The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1921-01-19
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
Ocala, Fla, Jan. 4th, 1921.


The board of county commissioners
convened with Commissioners E. B.
Weathers, G. A. Waters, r. L. Cly-
burn, R. B. Meffert and J. A. Taltol,
present.
Upon motion duly seconded and car
ried, Mr.. R. B. Meffert was elected
chairman.
Bond of J. T. Smith as constable for
district No. Z, with J. w. Morrison and
G. T. Liddon as sureties was approved.
Bond of w. o. Perkins as deputy
sheriff, with A. T. Thomas and W. R.
Pedrick as sureties was approved.
Bond of Edwin Ford for license to
carry pistol was approved.
Esther Timmons, being reported
dead, was ordered stricken from the
pauper list.
The tax collector was instructed to
accept taxes of J. ]. Edwards for 1920
levy on real estate and to report his
personal assessment and poll tax on
list of errors as party has no personal
property in the county.
Mr.. A. J. Stephens appeared and
requested county aid for Mary john
son.
Bond of D. B. Mathews as constable
for district No. 81 with III. Gatrell and
L. B. Osteen as sureties, approved.
Bond of VIM. c. Mead, as notary
public, with American Surety Co., was
approved.
| The tax assessor was instructed to
send out tax returns to each taxpayer
in the county in preparation of the
1921 assessment.
A committee from the Rotary Clui
called and requested that immediate
repairs be made to the Dixie highway
south of Belleview in this county.
Mr.. w. d. Carn called in regard Il
road scrip issued in November 1919
and was referred to Mr.. E. w. Jones
Mr.. W. L. Colbert requested thai
the book machine in the tax collector!
Office be repaired, and upon motion
it was so ordered.
Bond of j. R. Proctor as road over
. seer, with A d. Mitchell and Fl. e
Croft as sureties was accepted ant
approved.
Bond of L. J. Knight as notary pub
lie with Edward Tucker and Pau
Simmons was approved.
In accordance with Chapter No
1884, the board allowed deputies il
county offices as follows:
! Sheriff: One deputy at salary o
$500 per month and reasonable travel
ing expenses.
Tax collector: One deputy at salar,
of $125 per month.
Tax assessor: One deputy at salar,
not exceeding 800.
Clerk of the court: One deputy q
salary s125 per month; one deputy a
salary 800 per month; one persol
as extra help that may be required a
not exceeding s4 per day
The board recommended to tn
iIOHlpLIOllSI IildL hS dlOW MI. % Il
Christian to redeem lots II and 1S o
MitchelPs revised addition to Ocal
at face of certificates and omitte
years taxes without interest.
The board recommended to tn
comptroller that he allow Mr.. S. s
Savage Jr. to redeem southwest quar-
ter of block l Bline's subdivisioo O
northeast quarter of northwest quar-
ter, sec 10 tp 16 %, at face Of eel
tificate and omitted years taxes with
q out interest.
The board discussed with the cler
the proposition of his duties and CON
i pensation for same. The clerk outline
d the duties and requirements, stain
o that in his opinion s75 per month g
: Ielerk to the board and county auditc
d and $50 per month for the work
e connection with the financial stats
ment is just and reasonable comper
sation and that contingent upon tn
e acceptance of his services as aboy
r set forth, he would do the work in cor
n pection with the depository aceoun
d the former work of the county trea.
lurer, at $50 per month. The aboy