The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1918-03-15
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMIS-
SlONERS in LENGTHY SESSION
Ocala, Fla, March 5th, 1918.

Ocala, Fla, March 5th, 1918.
The board OF county coffmission-
ers met with Commissioners Baskin
earn, Davis, Fort and Huffman pres
ent.
Mr.. r. D. Stokes and other citizens
of Cater precinct appeared before
the board in reference to hardening
portion Of road in their section
which was referred to Commissioners
Baskin for investigation.
Mr.. Scott appeared before the board
in reference to parties who have built
fences on right of way of public
roads in Fairfield section which, upon
motion, was referred to Commission
er huffman for investigation.
Commissioner Fort requested that
5000 of bills Of district Nc. be charg-
ed against district No 4
Upon nation, noard recommended
to comptroller that he allow Mrs. J
H. Livingston to red 9en tax certiti-
cate No. S4S, sale Of June 2, 1918
upon payment Of omitted years taxes
without interest.
Commissioner Fort asked to be ex-
cused, which request was granted.
Commissioner Baskin offered the
following resolution, which was sec
onded by Commissioner Luffman:
Whereas, A petition signed by T
c. Braswell and others, comprising
more than twenty-five per cent. of the
duly registered voters who are free.
holders residing in the territory de-
scribed in the petition was presented
to the board Of county commissioners
of Marion county, requesting that said
territory be created into a special
road and bridge district; said petition
described by m6tes and bounds the
territory so proposed to be created
into a special road and bridge dis
tl'ict, and also setting out in general
terms a description and proposed To-
cation of the roads and bridges to be
constructed, together with the amount
estimated as being necessary with
which pay for the construction of
the same, and also specifying that the
cost of such construction was to be
paid for by the issue and sale of bonds
in the sum of seventy-five thousand
dollars, and
Whereas. Said board of county com
missioners Investigated the facts and
found and determined, and it is found
and determined that said petition
was duly signed by the requisite num-
her of registered voters who are free
holders residing within said territory,
and
Whereas, Said board OF count CoIa
missioners. after the receipt of peti-
ton, duly ordered an election to be
held in said territory to determine
whether or not such territory should
be constituted into a special roa and
bridge district, and the proposed
roads and bridges constructed and
paid for as specified in said petition
and caused notice of said election to
be duly published in the manner pre-
scribed by law, and said election was
duly and legally held and conducted
in said territory on the 17th day OF
July, 1917, and the ballots cast al
ouch election and the vote and re
turns thereof were duly canvassed
proclaimed, certified, filed, recorded
and declared as required by law, and
the majority of the votes cast at said
election were in favor of the PROPOSE
tion to create such district and t.
construct said roads and bridges
therein, and the board of county com
missioners did by order duly entered
in its minutes constitute the said de
scribed territory in which said cleo
tion was held, being the territory de
scribed in said petition, into a special
road and bridge district, ard oesig
mated said district as Dunnellon Spa
cial Road and Bridge District Of Ma
rion county, Florida, and did declare
and publish the boundaries of the
same, said boundaries being as fol
lows:
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