The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1922-07-12
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
Ocala, Fla, July 3, 1922

OcaIas L La, July ., 1SAS.
The board of county commissioners
met IN regular session with Commls-
sioners Meffert, Waters, Clyburn and
/ Weathers present.
! A committee OF citizens from the
Romeo precinct appeared and discuss
ed with the board the matter of estab-
fishing the right of way OF state road
No. 5 through this county permanent
ly, on the original line, and objected
to same being located on any other
route.
Miss Webster. district home demon
stration agent, appeared and discuss
ed the different phases CT the work of
a local agent and requested that the
board place one in Marion county Tor
the coming year.
/ Mr.. r. +. Livingston appeared and
objected to personal assessment for
1921 levy as he was absent from the
county at the time for which the as
sessment was made.
Mr.. j. S. Williams complained of
personal assessment.
Commissioner TaIton met with the
board.
Minutes of June 9th were read and
Improved.
Mrs Matte Jones of Belleview ap-
lpeared and objected to assessment of
lher land.
MIR. A. C. Cobb appeared and dis
lcussed with the board the matter of
advertising the county.
Mr.. w. l.. Colbert, tax assessor, ap-
ipeared and rendered the tax assess
ment rolls for 1922 levy, which Were
accepted by the board, as a board of
; equaiizers, for examination and the
Equalization of assessments.
The board thereupon adjourned I'M
It'll July 7th, at 10 o'clock a. m.
The board reconvened July 7th with
Commissioners Meffert, Weathers,
Clyburn and Waters present.
Messrs. S. B. Brooks and S. R. Roe
appeared in the interest of a petition
for hard road before the board.
. Commissioner Talton met with the
board.
Mr.. S. j. McCully presented to the
; board resignation as county agricul-
. tural and horticultural enumeration
which was accepted.
Mr.. w. G. Black complained of road
conditions in his vicinity, which were
referred to Commissioner Clyburn.
The board ordered that time war
rant in amount of $10,480.69, dated
January 4th, 1922, and due this date
be certified to the county depository
for payment from the road fund, ano
that warrant on the outstanding in.
debtedness fund be drawn in favor Oh
said institution in amount of $314.4 AZ
to pay interest on same.
communication was received from
the White company in regard to the
purchase of truck and after consid
: Grafton the board decided that same
{ could not be bought at this time.
Upon motion it was ordered thai
the tax collector allow Mr.. II. B. Noel
and Mr.. Clifton Williamson to pa,
their personal taxes less the assess
ment OF an automobile, which is as
! sessed to each.
3 Messrs. E. w. Rush and S. FL
/ Galtskill complained of road condi
/ tons In the vicinity of Mcintosh.
On motion of Commissioner Talton
, seconded by Commissioner Weather.
and unanimously adopted, it was or
; dered that Marion county pay thu
freight on rock required for road con
struction, under contract with tn,
5 Barber-Fortin Company, also dennur
: rage on cars, and deduct the amour
of any such freight or demurrag,
from payments coming due to Barber
Forth Company under its said con
tract, In accordance with letter O.
Barber-Fortin Co. to the board O.
date June %, 1922
Report of state auditor covering tn
recent audit of the county officers, wa
presented to the board, read and or
dered filed.
: Bill of Mr.. F. P. Herr was referre,
n to the county attorney.
J. The following petition was received
Whereas, 1t has been rumored an,
reported that 1t is proposed to surve,
, and build that part of state road Nc
i D, extending from the Levy count,
line on the north, at the northeas
n corner of the northeast quarter O
: 1-15-18, southwark along the A. C..
: right OF way, or parallel Herewith, t
JuIiette, thence to Dunnellon; and,
s Whereas, it has been generally un
: derstood and conceded IN this com
munity that this road would be bull
on the survey of the Dunnellon sub
e road district, between Dunnellon an
!, the Levy county line on the north.
A We the undersigned citizens, voter
and freeholders OF the Romeo votin
I district do hereby protest against sal
y road being built along the A. c. L. {
d K. as above described, and woul
q pray tndt yOuI DOON 10 d
IN its power to stay such procedur
and to locate said road on the Dun
4 Mellon sub-district survey. which
: one mile west of the A. C. L. right @
way, where it will be the creates
benefit to the citizens of this vicinity
being route Laid out along the bes
and most fertile lands in this section
while the route along the A. C. L. raj
road, as you no doubt know, extend
along a stretch of poorer soil and
more remote from the fertile farmin
q section of this vicinity. Said petio
Bearing twenty three signatures.
Il Request was received from tn
e bond trustees of the Dunnellon specis
y road and bridge district requestin
that levy of 10 mills be made on til
- property in said district fer the 1872
, assessment.
% The following petition was receives
: We the undersigned citizens an
property owners of Marion count.