The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1912-06-14
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS PRO.
cEEDINGS
ocala, Fla. June 4. 1912.

sion. resent: Hon. w. ]. Crosby;
chairman; c. Carmichael. s. w. Petite
way. NJ. NJ. Proctor and w. 7. Hen
ders0n, commissioners.
Tho minutes of previous meeting
read and approved.
Mr. Coleman appeared in behalf of
the family of A. Z. Green, alias Geo.
Howell, and on motion of Commits
slOner Henderson it was ordered that
warrant be drawn for SIS and paid to
Mrs. Conner for the care of an in
FAINT child Of this family.
Mr.. Louis Lang appeared and re-
ported that the wires of the telephone
line were down on the Summerfield
road. and were in a dangerous condi-
ton
Commissioner Carmichael stated he
would investigate and notify the own
ers to put line in shape at once.
On motion of Commissioner Proc
tor II was ordered that bill of H. H.
Perkins for time of weeks ending
April 9th and May Attn, 1912, were
ordered refused Mr. J. w. Gardener
appeared and reported that an old
man came to him asking help, and as
ne was sick he has him now at the
poor farm. On motion of Commits
sioner Carmichael 1t was ordered that
he be kept until this man is we'll
enough to move.
ON motion OF Commissioner Carmi-
chael il was ordered that warrant be
drawn TO +. b. Duncan for 800, on
account of his bill for sos. balance
90 be paid when work is completed,
according TO contract
On motion board adjourned until 2
y. m. for dinner.
Tuesday Afternoon
Board reconvened after dinner with
all members present
Mr. J. T. Hall appeared and pre-
scented petition by himself and others
as follows: We. the undersigned cit
liens OF Marion county, and tax pay
ers In the Ellwood neighborhood, do
hereby petition your honorable body
20 change the public road known as
the Sawdust Pond road, south to Sec
fion lines from where it turns north
In section IL, change south to section
line between sections IL and IA, or
as near as may be practical, and be
extended westward between sections
n and a., also 10 and Is, and inter
sectlng with Williston road, dis
lance OF approximately one mile and
50 chains. Read and on motion of
Commissioner Henderson was referr-
ed to Commissioner Petteway for in
vestigati0n and report.
Messrs. Davis, Scott, Graham and
Bell appeared relative to the insur-
ance on court house. and the decreas-
ing of the amount of insurance to be
carried, etc On motion of Commits
siOner Proctor it was ordered that
the board received the order at the
May meeting to reduce the amount,
and that on account of the reduced
rate offered on a $4,000 insurance,
that 500, 900 insurance be written on
court house and furniture and fixtures
20 be divided equally between the five
agencies, resident of 0cala.
Mr.. George Johns appeared and
complained of the Instructions over
and across the Sumterville and Shady
Grove public road. On motion of
Commissioner Proctor it was ordered
that the clerk notify parties that have
placed distractions over or across
this road to remove the same at once
or legal proceedings will be institut-
ed, also that the clerk notify Mr..
Douglass. land agent OF the Florida
National Land Company at Summer
field of this action
Mr.. c. NJ. Hawkins appeared and
asked an increase in the monthly al
lowance to him. and on motion of
Commissioner Proctor it was ordered
that allowance be raised one dollar
per month. making total allowance 81
per month.
A petition bp Guy D'Equivilley ct
al as follows: The undersigned regis
tered voters OF election district No.
of Marion county, Florida being more
than ono-fourth of the registered vot-
ers of said election district, hereby
petition your honorable body. pursu-
ant to section COOS of the acts of the
legislature of 1909 to order an cleo
tion in said district to decide wheth-
er hogs shall be allowed TO run at
large in said district or not, and to
require the giving of notice by the
clerk of said board as required by
the acts of the legislature aforesaid
said election to be called for such