The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1915-06-21
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rorNTY coMMIssIoNERs
OFFICIAL Report of the Proceedings at
the June Meeting of
the Board
Ocala, Fla, June sth, 1915.

met TUESDAY morning, june oNils at ~
o'clock, all members being present
Matter of pension for Aunt Patty
was carried over until next meeting.
Bonds Of John NJ. Adams, Jason
Grant and 7. S. Mathews as deputy
sheriffs were approved.
Petition to re-establish the Archer
and Stokes ferry road from Early
Bird to Petteway's pump was granted
and road ordered posted.
On motion matter of payment of
tax for 1914 on Ocala House was put
in the hands of the chairman to take
up with state tax commissioners and
interested parties.
! The clerk was instructed to write
/ P. L. Sutherland at Norwalk, that
sawmill company must remove from
public highways all distractions plac-l
ed there by it or its agents, or legal
steps would be taken in the matter.
/ The clerk was instructed to draw
warrant for S25 in favor of C. ]. Nc
/ Craney for work done on causeway at
Starke's ferry. The board ordered
that Mr.. C. P. Clapper be paid $312.50
to raise the present fill on the Daisy
and Fort Mccoy road two and one
half feet, with sand, above the water
, leved as shown by marks made by
the county engineer and Commission
er Huffman.
Bids for making plats being open
ed the board decided to re-advertise
{ for bids to be received at its next
, meeting, in accordance with specifica-
lions on file in the clerks office. Bids
to be for making new plats, retracing
! plats, and for blue prints, separate
I bids on each and work to include all
plats in plat book A, in miscellaneous
Y books A, B and C, and plats in tin
q tubes; bids to be made on each sep
$ arately.
IN the matter of the sheriff's bill
for S24O,21 in the matter of arrest
. of J. c. PuNvis, the county auditor re-
fused TO audit the bill on the ground
!. that the bill was not due until the
case was tried, said case having been
!, continued by the state attorney, the
board ordered the bill paid, Commits
sioners. earn and Fort voting nay.
The clerk was directed to write Mr..
! Geo. w. Neville that Commissioner
:. Hutchins was authorized to proceed
with repair work on roads in his dis
trict and that as soon as possible
county convicts would be sent to
: sent to work on the road leading
from Romeo to Dunnellon.
The clerk was instructed to draw
warrent for S21 in favor of the col
- cred hospital in the matter of Johr
y. Henry Gordon.
- The matter of painting roof of the
- court house was referred to chairman
: with power to act.
- Offer of Mr.. Kendig to supplement
az county work on the Eureka and Elem
- ington road referred to COMMISSIONS
IN Huffman with power to act.
'ih The clerk was instructed to writ
ees the governor and recommend the ap
Cd pointn1ent of j. S. Thomas as inspec
ISL tor of marks and brands for distric
No. &c.
am Petition TO put Alex Anderson o
lal the pauper list was laid over unit
am next meeting.
IN Petition Of Florida Power Compan
me to construct a transmission line alon
es. the public roads of the county, sal
US lines not to interfere with travel, ar
lth to be under the supervision of IL
es- county engineer and commissioner
or was granted.
ap- The clerk was instructed to notii
ist. the S. A l.. railway that it il impe
eek, alive to have crossing put in whe
ere the Pedro and Southlake Weir publ
We roads cross its railroad about on
half mile north of Dallas, and al
We that this work be done at once.
ing The county engineer filed his T
port of work done in May, as follow
f a Ocala, Fla, June z, 1915.
rist To the Honorable Board of Coun
are Commissioners, Ocala, Fla, =
be- Gentlemen: ! herewith submit I
and port of road work for May, as f
hen lows:
be- District I. Rebuilt 1900 feet sar
his clay and .365 feet lime on Blitcht
road. Cost sac. per lineal foot
that s435.6O per mile. Built $50 feet sar
wer oil road and sub-graded 1475 feet a
new side ditched same for sand-oil s
the lions yet to be. built. Re paired ha
the mile lime road. Rebuilt AYE f
clay-gravel on Martel road. Cost 1
and per lineal foot or s5sO.s per mile.
rom paired 246O feet. Cost of feed
ride prisoners pol cents per man per d;
card cost of feeding mules 65.1 cents
ing, mule per day. Built 5OSS feet Ii
with road on Mcintosh road. Cost
and cents per lineal foot or s491 per m
him Made fill 500 cubic yards; repai
heir 9213 feet and scraped 1889 feet. c
Of feeding prisoners 15.H cents
ears man per day; cost of feeding mt
e no SOL cents per mule per day. To
wing, 3, 349.94 This includes purchase
pain 21.77 tons Petro-Asphalt and 1
.ssed gallons asphalt oil, freight and t.
for applying same
1der- District , Repaired Romeo T