The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-10-02
THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS.


Inc board OF county SOIumisSiOuciS
met at the court house yesterday morn
ing, at 8 o'clock. Chairman w. Fl. Cook,
A. L. Barker, John Harvey and Peter
/ Monroe, Commissioners, and VIM. r.
Forward and Deputy Sheriff B. F. Lassi-
ter, being present. Mr.. d. l.. Morgan,
the new Commissioner, was also present
| for little while, but as his commission
had not arrived, he took no part in the
proceedings of the board.
| After the reading and approval of the
minutes, the rules were suspended, and
| the application of L. III. Braddock for
license to sell whisky at Crescent City,
was taken up, and, as it was found to be
correct as required by law, the prayer f
the petitioners was granted.
| UNFINISHED BUSINESS.
/, Under the head of unfinished business
the road petitions signed by o. S. Whip
and others, Jas. S. Brown and others.
W. III. Mann and others, and George III.
Lee and others, were laid over for future
action.
| Commissioner Barker. who was ap-
pointed at last meeting to look into the
matter of the bridge at Munroe's mill,
| presented the report Of the road commits
sioners of that district recommending the
construction of a new bridge. The re-
| port was recommitted, and full particu-
| lars asked for.
| Commissioner Monroe reported that he
had purchased ten new mattresses for
use in the Jail, at Sc each, from NJ. E.
Post, that being the most reasonable
bid received for furnishing the same.
NEW BUSINESS.
A communication was received from
Mr.. Jno. B. Fred, asking if liens or other
claims would hold good against the
| amount due him on the jail. He will be
informed that the matter stands just as
| lie left it, and that the balance of the
money due on the Jail can not be paid
| until the grand jury accepts the Jail
building,
A communication was received from
the road commissioners of the Interla-
chen precinct, stating that the roads had
teen worked once, and would be put in
good condition again, and asked for sign
boards and mile posts, and the bridge
across Deep creek be repaired. The COM
munication was referred back to the road
commissioners with power to act, provi-
ded the improvements could be made
without expense to the county treasury.
A petition was received from c. A.
Cowgirl, Thos. Bowling and others, ask
ing for new road to Pattersonville,
station on the st. Augustine & Palatka
railway. II. Bowen, j. B. Hazel and
John Usina were appointed commission
ers to survey and lay out the same.
A communication was received from
Mrs. E. p. folly, asking that no pub
lie road be granted through her lands,
situated near the j., T. & X. w. rail-
way. The matter was laid over.
TREAsURER-s REPORT.
County Treasurer S. J. Kennerly sub
mitted his report for September, a re-
capituiation of which shows:
Warrants paid. .............$ oil ~
| County taxes proper. on hand. ,440 10
Building tax on hand. . 1855 %
Special building tax. 1865 so
Bridge tax 295 4S
Total county funds on hand,
October /. 1856: s7,ss7 IS
Captain VIM. Ii. Husson, of the Gem
City Guards, was present, and made ap-
plication fol an armory for his company,
| and suggested that one CT the rooms in
the new building of the Florida Southern
roll xx-nrll Ia S,,it oh
and that it could be had for $25 per
month. The matter was laid over SUBJ
jsct to call.
THE ASSESSORS BOOKS.
Tax Assessor Boyd having completed
his books, the Board took recess ana
assembled as Board of Equalization.
The books show that the personal prop
erty OF the county has been assessed at
1896 $40, and the real estate at So, $780,
900, making the total assessment Of the
county property foot up the handsome
sum of 81. 046, AGO, an increase of about
S400, 900 over last year.
But few people were present to protest
against their assessment. Messrs. l.. c.
and j. NJ. Parsons, r. F. Pouley and
-Ino. Il. Cole asked for a reduction of
their assessments, but as the Board and
the Assessor were sati SIZED that the assess
ments were in proportion to other prop
erty of the county, the reductions asked
were refused.
A. l.. and Byron Chatfield, who own
/ Ass acres Of land, assessed at $500,
We're granted a reduction of 81 900,
making the assessed value of the prop
erty now $3.50.
Mr.. :. J. Kennerly, president of the
Putnam House company, asked that the
assessment on the Putnam House of
$50, 900 be reduced to $40 600, which,
after a thorough discussion, was granted.
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