The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1914-03-13
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS PRO-
cEEDlNGS

March Bird, 1914. Present: c. Carmi-
chael, chairman, and Commissioners
ID. @. Watkins. J. w. Davis. w. T.
Henderson and w. Luffman.
The minutes of the last meeting
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 r.. 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.. ]. CO Baskin also appear
pCiSOh ACoChtih5 tnO POhA
TONERS. The matter was referred to
Commissioners Davis and Watkins
and the superintendent for investiga
tion.
The petition for a voting precinct
at Burbank was again presented ask
ing for a voting precinct with the fol-
lowing boundries towit: Commencing
at the intersection of the range line
dividing ranges % and "a with the
Ocklawaha river, thence north along
range line to north east corner sec.
IS l. 10 S. T. 20, thence west to north
west corner sec. 80 I. Is r. %, thence
south TO southwest corner sec. 80. t. |
10 T. 20, thence east to northwest cor
ner sec. [. IA r. 20, thence south to
southwest corner OF sec. 16 I. IA r. %,
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 So per |
month each.
Messers. Munroe and Ben Rhei- |
nauer appeared before the board and |
asked that the allowance to the hospi- |
tai be reinsiated, 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. IL 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 coun-
" physician and order of the board OF
county commissioners 1t is ordered |
that said hospital association be paid |
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
- ha
also one mile north of Spar 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 vac 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 10 commissioner Henderson
and the county engineer
w. l.. Colbert tax collector report !
ed the collection of s14975 on account
licenses, S3970O on account of poll
taxes s3l5.OO and $500 extras. and
$500 on account OF automobile
licenses.
petition was presented asking
that Dan Gegner be recommended for
appointment as inspector of marks
and brands at Dunnellon district no.
"a for the unexpired term of ] L. Nor
row deceased, which was on motion
granted.
A communication was received
from I. p. Wells and ]. II. Ford of
Orange Springs saying that the Dex
ter road had been fenced or obstruct-