The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1914-07-16
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
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be levied or money appropriated for
publicity purposes. Mr.. E. H. Mar
tin, attorney for the board, advised
the board that there was no law au-
thorizing the board TO levy tax for
publicity purposes.
Upon petition it was ordered that
J. A. Parker be recommended for ap-
pointment as inspector of marks and
brands for district No. 4.
The matter OF relief for Bob Sher-
man and wife was referred to Com
missioner Huffman.
1t was ordered that Green and
Guynn be notified that the road dam
aged by them must be repaired 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 number 3.
t Mr.. w. ]. Folks appeared before
the board and reported that the
commissioners appointed to lay out
road from DunnelIon to Morriston
were unable to agree upon the route
/ and asked that a new commission be
c. r. Dean, J. T. Hutchens and T. j.
Kemp he appointed commissioners to
lay out said road.
1t was ordered that $50 be drawn
and deposited with the clerk on &C
count of convict release moneE
1t was ordered that $50 be appro-
priated for the purpose of transport
ing Mrs. Elizabeth McElvey, a pau
per, to Springfield, Mo.
Bids for building portion of road
between Daisy and Fort Mccoy were
opened and the bid of J. L. Watson
was $2750 and the bid of c. F. Clap
per was for $3.50. 1t was ordered
that the bid of G. F. Clapper be &C
cepted.
Petition for a public r )ad from
the Ocala and Anthony road, com
Imencing at the northwest corner oil
swift of nefH sec 16 tip IA % was
granted, and ]. A. Talton, H. A
Meadows and w. w. Griffin were
appointed commissioners to mark
and lay out same.
Pay roll of state witnesses at the
spring term of the circuit court
amounting to $207.05 was presen tet
and approved.
Reports of inspectors of marks
and brands of districts 1, 20, 81, Il
: and 20 were filed.
: W. l.. Colbert, tax, collector, re
, ported collections of $30.63 on &C
5 count of licenses, SIS on account o
e automobile licenses and $36 on &C
: count of poll taxes.
Fines were reported as follows
! w. E. Smith, county judge, 500
I costs $268.74. J. G.. Ferguson, j. P.
fines $410, costs $93.61. A. J. Ell
1 lis, J. P, fines $50, costs $29.S7. C
; R. Veal, J. p, fines So, costs $12.26
: costs 1882. The Following justice
5 of the peace reported no fines i'm
{ posed in their courts: z. Graham
]. F. Bruton, H. w. Douglas, Josep
s Akin, z. A. McClaran, NJ. L. Payn
{ and S. U. Campbell.
A communication from F. J. Til
Z comb, supervisor of state and count
: convicts, was received calling after
tion to the convict camp of Henri
Gordon which he had visited an
found that there was complaint {
prisoners not being sufficiently fed.
A communication was receive
1from the Florida Grower asking fc
statement for publication as I
road building in Marion county, til
cost of same and material use
which was referred to the clerk.
Bill of Remington Typewriter &C
for So for rent of Typewriter in 191
was refused payment
c. L. Gamsby, county enginee
submitted his report for the mons
of June showing expenditures on a
count of road work $2,140.66, w;
read and filed. The board adjour,
ed until Wednesday morning.
Wednesdays Session
The board met, present commi
sioners ]. w. Davis, w. T. Hende
son, and W. Huffman In the a
sence of the chairman, Mr.. Hende
son was elected chairman pro tel
Petition to change the votil
place of Moss Bluff, district No l
was received, and after considerati,
the same was on motion refuse
: the board constituting section l.
General Statutes as prohibiting san
at this time.
John NJ. Graham, county treasure
submitted his report showing tot