The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1919-11-07
REASONS FOR EARLY
DATE OF ELECTION

comment regarding the Gaining OF Ine
bond election at such an early date
as Dec End. 1919, the board of county
commissioners therefore wishes tc
call attention to the following com
munications from the state road de-
pertinent, which are self-explanatory
and further the board would state as
information also that Mr.. NJ. n
Smith, chairman Of the department
has informed the board of county
commissioners that just as soon as
as much as one mile of these roads
has been completed the state will
take that much over and so on, until
these roads are completed, when the
state will take them over In their en-
tirety.
Tallahassee, August /, 1919.
Mr.. o. H. Rogers. Board of County
Commissioners, Marion, Fla.
Dear: Sir: Herewith ! am handing
you copy of a resolution which was
adopted by the state road department
at a meeting held in the Office of the
department on July 29-3O. This is
definite and this amount of money it
would seem in justice to other eoun-
ties in the state along road No. 2, will
be all that the road department will
be able to apportion to your county
for this road out of the funds from
federal and state sources under the
new legislation. / hope that Marion
county will get busy and get up a
bond issue for a sufficient amount of
money to complete through your
county road No. with a material
which will be satisfactory to all con-
cerned.
Also / am enclosing copy of reso-
luton pertaining to road No. 5. and
the Improvement of same In your
county. This resolution is also con-
tingent. Yours very truly,
M. M. Smith,
Chairman State Road Department.
Time Limit for Meeting Conditions as
AppOrtiOnment of Federal and
State Funds
Whereas, at a meeting of the state
road department held on July 29-30
1919, in the Office of the department
in Tallahassee, apportionments were
made of state and federal aid funds
to assist in the construction of certain
roads in certain counties, said appor.
t:onments being contingent upon the
acceptance by the various counties o'
the conditions specified In the reso
luton adopted by this department
making such apportionment; and,
Whereas, it is the desire of the
state road department to, as early al
possible, reapportion such funds al
are not accepted by any of the coun
ties under the conditions named II
said resolutions; now be it
Resolved, That in the event tn,
proper authorities in any county shal
submit to a vote of the people tn
question of whether or not the county
shall provide funds, through bone
issue or otherwise, to meet the re
quirements contained in the resolution
adopted by the state road department
and the result of the election to de
termine the question shall be agains
providing such funds. then the stat
road department shall consider sue
failure to provide the funds to NEE
the conditions of said resolution as
ron-acceptance of said conditions upol
which state and federal funds wer
rendered and the department will i'm
mediately proceed to make other dis
position of the funds so apportione,
to said county or counties. And be /
further
Resolved, That should any county
through the proper authorities there
of, fail to furnish to this department
substantial and satisfactory evidenc,
of its intention to meet the condition
o. the state road department witt
reference to such apportionments OF
or before the meeting of this depart
ment to be held in January, 1920. sucl
failure shall be considered a non
acceptance of the conditions containet
in the resolution making the appor
tionment of funds to assist in roaS
construction in such county.
Attest: j. p. Clarkson. Secretary O.
State Road Department.
Resolved that the sum of $3.50. .OOI
Of federal and state aid funds, or a.
much thereof as may be necessary i,
hereby apportioned to be applied t.
the cost of construction of hard sur
faced road over the route of stat,
road No. 2, in Marion county, from
the Alachua county line to the LAX.
county line. conditioned uopn Marion
county providing sufficient funds t.
complete same with a hard surfac,
mterial satisfactory to this depart
ment; all work and the expenditur,
of all funds to be under the supervis
icn and control of the state road de
partment as provided by law; and b,
it further
Resolved, That the chairman aue
the state highway engineer of thi,
department are hereby authorized t.
visit said Marion county and submit
the above resolutions to the board O.
county commissioners of said count,
and If the same is accepted they ar,
hereby authorized to carry the sam,
into effect; and be it further
Resolved, That all former resolu
tions and motions adopted by thi
department concerning this sectio,
Of said road in conflict herewith ar
hereby repealed and rescinded.
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