The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1919-12-11
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS.

The board of county commissioners
met in regular session with all men,
bers present.
Mr.. w. G. Henderson rendered his
resignation as mark and Drank in
spector for precinct No. /. which was
accepted.
Warrants were ordered drawn on
the agricultural fund in favor of Mar
ion County Fair and Agricultural As
sociation in the sums of $3.50, $75, $50
and $25 for premiums on agricultural
products.
The board considering the petition
presented at November meeting ask
ing the board to deed the old Jail
building and a sufficient lot to the
trustees of the Afro-American Hos
| pital to be used for hospital purposes
only, and being favorable to said
petition, delegated Commissioner
! earn to have the lot surveyed pre-
paratory to having. deed drawn as
above set forth.
! Action of the board at a previous
meeting granting widows pensions
/ to Emma Smith and jamie PEBBLES,
was rescinded, and said petitions re-
ferred to the board of public instruc-
ticn for further investigation.
! Mr.. G. w. Neville appeared before
the board and presented estimate ap-
proved by ]. r. Moorhead. engineer
in charge. of work done by Barnes
Construction company in the Dunnel-
Ion special road and bridge district in
the month of November, in the
amount of $5,0S7.93, which was ap-
proved by the board and sent to the
trustees of said district for payment.
A letter was received from F. M.
White in regard to road conditions,
which was referred to Commissioner
Rogers.
! The board decided to appropriate
$2,225 for pay of county demonstra-
tor for fiscal year beginning Oct. 1st,
1919. said appropriation including do
nation of the Munroe & Chambliss
National Bank.
The board considered the applica-
tions for mothers and widows pen
sions, approved and presented to it
by the board of public instruction and
granted the following, payments to
be made as soon as funds are avail
able:
Justina Redell. Georgetown, S11;
Obelia Finley, Ocala. $13; Annie E.
Ogle, Dunnellon, $11; Gussie Starting,
Romeo; SIT; Lucy Black. Ocala, 50;
Sallie Wynn. Ocala, SIT.
That portion of the minutes Of Nov
5th, 1919. granting widows pension
! of SIS to Mrs. Sallie Z. Wynn was re-
iscinded.
Mrs. Eva Tyner being reported
married, was ordered stricken from
the pauper list.
Pauper allowance of Mr.. Jackson
was ordered increased to SO pei
'Smonth.
Sallie White at Shady, care L. L
Horne, at So per month and Aunt
Jude Goode care Ellen Roberts. Ocala
at $5 per month. were ordered placed
on the pauper list.
1t was ordered that salary of fer.
rymen at Eureka ferry and Graham
vile ferry be raised to $40 pei
month, and salary of ferryman al
Heaster Island be raised to $15 pei
month.
Communication was received from
Louis Casminski, janitor at court
house, asking a raise in salary, which
,, !, was considered by the board and not
granted.
Commissioner earn made repor-
that the trustees of the Afro-Ameri
/ can Hospital agreed that if the old
county Jail building and a sufficient
> lot were deed to them to be used as {
colored hospital. said property to re
vert to the county in case it ceased Il
be used for above purpose, that the!
> would care for one patient per montl
q on direction Of the board. free o
charge, and all other patients sent Il
(Conelnded on Fourth PaRel