The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1911-09-15
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS PRO-
CEEDlNGS
Ocala. Fla. Sent. 5. 191,

Inc DOaro OF county commissioners
for Marion county met in regular ses-
sion pursuant to adjournment. Pres
ent: Hon. w. J Crosby, chairman;
c. Carmichael. S. w .Petteway. M. M.
Proctor and w. T. Henderson, COM
missioners.
Minutes of last meeting of board
read and approved.
Mr.. r. w. Ferguson appeared rela-
tive to changing road around a bad
place at the railroad crossing by the
Tampa & Jacksonville r. r., over the
Oldtown and Williston public road.
Mr.. G. w Mills appeared relative
to railroad crossing by the Sumner
Lumber Company and Zuber Lumber
Company over the Standard and Eel
lowship public road. On motion the
clerk was instructed to write the
Sumner Lumber Company and Zuber
Lumber Company to put these cross
ings in shape at once.
Mr. L. X. Edwards appeared rela-
tive to the hardening of the road from
Irvine to the Ocala hard road, show
ing the newspapers had fixed the date
as September 18th as being the date
on which the county would cease re-
ceiving donations under the one and
two-thirds rule. On motion of Com
missioner Carmichael it was ordered
that the board extend the time for
receiving donations for hardening the
county roads now under construction
to September 18th, 1911.
Mr.. F. G. Bull appeared and asked
that new papers be issue under the
petition of John Coyne ct al for pub
lie road.
Mr.. J. H. Albritton appeared rela-
tive to the extension of road from
Fort Mccoy to Grahamville. Matter
was referred to Commissioner Cros-
by.
On motion board adjourned until
2 p. m, for dinner.
Afternoon Session
Board met pursuant to adjourn
ment, with all members present.
Mr.. j. w. Prater of Dunnellon ap-
peared relative to tax assessment to
The Clyatt Co., and presented certifi-
Gates. On motion of Commissioners
Henderson it was ordered that the
tax collector be instructed to receive
the taxes from Mr.. Prater on a val
uation of 500. and the balance of the
assessment be reported as error in
assessment
Petition by G. w. Bardin ct al as
follows: We, the undersigned citi-
zens, do hereby petition your honora-
BILE body to grant public road to be-
gin at a point on the Ocala and Eel
lowship road at line dividing sections
26 and q, tip IA. 20, thence south
wardly between sections "a and 35 to
township line of Is, range 20, thence
southwardly on line between 2 and 8,
10 and IL, IA and 10, as near as prac-
tical to Martel and Dunnellon hard
road and to discontinue the old Mar
tel and Fellowship road from Fellow
ship church to SEA- of neH of neA
sec 81 tip IA. 20, and from sw cor
of swA, sec 2 thence to ne cor of
nwA of nwA sec IL, thence Sc to Sc
cor of nwA, sec Is. tip Is, + 20, e, was
read, and on motion of Commissioner
Petteway it was ordered that w. R.
Roe, l.. d. Beck and Mabe Phillips be
appointed as commissioners, with w.
A. Moorhead, surveyor, to view, mark
and lay out the most practical route
under the petition, and report as ear
ly as possible.
Mr.. S. T. Sistrunk appeared rela-
tive to an old lady now at Mrs.
Riches. who is destitute and in need
of assistance. On motion of Commits
sioner Proctor it was ordered that
she be admitted to the county poor
farm land that warrant be drawn for
81 to Mrs. RICHES account for board.
Mr.. Turne rappeared relative to
Hannah Williams. who was destitute
and in need of assistance. On motion
of Commissioner Carmichael it was
ordered that Hannah Williams be ad-
mitted to the poor farm.
n. j. Edwards appeared and asked
the recommendation of the board to
the comptroller to be allowed to re-
deem the outstanding tax certificates
on swA of SEA of sec Is. tp 10. s, r
20, e. at face value of certificates and
omitted years taxes. without inter-
est On motion of Commissioner
Proctor the recommendation was
granted.
Messrs. o. NJ. Gale j. NJ. Liddell
and J. +. Branch. as committee under
petition by F. G. Bull ct al. returned
petition with a declination to serve.
On motion of Commissioner Proctor
this committee was excused,
On motion of Commissioner Proc
tor it was ordered that Dr. T. X.