The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1913-03-19
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
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SdlQ 1dAdtEE LO"dEuS the Sdlu Belle (
view hard road" were read and on |
motion of Commissioner Watkins were !
referred to Commissioner Mayo.
No objection having been filed TO pc
tition by 3. L Hull ct al for a public !
road about one and one-haIf miles in
length, beginning at a point where the
Pats Island road crosses a branch
near the bridge across Lake Charles
creek in sec "A tp 4 "a, thence
running in a northeasterIy direction TO
a point in 15-14-24 TO intersect with
Norwalk road where it comes out of
the scrub west of the Eaton Creek
bridge, same having been duly adver-
tised, it was on motion of Commission
er Henderson, ordered that the said
road be granted and opened up.
W. T. Henderson, commissioner in
charge Of county infrmary, made re-
port on the infrmary showing one
white and four coIored inmates, and
expenses for February of s96.T5.
Letter by the Atlantic Coast Line,
saying that street crossing at North
Magnolia street had been repaired was
read and filed.
Bond for license to carry pistol by
J. Harry Walters read and approved.
Letter by ]. F. Bruton of Micanopy
read and the clerk was instructed to
send papers furnished the county JUS
| tees and to advise him that he will
| have to furnish himself with seal as
the county does not furnish seals and
| for him to write the comptroller for
copy of statutes.
| Card of Ward G. Foster, asking for
booklets at st. Petersburg, read and
the clerk was instructed to send him
what booklets he can.
| Letter by Goheen Mfg. Co. read and
filed.
Communication from Mrs NJ. E. Dc
Clark of Fort Mccoy read and referr-
ed to County Attorney Hooker.
| Messrs. J. c. Howell and J. NJ Mef-
fert appeared relative to roads.
The board then canvassed the re-
| turns of the special sub-district cleo
ton held at Orange Springs, Fort Nc
Coy and Eureka on the 18th day of
| February, 1913, to determine as to the
creation of a special road and bridge
district of a part of Marion county of
that part of the Eureka voting pre-
cinct which lies west of the Oklawaha
river and the Orange Springs voting
precinct and the Fort Mccoy voting
precinct. The returns show:
Precinct No. 81, at Eureka-for, 8;
against 4; precinct No. IS, at Fort Nc
Coy-for, %; against, Z; precinct No.
IA, at Orange Springs-for, 10; against,
10. Making a total vote for the crea-
ton of said district-41 votes; against
the creation of said district-11 votes.
On motion of Commissioner Hender-
son the election was declared in favor
of the creation of said district.
The clerk was instructed to write
the S. A. L. Railway to put the road
crossing near Standard in proper
shape.
The clerk was instructed to write
the A. c. L. Railway to have road
crossing about one-fourth mile south
of Leroy station put in proper condi-
ton.
The clerk was instructed to write
the Ocala & Southwestern Railway to
put road crossing about one mile
southeast of Leroy station in proper
shape.
Commissioner Henderson, in charge
of the county infrmary reported that
a Mr.. Henderson now in the county in
Urinary should not be a charge on the
county, in his opinion, as his family
should make provision for him and the
clerk was instructed to write his kim
dred that they will be expected to pay
his expenses at the infirmary in the
future.
Commissioner Carmichael reported
on petition of Carrie A Floyd, recon-
mending that a widows exemption be
granted or allowed her upon a show
ing that she is now the widow of DR..
T. p. Lloyd. On motion of Commits
sioner Henderson, Tax Collector Col
bert and Tax Assessor Aver were or
dered to allow this exemption.
Letter by A. T. Coleman, sheriff of
Sumter county, to P. H. Nugent, clerk,
relative to bills, read and on motion of
Commissioner Henderson, the clerk
was instructed to notify the clerk and
treasurer of Sumter county that Mar
ion county expects Sumter county to
pay interest on al loverdue warrants
and bills.
Letter by L. A. Trowbridge, presi-
dent of the Hanchett Bond Co. of Chi
cago, Ills, read and referred to the
hospital association of Ocala for reply
Letter by Claude r. Horne, sales
manager for Nola Corrugated Ga1van-
lied Culvert Pipe read and filed.
The board went in a body to view
the Blitchton road, after adjourning
until 80 p. m.
Mr.. l. ]. Fort of Oklawaha appeared
in behalf of Mr.. Harvey, and asked the
7 help of the board to maintain Mr.. Har-
. vey at his home, stating that Mr.. Har-
. vey was 81 years old and could not &C
to the county infrmary. The matter
was laid over until the next meeting
. of the board.
Letter by the Audit Co. of the South
at Atlanta, Ga, read and filed.
! On motion of Commissioner Huffman
: the clerk was instructed to notify al
justices of the county to make month
ly reports covering all cases tried oil
dismissed. The reports to be made
. monthly whether any cases are tried
, or not.
Mr.. D. B. Kibler, representing J
, Buttgenbach & Co, appeared and COM
I planned of the tax assessments and
raises in assessments for 1912. Or
. motion of Commissioner Henderson
the following resolution was offered
and adopted:
Resolved, That the action of the
board of county commissioners at its
meeting held July 1st, 1912, raising the
value on the following described prop
erty, to-wit: seA of swA section IS
township 16 south, range Is east, con-
tanning II acres in Marion county
from the original assessment of $4,000
to $4,000, be and the same is hereby
rescinded, the board having acted un-
der a Misrepresentation of the facts
: | m Increased and