The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1912-02-15

comb, with r. c. Black and Chas. u
Trellis as sureties, read and approx
ed
Petition of J. A Talton ct al as fol-
lows: We, the undersigned, hereby
petition your honorable body TO grant
a public road as follows: Beginning
at the sw cor Of neA Of swA OF sec
| 20-14-22, thence running north on the
| quarter section line 20 the NV cor
of nell of swA of sec 17-14-22, thence
| in a northeasterly direction TO the
south boundary of sec s, tp IA, %,
| thence running north on the half
section line, dividing sec s, tp and
| aforesaid to the north boundary, said
tp IA, p, Marion county, Florida
| Your petitioners further request that
| the old Orange Springs road, running
| parallel or about parallel with the
| above described road be abrogated.
| Read and on motion of Commissioner
| Henderson was referred to Commis-
| sioner Crosby for investigation and
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report at next meeting.
Mr. Williams, of the firm of ]. F.
| Jenkins & Co, appeared and asked
| final settlement for new county jail
| contract On motion of Commission
| er Petteway it was ordered that the
board meet at s a. m, Wednesday,.
February 7th, and go with Mr.. Mac
Kay and Mr.. Williams over the new
county Jail for an inspection and ex-
animation of the work.
Petition by F. w. Bishop ct al as
| follows: We, the undersigned citi-
! zens, do hereby petition and request
your honorable body to establish and
grant a public road as follows: Be
! ginning at the NV cor Of swA of
ne4 of sec 16, tp IA, r %, thence run
ming due west on the quarter section
line to the NV cor of the nwA of swA
of sec IS, tp IA, %, said point being
at a point on the old Wire road. Read
and on motion of Commissioner Hen
| derson referred to Commissioner
| Crosby for investigation and report.
On motion board adjourned until s
a. m, Wednesday.
Wednesday Morning Session
Board met pursuant to adjourn
ment., with all members present, ex-
cept Commissioner Petteway, who
was called home on account of a sick
child.
Notary public bond by Jno. E. Bal
ley, with C. R. Tydings, E. T. Helven-
read and approved.
Hon. Oscar Hightower appeared
| and asked that the public road run
ming north from Gambler toward
Heather Island be hardened under the
one and two-thirds rule.
Hon. w. K Zewadski appeared in
bshalf of Mrs. A. j. Turner, asking
that a widows exemption on tax as
error by tax assessor. On motion of
| Commissioner Carmichael tax collect
| or was directed to allow exemption
and report assessment an error.
Mr.. ]. D. Williams, inspector Of
marks and brands, appeared and ask
ed that the board instruct all mark
and brand inspectors to make month
ly reports. Clerk was instructed to
write all mark and brand inspectors
to file these reports, as required by
law.
On motion of Commissioner Hen
derson it was ordered that the road
petitioned for by l. P. Stevens ct al,
which had been posted for 80 days,
be opened.
| On motion of Commissioner Hen
derSon it was ordered that the road
petitioned for by Harris ct al, run
ming from the Marsh place to Griggs'
place, which has been posted for 80
days, be opened
On motion of Commissioner Proc
tor it was ordered that petition by
J. T. Register ct al, asking that J. T.
Register or some other person be ap-
pointed to look after the Altoona and
Orange Hammock road, be refused,
as the road is now being looked aft
er by Mr.. J. B. Booth.
Petition by r. L. Martin ct al, ask
ing for road from intersection of Bay
street and Lemon avenue, running
thence about south 80 degrees, west
to waters of Lake Weir, which was
referred to Commissioner Proctor,
was reported by Commissioner Proc
, tor, and on motion of Commissioner
Proctor DR.. H. w. Henry, John Pas
teur and w J. Westover were ap.
pointed commissioners to view, mark
and lay out road as petitioned for,
and report as early as practicable
Notary public bond by Pearl E
: Anderson, with Frank Gadson and
George Giles as sureties, read and
approved.
Notary public bond by W. F
Franks, with r. S. Hall and E. E
Robinson as sureties, read and ap
proved.
Bonds for licenses to carry pistol
by c. H Hall, L. H. Griggs, W. A
Green, Henry Scheidt and J. G. Fakes