The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1917-03-16
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS PRO
CEEDINGS
Ocala, Fla, March 9Th, l4l-.

s convened with all members present
z and as the representatives We not
9 all ready to meet with them, adjourn
q ed until | O'Clock.
q On motion of Commissioner Baskin,
3 seconded by Commissioner Davis, the
5 board ordered that the Ocala Tele-
3 phone Company be enjoined from put
z ting any poles within eithteen feet
3 of the center of the Ocala-Belleview
: and Lake Weir road-unless they
) agree to place said poles not less
5 than IS feet from center of road. and
z matter was referred to chairman with
z power to act.
Z Messrs. Crosby, Light ana Terrell
3 being present the board discussed
) with them prospective measures. to
!. be considered at the next legislature
Petition was presented by several
: citizens of Blitchton precinct to dis
I continue road known as Old Horns
) Bridge and Pennington road; between
Z Ocala and Blitchton road and Bitch
ton and Cotton Plant road 1t appear
! ing to the board that said road has
! not been used as a public road for
! some time and appears to be abro-
: gated previously. the hoard ordered
I that petition be granted and said road
! as described be discontinued
Committee appointed to view and
mark out road in Fit Mccoy section
: recommended that road be establish
ed as follows:
Beginning on Rentz avenue in front
of post Office at FIT Mccoy thence
running west to Main street, thence
south TO Ocala avenue, thence west to
: Log Pond and around south side of
! said pond thence west to right of way
) of Ocklawaha Valley r. r. thence
s parallel with railroad to Priest road,
Z following Priest road past property of
: NJ. A. Peters. thence to half section
! line of sec Is. 16. and II to inter.
: section of Citra and FIT Mccoy road
I Board ordered that report be accepted
and road posted Right of way of
! which to be 40 feet
) Mr.. Geo Bull appeared before the
: board and asked that road in Shady
lsection previously granted be opened
Z Matter referred to Commissioner
! Davis to investigate and report to
: board
Citizens of Reddick and Fairfield
appeared before the board in regard
Z TO hardening road between these two
Z points. Matter referred to Commits
) sioner Huffman
) Matter of damages claimed by John
Finley for road material taken from
{ land was referred to Commissioner
: Davis
5 The clerk was instructed to draw
warrant on the outstanding indebt-
!; edness fund for $364.S4, in favor of
the Munroe & Chambliss National
. bank to take up interest coupons on
) warrants Nos. %, IS, 10, 20, %. %, 81,
3 -, 26. "a and SO general fund and No.
) 20 road and bridge fund Also war,
Z rant on same fund in favor of same
Z bank for $1,000 to meet interest
3 coupons on refund warrants Nos. "a,
D. 50. 60, and IL road and bridge
z fund
; On motion the clerk was instructed
Z to draw warrant for $500 in favor of
) IGeor Turner on account of contract
J. for strawing Ocala and Stokes Ferry
Z road
On motion the clerk was authorized
: to place county commissioners rec
: ords from 1889 to. 1910 in boxes and
5 store in court house to make room in
: Commissioners room for new records.
z On resolution of the board decided
3 that in the future no telephone bin
: will be paid.
On motion the board refused to ac-
: cept the sheriff's report for Feb
Z ruary. dated March 1st 1917 as not
3 showing status of his account.
3 CLERK was instructed to write rail
!: way commission and have bill of A.
z c. L. Ry, for freight on truck in
. vestigated.
3 Clerk was instructed to draw war
3 rant in favor iof the Marion County
s Fair Association, on agricultural fund,
z for 10000
z Application to put Adamsea Brooks
3 and wife on pauper list was refused
) because parties own property.
Commissioners Baskin. earn, and
Davis reported that they had, with the
county commissioners of Citrus coun-
ty inspected the bridge at Dunnellon,
{ across the Withlachee river and ac-
] cepted it.