The Ocala banner., 1922-06-09
PROCEEDINGS OF THE COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS

May 25th. 1922.
Pursuant to adjournment, the board
of county commissioners met at its
Office in the Marion county court
house, in Ocala, Florida, there being
present Commissioners Meffert. Tai
ton, Weathers and Clyburn.
The county bond trustees being rep
resented by Messrs. L. K. Edwards aud
John H. Taylor
Mr.. John H. Taylor stated that he.
in company with the chairman of the
board had gone to Tallahassee and
that they had talked with Messrs.
Philips and Cooke. chairman and en-
gineer respectively, of the state road
department, and that they had con-
sented to the board constructing the
base, only, of the Dixie Highway, for
which bids have been submitted, and
recommended that in view of the
present situation that the road be so
constructed throughout the county.
same to be finished with an oil dress
ing to protect same until the state
can procure funds to put on a top sur
face of asphalt BY contracting as
above it will enable the county 10 get
the base in shorter time and re-
lease the convicts for work in the
northern end of the county. They
agreed to give camp for conyicts
to be placed on state road No. 5, as
soon Qs available and stated that the
grading would be done on said road
in the near future.
Mr. D. E. Fortin, repfese fftative
of the Barber-Fortin & Company. 6he
of the bidders for the construction of
a portion of road No. in Marion
county, was present
The suit instituted by Messrs. John
R. Martin and J. D. Robertson against
the board of county commissioners
and others, questioning the validity
of the sale of Marion county bonds.
was called TO the attention of the
board, also. the fact that notice had
been given that application would be
made on this date to the court for a
/ temporary restraining order or in
junction to prevent the awarding of
any contract for the construction of
the 10 miles of said road number two
extending from Belleview TO Lake
county line After discussion with
Mr.. Fortin he agreed on behalf Of the
Barber-Fortin d Co, that the matter
Of awarding contract so far as he and
! his company were concerned. might
be postponed until the 1st day of
June, and his company would waive
and did waive any right which 1t
might otherwise have to object to any
such delay in awarding said contract.
Upon motion duly made and second
ed and unanimously adopted 1t was
stated 20 be the sense OF the board
that no contract be awarded for The
construction of said road al this meet
ing, and tina. the matter be postponed
until June 1st. 1922, In order that the
complainant's in said suit and the
court might have an opportunity to in
vestigate the facts and take such ac-
tion as they might be advised.
The board adjourned to meet at
10 o'clock a. M, June 1st. 1922.
Attest: T. d. LANCASTER. JR..
Clerk.
r. B. MEFFERT. Chairman.
June 1st, 1922.
The board of county commissioners
met pursuant TO adjournment in their
office in the Marion county court
house, there being present Commits
sioners Meffert, Waters, Talton and
Weathers.
Fl. NJ. Hampton, presented request
dated May 25. 1922. and signed by
Bauman Construction Company, re-
questing to be allowed to amend their
original bid. which was read and or
dered fled.
After consideration of all bids SUBJ
mitted. it was moved by Commission
er Weathers and seconded by Com