The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1921-10-21
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
Ocala, Fla, October 3.

Ocala, Fla, October 8.
The board of county commissioners
met in regular session with Commits
sioners G. A. Waters, E. B. Wealth
ers and R. B. Meffert present.
The minutes of the board of Sept.
9Th were read and ordered amended
as to the name of road upon which
request to maintain gates was made,
being amended to read the Ocala and
Juniper road. The minutes with the
above exception were approved.
Request to operate gates on the
Ocala and Juniper road having been
heretofore made, the board after con-
sideration, upon motion of Commits
sioner Waters, seconded by Commits
sioner Weathers. and carried, grant
ed to Messrs. N. A. Fort, R. C. Fort
and c. H. Rogers for the department
Of agriculture, the right to maintain
and operate swing gates over and
across the Ocala and Juniper road at
places as follows: First, on the south
line of neA of neA of sec %, approx
imately 100 feet W from the Sc cor of
said section; second, on the line of
the swA of neA of sec "A, approx
mately 600 feet from the sw cor of
said section, both locations in twp
Is "a e.
Mrs. Mary Wingate was ordered
stricken from the pauper list.
Commissioner Clyburn met with
the board.
w. L. Colbert. tax assessor, appear
ed and presented TO the board the tax
assessment rolls for levy 1921, to-
gether with two copies of same,
which were examined by. the board
ard found to be correct, and the board
endorsed upon said rolls certificate
to that effect The tax assessor then
issued and annexed to said roll war
rant directed to the tax collector in
words and figures as follows:
To w. W. STRIPPING, Tax Collector
of the County of Marion: You are
hereby commanded to collect out of
the real estate and personal property,
ard from each of the persons and cor
porations named in the annexed roll,
the taxes set down in each roll oppo-
site each name, corporation or parcel
of land therein described, and in case
the taxes so imposed are not paid at
the time prescribed by law, you are
to collect the same by levy and sale
of the goods and chattels, lands and
tenements so assessed, or of the per-
son or corporation so taxed; and all
sums collected for the state taxes you
are to pay to the state treasurer at
such time and place as may be requir-
ed by law, and at the same time you
are to pay to the legally qualified de-
pository all sums collected for county
taxes, district school taxes and other
special taxes; and you are further re-
quired to make all collections on or
before the first Monday in April; and
on or before the first Monday in July
you will make a final report to and
settlement with the comptroller and
county commissioners.
Given under my hand and seal this
the 3rd day of October, in the year
A D. 1921. w. L. Colbert,
Assessor of Taxes, Marion County.
J. H. Lanier called and discussed
road conditions.
Warrant was ordered drawn on the
general fund in amount of $1,000 IN
favor of w L. Colbert, tax assessor,
as payment on commissions for 1921
levy.
Geo. w. Brant Jr. was ordered
placed on the regular pay roll as
game warden at salary of $50 per
month.
The hour of o'clock p. m. having
arrived bids submitted for surfacing
road in Dunnellon special road aid
bridge district were opened. Bids
were submitted by Thomas Brothers,
L. n. Barco and J. R. Parker.
Bond of w. A. Jeffcoat as justice OF
peace of district No. 1 with Lester
Warner and Chas. Y. Miller as sure
ties was approved.
Board adjourned for the day.
The board re-convened Oct 4th
with all members present.
Mr.. j. C. Dupree called and dis
cussed road conditions.
Messrs. ]. B. George and J. F. Par
ker called in regard to road condi-
tions.
After consideration of the bids sub