the net
recess.
Petition by Wm, Hall for assistant
th read. On motion of Commission
Petteway it was ordered that warra
for $500 per month be issued to WI
Hall until ordered Cancelled by Coz
missioner Carmichael Warrants
. be mailed to COMMISSIONER Carmie
ael
Judge Il. Meeenathy appeared r.
Sative assessment of the Sunni
! Lumber Company. On motion
Commissioner Petteway, request
reduction in assessment was refuse
On motion of Commissioner He
derson it was ordered that \. A. Fa
of Lynne. be recommended for t
appointment of county enumerat
under chapter 5000 of the laws
~ Florida.
8. Tax Assessor Aver appeared a
Ia presented the tax rolls for 1911 a
ID same were taken up for the p
id pose of reviewing and eaualizing t
assessments for 1911.
Communication from A c. Croo
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