The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1912-03-25
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
Official ReuOrt Of the Proceedings at
the March Meeting of
the Board
Ocala, Fla, March, 10


The board of county commission
ers met pursuant to adjournment.
Present: Hons C. Carmichael, S. w.
Petteway, M. NJ. Proctor and w. T.
Henderson. Hon. w. ]. Crosby, chair
man, was unable to reach the city
before the afternoon session.
On motion of Commissioner Petite
way Commissioner Carmichael was
called to the chair.
Reading of minutes deferred until
afternoon session.
Judge Joseph Bell appeared in be-
half of the recommendation of the ap-
pointment of Rev. Ley as judge OF
the juvenile court.
MI Peter Loos ct al appeared and
presented the following petition: We
the undersigned citizens, residing in
Kendrick district, No. 20, do hereby
protest against the establishment OF
a new precinct at Oak, Marion coun
| ty, Florida, unless the boundary line
| of said precinct can be SO establish
ed as not to interfere with the sub
scribers to this petition. We, the
voters of precinct No. %, Kendrick
respectfully request to be permitted
to remain in said precinct, where We
are now. Read and filed with peti
ton.
Widows pension claim by Mrs. Ma
ry N. Waters, widow of Geo. w. Wa
tiers, deceased, read and approved.
Notary public bond by R. W. Fer
guson, with Ebert Mills and Bel
Rheinauer as sureties, read and ap
proved.
| Messrs. Joe Fore and j. F. Luff
man appeared and asked permission
| to file a protest against the petition
to create a new voting precinct a
Oak. =
| Bond for license to carry pistol b.
10. S. Tucker read and approved.
| Bond for license to carry pistol b.
G. A Waters, S. J. Martin, Louis Sti
fel and Edwin r. Robinson read an,
approved.
| The following justices filed report
lowing Lo business during teo
airy, 1912: q A. McClaran, Alexande
Wynne, C. c. Curry, L. l.. Hopkins.
The following justices filed report
showing fines and costs imposed il
Marion county during February, 49,
as follows:
Joseph Bell, county Judge. fines
s345; costs, 1854.
]. w. Lyles, fines s6t costs, $685.
R. c. Douglass, fines, $40; costs
fs1723.
| A. o. Harper, fines, 500; costs
$113.44.
Bonds for license to carry pisto
by C. R. Curry, c. NJ. Smith and
B. Booth returned for correction o
account of not being filled out prof.
erly.
Petition by F. NJ. Harp ct al as 70
lows: We, the undersigned freehold
ers of Marion county, Florida, d
hereby petition your honorable bod
for a public highway along the 70
lowing route, or as near thereto a
may be deemed best by your commi:
sioners, from Fort Mccoy to Eustl:
Beginning at the center of sec IL, t
10, %, thence along the sec lin
to the NV cor of neA of sec IS, TIP l.
ir "a, thence to 1w cor of sw4 c
SEA of sec Z, tip Is, "a, thence
, the quarter section line to the ne &C
of SELL of swA of sec s, tip 13, 2
where it intersects the road now b.
ing used. We also petition your hol
! orable body to change the Orang
Springs, Silver Springs road (know
as the river road) from where
J crosses the half section line in sec 1
} tp Is, "a, e, running cast therefor
to the NV cor of swA OF sec 10, TIP L
|r "a, thence north on the section lin
to the sw cor of nwA Of sec 8, tip L
lr "a, thence west on the half sectio
, line to intersect the old road, as pc
, diagram hereto attached. Read an
: referred to Commissioner Crosby fe
Investigation and report.
The clerk was Instructed to writ