The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1919-06-20

| just south or Lowell, are IN neeo OF
immediate repair. and to notify the
S. A. L. r. E. Co. that the crossing
on the Anthony road Immediately
north of 0cala and the crossing just
south of Oak are in need of immed-
late repair and that the crossing on
! the Orange avenue road south or
| Ocala is dangerous and needs ade-
! quate danger signs.
Mr.. Jno. L. Edwards appeared be-
fore the board and presented the fol-
Lowing letter:
To the Honorable Board of County
Commissioners, Marion County:
Gentlemen-In view of the fact
! that the Edwards family in general
and myself in particular have been
singled out and criticised for not pay
ing our pro rata share Of the person
al taxes due the county, respectful
! ly petition your honorable body to ap-
point committee of five men who
are thoroughly familiar with the
financial condition of our citizenship
to go over the assessment roll on the
tax books and report their findings TO
your board at its regular meeting IN
| July next. If we are not paying our
part of the personal taxes due this
county, we would like to know it, and,
if we are paying in proportion to our
neighbors, then we don't feel that it
is fair to be subjected to the con-
slant criticism that is appearing in
the local paper from day to day.
Trusting that you will appoint this
committee and that you will allow me
the privilege of appearing before it at
! the proper time, I am,
Yours respectfully,
Jno. L. Edwards.
The board appointed Nathan Mayo,
George MacKay. H. A. Waterman, w.
T. Gary and J. j. Gerig as a COM
mittee to comply with the above re-
quest and report to the board on same
at meeting July 7th. 1919.
A number of citizens appearing be-
fore the board requesting that the |
county commissioners take the neces- !
sary steps toward calling an election /
to determine whether or not the citi- I
zens of the county will vote for or
against the Marion County Fair be-
ing operated by the board of county !
commissioners for the benefit of the |
county, all present expressing them
selves in favor of the county COM /
missioners taking charge of same.
Messrs. Mayo. Christian and
Vaughn, members of the good roads /
committee for the county, appeared
and discussed the matters of the con-
templated survey and the advisability
of surfacing certain roads.
Communication was received from
the state road department in regard
to the contemplated survey, suggest
ing that for the present the roads in
question be gone over with an auto i
mobile and the actual mileage be OBJ
tanned from the speedometer on same,
which suggestion was accepted by
the board who asked the road depart
naent to carry this idea into effect.
The clerk presented a list of wit
ness certificates that had been issued
to witnesses that appeared before the
circuit court at the spring term 1919
up to the 1st day of June, and the
board approved and ordered certified
to the county depository for payment
witness certificates Nos 74Ss to 784.
inclusive in the amount of $284.74.
The following resolution was unana-
mously passed by the board:
Whereas, by an act of the legisla-
ture of the state of Florida, approved
May 7, 1919, the board of county
commissioners of Marion county was
authorized to hold, conduct and ope-
rate county live stock, poultry, agri-
cultural, horticultural and other fairs
or expositions whenever said board
should deem it to the best interest of
said county, which act is entitled can
act to authorize Marion county of the
state of Florida to conduct and one
rate fairs and expositions for the
benefit and development of the agri-
cultural, horticultural, live stock and
other resources of Marion county of
the state of Florida, and to prescribe
the powers and duties of the board of
county commissioners of Marion coun-
ty with relation to such fairs and ex-
positions; and,
Whereas, the said statute requires
said board to submit to the qualified
electors Of said county, said statute
under referendum before putting it
into effect; and, j
Whereas, SAID board OF county
commissioners now deem it for the
best interest of said county to conduct
ard operate such fair; now, there
fore, be it
Resolved, by the board of county
commissioners of Marion county, Fla, !
that an election is hereby called in
Marion county, Florida, TO be held on
the 22nd day Of July, 1919, at which
shall be submitted to the qualified