The Ocala evening star., 1920-02-17
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS


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The board of county commissioners
met IN regular session with Commits
siCners Rogers Davis. futyh:rs ana
Neffert present.
The minutes for January, 1920,
were read and approved,
Commissioner Talton met with the
board.
Nj. L. H. Chazal, secretary of the
Board Of Trade. appeared and asked
that permission be granted to the
United States amy recruiting party,
rcw in the city, TO place a tent and
wal trophy exhibit Cn the court house
lawn. stating that the recruiting party
would see that 10 damage would be
done TO the lawn. The board granted
permission TO said party 20 hold their
exhibit as above stated.
Nj. j. NJ Meffejt called and pro
tested against the state crew piling
logs and brush taken from the road
right Of wav on the Dixie highway on
his land. Interfering with the cultiva-
ton of crops.
A delegation Of property owners Of
the Dnnnellon special road end bridge
district called and discussed the pro-
jecj Of working the roads in said dis
tEict, starting near Juiiette junction
and running III a uoytheasterly dirac-
ton toward St. Johns chuTch. The
board decided to have said road sur
vey1d, preparatory to asking for bids,
s:.:@,c5patinG the expenditure Of about
&IJ.0tO Of the bond proceeds on said
project.
RI. j. L. Miller called and COM
planned Of his assessment. which mat
.or vas referred to Commissioner
Davis for investigation.
! petition, signed by sixteen names,
was prescribed - follows: We the un-
denSioned citizens and taxpayers OF
Nalicn county. Fla. and living within
the area to be benefited. hereby petl-
ton YOUR honorable body to lay out
Dad beginning at the ne cor Of seH
OF ne14 of sec %. tD 13 Z q e, run
ring thence south on the section line
tEree-Quarters Of a mile to the town
shin line to the ne cor of sec 5 tp IA +
q. thence on the line between sec
items i and Of to ii = to the ex-
isting public road from Martin to
Fairfield on the S line of sections A
and s." The following committee was
appointed to view and mark out the
best and most practicable route for
said road, namely: Messrs. H. C.
Heseman, r. R. Crang and John Reiff.
Attorney L. n. Green called and dis
cussed the prosecution of LIQUOR cases,
stating that witnesses in these cases,
on several occasions, commit perjury.
Hc was instructed to prosecute all
such cases.
John w. General of Reddick made
complaint that he is not marked on
the registration books as paid and
that the tax books show that he has
paid taxes for twenty odd years. Re-
ferred to the supervisor of ,registra-
tion.
The board having received notice
from the comptroller that the Ocala
National Bank has qualified as county
depository, the board ordered that
draft be drawn on the Munroe &
Chambliss National Bank in favor of
the Ocala National Bank in amount of
% ts4COs-O u transfer DdIdIatE VI lIIc
county funds to said depository.
Mr.. c. R. Veal appeared and asked
the board that witness certificate be
issued in his favor for one day and
mileage on account Of attendance at
spring term of the circuit court 1919,
which payment is sanctioned by the
circuit Judge, which upon motion was
ordered paid.
Tax collector was instructed to al
low j. ". Gardner to pay his taxes
less personal tax of S4.15, on account
Of double assessment.
Mrs. Wells. care Aaron Strickland.
Citra. at s. rer month, Major Osmore,
Lake Kerr. at s. per month and
Robert Tillis. care Robert Grant,
OcaIa, at So per month, were ordered
placed on the pauper list
4 petition was presented signed by
p names of citizens of precincts No.
Ii and No. y. asking for the follow
ing road: "Start at ne cor of Will
lam Fore's field. quarter-mile from
eastern boundary of sec Is tp IA p,
thence Sc across sec Is thence acress
sec Il crossing Eaton creek near the