The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1914-05-14
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
Official Report OF the Proceedings at
the May Meeting Of the Board

Oihcfau report Oh the fruceedinsssS at
the May Meeting CT the Board
The board OF county commissio-
ers for Marion county met IN regular
session Tuesday. May ). 1914. Pres
ent: C. Carmichael. chairman, and
Com msssioners D. c.. Watkins. ". T.
Henderson and W Huffman, Com
missioner Davis being presnt at the
afternoon session.
The minutes OF the last meeting
We're read AMI approved.
Mr.. Price of Mcintosh appeared
before the board and asked that a
double assessment of s4.S1 on 1912
tax books be refunded. The matter
was referred to the county attorney.
Col. r. F. Rogers and Mr.. John R.
Rogers addressed the board with ref
erence to the Ocala and Sharp's Fer2
ry road, and the necessity of repair
ing certain portions thereof before
the rainy season.
Mr.. NJ. L. Payne appeared before
/ the board and presented proposition
| of parties living on or near the Low
| ell and Fairfield road to furnish
teams to the county free of cost for
the purpose of making said road a
hard road. same to be furnished any
time between July Is and August 10,
upon a weeks notice from the coun-
fty. After consideration thereof, it
was on motion of Commissioner
Huffman accepted.
On motion of Commissioner Luff-
man it was ordered that Elizabeth
McElyea of Anthony be placed on the
pauper list at 81 per month.
It was ordered that the allowance
of A. J. NARROW, pauper be reduced
to $40 a month.
Bond of F. NJ. Chaffee, notary pub
lie, was approved.
Pension application of Mrs. Eliza
E. Bitch, widow of F. w. Bitch,
was approved.
Mr.. 2. Graham appeared before
the board and asked that he be re-
funded $500 on account of excessive
valuation for the year 1913. Refer
red to Commissioner Carmichael for
investigation.
Mrs. billiard appeared before the
board and objected to the road from
Belleview and Blackman pond to the
Ocala and Belleview hard road being
opened thru her land. Referred to
Commissioner Davis and the county
engineer.
J. r. Williams and others of Citra
appeared before the board and asked
that an appropriation of $500 be
made toward building road across
Orange Lake from Citra to Island
Grove in Alachua county, submitting
a resolution by the board of county
commissioners of Alachua county.
The matter was deferred until the
next meeting of the board.
A representative of the Tampa
board with reference to a special
Marion county edition of that paper,
and asked that the county subscribe
for 5000 copies at 5 cents per copy.
The proposition was declined.
The board adjourned until We'd
nesday morning.
Wednesday Morning Session
The board met, all members pres
ent.
Mr.. L. S. Light appeared and ask
ed that the county pay freight on
certain clays to be analysed to de-
termine whether or not same would
be suitable for manufacturing brick
for road paving. After considera-
tion Mr.. C. Carmichael and Mr.. C. A.
Gamsby were appointed committee
to confer with the board of trade
with reference thereto.
Mr.. George Smith was given the
contract for delivering the ballot
boxes for the primary election for
the sum of $35.
The matter of opening the road
from Pedro to Stokes ferry, granted
some years ago, was referred to
Commissioner Davis and the county
engineer.
Tt was ordered that the clerk adj
vertise for bids for building cause
way or piece of road between Daisy
and Fort Mccoy, according to plans
and specifications on file.
The clerk was requested to fur
nish the board at its next meeting |
with the amount expended by the |
county in repairing bridges across |
the Withlacoochee river at Dunnel- |
lon and Stokes ferry, including |
bridge tenders.
The matter of tickets and all other |