The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1920-02-25
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
Another Bond Election Ordered, TO be
Held on the 10th of April

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The board of county commissioners
met Feb. 20, pursuant to call OF the
chairman, with Commissioners ROg-
ers, Meffert, Hutchins, TaltOn and
Davis present.
The chairman stated that the pur-
pose Of this meeting was to confer
with the good roads advisory commit
tee, and Mr. I. I. Munroe. chairman
OF said committee being reported sick,
Mr.. A. c. Blowers, a member Of said
committee, with other citizens called
and presented the recommendation of
said committee concerning the calling
OF bond election and discussed same.
The board desiring, if possible, that
Marion county receive the benefit of
the S250,00O on the Dixie Highway
from the AlachUa county line to the
Lake county line and $4,000 on state
aid road No ; from the Levy county
hre to tn Citrus county line, through
the west, m portion of Marion county,
offered ~ the state provided il is
suppleme lted by county funds, and
that saiu above roads be constructed
under spy cifications Of, and all funds
to be hanlled under the supervision of
the state road department.
Mr.. }. \. Talton, member of said
board. il. reduced the following reso-
luton aIlI moved its adoption:
Whereas, the board Of county com
missione: of Marion county, Florida,
deem it pedieut to the best interest
Of said county to issue the county
bonds of Marion county, Florida. for
the purE,se of constructing paved,
macadamzed or other hard surfaced
highways, now. therefore, be it
Resolved, that this board does here
by determine by this resolution to be
entered in the minutes of said board,
that the amounts of bonds required for
the purpose above mentioned is the
sum of five hundred sixty thousand
$3.50, ,OOO) dollars; that the rate of
interest 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 lst, 1920. and be in the denomi-
nation of one thousand dollars each
and shall become due and payable as
| follows:
14O of said bonds shall be due and
payable five years from their date;
200 of said bonds shall be due anG
| payable ten years from their date;
220 of said bonds shall be due anC
payable fifteen years from their date
Mr.. J. w. Davis, member of sale
board, seconded the motion to adopt
said resolution, which motion was
unanimously carried, and said resolu
tior declared duly adopted.
Thereupon J. A. Talton, d member
of said board, introduced the follow
ing resolution, which was unanimous
ly adopted
Resolved, that an election be and tht
same is hereby ordered held in Mar
ion county, Florida, at which th'
question shall be submitted to th'
legal voters of said county whether o.
not the bonds described in the forego
iEg resolution of this board this da.
adopted shall be issued; that the 20Ui
day of April. 1920, is hereby designat
ed as the day for the holding Of saiC
election, which shall be held at tn
several voting places in said count.
where the last general election wa
held; and,
|. Resolved, further. that not les
than foul weeks notice Of said elec
tiCn be published in the several news
papers o. said county, in the manne
prescribed by law.
The board referred the matter 0
repairs Co court house roof to Com
missioner Meffert.
There being no further business tn
boald adjourned.
o. H. Rogers, Chairman.
, Attest: P. H. Nugent, Clerk, by l
D. Lancaster Jr., Deputy.