The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1914-11-13
PROCEEDINGS OF COUNTY COM.
MISsIoNERS

ers Henderson, Huffman, Davis and
Watkins present. Chairman c. Car
michael being absent, Commissioner
w. T. Henderson was elected chair
man pro TEN.
On motion, the reading OF the
minutes of last meeting was postpon-
ed.
Application of Mrs. Martha Quinn
for widows pension was approved.
Applications of ]. w. Wilson, ]. ].
Nelson, L. B. Boone and Jno. L. Whit
field for permission to carry pistol,
were approved.
Petition to grant public road from
where Jacksonville Avenue crosses
Ocala and Symmetrical road, near
:. centre of section SO, township 16
south, range % east, running west
on half section line dividing sections
SO, 35, and 81. to Levon and Ocala
public road, was referred to Commits
sioner Davis.
Upon motion it was ordered that
Mr.. Curry's road crew be sent to
Howell and Chambliss road.
Application of Hance Ravens to be
put on pauper list was granted for
So per month, subject to Commissioner
Carmichael's investigation.
Bond of J. K Priest to carry rifle
approved, and permit ordered issued.
A petition signed by number OF
citizens from Dunnellon and vicinity,
asking that the Dunnellon-Inglis and
Lebanon road be hardened, was pre-
scented and on motion of Commission
er Huffman, the board agreed to hard
en- said road as soon as the Fleming
ton road is finished, and that the
Carter crew now on the Blitchton
road be moved at once to the Flem-
ington road.
The matter of giving the Marion
County Advocate part of the county
advertising, was taken up and refer
red until tomorrow.
The tax assessor was requested to
allow Mrs. Lucy Bell the legal widows
exemption from taxes.
On motion, Mr.. r. B. Hunter was
placed on the pauper list at $40 per.
month.
Two petitions requesting commits
sioners not to appropriate money for
the Fair, and to dispense with the
services of the road engineer were
filed for information.
Petition for appointment OF
Edward Holland as inspector of
marks and brands for FIT. Mccoy,
precinct No. Is, was approved and
the clerk directed to write the gov
ernor for his appointment.
The road engineers report was
read and filed, said report being as
follows:
To the Honorable Board of County
Commissioners,
Mr.. Chairman and Gentlemen:
/ herewith submit report for Octo-
Der 1914. District No. /. Ocala and
Lake Weir road, repaired 300 feet,
cost $40 cents, or $263.72; Ocala
and Montague road, grubbed and
graded 500 feet, cost $40 per lineal
foot, or $263.72 cost of feeding mules
SO CLIO cents per head per day; cost
of feeding convicts IS cents per man
per day,-total $527.44.
District No. 1. Ocala and Mcintosh
road, repaired from Ocala to nine mile
post, cost $49.53.
District No. l. Howell and Cham
bliss road, opening, grading and
grubbing, cost 40 cents per lineal
foot, cost $14S.73. Total for Octo-
Der s73.1O. Had to abandon this
work as ground was too wet.
District No. 2. Orange avenue, re-
pairing near mile post 2640 feet,
cost 1 $40 cents per lineal foot-total
s47.94.
District No. 2. Standard and Eel
tO"cuip IO1u, 81 duSu It0I 1G0I, I0-
paired $50 feet. Oldtown and Martel
road graded $50 feet, repaired 1900
feet; Ocala and Blitchton road, grad
ed APO feet, Beck's Hill repaired 405
feet, Haycraft's Hill built from Clab-
Der Hill east 2O34 feet and west 72O
feet, total built 1854 feet, cost of re-
pairing and grading 1852 feet $40
cents per lineal foot, or $13f.S2.
Cost of building PISA feet, 10 cent per
lineal foot, or $275.40. Cost of feed
ing mules 50 40 cents per day, cost
of feeding convicts 80 Clio cents per
man per day. Total $425.22.
District No. 3. Ocklawaha and
Moss Bluff road, clayed in ruts 924O
feet, cost Ito cents per lineal foot,