The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1918-09-13
PROCEEDINGS or THE
COUNTY COMM SSioNERS


present.
Upon motion it was ordered that no
tice of the election for compulsory
cattle dipping and tick eradication to
be held in connection with the general
election in November be published this
week and each week until the election !
is held.
Under the provision of Chapter
1892 of the Laws of Florida, 13 off.
GERS and SO privates, who have asso-
ciated themselves together for the pur
pose of forming a guard company to,
be known as Marion County Guards,
submitting a list of names of persons
enrolled as privates and the names of
persons selected to be officers, made
application to the board for approval
and organization according TO law.
Upon motion duly made, seconded
and adopted, application of the guard
company was approved and it was
ordered that the organization be per-
fected in accordance with Section 1
of Chapter 1892 of the Laws of Flor
ida.
Mr.. A. NJ. Billiard, bridge tender,
came before the board and stated
that his absence from the bridge at
the time that the government inspec,
tor wanted to pass through the bridge
was due to the fact that he had come
to Ocala to get provisions and that
he could not get anyone to take his
place. He stated that he would not
let it occur again. Commissioner
Fort explained that ]. H. Fort, bridge
tender, had advised him that he had
left negro in charge of his bridge
on that day and that the negro had
gone away and left the bridge before
he returned.
Mr.. S. T. Sistrunk, representing j.
L. Miller, filed protest against the
granting of road as petitioned for
by A. Cuthill ct ais, from the Martel
road to the Dunnellon hard road. Mr..
Cuthill and others were present to
explain the necessity and advantages
of the road
Upon motion it was agreed that
the board as whole visit the prOpos-
ed road on October 7, 1918.
Postmaster appeared before the
board complaining that the condition
of portion of the road over which
rural route B operates was almost i'm
passable. Commissioner Baskins
stated that he would send road crew
to work at that point the following
week
Postmaster Rogers in behalf of
residents living along a rural mail
route from Silver Springs to Griner
farm school house, presented petition
signed by w. c. Carpenter and others
asking that said road be opened up as
a public road Upon motion P. T. /
Wilson, E. E. Perkins and j. F. Luff- |
man were appointed commission to
view and mark out said road.
Pension claim of George R. Smith
was approved.
Pension claim of Mrs. Ella A
Crumpton was approved
Certificates of residence Of Thur
low L. Sherouse was approved EMIT
ling him to free admission to Florida
school for deaf and blind
Tax Collector W. w. Stripping pres
ented list of errors, insolvents and
double assessments. Commissioner
Luffman and Tax Assessor Alfred
Aver checked the list of errors and
doubles and by motion the clerk was
directed to draw warrant in favor Of
the Tax Assessor for $519.72 to COW
er balance due him as commission of
the 1917 book.
Tax Collector W. w Stripping and
the chairman were appointed to Sc
lect and purchase an adding machine
for use in the tax collectors office.
Bids of w j. Waters to do the car
penter work on the approaches to
to Withlacoochee river bridge at
Dunnellon for $229.96 was accepted.
Upon motion the clerk was directed
to request the comptroller's approval
of the following transfer of funds in
the general fund;
From per diem and mileage of
commissioners to contingen-
CISS .............. $ZOO.U0
From supervisor of registration
to contingencies .. 5000
From lights. fuel and water to
contingencies -. ........ 10000
From allowance to paupers to
contingencies =. ......... 5000