The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1911-06-16

Iuuly 1883 uduSe WedpOut there
fore, be it
Resolved, That the application of the
said Robertson Myers to carry on his
person a pistol be and the same is re-
fused;
Be it further resolved. That the
said Myers shall be permitted to have
at his ferry and carry with him to
and from the ferry a shotgun for the
protection of the public and the users
of the ferry.
Which was read and filed.
Hon. E. L. Carney appeared relative
to road petition by r. L. Martin ct al.
On motion of Commissioner Proctor it
was ordered that the petition be ac-
cepted and p. H. Nugent, Harry Baxter
and McLain be appointed commission
ers to mark, view and lay out said
road and make report as early as
practicable
Petition by A. NJ. Blackman ct al
as follows: We, the undersigned, pc
tition the honorable board of county
commissioners of Marion county to
open up a public road commencing at
the S. A. L. Railway running east on
half section line through sections 8, 8,
10, II, tp II, r %, which was laid over,
was called up and on motion was re-
ferred to Commissioner Proctor for in
vestigation.
Henry Gordon presented treasurer's
receipt for s. account of money re-
ceived for hire of county team. On
motion the clerk was instructed to
write Mr.. Gordon not to rent or hire
out any team or teams of the county
for any purpose without proper au-
thOrity of the board.
Transcript of commissioner record
book D, page 253, as follows: Begin
ming at point on the Martel road on
section line between sections IA and Is,
tip Is south of range 21 east, running
thence south along the said section
line 3@ miles to the Sc corner of Sec
ton SO, tip Is south, range 81 east,
on the Shady Grove road also a road
beginning on the Shady Grove road
one-quarter north of section line di-
viding sections "a and 25, tip Is, range
81 east, running thence west to sec
ton line between sections % and %,
tip Is, range p east, which road is in
tended to connect the Shady Grove
road with the Cotton Plant road at or
near the Driving Park. The petition
having been filed October, 1905, page
Al, upon motion it was ordered that
the said petition be refused. 1t was
ordered upon motion of Commissioner
Fort that the said road above refused
be and the same is granted as a
ghborhood road with the under
standing that the same is to be open
ed and maintained by the citizens and
no expense to Marion county. The
latter part of the description of the
above having been inadvertently omit
ted in the minutes of June, A D. 1907,
the said minutes are amended so as
to read as above. Was read and on
motion was referred to Commissioners
Petteway and Crosby for investigation
and report
Riley Barnes bill of Sc for burial of
Joe Barnes referred to Commissioner
Crosby for report.
DR.. w. P. Wilson appeared and ask
ed the recommendation of the board
to the comptroller to be allowed to re-
deem tax certificates on property of
DR.. Lloyd. deceased at face value of
certificates and omitted years taxes
without interest. Referred to Com
tio3. G1NlW
Report by S. r. Pyles and J. H. j.
Counts as follows: We the undersign-
ed committee having been on the 9th
day of November, 1910, appointed by
your body for the purpose of viewing
and marking out the most practicable
route for a public road from a point
on the Summerfield hard road on the
south line of section SO to Lemon av-
enue, a distance of about two miles,
beg leave to report that we have view
ed and marked out as the most prac-
ticable route and recommend that it
be granted by your gentlemen as fol-
lows: Commencing at a point on the
Summerheld hard road on the south
line Of section SO, tip Is S, % e.
thence west on the south line to Lem
on avenue, a distance of about two
miles, said road being just south of
the w. B. McAteer home place. Read
and on motion report was received and
road ordered opened up.
Sealed bids for the raising of the
Stokes Ferry bridge were opened and
read there being two bids, one by
Austin Brothers, ATLANTA, Ga, and one
by J. F. Jenkins & Co, Gainesville.
Fla. After consideration of the same
it was on motion of Commissioner
Petteway ordered that all bids for
raising the Stokes Ferry bridge be re-
fused and that the clerk advertise for
sealed bids under specifications sub
mitted to be opened at the next meet
ing of the board
Sealed bids for one road roller were
then ordered opened. Rustin Western
Co, Ltd, Hobbs & knight, agents, and
the Kelly Springfield Road Roller Co.
submitted bids on gasolene motor roll
ers and the Kelly Springfield Road
Roller Co.. the IroQuois Iron Works,
Buffalo, N. Y, the Ulmer Machinery
Co, Tampa, Fla, the Universal Road
Machinery Co., Kingston, n. Y, Bryan
& Co., Jacksonville, the J. I. Case
Machine Co., Atlanta, Ca,
submitted bids on steam rollers. After
consideration of all the bids submitted
it was on motion of Commissioner
Proctor ordered that the proposition
of the Kelly Springfield Road Roller
Co. for one lotion gasoline three wheel