The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1922-08-29
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
Ocala, Fla, August z, 1922.

The board of county commission
ers met in regular session with Com
missioners Meffert, Waters, Clyburn
and Weathers present.
Minutes of July 3rd, 1922, were read
and approved.
Mr.. Walter Ray and Mr.. E. M. Os-
borne appeared and objected to the
recent raises made by the board on
their property.
Commissioner Talton met with the
board.
Mr.. J. M. Gates appeared and OBJ.
jected to tax assessment.
Mr.. Fl. L. Dickson appeared and OBJ
jected to assessment of 81. S. Gull
pepper.
The following objected to personal
tax assessment: John Gary, j. D.
Williams and w. B. Jones.
The following objected to assess
ment on real estate: C. P. Howell,
Joe Seckinger, R. L. Anderson Jr.,
representing the Mutual Mining Co.,
Mrs. Maud A. Horne, J. L. B. Hud-
gems, W. R. Pedrick, for the Spencer
Pedrick Motor Co., M. D. Watson and
w. P. Edwards.
Communications were received from
the following objecting to assess
ments: J. S. Martin. J. P. Ross for
Juniper Hunting Club, Taylor and
Lytle, Stephen Jewett, Alice B. Hope,
Ocala Mfg. Co., J. M. Hudgens, George
Buhl, Spencer-Pedrick Motor Co.
Miss Sylvester appeared and re-
quested increased pauper allowance
for Hilary Jackson, which was re
ferred to Commissioner Meffert.
Division Engineer Thrasher of tn.
state road department appeared and
stated that the entire state convict
crew would be moved to the right OF
way Of the Dixie Highway in the
north end of the county by the com.
ing week.
A committee from the Chamber oi
Commerce appeared and urged the
employment Of a county highway en-
gineer.
The tax collector was directed tt
collect the personal assessment of tn,
Wildwood Farm Co. on the cows, a!
assessed and report balance of assess
ment as an error.
Notary public bonds of Frederick r
Hooker, Edw. B. Green and Mabel A
Linton, with the American Suret,
Company were approved.
Pension application of Mrs. Louis
G. Griffin was approved.
The board adjourned to meet Aug
| 9Th. August 9Th, the board reconven
ed with Commissioners Meffert, Wa
tiers, Talton and Weathers present.
Communication of Mr.. ]. W. Davis
county superintendent of roads o
Citrus county, stating that he is re
pairing the Citrus county side of tn
| Stokes ferry road and stating that tn
| Marion county side is badly in need o
repairs was received. The board afte
consideration of the same directed tn
clerk to notify Mr.. Davis to make tn
needed repairs to the Marion count
side of the bridge and and that j
same could be made by placing stee
runners to support same, set in con
crete, that this board would pay ex
pense of same.
| Mr. F. d. Sparkman objected to Ia
assessment.
/ Mr. j. B. BURY objected to the Pre-
/ posed route of state road No. 2 i
the vicinity of Orange Lake and invii
ed the board to inspect same, whic
the board agreed to do on Monda!
August 14th.
Mr.. G. 81. Morthland, representa-
Barrett Bros, objected to tax asses:
ment.
A delegation from Eastlake was b.
fore the board and asked the count
TO bear one-half of the expense of pu
ting down a permanent road frol
said station to connect with stat
road No. 2, stating that the loc.
citizens would bear one-haf the e.
, pense of same. The matter was di
: cussed and the committee was n
structed to ascertain the cost of a
or 1S-foot improved road covering tt
distance of the slope of the hill at sai
place and to report same to the boar
!. Mr.. George MacKay appeared al
> requested that the road between Bell
:, view and Ocala be repaired, reportiI
same in very bad condition. III
chairman stated that on account
the city streets In Ocala being IN Il
course of construction that it is III
. possible to move a truck over same