The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1920-02-27
BoARp or COUNTY COMMISSION.
ERs CALL BOND ELECTION
FOR GOOD ROADS
Ooala. Fla, Feb. "a, 1920.

! Ocala, Fla, Feb. "a, 1920.
| The Board OF County Commission
ers met persuant to call of the chair
man with commissioners Rogers, Mef
lfert, Hutchins, Talton and Davis pres
emit.
The chairman stated that the pur
pose of this meeting was to confer
with the good roads advisory com
mittee, and Mr.. T. T. Munroe, the
chairman Of said committee being re
ported sick. Mr.. A. G. Blowers, a mem
Der of said committee, with other cit
zens called and presented the recon-
mendation of said committee con-
corning the calling Of bond election
and discussed same.
The. board desiring, Il possible, that
Marion county receive the benefit 81
the $250,000.OO on the Dixie Highway
from the Alachua county line TO the
Lake county line and 100000 on
state road No. from Levy county
line to Citrus county line, through the
western portion of Marion county, of
fered by the state provided it is sup
plemented by county funds, and that
said above roads be constructed IN.
der specifications of, and all funds
to be handled under the supervision
of the State Road Department.
Mr.. J. A. Talton, member of said
board, introduced the following res
olution and moved its adoption:
Whereas, The Board of County Com
missioners of Marion county, Florida.
deem it expedient and to the best in.
terest of said county to Issue the
county bonds of Marion county, Flor.
ida, for the purpose OF constructing
paved, macadamized or other hard
surfaced highways.
Now, Therefore, Be it Resolved that
this board does hereby determine by
this resolution to be entered in the
minutes of said board, that the
amount Of bonds required for the pur-
pose above mentioned is the sum of
five hundred sixty thousand $780,.
10000 dollars; that the rate of inter.
est to be paid thereon is five per
centum per annum from the date Of
said bonds, payable semi-annually, the
first interest payment being due six
months after the date of said bonds;
that the said bonds shall be dated
July 1st, 1920, and be in the demon
nation of one thousand dollars each,
and shall become due and payble as
follows:
40 of said bonds shall be due and
payable five years from their date.
200 of said bonds shall be due and
payable ten years from their date.
220 of said bonds shall be due and
payable fifteen years from their date.
Mr.. ]. w. Davis, a member OF said
board thereupon seconded the motion
to adopt said resolution, which mo.
ton was unanimously carried, and
said resolution declared duly adopted
Thereupon. J. A. Talton, member
of said board, introduced the. follow
ing resolution which was unanimously
adopted:
Resolved that an election be and
the same is hereby ordered held n
Marion county, Florida, at which the
question shall be submitted to the
legal voters of said county whether
or not the bonds described in the fore
going resolution of this board this day
adopted shall be issued that the 10th
day of April, 1920, is hereby desig
mated as the day for the holding u
said election, which shall be held al
the several voting places in said
county, where the last general cleo
ton was held, and
Resolved, Further, that not less
than four weeks notice of said cleo
ton be published in the several news
papers of said county, in the manner
prescribed by law.
There being no further business the
board adjourned.
O. S. ROGERS, Chairman.
Attest: p. H. Nugent, Clerk, by I
ID. Lancaster, Jr, Deputy.
The / ,ard referred the matter OF re
pairs to court house roof to commits
sioner Meffert.