The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1913-01-22
Farmer of Pittsburg. Pa. read and

/ Letter by w. E. Fosnot of Keosau-
qua, Iowa, read and on motion was re-
ferred to Commissioner Mayo.
! Letter by VIM II. Buckley read and
referred to Commissioner Mayo
| On motion of Commissioner Hender-
/ son the Ocala and Astor air line pc
tition was ordered granted and open
/ ed up.
/ On motion of Commissioner Hender-
son the petition for Lake Bryant road
was ordered granted and opened up.
| County Attorney Hooker returned
report on petition by F. NJ Harp eft al
for special road and bridge district in
commissioners district No. 5, and on
motion of Commissioner Luffman the
following resolution was adopted:
Whereas, a petition has been pre-
sented 10 this board, signed by F. NJ
Harp and others. constituting twenty
five per cent. Of the freeholders with
! in the following described territory in
Marion county, FIorida-towit:
That part of road district No. (the
same being also county commissioners
district No. 81, of Marion county, Flor
; ida, embraced in the election district,
or voting precincts of Orange Springs
and Fort Mccoy, and that part of
Eureka election district or voting pre-
cinct which is west of the Oklawaha
river, in Marion county, Florida,
which petition requests that the said
territory as above described, shall be
made a special road and bridge dis
trict, and that certain roads therein
described are TO be constructed at
certain price therein mentioned, and
to be paid for by levy and collection
of special road and bridge tax upon
the taxable property within said ter
ritory; and,
Whereas, this board has duly consid-
cred such petition:
Be it Resolved, That is compliance
with the provisions of Chapter 620S of
the Laws of Florida, passed in 1911, a
special election is hereby called under
the provisions of the law above re-
ferred to to be held at the several pre-
cincts above mentioned on Saturday,
the 18th day of February, A. D. 1913,
and the following inspectors and
clerks are appointed to hold such cleo
tion, viz: At Fort Mccoy, Charles H
Bond and Q. G. Scarborough and Wells
Matchett, inspectors, and John w.
Stevens clerk Of said election; at Or
ange Springs, Jesse Hall and G. B.
Parramore and w. F. Jordan fnspec-
tors. and Barlow Harper clerk; at
Eureka, j. L. Fiddia and ]. ]. Brinson
and T. N. Wells, inspectors and J. N.
Brinson clerk of said election.
Which resolution was seconded and
unanimously carried, and notice of
election ordered spread on the min
utes and published in the county pap
ers. (See another column of this pa
!per).
The following petition by S. C. NJ.
Thomas ct al: We the undersigned
citizens of Marion county petition to
the honorable board of county COM
missioners for public road to be cut
from Ju1iette to Standard, Florida and
Blitchton,' which was very largely
signed, was read and on motion of
Commissioner Henderson was referred
to Commissioner Watkins for investi-
cation and report at the next meeting
of the board.
Bond for license to carry pistol by
F. D. Pedrick read and on motion was
ordered returned for acknowledge
ment.
Bond of Justice of the Peace F. ].
Johnson with Nathan Mayo and \. NJ
Blackman as sureties read and approv-
ed.
Bond of Justice of the Peace J. r.
Wilder with F. W. Bishop and George
Patterson as sureties read and approx
ed
Bond of Justice of the Peace c. r.
Veal with J. S. Weathers and J. f.
Parker as sureties read and approved.
Bond of Notary Public Mason Bel
cher with w A. knight and F. w.
Barse as sureties read and approved.
Bond of Justice of the Peace James
4 With Z
Dunning as sureties read and APPROX
| ed.
Bond for license to carry rifle by G.
a. Waters with C. W. Caldwell and a.
]. Hotter as sureties, read and approv-
ed.
Bond for license to carry pistol by
stephen E. Civil and w E. Rowen read
and approved.
Soldiers pension claim by Japhet
Thompson read and approved.
Report of licenses issued from 1st
to 9Th January by W. L. Colbert, tax
collector, and Joseph Bell, county
judge, showing s63 collected for state
and $3.50 for county, read and fled.
| Letter by w. F. Jordan. Orange
Springs, relative Orange Creek land
| ing, read and referred to Commissioner
Luffman.
The board then selected the names
for jury duty during 1918: From com.
dist. No. l 100 names; from com. dist.
| No. 2, 20 names; from com. dist. No. 8,
| so names; from com. dist. No. 4 40
names; from com. dist No. 5, so names
were selected and certified and audit
/ ed.
| All bills approved were ordered paid
| There being no further business to
come before the board. on motion same
| adjourned until next regular meeting
in February unless convened by chair
/ man.