Alachua County  Est Fla

        Commissioners Court Regular term held at Newnansville 
                                    June the 2nd A.D. 1851--- 
        Present the Hon' C F. Fitchet judge of Probate and President 
of the Board of County Commissioners, George L. Brown Samuel B. 
Colding and Elija Barrow Commissioners of the County of Alachua 
a quorum being present the Board proceeded to business --- 
         Charles L. Wilson Sheriff and Tax Assessor and Collector 
presented his tax book for examination by the Board of County 
Commissioners, it was moved and seconded that the said books be 
referred to George L. Brown one of the Commissioners for examination 
to see they all Correspond and report the same to the next meeting 
of the Board to be on Monday the 16th day of this instant --- 
       Order 2nd The matters of the roads was taken into 
consideration and the following persons were appointed by the Board 
of County Commissioners as Road Commissioners of the several Road 
Districts in said County of Alachua to Wit --- 
       It is hereby ordered that on the Belamy Road leading from 
Newnansville to the Santafee at the Natural Bridge, that Thomas 
W. Piles, Jacob G. Stroble and Philip Dell be and they are hereby 
appointed Road Commissioners on said road.  And they are 
further ordered after being qualified to meet and lay off the roads 
in their respective Districts into Road Divisions of Convenient length 
and apportion the hands liable to work on the same according to 
the Statute in such cases made and provided and to have said 
road worked on and put in good repair --- 
              Road District No. 2 
        It is hereby ordered that the road leading from Casons ford 
on the Santafee to where it intersects the Belamy road near Co'l James 
Dell's Mill, that N.A. Strobahn, John C. Richard and John B. 
Cason be and they are hereby appointed Commissioners of said road 
and also Commissioners on the road leading from John C. Richard Sen'r 
to Monte Oak Bay.  And they are further ordered that after being qualified
to meet and lay off the roads in their respective District into Road 
divisions of Convenient length and apportion the hands liable to 
work the same, According to the Statute in such cases made and 
provided and have said road worked and put in good repair --- 
         Remarks.  The County Commissioners would respectfully 
suggest that the Road Commissioners of these three roads meet in conjunction 
to apportion the hands for said roads ---