The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1912-08-16
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS PRO.
cEEDINGS
Ocala, Fla, Aug. 5, 1912, 10 a. m.

ers for Marion county, Florida, met in
regular session, pursuant to adjourn
ment. Present: Hons. c. Carmichael,
NJ. NJ. Proctor and w. T. Henderson,
commissioners. Chairman Crosby
being absent on account of sickness,
and Commissioner PetteWay being
absent on account of being out of the
state, and in North Carolina.
Letter by Mrs. w. j. Crosby, saying
that her husband, Hon. w. ]. Crosby,
was sick, and unable to attend the
meeting of the board read and filed.
On motion of Commissioner Proc
tor Commissioner Carmichael was
called to the chair
The chairman stated the object of
the meeting being on Monday was to
hear complaints, if any, on changes
in tax assessments as made and re-
ported by the tax assessor at the July
meeting of the board, said changes
having been duly published and adj
vertised according to law.
Mr.. Walter Ray appeared and COM
planned of tax assessment on seven
miles of log road as chartered rail
road, showing said assessment was
included in their returns to tax as
ferred on this complaint until a full
attendance of the board could be had
Board adjourned until 1870 p. m,
for dinner
Afternoon Session
The board met pursuant to adjourn
ment, with three members of the
board present.
All complaints were heard on rails
es in tax assessments, and action de-
ferred until full board could be pres
ent
Board adjourned until s a. m,
Tuesday.
Tuesday Morning Session
No quorum being present, meeting
was continued until Wednesday at s
a. M, Commissioner Proctor having
been called home Monday evening on
account of the serious illness of his
daughter, and not having returned to
meeting of the board
Wednesday Morning Session
Board reconvened. Present: Com
missioners Carmichael, Proctor and
Henderson.
The reading of the minutes of the
last meeting of the board was de-
ferred until another hour, or until a
full board was present.
Pay roll of state witnesses for Ma
rion county, fall term, 1911, as sub
mitted by Hon. S. T. Sistrunk, clerk
circuit court, was read and approved
Pay roll of state witnesses for Ma
rion county, spring term, 1912, as sub
mitted by Hon. S. T. Sistrunk, clerk
circuit court, was read and approved.
Pay roll of defense witnesses for
Marion county, spring term, 1912, case
of the state of Florida versus Willis
Bailey, as submitted by Hon. S. T..
Sistrunk, clerk circuit court, and or
dered paid by the judge of the circuit
court, were read and approved.
Applications by The Carmichael &
Son Co, by G. A. Carmichael, presi-
dent, Maurice Strauss, doing business
as Strauss & Co., Heating & Co., by
R. L. Heating, president and manager,
Ocala House Wine Rooms, by J. NJ.
McCorkle, manager, Ocala House
Wine Rooms Annex, by J. NJ. McCor-
kle, manager, and G. D. Hogan and
w. r. Pedrick doing business as G. D.
Hogan e Co., for permits to sell IL
quors, wines and beer in election dis
trict No l, of Marion county, Florida,
were read and advertisements of the
same were ordered made according to
| law.
Applications by w. c. O'Bannon, B.
| F. Duke, Harry Peter and J. L. Trot-
ter, and Geo. H. Dorr and John H.
Pedrick for permits to sell liquors,
wines and beer in election district
No. "a of Marion county, were read
| and advertisements of same were or
dered made according to law
The clerk and county Judge pre-.
sented list of county warrants that
had been issued and not called for.
On motion of Commissioner Hender.
| son warrants were ordered cancelled.
| and a list furnished to the county
treasurer.
On motion meeting was adjourned
until Monday, August II, 1912, at 10
a. N and all business not disposed
of, including reading of minutes OF
previous meeting and the opening of
the bids for tractor engine and trac-
tor cars deferred until Monday, Au-
gust - 1912