The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1913-07-10
COUNTY Commissioners
Official Report of the Proceedings ut
the July Meeting of
the Board
Monday, July Z, 1913.

The board of county commission
ers for Marion county, Florida. met
in special session. Present, C. Car
michael, chairman; D. G. Watkins,
J. w. Davis, W. T. Henderson and w.
Luffman, commissioners.
y. A. Fort appeared and asked the
recommendation of the board to the
governor for appointment Of county
enumerator on agriculture, horticul-
ture, live stock, ETC., in Marion coun-
ty. On motion of Commissioner Hen
derson same was granted.
Bond of A H. Blanding of Gaines
vile as colonel of Florida state troops
with the Fidelity & Deposit Co., of
Maryland as surety, read and approv-
led.
Tax Assessor Aver appeared and
presented tax rolls for 1913 and same
were taken up for the purpose of re-
vising and equalizing the assessments
for 1913
R. E. Yonge asked the recommen-
dation of the board to the comptrol-
Ter to be allowed to redeem the out
standing tax certificates on We of
neA of Sc IA of sw IA sec 19-15-22
az face value of certificates and omit
ted years taxes without interest on
account of the certificates standing
without notice to him, he having paid
taxes for ten or more years. On mo-
| Ition of Commissioner Henderson re-
quest was granted.
Letter by J. B. Simonton of Mic
anopy asking relief on tax certificates
against lot s, sec u, tD Il 20 e,
was read and on motion of Commis-
sioner Henderson the comptroller
was recommended to allow Mr.. Sim
onton to redeem the outstanding tax
certificates at face value of certifi-
Gates and omitted years taxes with
out interest.
Henry Gordon, superintendent of
hard roads, filed report as follows:
| Since your last meeting l have
completed 1850 yards of road. This
seems to be all l could do. | have
been unable to locate any rock along
the road and l don't think it would
pay to haul out of the pit more than
two or three weeks longer. ! have
no sickness in camp at present" Read
and filed.
| Bill of C. H. McAllister for mule
labor with letter attached to w. Luff-
man were read and on motion of
Commissioner Luffman the bill was
ordered refused and clerk instructed
to notify Mr.. McAllister.
| Notary public bond by J. D. Nc
Donald with George Rentz and J. v.
Tarver read and approved.
Widows pension claim by Eliza
Ann Kelsey, widow of r. A. Kelsey
read and approved.
Deputy sheriff bond by John L.
jCarney with G. E. Connor and John
NJ Graham sureties, read and approx
ed
Justice of peace bond by F. Ora
ham with J. ]. Guthrie and o. G
lOlin sureties, read and approved.
Report by Ralph n. Greene. chief
physician and B. F. Whitney, super.
Iintendent of Florida hospital for the
Insane, showing Will West had died
January p, 1913, of pulmonary
tuberculosis, was read and filed.
Remington typewriter bills for rem
of a typewriter two months to Judge
iJoseph Bell was ordered refused ant
lington Co. to cancel these charges a:
improper.
Report by w. L. Colbert, tax collec
tor. showing 20 regular and 1e extr,
poll taxes collected during June
1913, read and filed.
Report of w. l.. Colbert, tax col
lector, showing auto licenses ISSUED
during June, 1913, being three fo1
hire and p for private use and show
ing s109 collected therefor, read anC
. filled
Bond for license to carry pistol b,
Walter S. Mead read and clerk wa
, instructed to return same to Mr.
Mead and ask him to get an addi
tional bondsman.
Bonds for license to carry rife b,
Jesse Lowell and o. E. Caldwell, reat
, ard approved
Bond for license to carry rife b.
T. A. Pritchett read and clerk wa
T, instructed to return this bond to MI
Pritchett to have certificate on bacl
of bond properly filled out and ex
B ecuted.
Board adjourned for dinner.
Board met at 1870 p. m. with al
3 members present.
Following justices filed report
D showing no business during June
n 1918: G. r. Veal, district No. 4 I;
J. Ellis. district No. 16; Alexande
4 Wynne, district No. 19: Joseph Ali
Ien, district No. 20; J. o. Turnipseet
district No. 22
81 The following justices filed report
lshoEias6Res and costs imposed dul
8 ling june uSollows: W. E. Smith
county Judge. nas, s215. cost
$500; ]. W. LII T. district "
l, fines, $50. po.os; L. 1
AcClaran, ]. 80 e- me
s115. costs. e. ines Ills. J.
district IL p dlsa for Apri
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