The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1917-02-23
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Ocala. / la. Feb. G. 1917

Lundguist on the pauper list at SO d
month, and to draw warrant in favor
of {. II. Hawkins for $20. and place
him on the pauper list at $12 per
month, and TO place the Preyatt chill
dren on the pauper list at s. per
month, warrant to be drawn in favor
of W S. Priest for said children.
Mr. Frank Harris appeared before
the board and asked that the Ocala
Banner be designated as the paper in
which to publish the delinquent tax
list, and MIR. P. H. Nisle appeared be
fore the board and made the same re-
quest for the Marion County Advo-
cate.
Petition for road as follows: Com
mencing on public road, running from
Martin to Old Town, on section line
between sections 5 and 9, 16 and II,
running south to dummy line, signed
by l. \. Knoblock ct ais, was receiv-
cd ana laid over to next meeting.
Commissioners Baskin and Carn
were made committee to see about
working old Martin-Old Town public
road
The clerk was directed TO write the
comptroller and request that Henri
eta McIntire be allowed to redeem
nwA of neA 26-15-22, at face value
of certificates and omitted years tax
es without interest.
Thee board of resolution decided to
attend the meeting Of county com
missioners in Jacksonville. February
2G. - and 2S next.
A vote was taken in the matter of
awarding contract for publishing de-
linquent tax list, and contract was
awarded to the Ocala Banner.
Matter OF nelp for Mr. Nix was r.
ferred to the chairman.
The following road: Commence at
sw cor OF nel4 of swA of sec 20. tp
II, 5, r %, e, run north to point 10
it n of sec line dividing secs Il and
90, thence northeasterly to old public
road, thence following said road in
nOrtheasterly direction to ne car of
sell of nw14 of sec :, tp II. r D, e,
thence north with center OF sec s of
said township and range to hard road.
was declared public road and order
ed opened.
On motion the board appointed w.
c. Black a. H. Moody and Milton Al
bertson as road commission to view
and mark out the best route for road
heretofore petitioned for, to-Wit: Be
gin at point on margin of Lake Weir
Immediately north of the center of
sec p, tp II, S, %, e, running due
south through sections Sc and 26, tp
II, s, + %, e, to Sumter county line.
On resolution the board directed
that the county depository, the Com
mercial Bank of Ocala, charge TO ac-
count of Marion county number OF
fine and forfeiture warrants paid by
it.
Pension application of Mrs. j. H.
Marshall was approved
Clerk was instructed to draw du-
plicate warrant in favor of A j. Mar
lowe for SO in lieu of warrant No
lNo4 dated noc = IQ16
Clerk was instructed to draw war.
rant for $3.50 in facor of Adam Frank
lin for burial of pauper.
Clerk was directed to place Adeline
Collins on the pauper list at So per
month.
Petition of citizens of Orange
Springs TO place Aaron White and
wife on pauper list was referred to
Commissioner LuHman for investiga
ton.
Ferryman appointed at Starke's
Ferry having failed to take charge OF
ferry. Mr. Lyles was appointed ferry
man al Starke's Ferry.
On motion the clerk was instruct
ed to deduct from the feed bill of the
sheriff the sum of s6059 due this
county for fnekshnd costs collected
by the sherif's ice but never paid
to the county, all draw warrant fol-
balance only on feed bill in favor OF
sheriff.
Petition of certain citizens o.
Weirsdale, and others. for road wa:
received towit: Begin at end of pub
lie road running east from Weirsdalt
about two and one-half miles, rur
northeasterly to inters ect present