The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1916-06-21
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
Official Report of the Proceedings at
the June Meeting of
the Board


the Board
Ocala, Fla, June z, 1916.
The board of county commissioners
met with all members present.
A committee representing the Mar
ion County Fair Association appeared
before the board in behalf of a dona-
ton. The board decided to consider
/ this in executive session.
! Bal1a Adams, through Mr.. Hud-
gems, made request to be placed on
the pauper list.
| Petition was presented to abandon
portion of Altoona and Emeralda
road, commencing at point about 100
yards south of NV corner of sec %,
tip II s 26 e, run in westerly direc-
ton to a point where road crosses
Ocala and Orlando road, also a grant
road commencing about 100 yards
south of NV corner of sec %, ii IL S,
lr 26 e, run in northwesterly direc-
ton about half-mile to north bound
airy of sec 20 tip IL 26, thence west
along section line as near as practic-
able to secure good road for about
four miles to a point where said Sec
ton line crosses the old government,
Ocala- Orlando road, which was ac-
cepted and filed and following COM
mission appointed to view and mark
tout said route, C. A. McCraney, P. F.
McCraney and I. B. Roberts.
i Petition to open road along S. A.
L. railway on west side of their
right of way, due north to Orange
Lake to connect on the south with air
line public road from Ocala to Citra,
was accepted and filed and following
commission appointed to view and
mark out road, S. Ramey, M. ]. Tim
mons, ]. E. Sherouse.
i B. Flowers serving six months in
jail for carrying concealed weapons,
has served about two months of his
sentence, having been sick all the
while and is still sick. By order of
the board the jailer was directed to
give him his liberty.
II On motion of Commissioner Fort it
was ordered to adjourn until 7:30 on
the morning of June 9Th.
| Upon motion it was ordered that
| the inspectors and clerks of Ocala,
No. precinct, be paid for two days
services, and others to be paid for
one and one-half days time.
& Ordered that warrant for SIS be
drawn to help defray expenses of Mr..
Cooper, pauper and invalid, to his
home.
q Petition of T. Williams ct al for
road in Romeo section referred to
Commissioner Hutchins to be drawn
with proper description.
Upon motion it was ordered that
! John Sewell, ferryman at Graham
willie, be paid at the rate of $22 per
month.
4 Upon motion it was ordered that
Ipetition to institute public road: Com
mencing at intersection of Horne
bridge and Pennington road with
section line between secs 81 and %,
tip ID, 20, said point being about
one-eighth of mile north of south
east corner of section 81, running
southwark along section line or as
near as practicable, between secs 81
and %, secs 81 and % and SO and "a,
and intersecting with the Ocala and
I'd hot
section line crosses said road near
sw corner of NV quarter of sec 81.
The following commission was APP
pointed to view and mark out route,
. y. H. Badger, j. X. Mixson and Ed
Il Weathers.
Il Report of commission in regard to
road beginning at intersection of Sill
yer Springs, Fort Mccoy and Daisy
road and section line running east
and west between secs IL and IA, tp
IA, %, thence running west on same
line to a, point connecting with An
thony road near the residence of E. E
Forbes, was filed and accepted and
road ordered posted.
Il Whereas, The city of Ocala has re-
GENTLY entered into an agreement to
purchase the northwest quarter of lot
two block IL, of the Old Survey of
Ocala, lying and being in Marion
county, Florida, the same being the
northwest quarter of the block upon
which the present water plant of said
city is now located; and, whereas,
said lot was formerly owned by the
county commissioners of Marion
county, Florida, but was decided out
by the said county commissioners
many years ago to one Thomas Frink;
and, whereas, the heirs of the said
/ Thomas Fririk subsequently, decided
the said property; and, whereas. one
1T P. Drake has purchased said
property for and on behalf of the city
of Ocala, and is holding same for
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