The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1911-02-17

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Awarded-county Officers Accounts
ADMINISTRATIONS County Road Mat.
tiers Taken Up and Disposed OF
Tuesday, February 7. 1911
Board of county commissioners for
Marion county met pursuant IN ad-
Joprnment. Present: Hon. w 7
Crosby, chairman; S. w. Petteway M
M. Proctor, c. Carmichael and w n
Henderson, commissioners.
Minutes of previous meeting read
and approved.
MRS. 9. L. Bittinger, representing
the Kings Daughters, appeared reIa.
tive to one George Davis, now at the
Marion county hospital, asking relief
also a family by the name of Hall
IRON Groom, working heretofore at
the crate and basket factory, and ask
ing relief therefor.
On motion matter was referred r.
Commissioner Carmichael for inyesti-
cation and report at this meeting of
the board.
Mr.. Simonton appeared relative to
tax assessment. On motion 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 mis- place near
Martin. Matter was referred to the
commissioners appointed to 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
for commissioners to pass upon.
Petition by ]. c. Pillans ct al, as fol-
lows: We, the undersigned petition
ers, do respectfully ask that the road
running from Electra postoffice by the
school house, around Mud Prairie to
the point where it intersects the pub
lie road to Moss Bluff with the right
to straighten when necessary, be made
a public road. On motion of Commits
sioner Henderson it was ordered that
]. S. Martin, A. w. Fort and Gus A.
Waters be appointed a commission to
view, mark and lay out the road as
petitioned for, with w. A. Moorhead,
county 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 Liljenfors appeared relative to
opening a road from the Tampa hard
road to Stripling's place. Matter was
referred to Commissioner Carmichael
for investigation.
John w. General appeared relative
to erroneous tax assessment. On mo-
ton matter was referred to Commits
sioner Crosby for investigation and re-
port.
Silas Martin appeared and asked
relief on account of age and helpless
condition. On motion of Commission
er Carmichael it was ordered that war;
rant be drawn for So per month.
VIM. Blackwell reported the death
of Ed Richardson on January IA, and
asked that warrant be drawn and
mailed to VIM. Blackwell, account of
burial expenses. On motion of Com
missioner Petteway it was ordered
that warrant be drawn as per above.
]. d. Williams appeared and pre-
sented petition for the opening of the
road from Dunnellon by Romeo to the
Levy county line, towards Morriston
Read. and on motion same was laid
over until next regular meeting of the
board.
William Wilson appeared and asked
relief for Carrie Jackson. On motion
matter was referred to Commissioner
Carmichael for investigation and re-
port to the board.
Board adjourned until 1870 p. M,
for 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.
H. Hinton read and approved.
Mr. ]. M. Wiley appeared relative to
tax assessments on property on South
Lake Weir. Matter was held over Tor
Tax Assessor Ayers return.
Mr. Morrison, representing the Good
Roads Machinery Company of Tampa,
appeared and presented his company
and machinery for consideration when
in need of road machinery.