The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1912-03-15
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Ocala, Fla. March. 1912.


Petteway, M. M. 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.
Mr.. 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-
~, 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 petit
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 Ben
Rheinauer as sureties, read and ap-
proved.
Messrs. Joe Fore and ]. F. Luff-
man appeared and asked permission
to file protest against the petition
to create new voting precinct at
Oak. >.
Bond for license to carry pistol by
o. S. Tucker read and approved.
Bond for license to carry pistol by
G. A. Waters, s. j. Martin, Louis Sti-
fel and Edwin R. Robinson read and
approved.
The following justices filed reports
showing Lo business during Feb !.
airy, 1912: q. A. McClaran, Alexander
Wynne, c. c. Curry, L. l.. Hopkins.
The following justices filed reports
showing fines and costs imposed in
Marion county during February, 1912,
as follows:
Joseph Bell. county Judge, fines.
s345; costs, $9S.54.
j. w. Lyles, fines SOS; costs, s3S.24.
r. c. Douglass, fines, $40; costs,
$l723.
A. o. Harper. fines, 500; costs.
S113.44.
Bonds for license to carry pistol
by c. r. Curry, C. NJ Smith and J..
b. Booth returned for correction on
account of not being filled out prop
erly.
Petition by F. NJ. Harp ct al as fol-
lows: We, the undersigned freehold
ers of Marion county. Florida. do
hereby petition your honorable body
for a public highway along the fol-
lowing route. or as near thereto as
may be deemed best by your commits
sioners, from Fort Mccoy to Eustis.
Beginning at the center of sec II, tip
Is, %, thence along the sec line
to the NV cor of neA of sec IS, tip 13,
"a, thence n to NV cor of swA OF
SEA of sec z, tip Is, "a, thence e on
the quarter section line to the ne cor
of sell of swA of sec 8, tip Is, "a,
where il intersects the road now be-
ing used. We also petition your hon
orable body to change the Orange
Springs, Silver Springs road (known
as the river road from where it
crosses the half section line in sec It..
Up Is, "a, e, running east therefrom
to the NV cor of swA of sec 10, tip 10,
"a, thence north on the section line
TO the sw cor of nwA of sec 9, tip Ii,
"a, thence west ON the half section
line TO intersect the old road, as per
diagram hereto dItdCuSu. Ncdu dAu
referred to Commissioner Crosby for
investigation and report.
The clerk was Instructed to write
Will Brown at Dallas, Fla, to remove
his fence from the Ocala. and Dallas
public road at once.
The clerk was instructed to write
Henry Calhoun and William Black
we'll of Summerfield, Fla. to remove
their fences from the Pedro and
Ocala to Symmetrical and Ocala
roads at once.
Ii was ordered that warrant be
drawn in favor of S. c. Nj. Thomas
for $40 on account of work on bridge
across the Withlacoochee river. and
that the clerk make bill against Cit
rus county for one-third of the
amount.
Report by J. w. Gardner, superin-