The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1913-01-24
erred to Commissioner Mayo.


Letter by VIM. H Buckley read and
referred to Commissioner Mayo.
| On motion of Commissioner Hender-
son the Ocala and Aston air line pc
tition was ordered granted and open
ed up.
On motion of Commissioner Hender-
son the petition for Lake Bryant road
was ordered granted and opened up.
County Attorney Hooker returned
report on petition by F. NJ. Harp ct al
for special road and bridge district in
commissioners district No. 5, and on
motion Of Commissioner Huffman the
following resolution was adopted:
Whereas, a petition has been pre-
scented to this board, signed by F. NJ.
Harp and others. constituting twenty
five per cent. of the freeholders with
in the following described territory in
Marion county, Florida-t owit:
That part of road district No. (the
same being also county commissioners
district No. 81. of Marion county, Flor
| ida, embraced in the election district,
or voting precincts of Orange Springs
and Fort Mccoy, and that part of
Eureka election district or voting pre-
| cinct which is west of the Oklawaha
| river, in Marion county, Florida,
which petition requests that the said
| territory as above described, shall be
made a special road and bridge dis
| trict, and that certain roads therein
described are to be constructed at a
| certain price therein mentioned, and
to be paid for by levy and collection
of special road and bridge tax upon
the taxable property within said ter
ritOry; and,
! Whereas this board has duly consid-
cred such petition:
| Be it Resolved, That is compliance
with the provisions of Chapter 620S of
the Laws of Florida, passed in 1911,
special election is hereby called under
the provisions of the law above re-
ferred to to be held at the several pre-
| cincts above mentioned on Saturday,
the 18th day of February, A. D. 1913,
and the following inspectors and
clerks are appointed to hold such cleo
! ton, viz: At Fort Mccoy, Charles H.
Bond and O. G. Scarborough and Wells
Matchett, inspectors, and John w.
Stevens clerk of said election; at Or
ange Springs, Jesse Hall and G. B.
Parramore and w. F. Jordan inspec-
tors, and Barlow Harper clerk; at
Eureka, ]. l. Fiddia and J. J. Crimson
and T. " Wells, inspectors and J. N.
Brinson clerk of said election.
Which resolution was seconded and
unanimously carried, and notice of
election ordered spread on the min
utes and published in the county pap
ers. (See another column of this pa
PERI.
! The following petition by s. C. NJ.
Thomas ct al: We the undersigned
citizens of Marion county petition to
the honorable board of county COM
missioners for public road to be cut
from Juliette to Standard, Florida and
BIitchton," which was very largely
signed, was read and on motion of
Commissioner Henderson was referred
to Commissioner Watkins for investi-
CATION and report at the next meeting
of the board.
Bond for license to carry pistol by
F. D. Pedrick read and on motion was
ordered returned for acknowledge
ment
Bond of Justice of the Peace F. J.
Johnson with Nathan Mayo and A. VI.
BIackman as sureties read and approx
ed.
Bond of Justice of the Peace J. R.
Wilder with F. W. Bishop and George
Patterson as sureties read and approx
ed.
Bond of Justice of the Peace C. R.
Veal with J. S. Weathers and ]. F.
Parker as sureties read and approved.
Bond of Notary Public Mason Bel
cher with w. A. knight and F. w.
Barse as sureties read and approved.
Bond of Justice of the Peace James
F. Bruton with H. A. BrutOn and J. S.
Dunning as sureties read and APPROX
ed
Bond for license to carry rifle by G.
A. Waters with c. w. Caldwell and A.
J. Hotter as sureties, read and approx
ed
Bond for license to carry pistol by
Stephen E. Civil and ". E. Rowell read
and approved.
Soldiers pension claim by Japhet
Thompson read and approved.
Report of licenses issued from LIST
to 9Th January by w. L. Colbert, tax
collector, and Joseph Bell, county
judge, showing $63 collected for state
and $3.50 for county, read and filed.
Letter by W. F. Jordan, Orange
Springs, relative Orange Creek land
ing, read and referred to Commissioner
Huffman.
The board then selected the names
for jury duty during 1913: From com.
dist No. 100 names; from com. dist.
No 2, 70 names; from com. dist. No. 8,
so names; from com. dist. No. 40
names; from com. dist. No. 5, so names
were selected and certified and audit
ed.
All bills approved were ordered paid.
There being no further business to
come before the board, on motion same
adjourned until next regular meeting
in February unless convened by chair
man,