The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1914-07-17

judgment the interest of the county
requires it.
Miss Georgian Abbott was on mo-
ton placed On the pauper list at S.
per month.
A committee from the Marion coun-
ty board OF trade appeared before the
board and asked that a tax be levied
or money appropriated for publicity
purposes. Mr.. E. H. Martin, attorney
for the board, being called upon, adj
| vised the board that there was no law
authorizing the board TO levy a tax
for publicity purposes.
! Upon petition 1t was recommended
that J. A. Parker be recommended
for appointment as inspector of
marks and brands for district No. 4.
The matter of RELIEF for Bob SheY-
man and wife was referred to Com
missioner Huffman.
1t was ON motion ordered that
Green and Guynn be notified that the
road damaged by them must be re-
/ paired by July %, 1914.
Petition to open the Fairfield and
Sawdust Pond road was referred to
! Commissioner Watkins.
Upon petition Oliver Mathews was
+. recommended for appointment as in
spector of marks and brands for dis
trict No. 3.
MI. w. J. Folks appeared before the
board and reported that the commits
' sioners appointed to lay out road from
Dunnellon to MorristUn were unable
to agree upon the route, and asked
that a new commission be appointed,
and it was ordered that G.. r. Dean,
j. T. Hutchins and T. J. Kemp be ap-
pointed commissioners to lay out said
road.
1t was on motion ordered that $50
be drawn and deposited with the
clerk on account of convict release
money.
On motion it was ordered that $50
be appropriated for the purpose of
transportation of Mrs Elizabeth Nc
Elvey, a pauper, to Springfield, Mo.
Bids for building a portion of the
road between Daisy and Fort Mccoy
were opened, and the bid of ]. L. Wat
son was $2750, and the bid of c. F.
Clapper was for $125O. The latter
bid was accepted.
Petition for a public road from the
Ocala and Anthony road, commenc-
ing at the northwest corner of swA
of neH sec 16, tip IA, r %, and run
ming west to the old wire road at
northwest corner of swH, sec Is, tip
IA, r %, was granted, and j. A. Tai
ton, H. A. Meadows and w. w. Grit
fin we're appointed commissioners to
mark and lay out same.
Pay roll of state witnesses at thu
spring term of the circuit court
amounting to $207.05 was presented
and approved.
Reports of inspectors of marks and
brands of district 1, 20, 81, II and 20
were filed.
w. L. Colbert, tax collector, report
ed collection of $30.63 on account of
licenses, SIS ON account of automo-
bile licenses and $50 on account of
poll taxes.
Fines were reported as follows: w.
E. Smith, county judge, fines, $61O,
costs $26S.74; j. G. Ferguson, j. P.
fines $40. costs 1851; A. J. Ellis, ].
P, fines $50, costs s29.S7; c. R. Veal,
j. P, fines So. costs $12.26; Alexan-
der Wynne, j.. p, fines $35, costs,
1882.
The following justices of the peace
reported no fines in their courts: q.
Graham, J. F. Bruton, H. w. Douglass.
Jos. Akin, q. A. McClaren, NJ. L.
Payne and S. U. Campbell.
A communication from F. j. Tit
| comb, supervisor of state and count
| convicts, was received, calling atten-
ton to the convict camp of Henry
Gordon, which he had visited, and
| found that there was a complaint OF
| prisoners not being sufficiently fed.
A communication was received
| from the Florida Grower, asking for
a statement for publication as to road
building in Marion county. the cost
| of same and material used, which