The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1912-08-21
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
Official Report of the Proceedings of
the Board at the August
Meeting


The board of county commissioners
for Marion county, Florida, met ac-
cording to adjournment in regular
session. Present: Hon. ". J. Crosby,
chairman; c. CarmichGe., S. w. Petite
way, VI. VI. Proctor and W. T. Hen
derson, commissioners.
Minutes of the July meeting of the
board read and approved.
Mr. Lowell of Sparr 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
to 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 r. H. Scott, as commissioners, ap-
| peared and made report on petition
by d. B. Mathews ct al, for public
road at Fairfield as follows: We rec
| ommend the following route for said
| road: Commencing at a point where
Ocala and Pennington road intersects
with the quarter section line running
north and south in sec 1S-13-21, thence
south through the center of sections
IS, 10, 80 and 81, in said township,
| thence south $3.50 chains through the
| center of section 6-14-21 to the old
| Flemington road, making a distance
of "a miles and 13 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 ]. Camp for
amount paid w. J. 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. Z. Connor 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 tota
indebtedness of Marion county or
July 1, 1911, which was shown to be
as follows:
leo. school warrants. ....S 1865
Co. proper warrants. .... 16,9Ol L:
Co. road warrants and Co.
road refund warrants. 1,191.4!
Co. fine and forfeiture war
| rants. .,-..-.' l,"pI.--
Co. building warrants, ,.... 14,071.3'
Total July /, 1911, Sill, 1881
Total cash on hand July /, 1911
Acct. general school fund. IS S.i
Acct. road fund. .... 23l'
Act. fine & forfeiture fund. $50
Acct building fund. ...... 35.3
Acct. county proper fund. POS
Acct sub-school fund. ....... 2,I23.9
Making total of. $2,S67.O
c. E. Connor also presented audi
and statement setting out in detai
as to number, date, to whom issue
and amount of each and every wal
rant outstanding and composing tn
total Indebtedness of Marion count
on August /, 1912, which was show
to be as follows:
Co. school warrants. s.......S.....
Co. proper warrants. .... 2i,236.2
Co. road warrants, and Co.
road refund warrants. -. 1I,O21.C
Co. fine and forfeiture war
rants. -. .... 5OS.S
Co. building warrants, and
Co. refund building war
TbnIS. %, 100 .
Total ind, Aug. l, 1912. .s......
Total cash on hand Aug. /, 1912
Acct. general school fund =. SO, ,621.o
Acct road fund. -. -. ..... 6.l
Acct fine and forfeiture fund 332.I
Acct. building fund. -. &C.
Acct. county proper fund.-. s.!
Acct sub-school fund. ...... 4.4S4.:
Making total Of. ..... s., ,456.
This report shows all warrants a
count of construction and equipmel
of court house, armory and coun
steel bridges paid and cancelled, al
that the building warrants outstan
Y ing of s33.436.S7, represent the tot
balance DUE on the construction al
equipment of the new county jail
The bids for one tractor road e
gine and steel dump cars were open
and read.
= The companies bidding and repl
sented We're as follows:
International Harvester CO., repl
sented by Mr. r. .. Connor and y
Hays; Rumley Products Co, Of l
ST Porte, Ind. represented by Mr. C.
Payne of Nashville, Tenn; Fairbanl
Morse, Co. represented by Mr.. r.
Scott; Nalshy Co. agents for I
Geiser Mfg. Co. of Waynesboro, P
represented by Mr.. Wallace Bruc
The Heer Engine Co, Portsmouth.
represented by Mr.. Chas. \. Tremer
The Minneapolis Steel and Mach
y cry Co, Minneapolis. Mimi: Port T
j ron Engine and Threser Co, P,
Huron. Mich: Bates Tractor {