The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1921-09-14
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS


The board of county commissioners
met in regular session Sept. 9th, with
Commissioners R. B. Meffert, G.. A.
Waters, j. A. Talton and E. B. Wealth
ers present.
The minutes of meeting August 1st,
were read and approved.
Mr.. A. N. Brass appeared and stat
ed that he is assessed with 18 head of
cattle, three horses and 10 hogs more
than he owns.
Messrs. J. E. and Charles Turner.
representing Turner Brothers, appear
ed and requested reduction in assess
raent on cattle. presenting figures of
actual count which were in line with
their tax returns, and after consid-
feration of same, the tax assessor was
ordered to assess said cattle at 200
head.
Messrs. n. A. Fort, Tobe Fort and
| C. H. Rogers, appeared and requested
the board to authorize them to main
/ tain and operate gates on the Ocala
and Daytona road where same runs
through their pasture.
Mr.. w. e. Dodd appeared and ask
ed for the painting of the court house
dome.
Messrs. J. L. Miller, M. L. Payne
and a large committee from the Fair
field and Pennington neighborhoods
appeared and asked the board to make
some definite statement as to when
they could expect the county to start
work in their vicinity.
! Mr.. L. S. Light appeared and offer
ed a general discussion of the county's
affairs.
Mr.. D. N. Barco, with a committee
from the Marion County Board of
Trade, appeared and presented the
following petition:
1--WE the undersigned taxpayers of
Marion county, earnestly petition your
honorable body to take steps toward
the completion of the public road
leading from a point on the Romeo
ocala road to Juliette as proposed in
the bond election held in Dunnellon
sUb-school district some years ago.
We trust that you will give US this
much needed road as soon as prac-
ticable.''
After consideration of the above,
the board ordered that advertisement
be made asking for bids for compile
! ton of said road, the surface of said
road being excavated six inches deep
ard nine feet wide, and to be sur
faced with limestone or gravel eight
inches deep and nine feet wide, said
work to commence at swA of neA OF
section 35, township Is south. range
; Is east, and the bids to be submitted
per lineai mile.
Upon motion the board ordered tbs
tax assessor to assess Mr.. D. R. Ze
trouer with 159 head of cattle and 6;
sheep, said assessment being made OF
report of actual count of same.
Warrant was ordered drawn on th'
agricultural fund in amount of 500
in favor of K. C. Moore, for salary a
county demonstration agent for th'
!, month of August, 1921.
Rachel Floyd being reported dead
was ordered stricken from the paupe
list.
Petition was presented asking ap
n pointment of DIR. w. B. Livingston @
5 Kendrick, as mark and brand inspec
2 tor for district No. %, upon consid
Grafton of which DIR. Livingston wa
recommended to the governor for ap
o pointment to said position.
$ A petition was presented askin
i. that a road be granted beginning a
Y the Ocala and Morriston road, whic
e was referred to Commissioner Wealth
n ers for investigation.
II The tax collector was directed t
! allow a widows exemption to Sara
n Paige, on lots 8 and blk 10 Cline
It sub of neH of nwA of sec Is towT
ship 13 range p.
'o The list of errors, insolveneies an
# doubles for 1920 levy was presente