County Commissioners Court } Gainesville
Alachua County		   }      November 14th 1859
	At a meeting of the board of county 
Commissioners Present C. Rain, J.M. Sparkman 
Wm Strickland Mathew Hinson & E.H. Jordan 
President of the board
1st Ordered that the Treasurers books and A/c 
be examined by the Judge of probate and if 
found to be correct, to be approved &c
2    Ordered that Proposals be rec'd by the Court 
at their next meeting for building a bridge 
over the  Pararie Creek on the new road leading 
from Gainesville to Palatka, said bridge not 
to exceed in price for building Two hundred 
dollars
3    Ordered that the Account of Henry Fewell 
amounting to six dollars for repairs of 
the Jail in Alachua County be paid
4     Ordered that the Account of J.H. Roper for 
schooling Children (viz) L.J. Lavender, A.S. 
Orhts and S.A. Lavender Amt forty dollars 
and fifty Cents be paid
5     Ordered that the Account of      Morgan 
for carrying Election returns from Wacassa Amt 
Four dollars & fifty Cents be paid, also 
the Account of Wiley Hicks for carrying 
the Election returns from Waldo to Gainesville 
Amt One dollar & Sixty Cents be paid, 
also the Account of A.W. Hinson for 
carrying Election returns from Orange Creek 
to Gainesville Amt One dollar & Eighty Cents 
be paid Also the Account of James B. 
Colding for Carrying Election returns from 
Fort Walker to Gainesville Amt One dollar and 
Sixty cents be paid
6     Ordered that the Road through Mitcheal Kirklands 
land be turned to run around his fence, and 
that the said Kirkland Cut said new Road 
and put the same in as good Condition 
as said Old Road