The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1912-12-14

Bond by w. L. Colbert as tax col
| Iector for $4,000 VITA G. S. Scott, T.
c Chambliss, J. B. Malloy, J. D. Rob
ertson, ]. NJ. Meffert, w Luffman and
T. T. Munroe for $1,000 each as sure
ties, read and approved.
On motion of Commiss' oner Hender-
son the clerk was instructed to write
all elect as county commits
sioners for 1894, together with the
state senator from our district and the
two representatives of Marion county
and the two newly elected members of
| the Legislature, to meet with the board
of county commissioners on the first
Monday in January, 1913, and join
with the board in the business that
will come before them and for consul
alton.
The overseers and superintendent
were instructed to purchase what
feed and groceries may be needed for
county use during December, 1912, from
Mr.. Jake Brown, and clerk was in
structed TO notify Mr.. Brown and the
overseers and superintendent.
Hon. r. F. Rogers appeared relative
the Ocala and Orlando road across
Marshall Swamp to Sharp's Ferry. On
motion of Commissioner Petteway it
was ordered. that as soon at the E. E.
Perkins crew finishes scraping the
Blitchton road to go Immediately to
the Sharp's Ferry road and scarpe this
road from the junction with. the OcaIa
and Silver Springs road to the river.
Mr.. Edwin Spencer appeared and
presented petition largely signed by
E. \. Brown ct al as follows: We the
undersigned residents of Gambler,
Heather Island and neighborhood, do
hereby petition the honorable board of
county commissioners of Marion coun-
ty to close up the public road from
! Gambler TO Heather Island and submit
respectfully to the board the following
reasons therefor: First, the said road
at the present time is very greatly in
need Of repair; in fact, it will require
at the present time about $4,000 or
more to fix the road up. This the coun-
" is not justified in eXpending at the
present time. In view Of the fact that
the road is not used very generally ex-
cept by one or two individuals and
again the county at the present time
is not in the financial condition to ex-
pend that sum of money. Second, the
road is a very expensive one to keep
in re pair and to keep in good condi-
tiOn and in view of the fact that a
few individuals largely get the benefit
of the road it is not fair 10 tax the
entire county to keep the road up.
Therefore we ask that the road be
closed as a public road beginning at
the One-mile post, thence north thru
Heather Island. Which was read,
whereupon Mr.. W. T. Henderson pre-
sented the following petition largely
signed by r. H. Holly ct al We the
undersigned citizens and freeholders
of Marion county do respectfully pc
tition your board to not discontinue
the road from Gambler via Heather
Island TO OcaIa and Moss Bluff road.
Which was read. After discussion of
these two petitions it was on motion
Of Commissioner Petteway ordered
that Commissioners Henderson and
Proctor be appointed a committee and
see if satisfactory arrangement can be
made as TO keeping road open for
travel and protect Mr. HaviIand by
gates.
Petition by Scott Myers relative fer
ryman al Stark's Ferry read and fled.
Communication by G. E. Hammond
with subpoena attached read. Clerk
was instructed 10 write Mr.. Hammond
10 send in regular cost bill and ac-
count will be paid.
All bills properly approved and au-
dired ordered paid.
The road bills paid amounting 10
S6g30.27, distributed az follows: Coun-
t. commissioners district No. I,
SI14s2; county commissioner district
No. >. S95.4I: county commissioner
district No. ,. S393-28: county commits
sioner's district No (, S35025: county