The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1914-03-12
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS

The board of county commissioners |,
met in regular session Tuesday.
March 3rd, 1914 Present: c. Carmi- I
chael. chairman, and Commissioners +
D. G. Watkins, J. w. Davis, w. 7.
Henderson and w. Huffman.
The minutes of the last Hpeeting
were read and corrected so as to
show the absence of Commissioner
Henderson during a part of said meet !
ing on account of death in the, family. |
A petition to annex the following
territory to the Pennington voting
precinct, to be taken from the Geiger
precinct, to-wit: Commencing. at the
ne cor of nwA of sec 5, tip II. s, 20,
east, thence south to the Arredonda
grant line, thence west to the Levy
county line, was read and laid over
until next meeting.
A petition was received from citi-
zens of Dunnellon and others protest
ing against the use of clay as a mate
rial for building the Ocala and Dun
mellon road from the junction to Dun
Mellon. DR.. J. G. Baskin also appear
ed in person representing the pAfs
TONERS The matter was referred to
Commissioners Davis and Watkins
and the superintendent for investiga
ton.
The petition for a voting precinct
at Burbank was again presented ask
ing for voting precinct with the. fol
lowing boundries towit: Commencing &.
at the intersection of the range Zine
dividing ranges % and "a with the
Ocklawaha river, thence north along
range line to north east corner sec.
25 t. - S. r. 23, thence west to north
west corner sec. % t. IS T. %, thence
south to southwest corner sec. %: t.
10 r %, thence east to northwest cor
ner sec. 1 t. II T. %, thence south to
southwest corner of sec. 16 t. IA +. %,
thence east to the west bank Of the
Ocklawaha river, thence following
said river to point of beginning, was
read, also a counter petition to the
granting of same was read, and on
motion both petitions were laid over
until next meeting.
Nathan Shell and Sam Duncan were
placed on the 'pauper list at S. per
month each.
Messers. Munroe and Ben Rhei-
nauer appeared before the board and
asked that the allowance to the hospi-
tai be reins lated, and after discussion
the following resolution was adopted
towit:
Resolved that in consideration of
ire care and treatment of such sick
county paupers as may be placed in
the Marion County. Hospital by re-
commentator of the county physician
and order of the board of county com
missioners, it is ordered that the sum
of twenty-five dollars be paid : the
Marion County Hospital Association
monthly
And for the treatment of all other
cases that may be placed in the hos
pital by recommendation of the c0un-
ty physician and order of the board OF
county commissioners it is ordered
Its regular charges. Commissioner
Watkins voting against said resolu-
ton.
The clerk was on motion directed
to notify the S. a. L. railroad to re-
pair public road crossing one mile
south of Citra near the negro church
also one mile north of Sparr near the
residence of J. NJ Mobley.
The board then adjourned until
Wednesday.
Wednesday, March 4, 1914, the
board met, all members present.
On motion of commissioner Hender
son the road by Ocklawaha bridge
grave yard was granted and ordered
opened.
The matter of leasing a lot and
building a house for the use Of the
bridge tender at Moss Bluff ives re
ferred to commissioner Henderson
and the county engineer.
w L. Colbert tax collector report
ed the collection of s149.75 on account
licenses, $4,000 on account of pol
taxes $4,000 and sS2.00 extras, ane
$1,000 on account of automobile
licenses.
A petition was presented asking
that Dan Gegner be recommended fol
appointment as inspector Of mark:
and brands at Dunnellon district no
"a for the unexpired term of ]. L. Nor