The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1912-02-16

Petition OF ]. A. Talton ct al as fol-
lows: We. the undersigned. hereby
petition your honorable body to grant
a public road az follows: Beginning
a. the So cor Of neH Of swh of sec
ao-f422. thence running north on the
quarter section line to the NV cor
Of nek Of swk OF sec 17-14-22. thence
In q northeasterly direction to the
south boundary Of sec s, tp IA, %.
thence running north on the half
section line. dividing sec s. tp and r
aforesaid TO the north boundary, said
ID IA, 22. 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 Commits
sioner Crosby for investigation and
report at next meeting.
Mr.. Williams. OF the firm of ]. F.
jenkins a Co., appeared and asked
final settlement for new county Jail
contract. On motion OF Commission
CT Petteway Il was ordered that the
board meet at a. m, Wednesday,
February 9TH, and go with Mr.. Mac
Kay and Mr. Williams over the new
county Jail Cor an inspection and ex-
animation OF the work.
Petition by +. 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
neh OF sec 10. tp IA. 22. thence run
ming due west on the quarter section
line 10 the NV cor of the nwA of swA
Of sec is. ID II. 22. said point being
az 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 8
a. IA. 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. X. Tydings, E. T. Helven-
ston and G. ID. Hogan as sureties,
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. X. Zewadski appeared in
behalf OF Mrs. A. J. Turner, asking
that a widows exemption on tax as
sessments be allowed and reported as
error by tax assessor. On motion of
Commissioner Carmichael tax collect
or was directed to allow exemption
and report assessment an error.
Mr.. ]. ID. Williams, inspector of
marks and brands, appeared and ask
ed that the board instruct all mark
and brand inspectors to make month
~ reports. Clerk was instructed to
write all mark and brand inspectors
10 file these reports. as required by
law.
ON motion of Commissioner Hen
derson II was ordered that the road
petitioned for by /. p. Stevens ct al,
which had been posted for 30 days,
be opened.
ON motion OF Commissioner Hen
derson Il 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 II was ordered that petition by
]. r. Register et al. asking that ]. T.
Register or some other person be APP
pointed to look after the Altoona and
Orange Hammock road, be refused,
az the road Is now being looked aft
CT by Mr.. j. b. Booth.
Petition by r. L. Martin ct al, ask
ms for road from intersection of Bay
street and Lemon avenue, running
thence about south so degrees, west
90 waters OF Lake Weir. which was
referred 20 Commissioner Proctor,
was reported by Commissioner Proc
tor, and on motion of Commissioner
Proctor Dr II. 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.