The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1912-08-16
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS PRO
cEEDINGS

The board of county commissioners
for Marion county, Florida, met ac-
cording to adjournment in regular
session. Present: Hon. w. ]. Crosby,
chairman; c.. Carmichael, S. W. Petite
way, NJ. NJ. Proctor and w. T. Hen
derson, commissioners.
Minutes of the July meeting of the
board read and approved.
Mr.. Lowell of Spar appeared and
asked the recommendation of the
board to the comptroller that he be
allowed to purchase some tax certifi-
Gates at face value of certificates and
omitted years taxes, without inter
est. Mr.. Lowell was informed that
the board could not take action except
for redemption of tax certificates.
Mr.. A. S. Burgess appeared relative
10 claim of double assessment on per-
sonal property. On motion of Com
missioner Carmichael Mr.. Burgess
was asked to present affidavit cover
ing the ownership of stock in assess
ment, etc.
Messrs. L. S. Light, j. w. Wallace
and K. H. Scott, as commissioners, ap-
peared and made report on petition
by ID. B. Mathews ct al, for public
road at Fairfield as follows: We rec
Ommend the following route for said
road: Commencing at point where
Ocala and Pennington road intersects
with the quarter section line running
north and south in sec 1S-1321, thence
south through the center of sections
Is, 10, 30 and 81, in said township,
thence south $3.50 chains through the
center of section 6-14-21 to the old
Pennington road, making a distance
of "a miles and 10 chains. Read
and on motion of Commissioner Hen
derson was accepted, and road order
ed posted.
On motion of Commissioner Petite
way clerk was instructed to make
bill for S. against c. and j. Camp for
amount paid w. ]. Waters for inspect
ing Blue Springs bridge. after being
torn up and built back by Camp Phos-
phate Company.
The leaks in court house roof were
discussed, and on motion of Commits
sioner Henderson matter was re-
ferred to Commissioner Carmichael,
with power to act.
c. +. Conner presented audit and
statement setting out in detail as to
number, date and to whom issued and
amount of each and every warrant
outstanding, and composing the total
Indebtedness of Marion county on
July |. 1911, which was shown to be
as follows:
Co. school warrants. ....S 7,656.SS
Co. proper warrants. ... 16,90ll2
Co. road warrants and Co
road refund warrants. 1,1914 40
Co. fine and forfeiture war
rants. .... 1924
Co. building warrants. 14,O71.3S
Total July l, 1911. Sill, 1851
Total cash on hand July 1, 1911
Acct. general school fund. IS SAT
Acct road fund. ...... 23.1S
Act. fine & forfeiture fund. 55.21
Acct building fund. ...... 1855
Acct. county proper fund. 80. 20.S5
Acct. sub-school fund. ...... 2,723.9S
Making total of. 81, S67. 02
c. E. Conner also presented audit
and statement setting out in detail
as to number, date, to whom issued
and amount of each and every war
rant outstanding and composing the
total Indebtedness of Marion county
on August l. 1912, which was shown
20 be as follows: as. II tx.
10. school warrants.
Co. proper warrants. ..... 24,236.22
Co. road warrants, and Co.
road refund warrants. -. 77,02l.65
Co. fine and forfeiture war
rants. ...... 50S.SG
Co building warrants, and
Co refund building war
rants. =. 49,. ..... 33,436.S7
Total ind, Aug. l, 1912. ..S....
Total cash on hand Aug. l, 1872
Acct general school fund. -. 81, 621.p9
Acct. road fund. =. -. ..... CID
Acct. fine and forfeiture fund 1921
Acct. building fund. ..... E. 6.63
Acct county proper fund.-. 5.91
ARrf Suh-SchOOi fund asa %
Making total Of. ..... 81 1861
This report shows all warrants &C
count of construction and equipment
of court house, armory and county
steel bridges paid and cancelled, an(
that the building warrants outstand
ing of $33.436S7, represent the tota
balance due on the construction and
equipment of the new county Jail
The bids for one tractor road en-
gine and steel dump cars were opened
and read