The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1911-08-16
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
Official Report of the Proceedings at
the August Meeting of the
Board
ocala, Fla. August /, 1911.

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The board Of county commissioners
met in special session for the purpose
Of hearing complaints relative to
changes on assessments at special
meeting in July. Present Hon ". ].
Crosby, chairman, Commissioners c.
Carmichael and NJ, NJ Proctor.
All complaints on raises of tax as
sessments We're considered.
On motion board adjourned until
Tuesday at 10 a. m.
10 a. N. Tuesday, Aug. s, 1911.
The board met pursuant to adjourn
ment. Present Hon. W. ]. Crosby.
chairman. c. Carmichael. S. W. Petite
way. N. NJ. Proctor and ". II. Hender-
son, commissioners.
on motion Commissioner Carmichael
it was ordered that the reading of the
minutes Of the last meeting OF the
board be deferred for the present.
Mr., y. r. Griffin appeared relative
road from Anthony TO Kendrick. On
motion of Commissioner Henderson
matter was referred TO Commissioner
Crosby for Investigation and report to
next meeting of the board.
Mr. B. B. Keep appeared relative to
a road wheel scrape now at Gordon's
camp, asking to rent or purchase the
scrape. On motion it was ordered that
the county rent to Mr.. Keep the serape
at 81 per day until called for by Mr..
Henry Gordon. Delivery to be made
by Mr.. Keep to Mr.. Henry Gordon on
Stokes Ferry road
Mr., J. L. B. Hudgeons ct al appeared
relative road from Fellowship to Mar
tel Matter was referred to Commits
sioner Petteway for investigation and
board.
]. A. Jones of Fairfield, appeared
relative to opening of the Fairfield and
Williston road. Matter was referred to
! Commissioner Petteway.
Mr.. J. \. Albritton of Daisy, appear
ed relative the extension of the Gra-
hamviIle road to Fort Mccoy This
matter having been referred to Com
missioner Crosby was held over until
Commiss oner Crosby could go over the
route.
Petition by E. ". Mcdonald ct al as
follows: "The undersigned citizens and
residents of Marion county, Florida,
living near the hereinafter proposed
road, petition your body to establish a
public road, beginning on the Anthony
hard road where the Seaboard Air Line
! Railway crosses the same, thence run
ming easterly from said point to a
point on the Silver Springs hard road
about 100 or $50 yards east of Fort
King Baptist church, near the old
Geiger place, a distance of about two
miles, was read and on motion was
referred to Commissioner Carmichael
for investigation and report at the
next meeting.
Louisa Rusaw appeared and asked
assistance from board. On motion of
Commissioner Petteway warrant was
ordered drawn to be sent care of Mar
tin Floyd, r. F D. No. 2, Micanopy.
On motion of Commissioner Carmich-
ael it ordered that all signs and
advertisements on county property
tsuch as bridges, trees on county road
rights of way, etc.,) be removed and
the road superintendent be ordered to
to remove such signs and ads and that
a notice to the effect be published for
one month in the Ocala Banner, Ocala
Star and Dunnellon Advocate.
| On motion Of Commissioner Car
michael it was ordered that each COM
missioner write to the ferrymen and
bridge tenders in their respective dis
tricts that complaint has been made
that parties fishing from the county
a nuisance by placing fish and fish Of
fall along the public roads and for
| them to abate this nuisance and pro-
| hibit as much as possible this con-
dition.
! Petition by 4. n. Cameron ct al as
| follows: I'VE, the undersigned citizens
and residents Of this county beg your
| honorable board to grant public road
! as follows: Commencing at the sw
cor of sec 81, tp II 5, "a e, and run
ming east on said section line one mile
to the cor of said sec 21, tp II 5,
"a e, thence n on east line of said sec
p, to a point one mile north, said
| point being the ne cor Of said sec p,
| tp II s r "a e. Read and on motion of
Commissioner Henderson was referred
to Commissioner Proctor for investiga-
ton and report
On motion board adjourned until 2
D. m. for dinner.
Board met subject to adjournment.
| all members present.
Eliza Jones appeared relative to
| damage TO land account of removing
dirt to make fill on Ocala and Gambler
road near Montague. Request for
| damage refused.
| Mr.. J NJ. Meffert appeared relative
| road from Lowell west asking tnat II
| be hardened under the one and two
; thirds rule. On motion Of Commissioner
| Proctor it was ordered that the propo-
sition be accepted and the road built
under supervision Of Commissioner
! Carmichael.
Mr.. r. L. Martin appeared relative
assessment on Merchants block, as
sessed to Mrs Law. On motion Of
Commissioner Carmichael assess ment
| was ordered reduced $4,000.
| On motion Of Commissioner Proctor
il was ordered that the county attor-
ney prepare a brief Of the road laws
and that clerk have copies made and
furnish each overseer a copy.
Tax Collector Colbert appeared rel
ative chapter 6212. On motion tax col
lector was instructed to have the au-
tomobile tags made.
On motion Of Commissioner Carmi-
chael il was ordered that the clerk
have chapter 6212 (No. a3) printed or
published IN the Oca1a papers and the
DunneIion Advocate.
On motion il was ordered that Com
missioners Carmichael and Petteway
be appointed a committee TO confer
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