The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1919-10-21
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
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where the lats general election was
held; and,
Resolved, further, That not less
than four weeks notice of said cleo |
ton shall be published in the manner
prescribed by law, and that the reso-
luton determining the amount and
rate of interest of said bonds and the
time when the principal and interest
thereof shall become due and payable,
be also published in the several news
papers of the county as directed by
statute"
In accordance with the above reso-
luton, the following notice was order
Ell published:
Notice of Election
Notice is hereby given that in pur-
suance of a resolution adopted by the
| board of county commissioners of
Marion county, Florida. at their meet
| ing this day held, there will be held
| in Marion county, Florida. on the End
day of December. 1919. an election to
determine whether or not county
! bonds of Marion county, Florida, in
| the amount of one million, five hun
dred thousand Isl ,5O0,00O) dollars,
shall be issued for the purpose of the
construction of paved. macadamized
OF other hard surfaced highways in
said county; which bonds shall be
dated January 1st. 1920; shall bear
five per cent per annum interest from
their date, interest payable semi
annually; that the said bonds shall
be of the denomination of one thou
sand dollars each and become due
and payable-as follows:
375 of said bonds shall be due and
payable ten years from their date;
375 of said bonds shall be due and
payable fifteen years from their date;
and
$50 of said bonds shall be due anC
payable twenty years from theil
date, according to the terms of the
resolution aforesaid.
Dated October 14th. 1919.
Board of County Commissioners o.
Marion County, Florida, by o. Fl
Rogers, Chairman.
Attest: p H. Nugent, Clerk.
Mr.. w. D. earn, member of tn
said board, thereupon introduced tn
J following motion, which was adopted
Whereas, An election has beel
called by this board to determin
) whether or not bonds shall be ISSUES
, by the county for the purpose o
> building paved highways herein; and
: "Whereas, The voters at said cleo
> ton and the people generally vii
: desire to have definite information a
. to the location, number and characte
. OF roads which this board propose
. shall be built with the proceeds of sal
. bonds, if issued; and,
= Whereas, Said board in consults
0 ton with certain representative cit
= zens of the county, with the advic
. and assistance of Gail Barnard, stat
= highway engineer, have laid out
. proposed system of good roads fC
. this county which it is the preser
. sense of hits board should be col
. structed with the proceeds of sue
. bonds; and,
Whereas Said board with the a.
. slstance of said citizens and engine'
. have also prepared estimates of tt
= cost of said proposed roads; nO'
q therefore, be it
" of this board, in the event the issl
- of bonds is authorized by the resu
um of said election. that the roads her
81 inbefore described be built and tn
" the cost of same shall not exceed Il
81 amount realized from the sale of sa
bonds.
Resolved further, That it is t
sense of this board that all prop
safeguards should be taken to see tn
the proceeds of said bonds, if issue
II are properly expended and that t
roads above mentioned are construC
Ii ed in the most scientific and substa
tial manner, and that in the eve
such bond issue is authorized by t
= election to be hereafter held, that
competent engineer be engaged
this board to act for and on beh:
of the county as supervising engine
on the work of such road constrI
ton, said engineer to give a go
and sufficient bond in an amount hel
after to be determined by this boa
to secure the faithful performar
o. his duties as such supervising {
gineer, and no bill for labor or N
terial used in such work to be ord
ed paid by said board except with I
approval of said engineer; and,
Resolved further. That it is I
sense of this board that in the eve
such bond issue is authorized that I
following named persons be appoint
by this board as bond trustees
said county, namely: L. w. Duval,
X. Edwards and j. T. Rawls.
"Resolved, That the follow
named citizens of Marion county
and they are hereby appointed an
vlsory committee to assist this DO;
in the solution of any questions VIII
may arise in the future relative to
proposed Marion county good TO
system: T. T. Munroe, charm
Nathan Mayo, A. C. Blowers, C.
Vaughn, ]. K. Christian and G.
Neville"
Notary bonds of L. E. Futch
Fred Smith were approved.
The clerk presented TO the boar
statement of the county finances
the six months ending Sept. 80, 1!
which was examined by the board.
ES proved, signed and acknowledged
due form and ordered sent to