The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1911-08-11

are keeping proper minutes of their
proceedings and proper book of ac-
count of their dealings with the coun-
ty finances, which are open for in
| spection.
They have not however, caused a
| statement of the receipts and dis
bursements to be made up and pub
| lished and furnished to the foreman
of the grand jury The requirement
of publication couldn't have been com
piled with because of the inadequacy
of the fee stipulated l am assured,
however, that the other requirements
of this statute will be complied with
in the future
Nc. II.
Under the provisions of chapter
5699, laws Of Florida, the county COM
missioners are empowered to trans
fer monies from the fine and forfeit
ture fund to other funds. Since JAN
uary 1st, 1910, there has been only
one transfer Of funds by them, that
of $1500.00 fro fine and forfeiture
fund to the road fund. in May, 1911.
No. IL.
The amounts drawn from the coun-
ty by members of the board of county
commissioners for the years 1910 and
1911, is as follows:
Per Diems, MacKay, $12S.75; Math-
ews $4,000; Proctor, 1892; Fort,
$109.25; Crosby, $142.20.
spections-MacKay, $44; Math-
ews, $21S.S0; Proctor, 5000; Fort,
$113; Crosby, SIG
Mileage-MacI<ay, O; Mathews,
$500; Proctor, SOS; Fort, $50; Cros-
by, s72.
Totals-MacKay, $17275; Mathews,
s412.6O; Proctor, $39760; Fort,
$274.25; Crosby. $4,000.
Per Diems-Carmicha s64; Pet
teway, $62; Proctor, $50; Henderson,
$64; Crosby, $50.
ns-Carmichael, $36; Pet
teway, $S4; Proctor, $S4; Henderson,
$685.. Crosby, 500.
AIileage-Ca 0; Petteway,
$40; Proctor, SIS; Henderson, $144O;
Crosby, is.
Totals-Carmichael, 500; Petite
way, $166; Proctor, $151; Henderson,
$146.40; Crosby, $40.
All appear to be within the maxi
mum amount allowed by law regulat-
| ing the compensation of county CON-
missioners.
During my investigation l was pre-
sented with the following resolution:
Whereas, Some of the citizens Of
this county have seen fit to complain
OF 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 au-
ditor is now here; be it
Resolved, That it is the sense of
this board that every facility be af
forded such auditor for making such
investigation.
Be it further resolved, That mas
much as this board has reason to be-
| lieve that designing persons may mis-
represent the facts, this board desires
that it be known to the governor and
to the citizens Of this county that this
county now has $50 miles of sand clay
roads, 1852 miles OF crushed stone
roads, and that ii has constructed 225
miles of straw roads, and about 10
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
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 member of the board
| had received a direct notice from the
governor that the old Jail was unsani-
tary and unsafe, and a direct COM
mand to construct a new jail or make
the old Jail safe and sanitary.
| Be it further resolved, That mas
much as citizens from various parts
of the county are importuning the
board at almost every meeting to in
cur other and further expenses in the
matter of construction Of roads, etc,
this board is anxious to know Width
er or not the citizens of this county
desire this board to enter upon a poll
cy of retrenchment, and whether or
not it is the wish of such citizens that
the further extension of hard roads in
this county be suspended.
/ desire to add, by way of conclu-
sion, that while every formal require
ment of law may not have been strict