The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1912-01-11

CONTINUED from First Page
Price list by NJ. D. and H. L. Smith

on tents, read and filed
Report of Coroner J. Q. Turnipseed
On inquest over body of Bill Thagard
read and filed.
Letter Of the Foster & Reynolds
Co, relative 10 booklet for Marion
county, read and on motion was re-
ferred TO the committee having the
advertising pamphlets in charge, with
power to act
Letter of Champion supply company
read and filed.
Petition by r. L. Martin ct al as fol-
lows: We, the undersigned residents
of your county, respectfully request
that you lay out and open up for trav-
el a public road 50 feet wide. as fol-
lows: Beginning at the intersection Of
Bay street and Lemon avenue, plat of
Weir Park. running thence about
south 50 degrees, west along where
there is a road now travelled TO the
waters of Lake Weir, the same being
in sections 4 and ), tip II. s, r a, e,
Marion county. Fla. Read and on mo-
ton was referred TO Commissioner
Proctor for investigation and report
Colonel Rogers appeared relative to
the condition of the Sharp's Ferry
road across Marshall Swamp, and it
was agreed 10 put this road in proper
shape as early as possible.
Commissioners Carmichael and
| Proctor were appointed a committee
to purchase two teams for road
scrapes, to be ready as soon as prac.
! ticable.
/ A. J. Smell was appointed overseeT
of the eastern division of commission
er's district No. 8, at So per day, for
self, horse and wagon. W. A. Redding
was appointed overseer for the west
ern division of commissioners district
No. 8, at 81 per day for self, horse and
wagon ]. B. Gore was appointed over
seer for the northern division of com
missioner's district No. 4, at S1.75 pei
/ day for self, horse and wagon. J. NJ
J
southern division of commissioner
district No 4, at $1.75 per day for self
horse and wagon. L. w. Wilson was
appointed overseer for the eastern di
) at 81 per day for self, horse and
wagon. | MiZelle was appointed over
seer for the western division of com
missioner's district No. 5 at 81 pei
day for self, horse and wagon. AL
subject to the will and pleasure Of
| the commissioner in charge of the re
spectiye districts
Proposition by R. D. Stokes to act
as bridge tender for Stokes Ferry a.
| IS per month, read and referred tc
Commissioner Petteway with power
| to act.
Letter by W. J. Lee relative to re
| lease on land at Sparr, read and OF
motion of Commissioner Carmichae
the chairman was authorized to make
quit claim.
John NJ. Graham, captain 2nd infan
try \. G. F., commanding Company \
filed roster of company, which wa:
read and filed.
Registration Officer w. w. Clyat
presented the registration books fo1
county, and the commissioners select
ed the jury list for 1912, a total o
30S names from the five commission
ers' district.
Letter by ]. c. Dampier, presiden
State Good Roads Association, and A
B. Dunning, lecturer, representing tht
American Association for Highwa,
Improvement, showing good roads
train under the auspices Of the latte
association, was now on its wa,
through the south and would reaci
Ocala February 10Th at 6:54 p. m
and leave February 90, at II noon. o.
motion of Commissioner Procto
Commissioners Carmichael and Petite
way We're appointed a committee t
meet and entertain the party.
On motion. of Commissioner Carmi
f.
] sition of the Munroe & Chamblis
Bank to handle the county warrant
for 1912 on the same rate of interes
as 1911, be accepted.
All bills approved and audited wer
ordered paid.
The distribution Of road warrant
as issued was as follows: District Nc
=. s14S.36; No 3, s438.96; No. 4
1892 SO; No. 5, s37876; Weirsdale spe
cial, s2S3.33; Citra and Orang
Springs special, 8; L. L. Priest an
crew, $397.32; Henry Gordon an
crew, sl2S358: Dunnellon road tai
s756.6S; road tax refund, 50; treasuI
ers commissions, s39.02; interest t
bank, s94151; fine and forfeiture &C
count, SIS. Total s5316.88.
| No further business coming befor
the board, on motion The meeting va
adjourned until the next regular meet