The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1911-11-22
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
Official Report of the Proceedings at
the November Meeting of
the Board
OcaIa. Fla. Nov. 7,1911.


suant to adjournment. Present: Hon.
! ". J. Crosby, chairman: c. Carmi-
chael, S. ". Petteway, NJ NJ. Proctor
and w. T. Henderson, commissioners.
On motion of Commissioner Petite
way, the reading OF the minutes of
| the last meeting was deferred until
another hour.
Mr. Henry Gordon, superintendent
OF hard roads, appeared and asked an
order for convict clothing. On mo-
| ton matter was referred to Commits
| sioner Carmichael, with power to act
Mr.. r. l.. Simmons appeared and
| complained of the Old Town and Old
| Wire road as granted passing through
| his field and fences. On motion of
Commissioner Carmichael it was Or
| dered that the county furnish the wire
and Mr.. Simmons build the fence
| through his field along road as grant
! ed
Notary public bond by Hon. H. w.
| Long, with w. w. Clyatt and D. E.
McIver as sureties, read and APPROX
| ed.
Ellen S. Jellison appeared relative
TO the rfaise in assessment for taxes
on As acres in 20-17-23. Matter was
referred to Commissioner Proctor for
| investigation.
It being reported that Mr.. Moor
man, ferryman at Eureka, was dead,
on motion of Commissioner Hender-
| son it was ordered that Mr.. w. A.
| Norman be appointed ferryman st
! Eureka at same salary heretofore
paid his father.
| On motion of Commissioner Hen
derson, it was ordered that Mr.. Chalk
er's salary be raised from $40 to $50
| per month.
| Petition of Mr. Hans Peterson of
Summerfield. Fla, asking that public
road from Summerfield to South Lake
| Weir be changed SO as to go on quar-
| ter section lines around the seH Of
| seA, sec II, tp II, S, r %, e, read and
on motion of Commissioner Proctor
was refused
| Minutes of last meeting read and
approved.
On motion board adjourned until
| 1:3o p. m, for dinner.
Tuesday Afternoon
Boar met pursuant to adjournment
All members present, except Hon. S.
| w. Petteway, who asked to be excus-
ed on account of the death and funer-
al of Mrs. Shackleford
Mr.. Mills appeared and complained
that j. Fl. Pearce and Rias Robinson
of Martel had placed fence on York
and Fellowship public road. On mo-
| tion of Commissioner Proctor the
clerk was instructed to write these
parties to remove the fences from the
road at once.
| Hon. Dixon Irvine appeared relative
| to the petition for road from Wild
wood to Fort Drain, read at the Oc-
tober meeting of this board.
| On motion Messrs l.. K Edwards,
Wilbur Gibson and H. Gattrell, with
". A. Moorhead, county surveyor,
| were appointed commissioners to
view, mark and lay out the most prac-
tical route for this road, and report
at as early a date as possible.
Petition for extension of Mcintosh
road for connection with the Irvine
and Citra public road, and for the alb
rogation Of the Irvine and Orange
Lake road was called up and on mo-
tion of Commissioner Proctor Isaac
Mizelle, w. c. Scott and David BURY,
with ". \. Moorhead, county survey
or. were appointed commissioners to
view, mark and lay out the most
practical route for this road, and 1e
port at as early date as possible.
On motion of Commissioner Hen
derson it was ordered that bill of John
Heintz he paid at s25 per month, and
refused as to 80 for extra work
On motion of Commissioner Carmi
chael it was ordered that justice dis
| tittt NJ - be iHIltASu W JUSTLY VI
the peace district No. 1.
Petition by |. P. Stevens and others
as follows: Your undersigned peti
TONERS, citizens of Marion county
and residing in election district No
II, respectfully ask your honorable
board to grant them public neigh
bOrhoOd road beginning in sec ), Il
II. r a. at a point where the Graham
vile and Electra public road passe
within 80 feet of the Old Town road
opened and cut out by the Rogers
Tiller Company. now discontinued
and 10 follow said Old Town roa
right-of-way in a westerly direction t
point west of the lane of I. P. Ste
vens. thence on an old setttlemen
road about 500 yards to intersect wit
the Ocala and Norwalk public roa
near the residence of Mr.. F. z. Vel
| horner The whole distance of sal
neighborhood public road would b
about 21a miles. Read. and on motto
was referred to Commissioner Her
derson for investigation and report.
Sheriff J. P. Galloway filed repol
of cases in which fines and costs wer
: | imposed in Marion county during o.