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County Commission Minutes

Gainesville Florida January 2nd 1900

Tuesday January 2nd 1900

The Board of County Commissioners met this day present TF Thomas Chairman JG Dampier DB St Clair PG Ramsey and EL Johnson

Ordered

That the minutes of the last meeting be approved without reading

Ordered   2114

That the following named paupers be paid the amount set opposite their respective names

Fannie Davis 

5.00 

CH Baker & wife 

4.00 

James White & wife 

4.00 

Geo Fennick & wife 

4.00 

Ella Brown 

3.00 

Lydia Frier 

3.00 

Mrs WA Fort 

3.00 

Lucretia Buford 

3.00 

Aine Thomas 

3.00 

Amy Canada 

3.00 

Kate Gibson 

3.00 

Mrs Jacob Brown 

3.00 

Vine Cannon 

3.00 

Frank Gaskins 

3.00 

Lenora Holder 

3.00 

Charles Jackson 

3.00 

Lavinia Paine 

3.00 

Scipio Lee 

3.00 

Alfred Hugis 

3.00 

Mary Eubanks 

3.00 

Geo Turner 

3.00 

Sarah Nero 

3.00 

Mrs MG Brown 

3.00 

Hiram Kendall 

3.00 

MJ Adkins 

3.00 

Wm J Lord 

3.00 

Amanda Leigh 

3.00 

Hannah Moody 

3.00 

Harriet Baskins 

3.00 

Mrs NP Jewett 

3.00 

Elizabeth Townsend 

3.00 

Emanuel Spann 

3.00 

Ben Franklin 

3.00 

Fred Ramsey 

3.00 

Jane Rankin 

3.00 

Arthur Riles 

3.oo 

Luke McKinney 

3.00 

Edmond Foreman 

3.00 

Geo Harrison 

3.00 

Siva Simmons 

2.00 

Elizabeth Thompson 

2.00 

Henrietta Williams 

2.00 

Abbie Bohannon 

2.00 

Charlotte Wilson 

2.00 

Lucinda Edwards 

2.00 

Annie Gooden 

2.00 

Dennis Willis 

2.00 

Chas Walker 

2.00 

January Page 

2.00 

Sarah Long 

2.00 

Martha Jenkins 

2.00 

Rachel Williams 

2.00 

Boliver Small 

2.00 

Mary E Bivens 

2.00 

Chas Hennis 

2.00 

Julia A Nelson 

2.00 

Elizabeth Griffin 

2.00 

Frances Dorsey 

2.00 

Eliza Manley 

2.00 

Daniel Holly 

2.00 

Christina Sapp 

2.00 

Jacob Kirkland 

2.00 

Pleasant Minns 

2.00 

John Wiley 

2.00 

Mary Griner 

2.00 

W Hisler 

2.00 

Mrs LA Parkerson 

2.00 

Isham Massey 

2.00 

Isaac Evans 

2.00 

Hannah Williams 

2.00 

Jeff Brooks 

2.00 

Ordered   2115

That the Twice a week Sun a newspaper published at Gainesville Florida be and the same is hereby designated as the newspaper in which to publish the tax sales of Alachua County for the year 1900

Ordered   2116

Resolved That we the Board of County Commissioners hereby Elect Judge Horatio Davis as Atty for the Board at a salary of one Hundred Dollars per year to be paid quarter

Ordered   2117

That the Bonds of John E. Wells and Geo B Cellon as Notaries Public for the State of Florida at Large be approved

Ordered   2118

That the Clerk of this Board do draw a warrant payable to TF Thomas in the sum of $177.00 One Hundred and seventy Seven dollars the same being for freight on Slate for covering the roof of the Court House 

177.00

Ordered   2119

That whereas DC Strickland Pink Strickland and Oscar Gamage having complied with Chapter 4147 Sec 1 law of Fla that they each be allowed to carry & own a repeating rifle

Ordered   2120

That the Bill of JM rivers for one hundred five dollars against the County of Alachua be and the same is hereby refused for the reason that he ceased to be prosecuting Attorney when the County Court was abolished to wit on the first day of November 1899

Ordered   2121

That the salary of GJ Guthrie as Guard at the County Jail be raised to Twenty dollars per month 

20.00

Ordered   2122

That the salary of August Wenske janitor at Court House be raised to Thirty Dollars per month

30.00

Ordered   2123

That JH Vidal be paid for Broom K oil & can &c Six & 95/100 Dollars

6.95

Ordered   2124

That GS Merchant be paid soap at Jail Three 65/100 Dollars

3.65

Ordered   2125

That LW Fennell Sheriff be paid for horse hire & Guard for Deputies at Fall term of the Circuit Court Fifty Dollars 

50.00

Ordered   2126

That LW Fennell Sheriff be paid for Executing Venires and 11 days attendance on Fall Term Circuit Court Sixty one 50 /100 Dollars

61.50

Ordered   2127

That LW Fennell Sheriff be paid for summoning witnesses before Grand Jury Fall Term Circuit Court Eighty five & 20/100 Dollars

85.20

Ordered   2128

That LW Fennell Sheriff be paid for Board for Jury and Bailiff in case State vs Sherman Henry Fall Term Circuit Court Twenty Six Dollars 

26.00

Ordered   2129

That LW Fennell Sheriff be paid for services in case of James Gooden Lunatic Three & 55/100 Dollars

3.55

Ordered   2130

That GM Weinges be paid as Court Bailiff Fall Term Circuit Court Eleven day @ 1.25 per day Thirteen & 75/100 Dollars

13.75

Ordered   2131

That JR Tompkins be paid for burial WR Elliott Five Dollars

5.00

Ordered   2132

That Z.T. Taylor Jr be paid for ten days Bailiff for Pettit Jury Twelve & 50/100 Dollars

12.50

Ordered   2133

That JRW Grissom be paid for services as Bailiff of Grand Jury Fall Term of the Circuit Court Eleven & 25/100 Dollars

11.25

Ordered   2134

That JH Jarvis be paid for Sanitary work at Jail for December Eight Dollars 

8.00

Ordered   2135

That Dr E. Lartigue be paid for Professional Services at Jail for December Twenty Dollars

20.00

Ordered   2136

That CR Layton be paid as stenographer in case of State vs Sherman

Henry & C Eleven 50/100

11.50

Ordered   2137

That HH McCreary be paid for Pub Collectors Reports Dec Six Dollars

6.00

Ordered   2138

That Chas Scarratt be paid for Blankets Five & 50/100 Dollars

5.00

Ordered   2139

That HG Mason be paid for Committee Inq Lunacy of Jim Goodwin Six Dollars

6.00

Ordered   2140

That Thomas & Co be paid for Mattresses & C & C Seventeen 20/100 Dollars

17.20

Ordered   2141

That Mrs E. Robertson be for List Copied & C Two & 80/100 Dollars 

2.80

Ordered   2142

That HC Cato be paid for wood furnished CH & Jail 4 1/2 Cords Eleven 25/100 Dollars

11.25

Ordered   2143

That HC Cato Collector be paid for Postal Cards & C for Office expenses Twenty one Dollars

21.00

Ordered   2144

That the H & WB Drew Co be paid for Eyelets & Tape Two & 67/100 Dollars

2.67

     2145

Ordered That HC Denton Clerk be paid for recording minutes & C Fall Term Circuit Court Sixty Seven & 58/100 Dollars

67.58

Ordered   2146

That HC Denton Clerk be paid for postage for December Four & 75/100 Dollars

4.75

Ordered   2147

That JM Barnett JP be paid as coroner Inq Henry Scurry Three Dollars

3.00

Ordered   2147

That JM Barnett JP be paid as witness & Jury fees Inquest of Henry Scurry Five & 60/100 Dollars

5.60

Ordered   2147

That AA McRae be paid for services as constable at Inquest of Henry  Scurry Two & 50/100

2.50

Ordered   2148

That SR Clark be paid as Constable at Inquest Joe Thomas Three Dollars 

3.00

Ordered   2148

That WA Sheffield JP be paid for services as coroner at Inquest Joe Thomas Three Dollars

3.00

Ordered   2148

That WA Sheffield be paid as witness & Jury fees Inquest of Joe Thomas Seven Dollars 

 7.00

Ordered   2149

That JD Leitner JP be paid as Coroner Inquest Charlie Roberts Three Dollars

3.00

Ordered   2149

That JD Leitner JP be paid as Jury & witness fees Inq Charley Roberts

Six & 60/100 Dollars

6.60

Ordered   2149

That WB Adkins be paid as Constable Inquest Charlie Roberts

Three Dollars

3.00

Ordered   2150

That WB Adkins be paid as Constable Inquest Millard Jones Three Dollars 

3.00

Ordered   2150

That JD Leitner JP be paid as Coroner Inq Millard Jones Three Dollars

3.00

Ordered   2150

That JD Leitner JP be paid as witness & Jury fees Inquest Millard Jones Five & 20/100 Dollars 

5.20

Ordered   2151

That AW Taylor be paid for services laying out Road and for hire of help in same Thirty Two Dollars

32.00

Ordered   2152

That JG Dampier be paid for services on Roads & Bridge & C Six 50/100 Dollars 

6.50

Ordered   2153

That WE Waits be paid for services as Road overseer for December 1899  the sum of Thirty two 55/100 Dollars 

32.55

Ordered   2154

That Stokes & Mathews be paid for feed for Co Team Five 42/100 Dollars 

5.42

Ordered   2155

That E Baird and Co be paid for Plow Beam & C Four & 95/100 Dollars

4.95

Ordered   2156

That TM Griffin be paid for building 2 bridges Two & 50/100 Dollars

2.50

Ordered   2157

That JR Feaster be paid for lumber & work on Road Two 50/100 Dollars

2.50

Ordered   2158

That EL Johnson be paid for services 3 days on Roads and for having log cut from Road Six & 25/100 Dollars

 6.25

Ordered   2159

That One Hundred and fifty dollars be appropriated and Paid to EL Johnson for road hands for the month of January

150.00

Ordered   2160

That HC Denton be paid Forty Dollars as Auditor for December 1899

40.00

Ordered   2161

That RB Peeler County Treasurer be paid as Commissions on Receipts and disbursements for December 1899 Twenty three & 06/100 Dollars 

23.06

Ordered   2162

That LW Fennell Sheriff be paid for feeding County prisoners for the month of December Two hundred and Twenty nine & 30/100 Dollars

229.30

Ordered   2163

That the following named persons be paid the amount set opposite their respective names as fees in Criminal cases HC Denton Clerk Thirty & 24/100 Dollars

LW Fennell Shff Two Hundred Seven & 68/100 Dollars 

HG Mason County Judge Sixteen & 68/100 Dollars  

GM Colman JP Twenty five & 60/100 Dollars 

Tim Bailey JP Twenty & 04/100 Dollars 

Arch Avriett Const Eight & 20/100 Dollars 

John Holt Constable Fifteen & 20/100 Dollars 

FM Hester JP Seven & 90/100 Dollars 

FS Curl Constable Six & 30/100 Dollars 

JP Fry Const Four & 90/100 Dollars 

RA Lamb Const Two & 25/100 Dollars 

30.24

207.68

16.68

25.60

20.04

8.20

15.20

7.90

6.30

4.90

 2.25

Ordered   2164

That the following named persons now Drawing State pensions in Alachua County be published to wit. Julia Ann Hall, Jacob Link, Mary E Caldwell Wm T Richardson John Bates Marion D Midford SH Weinges TJ Jackson Eli Hardee Bennefeild Turner J. Griffin, Mrs Jane Waits

Ordered   2165

That the following named three hundred persons be and are hereby selected by the Board of County Commissioners of Alachua County Florida to serve as Jurors for the year 1900

Crown JS Jr 

Chesnut W.T 

Densler M.A 

Draeger W.H 

Daughtrey AL 

Hally JH 

Main MJ 

McDonald CW 

Ramsey F.M 

Smith Geo E 

Venable M 

Bennett CS 

Doke T.A 

Irwin Frank D 

Hamilton W.J Jr 

Halwell RL 

Kincaid T.M 

McQueen C.V. 

Pukitt TR 

Rowland DG 

Stroble WW 

Vidal LA 

Williams JR 

White JG 

Avera Alex 

Avera WW 

Alsop Jos 

Blake JH 

Bunch JF 

Broome Geo K 

Benson NE 

Branford WM 

Baird E.J. 

Colclough C.A. 

Carrall T.A. 

Cushman AM 

Cannon O.P. 

Colclough W.G. 

Cannon EE 

Cone T.J. 

Denby T 

Davis W.P. 

Denby W.J. 

Dorsey W.S. 

Denby F.R. 

Daughtrey WM 

Endel Marcus 

Ellis T.B. 

Endel Jake M 

Ellis Geo. R 

Eddins JR 

Ellis W.B 

Flewellen JR 

Fagan EK 

Hall RW 

Hampton BF 

Hyde YW 

Hill W.L 

Jarris JH 

Jordan B.F. 

Johnston C.E. 

Jackson AL 

Livingston RB 

Lynch LC 

Means LE 

Miller Philip 

McClellan Robt 

McCormack W.J 

McArthur A.J. 

McKinstry JA 

McDonald JB 

Phifer HL 

Perry Geo W. 

Pedrick CC 

Phifer JA 

Robertson DA 

Richards B.P. 

Smith CM 

Seigler WL 

Sanders MB 

Swearengen T.J 

Stringfellow RL 

Taylor W.B 

Thomas S.J 

Vidal JH 

Wilson W.N. 

Waugh JE 

Warner F.D. 

Wittstock AE 

Fennel John 

Bauknight ME 

Bauknight SE 

Birch WM 

Barron JF 

Benjamin SH 

Chrisman CH 

Carter JW 

Crosby JA 

Croxton James 

Chitty SR 

Chitty HM 

Drake Frank 

Emmerson AH 

Emmerson JA 

Johnson Waterman 

Merry CN 

Mathews BF 

McCradie James 

Shittleworth WP 

Simonton JA 

Smith WC 

Shiretzki MB 

Slappy EE 

Thrasher JE 

Turner W.S. 

Ward M.J. 

Watkins JD 

Turner JM 

Johnson JH 

Johnson T.A 

Paulling FF 

Gamage O 

Tuten JK 

Bauknight CW 

Wood CD 

Fleming JT 

Gibbons YH 

Jackson WL 

Hodgson RB 

Durin A.T. 

Tyson J.O 

Martin RM 

Morrison CJ 

Moore W.S. 

McIntosh DC 

McRae TJ 

Rodgers Newton 

Stringfellow RH 

Sanders Z.M 

Stock PF 

Waits BW 

Webb AL 

Worley WH 

Hawthorn ET 

Adkins Charly 

Bryant D.M 

Davis G.W. 

Holden T.C 

McKay HH 

Hayman SC 

Crosby WJ 

Crosby George 

Coleman Frank 

Hayman JN 

Cassells RF 

Sikes SS 

Rae W.B 

Caldwell JD 

Graddick W.D. 

Hanes JC 

Johnson BC 

Kayton WH 

Lewis T.B. 

Moran HM 

McRae AL 

Stephens Amos 

Stokes EE 

Westguard RH 

Bukham B.T. 

Phifer W.B 

Holder James 

Dickinson W.D 

Feaster J.R. 

Feaster A.J. 

Finklea E.T 

Collins J.T 

Rosborough EK 

Mansfield JF 

Boulware W.P. 

Hall LH 

Brown WC 

Adams William 

Thomas SD 

Thomas Baled 

Price J.T 

Barry WF 

Vaughn Addison 

Dunigan WA 

Goodwin EB 

Futch W.D 

Rivers EW 

Clayton CC 

Roberts WH 

Gramling GE 

Newberry J.C 

Philpot RC 

Dobbs T.J 

Strickland WA 

Strickland JAJ 

Dampier W.C. 

Hawkins EA 

Hague JC 

Hague WC 

Goalsby A 

Smith CL 

Parker Walter 

Kellison TS 

Neal CC 

Desha G.M 

Seigler WD 

McKinney CM 

Burkes GH 

Williams Hugh 

Thigpen C.L. 

Strickland JL 

Morris George 

Burnett S.T 

Cellon FE 

Cason JH 

Crews Moultrie 

Edwards WJT 

Ellis WH 

Haynesworth JE 

Harris JW 

Holder W.D. 

Stokes JT 

Malphurs NW 

Chesser Jehue 

Bennett TR 

Dell F.B 

Vaughn John 

Rawls JG 

Shaw JM 

Thomas F.P. 

Stephens CW 

Cato TH 

McFadden JD 

Williams CA 

Fowler Thomas 

Campbell WM 

Thomas WM 

Vaughn D.J. 

Bradshaw W.C 

Dupuis JS 

Akins FM 

Bryant T.C 

Brooker HB 

Gay LB 

Jamison JL 

Moore WR 

Martin YAC 

Milton T.H 

Roberts YW 

Slaughter MH 

Slaughter GC 

Waters JH 

Rogers Thos 

Thomas A.B. 

Buch CA 

Colson AE 

Griffin JT 

Hines Wesley 

Hooper TC 

Polk SS 

Polk DW 

Videon WG 

Hines Pearson 

Moore CF 

Osteen Shade 

Osteen JH 

Sikes S.J. 

Townsend Wash 

Townsend JL 

Thomas ED 

Weeks BD 

Ward J.W. 

Blitch JC 

Curry JL 

Colson CW 

Doke CC 

Everett JM 

Everett GW 

Gay WH 

Griffin TM 

Gay SG 

Hagan TG 

Jones WH 

Mathews WJ 

Moore JJ 

Mikell JS 

Miller DP 

Owens HM 

Rucker BF 

Richardson WG 

Read EL 

Roberts DF 

Sanders Jno H. 

Sanchez Fernando 

Martin JH 

 


Done in open session on the 2nd day of January 1900

TF Thomas

Chairman Bd Co Commissioners

Alachua County Florida

Filed January 2nd 1900, Recorded January 2nd 1900

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