The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1883-03-06

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In lisa, MI420A acr; the anounts received - thess
nd i 1888 Al Al eai s. ssi s. s
sold ffon Sis 10 ~ pr Williams Sxann and Corey
resolved ssI4ss = .lss pr aers Tor
aers and The Tropical Florida Railroad 47ss under
January eth 1855
The received for these lands $ss
the prices obtained were from tl-25 to 81 per
SEMINARY.
During the two years-IssI and 1851 these lands
isssos sold Tor $27slss bringing from $l25
81 per acre
Fifteen counties show that beer
redeemed during 1872 under Chapter 3 Laws OF Forida
The State tax including Of SALE the count,
We nd after close examination OF the books, &c. Of
Office the work generally very neatly and correctly performed
few clerical in addition, and few mistakes
small amounts between the receipts and stubs Thus Cert6
1865. stub ]T040, receipt $10Sl, N06S9 .
certificate $II6O receipt blank fecet not absolutely nee
essay, the lands granted railroads under charter
stubs lO73O and I03l for 45594s and 4s72 acres
cep attached The stub again Of certificate
$4307 receipt for $870; certificate IL 1888 different
certificate IL 1885, $e242 receipt $s245 certificate 475
OF Land be returned the Board In the
improvement
$,95l39 received In examination make $494l39.
These remarks embrace of the principal features
the examination and respectfully submitted t the Assem-
bly,.
During labos of examination and calculation
with for few days 90 in ALI young assist
finding gain from him anticipated concluded
do the entire work ourselves for which respectfully
the approval of the Assembly
The difference in certificate l0927 explained page IFS
report Of Treasurer of l. Fund
Very respectfully,
CHAs DELAso. Chairman.
j. A. ROBINSON
]. j. HARRIS.
Mr. Cobb made the following report
ASSEMBLY HALL, Tallahassee, Fla. March 2 1888.
Hos. CHAk DouoHERTY,
Speaker of the Assembly:
STR-Your Committee whom committed the exam
naton Of the books of the Commissioner Lands
migration beg leave report that they have attended
duty and have verified the report presented of the different de
paments. by detailed examination of every transaction
money lands We find under swamp proper there
disposed of in 1884, 9Ol acres 1882 1885,
lab or this amount find Sidney l. Wales the
State Land Agent at Washington received 2907973
for services and Williams Swami and Corey 1856 49OO
for services selecting lands under their
Trustees May 10th, 1873 or the swamp land Indemnity
tcates received acres sold We find
Of these sold for 60 cents and the
ing 1881 for about 81 per Included in
Wales $50 500203 ofhese indemnity
certificates assigned him for adjusting indemnity claims The
various railroad companies received Of swamp lands 10 1881
and 1892 We find Of entries cancelled
and under Chapter 1924 Laws Of Florida $9s69 which
$2S306 the balances per nsament land sold
prior 1871 Included in the gross sales of swamp lands
666 00462 sold Hamilton Disston, 09533
we're decided from Board of Internal Improvement
The total amounts received from the sale OF these
lands for the years 1881 and 1882 10 $s5,70o71 from this
amount S. J. WALES receipts show si8,33O85, and Williams
Swami and Corey $4O49l for their with the Board
Of Trustees of May TO- ls7s and renewed in 1876.
IMPROVEMENT.
In 1881 there sold of these lands 17643 acres
in 1882 242O4 acres the amounts received we're in 1881
$25 to 500 per Williams, Swami and Coey received
36I466 per services selecting lands
The Pcnnsuar Railroad received COL acres and the Trop
cal Railroad 1886 under act of January g. 1855
SCHOOL AND SEMINARY.
In 1881, 15,23256-0O sold and in 1884, &c.
6305l00 acres for $685. IT only l93s02 100
These lands both School and Seminary brought from $25
81 per acre
Fifteen counties show of their lands redeemed
1882 under Chapter Laws of Florida The State
including expenses Of sae So 43337 county 7O69
county school, $75227 general school, $l4O.57.
In the March report 1882 Of Internal improvement lands
footings make 94l39 We find few slight clerical
but nothing worthy Of remark With these exceptions
the most perfect system in the Office the clerical work the
books neatly and correctly performed.
Your committee find that all of the contracts made with the
agents State Of Florida regarding the selection
made the Board Of Trustees Of Internal Improvement
during the administration Of Governor Drew The continue
ton termination of said contracts within the province
the Board to be exercised at their discretion.
Your committee unable find the record arrange
entered into with the respective railroads. who
grantees ofpubc lands subject to the liens existing the time
said grants made whereby said grants should constitute
their share of the en either in money or by reservation
lands Your committee being of the opinion that
large Of four million Of land should be lost
the Of its citizens We recommend the passage Of
readust land grants and in the Of the failure
the become law your committee do recommend that
the Legislature by resolution nstructng the Board of ntena
Improvement withhold from the grantees such
land viii equal the amount Of lien by which the grantees