The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1922-06-06
SPECIAL MEETING OF THE
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS

Pursuant to adjournment, the board
OF county commissioners met at its
Office in the Marion county court
house, in Ocala, May 25, 1922, there
being present Commissioners Meffert,
Italian, Weathers and Clyburn.
The county bond trustees were
represented BY Messrs. L. K Edwards
and 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
surface of asphalt. By constructing
as above it will enable the county to
get the base on in shorter time and
release the convicts for work in the
northern end of the county. They
agreed to give camp of convicts to
be placed on state road No. 5, as soon
as available and stated that the grad
| ing would be done on said road in the
| near future.
Mr.. D. E. Fortin, a representative
of the Barber Forth Company, one of
the bidders for the construction of a
portion of road No. 2 in Marion coun-
ty, 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 tenn
lporary restraining order or injunction
to prevent the awarding of any con-
| tract for the construction of the fif-
teen miles of said road No. 2, extend
ing from Belleview to Lake county
| line. After discussion with Mr.. For
tin he agreed on behalf of the Barber
Forth Company that the matter of
awarding contract so far as he and
his company were concerned, might be
postponed until the LIST day of June,
and his company would waive and did
waive any right which it might other
wise have to object to any such delay
in awarding said contract.
Upon motion duly made and Sec
onded and unanimously adopted it
was stated to be the sense of the
board that no contract be awarded
for the construction of said road at
this meeting, and that the matter be
postponed until June 1st, 1922, in
order that the compliments in said
suit and the court might have an OPP
portunity to investigate the facts and
take such action as they might be adj
vised.
The board thereupon adjourned to
meet at 10 o'clock a. M, June 1st.
The board met June 1st, 1922, pur-
suant to adjournment in its office in
the Marion county court house, there
being present Commissioners, Meffert
Waters, Talton and Weathers.
| H. M. Hampton presented request
dated May 25th, 1922, and signed by
Bauman Construction Company, re-
questing to be allowed to amend their
original bid, which was read and or
dered filed.
After consideration of all bids sub
mitted, it was moved by Commits
sioner Waters and seconded by Com
missioner Talton, that the bid of the
Barber Forth Company, heretofore
submitted, in accordance with adver-
tisement for the construction of the
base of state road No 2, between
Belleview and the Lake county line, be
accepted. That the said Barber Forth
Company furnish to the county a
bond in an acceptable surety company
for the full amount of their bid, con-
ditioned for the faithful performance
of their contract, and that upon the
same being presented and its approval
by the chairman of this board, that
the chairman and the clerk be in
| structed to execute a contract with
said company for the work above men
toned.
The board thereupon adjourned.
R. B. Meffert, Chairman.