The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1912-07-09

were appointed as commissioners 10 |
view. mark and lay out the road. with /
W A MOorhead as surveyor. and /
make report as early as possible.
Mr. c. J. NcCraney appeared and |
reported that the ill on either side of
the Stark's Ferry road was in bad
shape and needed attention.
Mr.. ]. VI. Me7ert appeared relative
10 the opening up of the Old Town /
and Old Wire road or the road con-
Meeting these two roads.
Mr.. J. VI. Mefert appeared relative !
to the Reddick and Lowell road. and
reported that this road was in bad
shape and needed repairs. On motion /
of Commissioner Carmichael it was
ordered that the board 90 as soon as
ascertain what is necessary TO pu1
road in shape.
Mr.. J. 3. Chalker appeared relative
70 the opening Of the Moss Bluff
bridge, and asked instructions rela-
/ tive 10 the opening Of the bridge for
river craft and the necessary signals
to be given TO him as tender of bridge
/ to open same: which was given.
/ Mr. D. B. Barco appeared relative
1 to the corner at fair grounds being
dangerous place for autos, etc.
| Matter was referred TO Commissioner
| Carmichael to confer with the Fair
! Association and have cut off made
to corner so as TO eliminate the dan
ger.
Mr. Rou appeared relative to the
board of county commissioners build
ing hard road through the town OF
Reddick On motion of Commissioner
l Carmichael it das ordered that the
former order OF this board TO build
the hard road through Reddick be re-
scinded, and that their pro rata Of
the road tax be paid TO the town OF
Reddick.
Mr.. J. W. Davis appeared and ask
ed the board TO rescind the action of
last meeting requiring the citizens of
district S to place on deposit $50 to
1 defray expenses of election in that
= district. On motion of Commissioner
Proctor the request was granted. and
on motion a SO deposit was required.
S. f. Civils appeared and asked the
recommendation of the boarl TO the
comptroller to be allowed to redeem
the outstanding tax certificates on
sell of nwA, sec 81, tip IS, S, %, e,
at face value of certificates and omit
ted years taxes without interest. On
motion of Commissioner Henderson
request was granted.
Catalogue by Buffalo Pitts Co., re-
ceived and filed
Catalogue by Champion Supply Co,
received and filed
Catalogue by American Road Ma
chine Co, received and filed.
Catalogue by the International Har-
vester Co. of America received and
filed.
Petition by ]. T. Ross ct al as fol-
lows: We. the undersigned citizens,
tax payers and petitioners. hereto pc
tition your honorable body to grant
and open up a public road 80 feet
wide, beginning at a point where the
section line between sections II and
90 intersects the Ocala and Stokes
Ferry road, and running west along
said section line to sections IS and
I. 10, crossing the Strickland, Dunnel
Ion and Stokes Ferry road, and con
u tinuing west for a half mile to the
s. Cedar Grove church property, which
:. is located in the corner of the sell
- of sea of sw4 of sec IS, tp II, s, 30
III e. and terminate; the entire distance
r. being only about fve-eighths of {
mile There being no public road
d nearer our church than the Strick
Ii land, Dunnellon and Stokes Ferry
m road, and the land owners anticipat
ing fencing all the land Whereabouts
without the road herein petitioned fol
We will have no outlet to and from
our church. The land through which
this road will go belongs to Messrs
J. T. Ross, r. D. Stokes and s. "
Petteway, and we hereto attach a let
Ter JuSSe SeuJlSIlcu SINIu luCI
: permission for the road; hence W.
ask you to legally proceed to estab
lish this road for US at once and great
~ oblige us as petitioners, this ST.
day of June, \. D., 1912. Read ant
on motion of Commissioner Pettewa.
was granted, and road ordered openet
up.
No complaint having been filet
against Maurice Strauss doing bus
ness as Strauss & Co, on motion o
Il Commissioner Carmichael licens
was ordered issued TO Strauss & CO
On motion of Commissioner Procto
it was ordered that the petition 70
road from Summerfeld avenue L
Dunnellon hard road be received a
first presented, and road orderet
Iopened up.
Catalogue by the Bates Traction
Co, received and filed.
- Catalogue and circular by the Ge
: ser Mfg Co. received and filed.
Bonds for license TO carry pisto
by ". E. Teuten. r. R. Hampton, r
\. Ellison and Willie Dreher rea
-. and approved.
81 Bonds for license to carry rifle b.