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

{ lion OF Drainage SIfuCIQTeS on the
fifteen miles of road No. 2, extending
from Belleview south 20 the Marion
county line; and,
Whereas, the said state road de-
partment is unable on account of lack
of funds to let said contract; and,
Whereas, it Is to the interest of
Marion county, that said structures
be Immediately built; now therefore be
it
Resolved, If the state road depart
ment win enter into contract, in the
usual form, with the successful bid
der for the construction of said drain
age structures, the county viii pay
the state road department any mon
eys falling due to the contractor I'M
der said contract.
Bills in amount of $2209.I1 and
S1110.46, listed and approved by the
state road department, for work on
the Dixie Highway, were presentde to
the board, which were approved and
ordered sent to the bond trustees of
the county for payment
/ Oath of freeholders heretofore APP
pointed, Messrs. S. j. McCully, w. B.
Rawls and T. NJ. Phillips, was receiv-
/ ed and filed and report of said COM
mittee was received and the board or
dered that the report be returned to
! the committee in order that they may
recommend the proper route for road
as required by statute.
i Bill of d. F. Thomas, engineer, In
amount of $125 incurred in connection
with specification on road from Dun
! mellon to the Levy county line In the
district was approved and ordered sent
to the trustees of said district for
payment.
| Petition was received requesting a
pauper allowance for Sam F. Prevatt
and wife and upon motion they were
ordered placed on the pauper list at
$40 per month.
| Request for pauper allowance for
William Duckett was received and re-
ferred to Commissioner Talton for in
vestigation.
Petition was received requesting a
raod commencing at the center of sec
ton ID, township Is south, range 20
east, and was referred to Commission
er Weathers for investigation.
Upon motion it was ordered that
warrant on the outstanding indebted
ness fund be drawn in favor of the
/ Munroe & Chambliss National Bank
in amount of $195 to retire coupon
No. Ii. on general fund validated war
rant No. p, and coupons No. Is on
validated road fund warrants Nos. 50,
81, So, &c, 81 and 68.
Upon motion K. G. Moore was or
dered placed on the regular pay roll
as county demonstration at a salary
lOf 5000 per month.
Communication was received from
the Barrett Company in regard to
cto 70 rood No NTH
t"B."
The board thereupon adjourned to
met July 9th.
| The board reconvened July 9Th with
jall members present.
Mr.. John FL. Taylor appeared in re-
gard to the steel railway bridge at
Shapes ferry.
| Mr.. w. w. Clyatt appeared in re-
gard to taxes.
A delegation from the Martin
neighborhood appeared in regard to
the condition of the mail route in their
section.
Mr.. Fate Miller requested reduction
in assessment.
The chairman asked to be excused
and upon motion Commissioners
Weathers was elected as temporary
chairman.
Mr.. B. A.. Weathers appeared in the
interest of assessment of the ii. b
Masters Co.. and Mr.. J. M. Douglas
in the interest of assessment of or
ange grove at Lake Weir.
A. Kataba requested reduction IL
assessment.
Mr.. w. R. Brown called the boards
attention to road conditions IN the
vicinity of Mcintosh.
1 Tho cb cd fr
report to the board each month
showing the number of persons IL
. jail on the first of the month, the
: number committed and the number
remaining at the end of the month
said list to include the name of eacf
. prisoner, together with reason for an!
prisoner remaining in jail over thu
period of one week.
: Upon motion it was ordered tina
transfers be made as follows:
General Fund: $3.50 from widows
: pension account, SO Otto sheriff fol
general court work and $50 to contin
igencies account
} Road Fund: 500 from tools ant
, machinery, >cost and repairs, $500 from
paid to county commissioners for roat
. INSPECTION, $3.50 from contingencies
account; $3.50 to paid for free labol
other than guards, 500 for feeding
: and care of convicts and 5000 to pa!
of convict guards.
The clerk was directed to write tn
! comptroller and request that he ap
prove such transfers.
The following bonds as notary pub
Ilic were approved: Anne Howell
> Florence C. Smith, A. c. Jackson ant
; S. 7. Sistrunk, with the America
: Surety Company as surety.
, Bond of j. N. Simmons as membel
4 of the school board from district No
3 and of A. ]. Stephens as supervisor
e of registration with the Fidelity q
| Deposit Company of Maryland a
: Maryland as surety were approved
e The following estimates of expense
2 for the fiscal wear 1922-1923 Wer
made and ordered published:
Estimate of expenses. GENERAl
4 FUND, Marion county, for the yea
:. ending September 30th. 1923:
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