The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1913-01-21
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
Official Report Of the Proceedings at
the January Meeting of the
New Board
Tuesday, Jan. 7th. 1913.

Tuesday, Jan. eth. 1919
The new board of county commits
for 1g13-1914, composed
of c. Carmichael for district No. l; D.
10. Watkins for district No. 2; Nathan
Mayo for district No. 3; w T. Hender-
son for district No. 4, and Walter Luff-
man for district No. 5, who were pres
ent, were asked TO take their seats as
commissioners and proceed with the
affairs of the county.
on motion of Commissioner Hender-
son. Commissioner Carmichael was
unanimously elected chairman
Hon F. E. Harris being present.
stated that it was the duty of the
board to designate newspaper for
the publication of the tax sales list
for 1913. That the custom had prevail
ed for years to alternate with the
other Ocala newspaper and as the
star had this publication for 1912,
that the OcaIa Banner be designated
the paper to publish the list for 1913
On motion of Commissioner Henderson
the Ocala Banner was awarded the
publication of the tax sales list for
1913.
Col r. F. Rogers appeared relative
road from Silver Springs to Graham
vile and from sharp's Ferry to OcaIa
and Silver Springs road. The chair
man informed him these roads would
have early attention.
Mr.. ]. D. Robertson appeared and
asked that the county appropriate $50
to be expended in strawing and filling
holes on the Stokes Ferry road. On
motion of Commissioner Henderson,
matter was referred to Commissioner
Watkins with power to act.
Florida Metal Products Co of Jack
sonville, appeared and asked a show
on an order for metal culverts when
needed.
Hon. F. NJ. Harp appeared and pre-
sented largely signed petition ask
ing that the territory embraced in Or
ange Springs voting precinct, Fort
Mccoy voting precinct and that part
of Eureka voting precinct west of the
Oklawaha river. the whole of same
being in road district No. of said
Marion county. Florida, be constftut-
ed into a special road and bridge dis
trict and to have constructed within
said district permanent roads and
bridges.
Read and on motion of Commission
er Mayo referred to Attorney Hooker
for examination and report as to pro-
iceedings necessary to carry out this
request, etc.
On motion of Commissioner Hender-
son, Rev. J. B. Ley was appointed pro-
baton officer for 1913.
On motion, application by E. S. Dodd
for license to carry pistol, read and
referred to commissioner in charge
On motion of Commissioner Wat
kins, salary of Judge Smith as judge
of the Juvenile court was fixed at 500
Iper annum.
Letter by the Foster & Reynolds Co.
read and filed
Mr.. r. L. Park appeared and COM
planned of some one fencing up the
public road south of the g y of seA of
nwA of sec % tip Is % e. On mo-
| tion of Commissioner Mayo, matter
was referred to Commissioner Car
michael with power to act.
On motion of Commissioner Watkins
| it was ordered that all relief claims
or appropriations be cancelled and
the clerk instructed to notify all par
tiles getting; pensions from county
that after this meeting of the board
no more warrants would be sent out;
| that those III need of help must report
| to commissioner in charge of his or
her district, making application for
lplace at the county infirmary.
On motion of Commissioner Hender-
son the bill of the Rumely Products
Co. for one magnetic be refused and
the clerk instructed to make bill
against this concern for all freights
paid on one tractor from the Rume1y
! Products Co, together with all ex-
lpenses connected Herewith.
| Letter by Morrow and Waters ask
ling a reduction of taxes on lot 557.
Dunnellon, read and on motion of
Commissioner Luffman request was
refused.
/ Letter and circular by Francis Ma
ehinery Co, st. Louis, read and filed.
| Card by G. L. Barnard and Ray
mond Chase of Jacksonville relative
their contracting office, read and filed.
| Letters by a. B. Coe, representing
modern road machinery, read and filed.
Petition by A. J. Albritton ct al,
largely signed, as follows: We the un-
dersigned taxpayers of Daisy section
! ask that the road from Daisy to Gra-
hamviI1e be worked as the road and
bridges are in bad condition. Read
and referred to Commissioner Luff-
man.
The hour having arrived for the
Iopening of the sealed bids for hire of
lcounty convicts, superintendent of
,hard roads, superintendent of scrape
and repair road crews, superintendent
of county inhrmary, physician and sur
geon, road overseers, bridge tenders,
ietc.
| Two bids for the hire of the county
Econvicts were opened. One by the
Florida Pine Co, by E. McLin, at S25
lper capita per month and the other by
P. L Weeks & Co. by p. L. Weeks of
Enville, Fla. at $24 per capita per
Imonth, were read.
Bids by Henry Gordon at 500 per
imonth and E. z. Perkins at $3.50 per
lday, as superintendent of hard road
leonstruetion crew, were received and
Tread
Bids by l. L Priest at So per day
and J. f. Luffman at S2.70 per day as
Ioverseer of the repair crew were open
led and read.
Bids by E. E. Perkins at s3, Eddie
Dudley at S2.75 per day. V. P. Deas at