County Commissioners }
Court Alachua County } Gainesville July
6th A.D. 1857, at a
regular Meeting of the Board of County Commissioners
present Cornelius Rain, J.M. Sparkman and
Andrew Robb President of the Board, their
being a quorum present the court proceeded
to bussiness. Order N. 1. John E. Thompson
is hereby appointed a road Commissioner on
the road leading from Moses Ramsey's
to Fort Harlee in place of William May, who
declined to act he being appointed on another
road - 2 ordered that the old Court house
with the land belonging to the same
in the Town of Newnansville ^ be sold at publick
out cry in front of the Court house in the
Town of Gainesville on the first monday in
terms at sale
the month of October next 3 ordered that
the report made by C. Rain and Andrew Robb in
relation to the magistrates districts in this county
be approved and accepted by this board,
and further ordered that same be recorded 4. Ordered
that James B. Bailey and Andrew Robb be appointed
by this board to examine the books of the Sheriff
G.B. Ellis Tax Assessor - 5 ordered that A. Robb's
Bill of seven dollars for issuing Commissions
to Captains of Patrole be paid - 6 ordered
that J.M. Sparkman, C. Rain and Andrew Robb
be paid two dollars each for this days attendance
7. ordered that Andrew Robb and Cornelius Rain
be paid two dollars each for checking off the County
into magistrates districts, their being
no further bussiness the board adjourned
to meet on the first monday in the month
of Nov'r Solomon Warren Ju'r was appointed
a Road Commissioner on the Tampa bay & Newnansville
Road in the place of Thadeus Warren
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