The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1917-09-21
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
Ocala. Fla Sent 4 1a1.

Inc Doafd OF county commissioners
met with Commissioners Baskin,
earn, Davis and Fort present, Com
missioner Luffman arriving at noon.
The board decided to receive petit
1ions for appointment Of game war
den, appointment 20 be made at meet
ing In October, warden to serve until
Jan. l, 1919.
Pension claim of S. P. Geiger was
approved.
DIR. j. F. Chapman appeared before
the board and discussed matter of
pubic dipping watts for cattle and pos
sibe help by the county in construct
ing said watts.
After discussion of a new cattle
law enacted by the 1915 legislature,
Commissioner Baskin offered motion
which was duly seconded and carried,
to-wit: That Marion county be divided
into five cattle districts, comprising
and numbered the same as the five
commissioner districts.
The board decided to recommend to
the governor Mr.. S. J. Martin of Moss
Bluff as district cattle inspector fol-
precincts No 10 and No. Is in cattle
district No. 4.
Mr.. Williams came before the board
in reference to roads in the govern
ment forest located in Marion county.
Clerk was directed to write Mrs. J.
A. McCarley that board is without
authority to take action in the matter
of right of way % her land.
Clerk was directed to write Mr.. C..
E. Hightower to put his request for
refund on certificate bought from col
lector on government land, in written
form.
Clerk was instructed to advertise
that the county is ready to buy 1900
bushels of corn, mere or less, and
hay, prices to be submitted to w. D.
earn, chairman.
Mr. Neil Mathews and others ap-
peared before the board in reference
to road in Fairfield section, which
matter was placed in the hands of
Commissioner BaSkin.
The board upon resolution trans
ferred, in the road fund, $500 from
live stock, cost and care, ETC., account
No. 8 and $500 from feeding and care
of conviets, account No. u, and $3.50
from pay of convict guards; $50 to
dynamite, fuses, etc, account No. 6,
and 5000 to tools and machinery, etc,
account Ne. 8, and $1,000 to paid for
free labor, and in the general fund
800 from general stationery, blanks,
etc., account No. % to incidentals,
account No. 20, and directed the clerk
to write the comptroller and request
that he approve said transfers.
Upon motion road warrant No.
1880 in favor of John Adams, was or
dered cancelled.
Upon resolution the buildings locat-
ed on north side of Newsom avenue,
north of northeast corner Of lot 10. in
Summerfeld were declared a nuis-
ance, and being on the right of way
of the public road they were ordered
removed and matter placed in the
hands of Commissioner Davis.
Upon motion the matter of procur-
ing and placing a United States flag
on the courthouse was placed in the
hands of the chairman with power to
act.
Upon motion the following resolu-
ton was unanimously adopted, to.
wit: Whereas, the mayor of Ocala
has ordered the enforcement of the
city ordinance prohibiting the keep
ing of houses of ill-fame; and where
as, the keeping of the same is also
prohibited by state law (Sec. 1886, of
general statutes of Florida; resolv-
ed, by the board of county commits
.sioners of Marion county that the &C
ton of the mayor of the city of Ocala
is hereby commended; and resolved
further, that we respectfully call
upon the sheriff of this county, and
all other officers charged with the en-
f0rcement of law, to cooperate with
the mayor of Ocala in preventing the
operation of said illegal resorts.
Upon motion pauper allowance of
Aaron White was discontinued and
Sallie White was placed on the peuper
list ct So per month.
The clerk was directed to place ad
vertisement in the papers for the sale
of two mules belonging to Marion
county.
1t having been reported to the board
that the $4,000 bond issue of Dun
mellon special road and bridge district
had been validated by decree of the
circuit court of Marion county, Fla,
on motion duly made and carried it
was ordered that notice be given, as
required by law, that this board until
2 o'clock p. M, on the 7th day of No
vember, 1917, in regular session,
would receive bids for the purchase of
said bonds, each bidder being required
to deposit with his bid a certified
check equal to per cent of amount
of his bid, conditioned that the bidder
pay to the county all damages it may
sustain on account of the non-per-,
Torrance of his bid, if the same be
accepted.
The board upon resolution decided
TO pay county demonstration $1,000
salary for fiscal year 1917-1918, Com
missioner Fort voting no.
Upon motion the commissioners APP
propriated $500 to be divided equally
among the five commissioners dis
tricts to apply upon construction of
cattle dipping watts, two watts to be-
located in each district, $50 to be paid
on each by the county and the balance
to be paid by parties interested.
Upon motion Mr.. Theodore McClaIn
of Ocala was recommended by the
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