The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1919-03-14
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS


The board of county commissioners
met with all members present. Min
utes of the meetings of Feb. 4th and
14th were read and approved.
Mr.. j. f. Cocowitch and others ap-
peared before the board In regard to
making the bridge over Blue Run a
permanent structure. After discussion
the board agreed, that if agreeable to
the town of Dunnellon and said town
would sign an agreement to that eff
feet, the board viii pay the amount of
$500 toward placing the above bridge
IN good, permanent condition. the
town of Dunnellon to assume all fur
Their liabilities of said bridge
Mr.. T. S. Trahtham, city attorney,
appeared before the board in regard
to the payment of one-half of road
taxes realized from tax redemptions
during the fiscal year 1888, asking
for payment of the foregoing at the
time of settlement of regular tax and
that in the future all money so realiz-
ed be paid to the city along with the
payment of regular collections.
Mr.. j. K. Priest appeared before the
board in regard to placing a dipping
vat in his vicinity, which matter was
referred TO Supt. 7. NJ. Mclean.
Commissioner of district No. 5 filed
inventory.
Mr.. Matt Reiff appeared before the
board In regard to relief for family
of Albert Roundtree.
Mr.. L. L. Horne appeared before
the board in regard to taxes upon
nwH of nwA sec Is tp Is 81, which
said land has been sold to the state
for over twenty years and the board
recommended to the comptroller that
he be allowed to redeem the above
land at total expense of 500.
Toney May. pauper. being report
ed dead was ordered stricken from
the pauper list.
The commissioners decided to meet
March 14th for the purpose of pay
ing bills.
The board decided to indefinitely
postpone the matter of road through
the lands of Mr.. Fate Miller in the
Martel section and no action will be
taken in the matter until a right of
way can be amicably procured.
Mr.. Simmons appeared asking that
the road from Citra to Orange
| Springs be repaired and worked over.
Warrant for $40 was ordered drawn
upon the general fund favor R. w.
Blackjack for display rack used. in the
county demonstrator's Office.
Commissioner DAVIS reported that
the ferryboat at Starke's ferry is in
unsafe condition and he was instruct
ed to place sign there to that effect,
and ascertain what can be done in the
premises.
The members of the state road COM
mission and number of citizens be-
ing present, the board repaired to the
court room to meet in informal, ses-
sion with the delegation to discuss
convict and road matters.
The following amendment to the
resolution passed February 9Th by the
board of county commissioners of
Marion county was passed:
Therefore be it resolved by the
board of county commissioners of
Marion county, that we respectfully
ask and urge our senator and mem
bers of the house of representatives TO
do all in their power to abolish by
law the state convict lease system to
private individuals or corporations.
'sThat all of the state prisoners
known as class or grade No. 3, be ap-
portioned to the several counties of
the state on an equitable prorated
basis, to work ON the public roads of
the different counties.
THAT in the event that any county
in the state should not want any of
grade No. 3 convicts to work on the
public roads. then other counties shall
have the right to use the labor on the
public roads of such convicts. That
in the event there should be a surplus
of said grade convicts, then said sur
plus shall be turned over to the state
road department to be worked on the
public highways of the state. That
all of grades / and shall be worked
on the public, roads as aforesaid.
THAT a copy of the above amend
ment be sent to the boards of county
commissioners in the several counties
of the state and that a copy be sent
to each member of the legislative
committee and the members of the
board OF state institutions"
A duplicate warrant was ordered is
sued for road warrant No. 1892 favor
A. NJ. Billiard for $50, dated Dec. 4,
1918. Fine and forfeiture warrant No.
GIL. favor j. p. Galloway. dated Nov.
9Th, 1913, was ordered cancelled.
Mr.. r. F. Rogers was requested to
ask the postal authorities that the
county be allowed to close Starke's
ferry, over which runs an r. F. d.
route, for a period of 20 days, If nee
essary, for repairs.
Petition signed by fifteen land own
ers requesting the following road:
Begin at point on the Fort Gates
road about quarter-mile from the NV
cor of sec 2 tip 15 "a, thence east
across sec 2 connecting with the Elec-
ira, Moss Bluff and Salt Springs road,
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