The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1911-02-14
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
Official Report of the Proceedings at
the February Meeting of the Board
Tuesday February : 1911

| Marion county met pursuant TO ad-
| journment. Present: Hon. ". J. Cros-
| by. chairman; :. ". Petteway. VI. VI.
| Proctor. c. Carmichael and W. T Hen
| derson. commissioners.
| Minutes Of previous meeting read
| and approved.
| Mrs. c. l. Bittinger. representing the
| Kings Daughters, appeared relative 70
| one George Davis. now a the Marion
County Hospital. asking relief. Also
family by the name of Hall. from
Groom. working heretofore at the crate
and basket factory, and asking relief
therefor. Matter was referred to Com
missioner Carmichael for investigation
and report at this meeting of the board.
| Mr.. Simonton appeared relative TO
tax assessment. Matter was referred
| to Tax Assessor Aver.
| Mr.. Dixon Irvine appeared relative
TO the hardening of three miles of road
| from Mcintosh south.
Mr.. Tiller appeared relative TO change
of road through his place near Martin
Matter was referred TO the commits
sioners appointed 10 mark, view and
lay out the road.
Mr.. r. L. Martin appeared relative
to tax assessment on property to w.
r. Campbell Matter was referred to
tax assessor. as matter was not one fo-
commissioners to pass on.
Petition by ]. c. PillanS, ct al. as
follows: We, the undersigned petition
ers. do respectfully ask that the road
running from Electra postoffice by the
school house. around Mud Prairie 20
the point where it intersects the pub
lie road to Moss Bluff with the RICH.
to straighten when necessary, be made
Ia,
lsioner Henderson il was ordered that
]. 5. Martin. \. w. Fort and Gus y.
Waters be appointed commission 70
view, mark and lay out the road a
petitioned for, with w. y. Moorhead.
icounty surveyor.
| Mr. Turner appeared relative TO the
opening up of the road granted from
the Belleview hard road to the Dun
mellon hard road. On motion of Com
missioner Proctor it was ordered that
the matter be referred to Commission
er Carmichael with instruction that he
open the road as granted.
Emil Lilpenfors appeared relative q
opening a road from Tampa hard road
to Stripling's place. Matter was re
ferred to Commits sioner Carmichael Cor
investigation.
! John w. General appeared relative
to erroneous tax assessment. Matter
was referred to Commissioner Crosby
for investigation and report.
Silas Martin appeared and asked re-
lief on account Of age and helpless
condition. On motion of Commissioner
Carmichael it was ordered that war
rant be drawn for IS per month,
William Blackwell reported the
death of Ed Richardson on January IA
and asked that warrant be drawn and
mailed to William Blackwell, account
of burial expenses. On motion of Com
missioner Petteway it was ordered
that warrant be drawn as per above
J. D. Williams appeared and present
ed petition for the opening of the road
from Dunnellon by Romeo TO the Levy
county line, towards Morriston. Read
and same was laid over until next reg
ular meeting of the board.
William Wilson appeared and asked
relief for Carrie Jackson. Matter was
, referred to Commissioner Carmichae,
for investigation and report to the
board
Board adjourned until 1870 p. m. fol
dinner.
The board met pursuant to adjourn
ment with all members present.
Notary public bond of Geo. J. Bitch
with J. c. Boozer and W. V. Wheeler
sureties, read and approved.
Bond for license to carry rifle by F
II. Hinton read and approved
Mr.. J. VI. Wiley appeared relative tC
tax assessments on property on Soutt
Lake Weir. Matter was laid over fol
Tax Assessor Ayers return.
Mr.. Morrison. representing the Coco
Roads Machinery Company of Tampa
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and machinery for consideration wher
in need of road machinery
Commissioner Crosby made his re
port on the matter of the registration
officer of district 81, and on motion o
, Commissioner Proctor it was ordered
that warrant for 2273 to r. II. Scott. a
registration officer, be cancelled, anC
warrant be issued to W. w. Best on hi
bill rendered for this service.
On motion of Commissioner Hender
son it was ordered that the boart
would receive moneys under the on
and two-thirds rule for hardening pub
lie roads in this county, provided, how
ever. this applies to main line road
only.
Mr.. Nathan Mayo appeared relativ
to building hard road from Belleviev
to Summerfield and on to Sumter coun
ty line, under proposition to harder
this road under the one and two third
rule, and presented subscription 70
i$1615, and receipts for $3.50 collected
On motion of Commissioner Proctor i
| was ordered that the proposition b
accepted and the money he receive
and the road built as early as prac
ticable and as far as the money paid il
with pay for it, beginning at Belleviev
and working towar dthe Sumter coun
ty line.
Commissioner Henderson reported o.
request of Mitchell Rigdon. heretofor
referred to him. On motion of Com
missioner Henderson il ordere
that the tax collector accept the take
of s12 of swA, eX chs and W on '
side sec 2s-17-26. at $125 per acre val
uation. and that the assessor reduc
the assessment TO that amount
Petition by J. \. Blanchard ct al a
follows We. the undersigned. do here
by petition your honorable board !
fstraighten out Orange avenue road o
the section line that divides diagram
the red lines indicating the presen
road the black lines indicating wher
|change is TO be made. Read. and o
motion of Commissioner Crosby II wa
ordered that petition be refused.
Bond for license TO carry pistol b
&c. NJ Caldwell read and approved.
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