The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1914-05-15
INSPECTORS OF ELECTION AZ
POINTED

| SoSoion IueSudy, May 9th, 1914. Pres
emit: &. Carmichael, chairman. anf
Commissioners d. G. Watkins, w. T
henderson and w. Huffman, Commits
sloner Davis being present at the aft
ernoon session.
The minutes of the last ,neetins
were read and approved.
Mr.. Price of Mcintosh appeared be
fore the board and asked that a dou
bic assessment of $4.S1 on 1912 ia,
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 ferry
road, and the necessity of repairing
certain portions thereof before the
rainy season.
Mr.. M. L. Payne appeared before
the board and presented proposition
of parties living on or near the Lowell
and Fairfield road to furnish teams to
the county free of cost for the purpose
OF making said road hard road, same
to be furnished at any time between
July Is and August Is, upon a weeks
notice from the county. After consid.
GRAFTON 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.
1t was ordered that the allowance
of A. j. NARROW, a 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 ap
proved.
Mr.. z. Graham appeared before the
board and asked that he be refunded
$500 on account of excessive valua-
ton for the year 1913. Referred %
Commissioner Carmichael for investi-
cation.
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 through her land. Referred
to Commissioner Davis and the cOun-
ty 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 resolu-
ton by the board of county commits
sioners of Alachua county. The mat
ter was deferred until the next meet
ing of the board.
f, A representative of the Tampa
Tribune appeared and addressed the
board with reference to a special Ma
rion 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 Wednes-
day morning.
Wednesday Morning Session
Board met, all members present.
Mr.. L. S. Light appeared and asked
that the county pay freight on certain
clays to be analysed to determine
whether or not same would be suita-
bic for the manufacture of brick for
road paving. After consideration Mr..
G. Carmichael and Mr.. C. L. Gamsby
were appointed a committee to confer
with the board of trade with refer
ence thereto.
Mr.. George Smith was given the
contract for delivering the ballot box
es 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 Com
missioner Davis and the county engi-
neer.
1t was ordered that the clerk adver-
tise for bids for building a causeway
or piece of road between Daisy and
Fort Mccoy, according to plans and
specifications on fle..
The clerk was requested to furnish
the board at it's next meeting with
the amount expended by the county in
repairing the bridges across the With
lacoochee river at Dlnnellon and
Stokes ferry including bridge tend
ers.
The matter of tickets and all other
matters in connection with the pri-
mary election was left to the clerk
and the county attorney.
1t was ordered that warrant be
drawn on the special Indebtedness