The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1920-12-14
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
ocala. Fla, Dec. 7th, 1920

The board of county commissioners
convened in regular session with all
rlembers present.
/ Minutes of meetings from October
4th to November 4th. read and ap-
proved.
/ Bonds for the incoming county Of
feers were considered and fixed as
follows:
Tax collector, $4,000; clerk circuit
court, $4,000; sheriff, $4,000; county
commissioners, $1,000; members of the
beard of public instruction, $1,000;
tax assessor, $1,000; county judge,
$1,000; superintendent of public in
struction. $1,000 county surveyor,
$1,000.
H Mr.. Walter Ray appeared in regard
to assessment of lands belonging to
him.
Mr.. H. P. Griggs called and object
ed to road being granted, petitioned
flor at November meeting as an ex-
tension of the Long Lake road.
Messrs. Wilmington and Zoll called
lin regard to, road conditions in their
vicinity.
Applications were received from the
First State Bank of Mcintosh and the
Munroe & Chambliss National Bank
to be designated as county depository
for the year 1921 and upon motion
1.-THE Munroe & Chambliss National
Bank was designated as county depos-
tory for all of the funds of this
board for the year 1921 and bond fixed
at $4,000 to be increased or decreased
at the discretion of the comptroller.
Messrs. Neville and Baskin called
and presented application of Bank OF
Dunnellon to be designated as county
udepository.
Bonds were presented and approx.
ed as follows:
w. w. STRIPPING. tax collector. sure
Ity, American Surety Co., $4,000; w
4 IL. Colbert, tax assessor, surety, U. S
Fidelity & Guaranty Co., $1,000; Hen
| Try G. Shealy, superintendent of public
instruction, surety, American Suret!
| Co., $1,000; w. A. Moorhead, county
surveyor, surety, J. B. Martin and w
sIW. Clyatt. $1,000; T. D. Lancaster Jr.
EIclerk circuit court. surety, American
Surety Co., $4,000; S. C. M. Thomas
sheriff, surety, Fidelity Deposit Co.
/ of Maryland, $4,000; L. E. Futch, coun
EIty Judge, surety, National Surety Co.
El$1OOO. County commissioners: R. L
IlClyburn, surety, U. S. Fidelity ant
> Guaranty Co., $4,000; R. B. Mefert
: surety, National Surety Co., $4,000
tEdw. B. Weathers. surety, Fidelity
. Deposit Co. of Maryland. $1,000. Mem
: bers of board of public instruction
2 A. j. Stevens, surety. u. s. Fidelity
; Guaranty Co., $4,000; C. R, Veal, sure
; ty, u. S. Fidelity & Guaranty Co
. $1,000. ]. N. Simmons, as notar.
0 public, surety, American Surety Co
= $500; E. S. French, justice peace
. surety, F. F. Wendell, R. G. Belts
) Chas. A. Freeman, $500; T. J. Leitner
: constable, R. A. Baskin, D. T. Shealy
: r. B. Dlyat, $500; ]. L. Miller, con
. stable, surety, ID. E. McIver and 3
> Goldman, $500; H. R. Roddenberry
constable, surety j. A. Parker and j
F. Cocowitch, $500; J. M. Barksdale
justice peace, surety, G. w. Nevill
and ]. M. Ohmnacht; j. R. Wilder
justice peace, surety, George Pasteul
F. w. Bishop, $500; NJ. R. Wilder. jus
tice peace. surely, G. G. Goodwin, "
E. Goodwin, $500.
The proposition for assessment Q
certain lands of Mr.. Walter Ray wa
considered and on account of error
structed to accept taxes on lands a
follows: $50 a in sec 10 II r 81 a
$500; 40 in sec Is Is 20, q
$3.50; 600 in sec Is Is S r 20 q
$140O; 600 a in sec "a 16 20 a
5000; go Ga in sec % tip Is r 20 q
$500; $40 in sec tip Is 20 at $80'
Mr.. G.. A. Waters appeared in RI
gard to assessment of personal proI
erty, stating that he had made re
turn to the tax assessor and that h
assessment had not been correcte
and upon motion the board recon
mended to the tax collector that h
report taxes of Mr.. G. W. Waters
amount of $13.05 as an error, ar
that he allow Mrs. M. n. Waters
pay her personal tax, less assessmel
of one horse in amount of $50 and tn;
M he allow Mr.. G. A. Waters to pay h
MN personal tax as assessed with excel
. ton of one automobile, which valu;
81 ton is reduced to 5000.
Bid of Barnes Construction &c
submitted in accordance with advel
tisement, for the construction of az
s. proximately 440 feet Of road in Dun
Mellon special road and bridge distrit
in amount of $11,325 was opened, COZ
sidered and rejected.
Board ordered that advertisement
be made for prices on crushed lime