The Ocala banner., 1922-06-02
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS PRO-
CEEDINGS
Ocala, Fla, May End, 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.
Commissioner Talton met with the
board
The board adjourned to view the
road situation in the Jones neighbor-
hood.
The board re-convened, and after
having viewed the road situation in
the vicinity Of Mn Jones place, order
ed that the clerk send to Mr.. Joe Pot
ter notice to remove his fence from
the center of the road in that vicinity
Mr.. Peter Durisoe and Mr.. Miller
called in regard to road conditions.
Mr.. O.. :. Rast called IN regard to
roads and bridges in the neighbor-
hood of Orange Springs, and invited
the board of county commissioners
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 togeth-
er and discuss the conditions con-
corning roads and bridges in which
both are interested.
Confederate pension claim of Mrs.
Thos. A. Austin was approved.
The following notary public bonds
were approved: Geo. 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 sure
ty.
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
trustees and filed with the clerk, was
presented to the board and ordered
filed.
Bids submitted in accordance with
advertisement for stumping of road in
sub-road district No 1, were received
from Mr.. J. C. Rast, in amount to
$275, which were 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, and
that said tax is fair and just, and that
it is of vital Importance that the pres
ent road contracts of the state high
way department be completed and
new projects entered into; now.
therefore, be it
-%S'OAfCo, AoI IL LlAC S0lQ 1dN Is
really invalid that it be declared the
sense of this board that the gov ernor
should call special session of the
legislature for the purpose o. re-enact-
ing said law in valid form, and the
governor is respectfully requested to
call such session for said purpose;
said motion being seconded by Com
missioner Waters, was carried.
The board approved bills submit
ted by the road department in
amount of $1677,S2 for maintenance
OF crews ETC., payrolls in amount of
S156.S3, e. L. Ray for automobile for
$19.25 and the Star Publishing Co..
for $500 and $4.G9 and ordered that
same be sent to the trustees of the
county for payment.
Upon motion the board directed that
road time warrant, dated November
Sth, 1921, in amount of 100000 be
certified to the county depository for
payment from the road fund, and that
warrant on the outstanding indebted
ness fund be issued in favor of the
Munroe & Chambliss National Bank
in amount of $4,000 to pay interest
on same.
Upon motion it was ordered that
outstandig Indebtedness warrant be
drawn in favor of the Munroe &C Cham
bliss National Bank, in amount of
$S,0S2.50 to retire validated coupon
road fund warrants No. 2S,, No. As, and
No. 46 together with past due interest
on same
The board thereupon proceeded to
revise the registration books OF the
county and ordered the following
names stricken therefrom and that