The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1922-06-24
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
Ocala, Fla, June 9Th, 1922.


The board of county commissioners
of Marion county met in regular ses-
sion with Commissioners Mefert, ely {:
burn and Weathers present. The min
utes of May End, 18th, 18th and June
1st were read and approved. Commits
sioners Waters and Talton met with
the board.
Mr.. Joe Potter called in regard to
the boards previous order to remove
Constructions from road in his vicin-
ity, and presented Mr.. W. A. Moor
head in behalf of his representations,
and letter from Mr.. Geo. W. Scoield
pertaining to the matter was read.
! The chairman announced that he
had approved bond of the Barber
Forth Co. in amount of S164, 089.98,
with the Fidelity & Deposit Co., of
Maryland, as sureties, conditioned for
the faithful performance of their con-
tract.
/ W. L. Colbert, tax assessor, appear
ed and stated to the board that it /
would be impossible for him to tender |
The assessment rolls for 1922 to the |
board at this time, and upon his re- /
quest the board extended the time for
presenting same until the meeting in
July.
Mr.. E. c. Bennett called and re-
quested the payment of $1,000 to the
fair association, to be used for prem
Iiums. =
S. C. NJ. Thomas, sheriff of Marion
, county, appeared before the board
: with his attorney and presented to
| the board his feed bill for prisoners
5 for May, aggregating S325.65, and re-
. quested the board to pay the same out
of the fine and forfeiture fund. This
Y bill was audited and found correct, but
the board thereupon voted not to pay
the same because all of the appropria
tion provided in the budget of Oct. LIST,
1921 to Sept. Both, 1922, had been ex-
6 pended and paid out. Payment there
fore for this reason was refused.
The tax collector was directed to al
low B. B. Fletcher to pay his personal
taxes on assessment of $130 and to al
low N. A. Russell to pay his personal
taxes on valuation of $500, it being
shown to the board that the assess
:. ments of the above parties as they
t now stand were made through error.
The tax collector was directed to al
e low G. C. McMullen to pay his person
al taxes less the assessment of one
IS automobile, which had been shown to
have ben illegally assessed.
Communication was received from
Mr.. J. H. Bradley. regarding refund
of 7-mill illegal levy on 1920 taxes
said letter being addressed to the con,
troller and referred to the board by
Y. him. Letter was referred to W. W
STRIPPING for answer.
r. Report of committee, J. S. Tyler, c
h, NJ. Blair and Frank Wilson, recon-
mending route for road as follows
10 Begin at cor of lot in sec 14-17-23
thence run on sec line thru center
Of sec IA and continuing on center
of sec Is to the public road running
of the public road running e from
Summerfeld, which report was &C
cepted and road ordered posted fo
opening.
Communication was received from
the commissioners of Citrus county il
regard to the condition of the Dun
- Mellon bridge. Commissioner Wealth
ers reported that he had made ar
engagements for repair of said bridge
. and the Citrus county board was or
II dered notified Of this action.
-, A petition bearing thirteen sigma
-, lures was received asking for road a
> follows: Leaving the present Old
town and Fellowship road about on
quarter of a mile sout hof the ne co
of sec 22-14-20, run thence along Sc
line between 22-23-26-27 and abou
one and half miles to the Ocala an
u Blitchton road, and Messrs. S. J. Nc
on Gully, W. B. Rawls and T. M. Phillip
n were appointed as committee to viev
ne and mark out the best and most prac
teal route for same.
Upon motion of Commissioner Tai
ton, seconded by COMMISSIONS
III Weathers, it was ordered that trans
e fers be made of $500 for contingenc
to paid for free labor account in tn
road fund; that $500 be transferre
from contingency to sheriff, genera
court work in the general fund, an
that $50 be transferred from pay G
tn jurors to contingency in the fine an
VS. forfeiture fund, and directed the cler
elk to write the comptroller and reques
that he approve said transfers.
The state road department submit
to ted bills for supplies in amount c
S1241.54 and pay roll in amount {
$255.45, said expenses incurred in cor
nection with state road No. 2, whic
were ordered approved by the boar
land sent to the bond trustees of til
county for payment.
Communication from the commi!
~ sioner of agriculture concerning il