The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1911-01-10
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
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ION county. On motion Of Commissioner
Carmichael. it was ordered that the
proposition, as submitted. be accepted.
Mrs. J. r. Moorhead appeared and
requested the board 10 visit the rest
rooms OF the civic league. The board
a greed TO visit the rooms at 1 p. m.
Hon. Frank Harris appeared relative
TO the publication of the delinquent
tax list for 1910. On motion Of Com
missioner Henderson it was ordered
that the publication of the delinquent
tax list for 1910 be awarded 10 the
Ocala Banner.
Mr.. J. F. Parker appeared relative to
the railroad crossing of the J. & T. Ry.
On motion of Commissioner Carmi-
chael it was ordered that the clerk
write the J. & r. r. Co. TO put the
crossing where their road crosses the
Pennington and Ocala public road, west
Of Fairfield, in proper shape at once.
on motion of Commissioner Carmi-
chael it was ordered that the clerk
write the Melton Lumber Co. to put the
crossing where their road crosses the
Ocala and Pennington public road,
south of Fairfield. in proper shape.
Petition by j. NJ. Nicely ct al as fol-
lows: We. the undersigned citizens of
Summarized and vicinity. do hereby
petition your honorable body TO grant
the road now in use. running along
the west quarter section line of secs
Il. 90, 80 and 81, TO be made public
road. said road to commence a short
distance north of Summerfeld at a
point where same touches the s \. l..
Railway.
Proctor for investigation and report at
next meeting.
Mr.. r. L. Martin appeared relative
to the construction of roads destroy
ing land marks. and suggesting that
the board place a stone post, or pre-
serve the section corners.
It was ordered that the board go in
a body to view the county poor farm
and premises, leaving Ocala at : a. m.
Wednesday.
1t was ordered that the county at
torney make a brief of the road law
relative to road dues, and that the
clerk have this brief copied and de-
livered to the several road overseers
TO guide them in the collection of road
dues.
On motion of Commissioner Proctor
it was ordered that the board recon-
mend to the comptroller that T. c. Hall
be allowed to redeem the outstanding
tax certificates on seA of nwA, 9-11-
%, a face value of certificates and
omitted years taxes without interest.
Mr.. Eros Goodman appeared and
asked aid of the board, which, upon
investigation, was declined, as Mr..
Goodman was not citizen of this
state or county.
Board adjourned for dinner.
Afternoon Session
Mitchell Rigdon appeared and asked
the recommendation of the board to
the tax collector that he accept taxes
on s12 of swA eX chs and on w
side 2S-17-26-76 acres-assessed al
$50. at a less assessment. Referred
TO Commissioner Henderson for inves-
tigation and report.
Mr.. G. w. White appeared relative
TO tax assessments complained of at
yesterdays meeting. 1t was ordered
that the recommendation of the board
to the tax collector be granted as re-
quested.
Hon. r. \. Burford appeared and
presented a paper as follows. which
was read and filed:
In Re Public Road to Intersect With
Pennington and Ocala Road Known
as Williston and Fairfield Road.
Hon. BOARD of County Commission
tlemen-The Irvine Crate and Basket
Company, as the owner of the west
three fourths of sec H. SEA of sea OF
VIE of nw4 and nwA of swA of sec
3, in tp -, :, T 20 e
The Edwards Naval Stores Company
as the owner of the turpentine priv
ilege. and of all timber suitable for
mill or turpentine, on the VIZ of NV !
of ne Il, and ne4 of nw4 of sec 9. OF
said township and range.
J. l.. Edwards, as the owner of the
nwA of sec 10, of said township and
And the Florida Land Company. as
of sec 6. said township and range
hereby jointly and severally protest
against the granting, or making any
order for the opening' OF highway ,l5 way. OF
notices the public road to inter
sect with Pennington and Ocala road
road road" on the foiiowing grounds: e'
l. Because there is no public neces.
sity for said road justifying the estab-
liShment and opening thereof.
,. Because the, proceedings, relat
ing to the proposed opening and estab,
lishment of said road do not Justify o,
authorize the said board of county
commissioners to make any order Op.
ening the said road in pursuance o.
the alleged or pretended notices
lishment of said road would result il
serious damage and injury to the
Droperty of the above mentioned par.
! ties, through which the said proposed
road would extend.
The said parties aforesaid, by thel'
undersigned attorney aforesaid. fur
| Their jointly and severally hereby give
notice to the honorable board of cOun'
| ~ commissioners that they object tt
| and severally consider themselves ag-
| grieved by the passage of said propos-
| ed road through their respective land:
| and property aforesaid: that the!
| jointly and Severally protest agains
| the opening of said road over. through
| or across said lands. and do hereby
| warn the said board. its servants
agents and employees. and. especially
| the district in which said propose
road or route is located, against the
! commission of any treSpaSS on, clear
! ing away for said road, grading or do.
/ ing any other work upon said property
! of any kind or description incident L
the opening and establishment of sale
road. without first obtaining the con.
| spectively. and without having mrs
compensated them respectively for :ht
| DANA ges. or condemning the sale
| property in the manner described %!
| law.
And the said parties further give no
tice of their intention TO raS!S- any
condemnation proceedings that may h,
instituted in the premises.
! This January 3rd. 1911.
r. y. Burford
! Attorney for the above named parties
Jointly and severally-
As the representative of the estate
/ of j. d. NettleS, which estate own: