The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1922-05-26
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
Ocala. Fla. Nav 2. 1922.


Of Marion county met in regular ses-
sion, with Commissioners Meffert,
Waters, Weathers and Clyburn pres
ent. Minutes of April 4th and 18th
were read and approved. Commission
er Talton met with the board.
The board adjourned to view the
road situation in the Jones neighbor-
hood The board re-convened and
having viewed the road situation in
the vicinity of Mr.. Jones, ordered that
the clerk send to Mr.. Joe Potter no
tive to remove his fence from the CEN
ter Of the road in that vicinity.
Mr.. Peter Durisoe and Mr.. Miller
called in regard to road conditions.
Mr.. C. J = Rast called in regard to
roads and bridges in the neighborhood
of Orange Springs and invited the
members of the board to be present
at a picnic to be given at Orange
Springs May 25th, at which would be
present members of the board from
Putnam county, stating that it would
be an occasion for the members of
both boards to get together and dis
cuss the conditions concerning roads
and bridges in which both are inter-
ested.
Confederate pension claim of Mr..
Thos. A. Austin was approved.
The following notary public bonds
were approved: G. N. Looney with
J. H. Therrell and Roger Dodd as
sureties; Dixonia M. Roberts, Roger
Dodd and K. L. Smith, each with the
American Surety Company for surety.
The clerk announced to the board
that he had received from the state
road department at Tallahassee a
form of notice and directions for ad-
vertising same and that he had in
serted same in the local papers in ac-
cordance with said notice.
Copy of communication from H. M.
Hampton addressed to the bond trus-
tees and filed with the clerk was pre-
scented to the board and ordered filed.
Bids submitted in accordance with
advertisement for stumping of road
in sub-road district No. 1 was receiv-
ed from Mr.. c. J. Rast in amount of
$275, which was read, considered and
rejected by the board.
Commissioner Weathers introduced
the following resolution:
Whereas, 1t appears to be doubtful
that the gasoline tax law is valid, anc
that said tax is fair and just, and that
it is of vital Importance that the
: present road contracts of the state
highway department be completed anc
! fore be it
"That if the said law is really in
valid, that it be declared the sense o
> this board that the governor shout,
call special session of the legisla
ture for the purpose of re-enactin.
said law in valid form, and the gov
ernor is respectfully requested to cal
such session for said purpose"
Said motion being seconded b
Commissioner Waters, was carried.
The board approved bills submit
: ted by the road department is amour
S of $1677.82 for maintenance of crew:
: etc; pay rolls in amount of S156.8S
E. L. Ray for automobile hire flo
S19.25 and the Star Publishing O.
N for So and 81, and ordered that sam
y be sent to the trustees of the count
/ for payment.
r The board directed that road tim
IS warrant dated Nov. 8, 1921, in amour
- OF $1,000, be certified to the count
/ depository for payment from the roa
fund, and that warrant on the ou
standing Indebtedness fund be issue
Is in favor of the Munroe & Chamblis
IS Bank in amount of 500 to pay inte1
4. est on same.
'r 1t was ordered that outstanding il
lie debtedness warrant be drawn in fave
Is Munroe & Chambliss Bank in amour
he OF $3O82.5O to retire validated coupe
road fund warrants Nos. %, 45 ar
46, together with past due interest c
is same.
Is The board revised the registratie
If books and ordered the followir
y names stricken therefrom and tn;
n same be advertised in accordance wit
g law. (See ADVERTISEMENT.
The board then appointed inspe
tors and clerks to serve at the pr
E. mary election to be held on June ct
n 1922, as follows: (See advertisement
S. The board appointed the chairma
Id the county attorney and the clerk
is committee to execute all matters al
. things that are required to be done
nrenaratinn for the urinary electif