The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-06-14
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
Official Report of the Proceedings at
the June Meeting of the
Board
ocala. Fla. June 4th. 1915


Ocala, Fla, June 4th, 1918
The Board of County Commission
ers met with all members present
except Commissioner Baskin.
Rife bond of II. T. Stephens ap-
proved.
Pistol bond of J. P Philips ap-
proved
Mr.. T. 7. Munroe and John l. Ed
wards, in behalf of the Marion County
Liberty Loan Committee, presented
the County Commissioners with an
Honor Flag which was given to the
people of this county for contributing
so literally to the Liberty Loan. On
motion the Honor Flag was accepted
in the name of the people of Marion
County and thanks was offered to the
Committee Tor the same.
A committee consisting or w. d.
earn, 7. T. Munroe, John L. Edwards,
Mrs. William Hooker and Mrs. w. T.
Gary were appointed to get up plans
for and have made a cabinet to be
used in displaying and preserving the
Honor Flag and the Service Flag.
Road Warrant No. 675O in favor of
]. w. Gardner for $1,000 was ordered
cancelled.
Petition to raise pauper allowance
of Mrs. Mary Sewen from $500 per
month to $1,000 per month was re-
ceived. On motion pauper allowance
of Mrs. Mary Sewell was increased
from $500 per month to $1,000 per
month.
Estimate prepared by j. R. Moor
head as to the cost of making a
county road map, with index of all
roads. was received and ordered fled
for use in making budget.
Petition of R. L. Martin and others
asking that the following road be
laid out as a public road, to-wit:
"That part of Orange Avenue Plot of
Weir Park, Village of Lake Weir,
Sec. 4, TIP. II, R. "a, Marion County,
Florida, beginning at intersection of
Orange Ave. and Bay ST., said point
being in the center of the Dixie High
way, and said point being the south
ern terminus of the Lake Weir and
Whites Ferry Public Road, running
thence south 80 degrees, west about
100 feet in the center of said Orange
Avenue, to the waters of Lake Weir,
said roadway to be forty feet wide, -
was received, and on motion was OF.
dered that same take regular course.
M. NJ. Proctor, A. D. Proctor and j.
G.. Perry were appointed a commits
70 &1nr oil
ing road, to-wit: beginning at a
point on the Orange avenue hard road
at the coutheast corner of the south
east quarter of Section %, Township
II, Range %, thence running west
along section line to the northwest
corner of Section 90, Township II,
Range p, and there intersect with the
Ocala and Sumterville road known as
the New Cut Road.
Petition of o. Fl. Rogers and others
to open as public road, as follows:
Starting near corner of Sections 4,
5, and 9, Township Is, Range "a,
running west by way of old cemetery
to VIM. Walls in Section z, then
northwest by way of Duffy Peoples,
then north to Grahamville and Lynne
Road in Section SO, Township Il,
Range 23," was received and on
motion it was ordered that same take
the regular course.
! The Clerk was directed to pay the
State the sum of $4,000 for hire of
state convicts and outstanding re-
wards for escapes still at large, $500
to be paid out of the fine and forfeit
ure fund and s103 to be paid out of
the Road Fund, settlement in full to
April 1st, 1913.
June 5th, 1918.
/. Commissioners met with all mem
bers present except Commissioner
Baskin.
City Attorney T. S. Trantham ap-
peared and asked the Commissioners
to pay the City the Road Tax due the
City which has been collected. There
being no appropriation in the budget
for the purpose, the commissioners
lcalled on Attorney William Hooker
for advice, and the verbal opinion o1
Mr.. Hooker was that as the appro
lpriation had been made to only pa!
one years road taxes to the City
which had been done, and there being
no funds left in that appropriation
the Commissioners could not pay th'
Road Taxes to the City until same
was provided for in the next budget
Mrs. ]. r. Moorhead appeared be
fore the Board and explained delay il
filing her report, which was satisfac
I+orv Che o1co ockad that fba Poar