The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1914-10-09

w Huffman, w. T. Henderson and J.
W. Davis, commissioners.
Hon. Alfred Aver, tax assessor,
presented the assessment books for |
1914, showing total assessment for
the state and county as follows:
Real estate 81, 1O1 $50 /
Personal property ...... 1,381.810
Railroads and telegraphs.. 1.541.496
A total of. 81 ,027, 966
The tax assessor having completed
the assessment books and presented
them to the board, the board there
upon proceeded to examine same and
having found them correct, accepted
them. On motion of Commissioner
Henderson, the following resolution
was adopted and ordered spread upon
the minutes of the board, to-wit:
Whereas, The tax assessor has
filed with the clerk of this board the
assessment rolls for the year 1914;
and whereas, the clerk was authoriz-
ed to receive said rolls for and on be-
half of said board; and whereas, this
board has examined said rolls and
found same to be correct as required
Ly law; be it
'fResolved, That this board en-
dorse upon said rolls a certificate
that they have examined same and
that they are correct, and the clerk
of this board is directed to record the
warrant annexed to said roll as re-
quired by law"
The board thereupon adjourned to
meet in regular session Tuesday
morning at $50 O'Clock.
Tuesday, October 6, 1914.
The board of county commission
ers met in regular session pursuant
to adjournment, with all members of
the board present except Mr.. D. G.
Watkins.
The minutes of the last regular
meeting in September and the spe-
cial meeting on October 5th to ex-
anime and approve the tax assessors
books were read and approved.
Mr. C. w. McQuarrie appeared be-
fore the board in the matter of in
creasing the appropriation for the
county demonstration agent
Susan Calvin was placed on the
pauper list at So per month.
! Mrs j. r.. Moorhead appeared be-
fore the board on behalf of Comfort
Lodge and her county work with the
canning clubs.
On motion the clerk was directed
to draw a warrant in favor of the
treasurer of the Board of Trade fol
$500 in aid of getting out booklet
advertising Marion county.
Nj W. W. Harris appeared before
the board and gave his reasons fol
requiring license to carry a pistol
and permit was granted.
Messrs. MacKay, Light, Roone.
and others appeared before The
board to solicit help in the matter o
the Florida Vegetable Marketing Blu
reau, and the matter was taken un
der advisement by the board.
The clerk was directed to strik'
from the paper list Jim Robinson
being now dead, and to continue hi
mother, Mary Mccullough at So pc
month. It was also directed tina
Sam Duncan be omitted from tn
pauper list and that Mr. e. d. Ro1
= be instructed to return to the count
treasurer all money now in his hand
of the county, to the credit of sal
Sam Duncan The clerk was ais
directed to omit from the pauper lis
II the name of Lydia James. The a.
lowance for A. B. Moore and famii
was reduced from $40 to SIS pc
month.
I. c. Putnam appeared before tn
board and was granted permit t
carry pistol.
1t was ordered that the county rt
: fund $40 of the amount deducte
= last month from Mr.. J. r. Proctor
. salary and that the clerk draw a wa
. rant for that amount, in addition |
: his salary for September, as the tW
q men lost, for whom his salary wv;
= deducted, were TRUSTEES.
Mrs. Molly F'luett was ordert
. placed on the pauper list at So p
: month.
. On motion of Commissioner Wa
kins, who had now taken his sc
with the commissioners, it was G
,s dered that the continuation of ii
- Sawdust Pond and Fairfield road
the Levy county line, be posted.
The county engineer submitted l
report for work done during t
ise month, and the report on bridge
,or Dunnellon reported by Mr. Waite
as follows: