The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1913-01-21

month and Isaac Perry at sic per
month as superintendent OF Moss Bluff
Ferry opened and read.
Bid by Henry Hogan al $50 per
month as superintendent Of Sharps
Ferry bridge opened and read.
Bids by r. W Dixon at s22 and J.
/ n. McQuaig at S23 per month opened
and read.
Bid by ]. W. Gardner as superin-
tendent of county infrmary at $50 per
month opened and read.
Bids for road overseership commits
sioners district No. by E. D. Math-
ews, Flemington, at s2 per day; C. II.
Gray. Pennington, at 50 per day: G. W.
Mills, 50 per day, ]. F. Parker, Leroy,
81 per day; s. d. Atkinson, 81 per day;
w. r. Roe. 81 per day; E. S. Tynor, 50
per day, opened and read.
Bids for overseership of roads dis
trict No. 3 by A. j. Smell. Oklawaha.
81 per day; F. E. Driver, Gambler,
l$275 per day; John r. Proctor, Pedro,
81 per day: Thos. p. Gillespie, Cand-
! Ter. S2.65 per day. opened and read.
Bids for overseer road in district No.
4 by Wade Tillis, S175 per day; l. p
stevens. 50 per day; J. NJ. Mock, s1.75
per day; J. B. Gore, $1.75 per day; W.
Fl. Fore, s1.75 per day; H. B. Mock,
$1.70 per day, were opened and read.
Bids for overseer roads in district
No. by D. B. Mathews, 50 per day;
1. MizelIe, 50 per day; l. ". Wilson,
81 per day; r. Fl. Scott, 50 per day,
were opened and read
On motion of board adjournment
was taken for dinner. to meet at 2:15
p. m.
Board reconvened after dinner All
members present.
Gen. H. W. Long appeared and pre-
sented petition by DR.. w. r. o. Veal
and others as follows:
The undersigned your petitioners
would show that l. \. Tucker owns
ten acres of land on the east side of
the public road from the BIitchton
road via F. w. Blitch's residence to
the Ocala and Dunnellon road near H.
w. Longs residence being $50 yards
and by 1876 yards and W and that
he owns 10 acres south of and con-
tiguous to said road. That he has five
acres of the first above described lands
fenced; that he wishes 10 fence and
cultivate the ten acres last describ-
ed and to avoid building two fences
your petitioners petition and request
your honorable board to grant an or
der permitting said l. a. Tucker to so
! change said road to commence 250
i yards north of it's intersection with
the Ocala and Dunnellon road thence
I southeast to the intersection of the
eastern boundary of ten acres of land
| east of the aforesaid road at a point
/ IT'S yards north of the Oca1a public
road as more fully shown by a map
herewith submitted which viii short
en- the road 35 yards and place the
road on a better location, which was
read and on motion of Commissioner
Huffman was referred to Commissioners
Watkins with power to act.
| \ very large committee composed of
citizens from Ocala, North. East and
South Lake Weir, appeared and pre-
sented a petition, very largely signed
as follows;
The undersigned citizens of said
county hereby respectfully request
that the hard road now ending al
North Lake Weir be continued east
ward and southwark for such distance
as will connect with the hard road
| built by Lake county and terminating
at or near the south line of this coun-
i ty, thereby carrying out the agree
ment heretofore made with the board
OI
county.
Same was read rs we'll as commun-
icatfon by the Leesburg board of trade
and w. n Buckley attached to the pc
/ tition and fully discussed by DR.. H. w
Henry. George MacKay, z. c, Cham
bliss. D. E. McIver and others. Mat
ter was laid over until commissioners
could make up their budget for 1913
and formulate their plans for road
building for the year.
DR.. J. E. Chace appeared and asked
the board to complete road he was
building east of Ocala. asking the
board to build about 800 feet of road
he having built about 5000 feet. Mat
ter was laid over for the meeting.
Commissioners Henderson and Wat
kins were appointed a committee to
join with a committee from the grand
jury and inspect the Marion county in
Urinary
] Mrs. Holmes appeared relative dam
age account road crossing her land
Matter was referred to Commissioner
Watkins for investigation and report
Letter by o. s. Smell relative game
warden for Marion county read and
Ifled
| Letter by DR.. C. B. Aver as follows
On Dec. 81. 1912, about noon, l crossed
and re-crossed the river at Starkes
Ferry in small automobile and your
ferryman, Mr.. Candy, charged me one
dollar, which 1 paid him I have since
learned that it is a free ferry and
lhope you viii refund my dollar and
/ charge same to Mr.. Candy as he shall
mot be allowed to collect pay from
county and also from a taxpayer.
Also letter by ]. B. Booth as fol
lows:
Please advise me if starkes Ferry i:
not operated as a public ferry by the
county and the tender paid by the
Icounty My team and crew of orange
pickers was charged 75c. for crossing
leach way, a few days ago. They were
residents of Marion county and were
not going out of the county Was Il
right Of them to pay ferryage.
On motion of Commissioner Hender-
son it was ordered that these amount:
be refunded these parties and the
same be deducted from Mr.. Candy:
salary.
Letter by Mr.. Barton 3. Keep thai
license issued to Frank Keep. his son
be revoked. was read and on motion o.
Commissioner Luffman license was or
Idered revoked and cancelled.
/ On motion of Commissioner Lufmar
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