The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1914-06-15
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
Official Report of the Proceedings
at the June Meeting Of the
Board


Board
The board Of county commission
ers for Marion county met in regular
session Wednesday, June 3, 1914.
Present, G. Carmichael, Chairman,
and commissioners D. G. Watkins,
j. W. Davis, W. T. Henderson, and
W. Huffman. The minutes of the
last regular meeting and of the call
ed meeting of May %, were read
and approved.
The pension application of Mrs.
NJ. Elizabeth Baskin, widow of &.
Baskin, was presented and approved.
The allowance of Mrs. McElvey
was on motion Of commissioner Luff-
man increased from 81 to S. per
month.
Bond of s. B. Bower, J. P. district
No. &c, with ID. w. Hooker and ].
w. Luffman sureties was approved.
Bond of D. L. Grantham Notary
Public, with ]. e. Thomas and s. E.
! Civils ,sureties, was approved.
A petition signed by thirty-nine
citizens asking for the establishment
of an election precinct with the fol-
lowing boundaries, to-wit:
Commencing at the northeast cor
ner of section 80, township 13, range
% and running east on section line
to northeast corner section 25, town
ship 13, range %, thence south on
range line dividing ranges % and "a
to the Oklawa1a river in southeast
corner, section 13, township IA, range
%, thence west along section line
to southwest corner of section 16,
township IA, range %, thence north
to point of beginning, was presented
and read, and after consideration it
was ordered that the matter be laid
over until Monday, June 20, at 1880
a. M, at which time the board will
hold an adjourned meeting to con-
slider and dispose of said petition.
Bluford Cummings was on motion
of commissioner Henderson placed
on the pauper list at SO per month.
! 1t was on motion ordered that r.
A.. Swain be recommended to the
governor for appointment as inspec-
tor of marks and brands for district
No. II.
Miss Matte Carroll appeared be-
for the board and asked for assist
ance and was on motion allowed SO
per month.
] The board adjourned until Thurs
lay morning.
Thursday, June 4, 1914
/ Board met, all members being
present.
! On motion it was ordered that all
road bills be turned over to the coun-
ty engineer on or before the % of
each month, that he may have OPP
portunity to examine and investigate
same in time to place them in the
hands of the clerk and county audi
Tor on Saturday before the regular
meeting Oh the 'DOa Eu.
/ The bid of E. W. KraybiE to paint
the jail fence for $3.50 was &C
i eepted.
! Petition for a public road between
section and IS beginning at the
residence of L. J. Hall, intersecting
the Citra and Fort Mccoy public
road in lot /, section IS, thence west
to northwest corner of lot ), sec
! ton IS, township IS, range %,
thence southwest to Buxton ford.
thence TO intersect with Pennington
and Eureka road, at J. L. Halls. was
read and on motion referred to
commissioner Luffman.
On motion of commissioner Luff-
man, it was ordered that the county
appropriate $500 on the building of
the road from Citra to Island Grove
in Alachua county across Orange
Lake. same to paid on completion
Of said road from the Citra hard
road to Island Grove. and approved
by the board of county commission
ers.
J Notary bond of c. L. Anderson
with the Fidelity G. Deposit Co., Of
Maryland surety, was approved.
| Petition for public road commenc-
ing at the Ocala and Fort Mccoy
public road and running east to
range line. thence south one mile.
thence east to Cores abiding, total