The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1913-04-14

tive to compensation of county com
missioners, read and fled
Letter by Mr.. Walter Ray. relative
to road crossing, read and clerk was
Instructed to notify SIR Ray that the
road crossing of public road between
Martel and Fellowship church was
the one complained of.
Letter BY MaIsby Co. read and afil-
ed
On motion of Commissioner Hender-
son. Tax Collector Colbert was au-
thorized to accept taxes on real es-
tate assessed TO Mrs. N. E. DeClark.
and report personal assessment as err
ror.
Circular by the Linder Grade Co,
of Indiana read and fled
Letter by W. V. Knott. comptroller,
to P. H. Nugent. clerk, relative to
application by Mr.. Jno E. Bailey for
reduction in tax assessment on lands
in 27-15-22. read and filed.
Letter by s. q. Campbell, J. P, read
and clerk was instructed to take mat
ter up with the comptroller and sup
ply Mr.. Campbell with justice man
ual, etc.
On motion board adjourned until
Wednesday morning at 5 O'Clock.
Wednesday Morning
The board of county commissioners
met pursuant to adjournment, with
all members present.
On motion of Commissioner Hender.
son it was ordered that until further
advised this board viii adjourn Tues.
day night, and all parties at interest
to take notice that any business they
may have for the county commits
sioners must be had on Tuesday after
the first Monday in each month
Petition by H. G. Pedrick ct al as
| follows: We, the undersigned voters
and property owners of Silver City
Marion county, Fla. hereby pray that
You, the said county commissioners OF
| Marion county, change the said name
of Silver City to that of Fort Mccoy
to conform with the postoffice name
at that point. and that said change OF
name be made on the records of Ma
] rfon county. Read; and clerk was in
structed to advise petitioners that the
board of county commissioners had
no jurisdiction in the matter.
i Iyoo7-~.,.
being called into consultation, submit
ted the following report on the sub
road district for Orange Springs, Eu
reka and Fort Mccoy
Ocala, Fla, March 81, 1913.
Hon Board Of County Commissioners,
| Ocala, Florida:
Gentlemen-Referring to the spe.
/ cial election which was recently held
| in the territory about Eureka for the
creation of special road and bridge
| district, | beg to advise you that you
will at once have your clerk record in
your minutes the exact boundaries of
that district, and give it some special
name or number, which should also
be shown in your minutes, and here
| after al special taxes assessed in that
| district for road and bridge purposes
shall be applied solely to the con
struction of roads and bridges in that
district; and you are required. as soon
as practicable, to have proper plans
and specifications made for the con
struction of roads and bridges in that
district, and after notice for so days
you will award contract for the con-
struction of such roads and bridges
| to the lowest responsible bidder, pro-
vided the contract price does not ex-
coed the amount voted for.
The law under which all this is TO
be done is very lengthy, and we deem
| it unnecessary to go into any further
details at the present time, until the
| matters here mentioned are attended
| to, but in order that you may get a