The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1921-01-06
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS


The board of couny commissioners
convened in adjourned session with
Commissioners o. II. Rogers, j. A.
Talton and j. w. Davis present.
+ The board called in its attorney and
discussed the proposition of advertis-
ing for sale of the bonds voted at the
the recent bond election.
Commissioner Hutchins met with
the board.
Bond of J. A Talton as county
commissioner in amount of $1,000
with the u. s. Fidelity and Guaranty
Co., was approved
Bond of Mrs. Cora 2. Smith as no
tary public is amount of $500 with
y. l. Smith and S. T. Sistrunk as
sureties and bond of j. w. Payne as
justice of peace, in amount of $500
with Stewart Rapey and A. C. White
as sureties, were approved.
Bids on work and material for the
Dunnellon special road and bridge
district, submitted in accordance with
advertisement were received from the
following: w. o. Brewer. Thomas
BROS, Lake Weir Washed Sand Co.
Bid of w. o. Brewer for spreading
material in accordance with specifica-
tions at s2.75 per ton was, upon mo-
ton, accepted, and contract for same
was executed in duplicate.
Bid of the Lake Weir Washed Sand
Co. for furnishing 20 cars. more or
less, of lime rock at Cocowitch wood
spur, at So per ton delivered, was
upon motion accepted.
The other bid was rejected.
Bid of Needham Bros. for furnish
ing 16 street lighting posts for 1884,
said bid submitted in accordance with
advertisement, was upon motion ac-
cepted.
Petition was presented bearing six
signatures asking county aid for H.
J. Brock.
The board ordered that the follow
ing advertisement be run in the two
local papers in accordance with law,
and in the Manufacturers Record.
(See advertisement elsewhere).
Mr.. ]. A. Talton, a member of the
beard, introduced the following reso-
luton, which was unanimously adopt
ed.
Whereas, by an election held in
Marion county, Florida, on April 20
1920, an issue of five hundred and
sixty thousand dollars of the bonds OF
said county was authorized for the
purpose of constructing a paved
,macadamized, or other hard surface
highways in said county; and,
Whereas, this board is seeking bids
for the purchase of said bonds anC
has ordered the levy of tax on the
property of the said county for the
purpose of paying the interest anC
principal of said bonds; now. there
fore, be it
Resolved that by virtue of the Law
Of Florida, j. G. Baskin, John H. Tay
lor and j. M. Meffert, resident free
holders of said county, be and they
tare hereby appointed a financial com
niittee of three persons, to be STYLED
trustees of county bonds of said coun
ty, and that upon the filing and ap
prevail of the bonds of said trustees
said persons be vested with all of tn,
rights, powers and authority of trus
tees of county bonds under the law.
of this state.
Be it further resolved that each o.
said trustees shall give bond running
to the chairman of the board of coun
Ity commissioners of said county ant
his successors in Office, with two o.
more personal sureties. or one o.
more surety companies authorized t,
do business in this state, satisfactor.
to said board, in the sum of fit,
Thousand (S5O,00O) dollars, condition
ed that the said trustee shall faith
fully discharge the trust confided =
him and pay over and duly accoun
for all such sums of money as ma.
come into his hands by virtue of sue
trust.
The board thereupon adjourned +
meet January Bird. 1921.
o. Fl. Rogers, Chairman.
Attest: P. H. Nugent, Clerk. by 7
ID. Lancaster Jr., ID. c.