The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1911-02-15
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
Official Report of the Proceedings at
the February Meeting Of the Board

] board met pursuant TO adjournmen
with all members present
James Harvey appeared relative :,
the damage claimed on account Of roa,
from Lowell 10 Spar, and referred I,
Commissioner Crosby for investigation
/ Commissioner Crosby filed his repor
showing that ne didn't think that Har
vey or mis- property We're damaged or
motion Of Commissioner Henderson i
was ordered that Commissioner Cros.
/ by's report he accepted and that re-
! quest for damages by James Harvey be
| refused
! Report of committee under road De.
! titiOn by :. Y. Lowell et al, read. and
/ on motion Of Commissioner Proctor. il
| was ordered that the report be receiv-
| ed and read granted, and clerk made
proper advertisement. returnable al
regular meeting Of board. April 4. 1911
on motion Of Commissioner Hender-
son II was ordered that the clerk post
notices of the intention TO open road
as petitioned for under petition by B
;. Jennings ct al, returnable April l.
on motion of Commissioner Hender-
son it was ordered that the clerk post
notices of the intention to open road
as petitioned for under petition by j.
F. Hall ct al. returnable April 4. 1911.
Report of committee appointed to
view. mark and lay out road under pe-
tition for road from Shady Grove road
to Orange avenue road, read and on
motion of Commissioner Proctor il was
ordered that the report be accepted.
and the clerk post notices of the inten-
tion to open road as petitioned for, re-
turnable April ith, 1911.
Judge ID. :. Williams appeared and
asked that the occupation tax of the
Marion County Fair Association. so far
as the county's part is concerned. be
refunded for the years 1909 and 1910.
on motion of Commissioner Proctor the
request was refused.
f. j. kennard. architect, appeared
and presented certificate showing
$4,000 due F. j. Jenkins Il Co. under
contract of construction of new county
Jail. on motion of Commissioner Pet
teway ii was ordered that warrant he
drawn for $500 in favor of F. J. Jen-
kins Il Co. account of new jail con-
tract
Bond of notary public by W. X Ze-
wadski. Jr., with Ben Rhefnauer and
;. r. Whaley sureties. read and an
proved.
Petition of c. l.. Sistrunk ct al. ask
ing relief for estate of VIM. Z. Hutson
and Mr.. Henry Gordon being called up
on motion of Commissioner Petteway
ii was ordered that warrants be drawn
in settlement of funeral expenses of
w. +. Hutson and hospital and drug
bills of Henry Gordon as per bills rem
dered attached to petition
Miss jefferson Bell, secretary to the
state board Of pensions. Tallahassee.
filed report showing list of persons
living in Marion county who have been
allowed pensions under the act of
1909. which was read and filed.
Following justices filed reports
no business during January.
1911: j. o. TurnipSeed. c. G Curry, l.
L. Hopkins.
The following justices filed reports
showing fines and costs imposed in
Marion county during January. 1911.
as follows: Joseph Bell. county Judge.
fines $50. costs $l1s.l1: J. W. Lyles.
fines s270, costs s196.23: Il. ~ McClar-
an, fines $50. costs $3.50: \. o. Har-
per. fines s5 costs sI5.5l: Alex wynne.
fines 81, costs sass; r. c. Douglass.
fines $40. costs S796
Above read and filed.
Communication from William Hook
er, attorney, relative to work on roads
by non-taXpayers, read and filed.
Petition by H. +. Williams ct al as
follows: We. the undersigned citizens
Of the town of Burbank, Marion coun-
~, hand YOU herewith a petition TO ex-
tend the hard road which runs today /
from Ocala to Silver Springs. on to !
Fort Mccoy. via Burbank We all /
realize that it will be great help to /,
Us as individuals. as we'll as to the
county in general. and trust that we
may hear from YOU in regard to this |
At an early date Read and filed for /
future consideration
John NJ. Graham, county treasurer |
lied his report for January. 1911 !
showing following collections and dis /
during the month: