The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-08-07
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS.
The Board i'm Session Yesterday.
Roads and Bills the Principal In
terestins Features.

terestins Features.
The Baard If County commissioners
met yesterday at 10rS0 o'clOek, a. m., in
the court house. Hon. W. II. Cook,
chairman Of the board, called the meet
ing to order. AMI there were present
Hons. Peter Munroe, W. :. Evans. and
-oon after the session opened Hon. A. L.
Barker came in. Also present. VIM. r.
Forward. clerk If the bnari.
Minutes of the previous meeting were
read and, on motion, adopted.
UNFINISHED n SINESs.
The cha.l man ,aiie,i tor the unfinished
business before the meeting, and the
clerk read the Petition of q. l.. Whip
and others for certain road in district
y TN motion of Mr.. Evans, the Isti-
ton went over To the September meet
ing II th. board.
The road recently opened from Mill
Creek, range -. to San Mateo. WAS De,
clarsd public road.
A petition was granted for road lead.
ing from Bostwick. via the Mrs Toliay
place, To the 81. Johns river.
r-tition Of T.. McBeth and others ia
Road district No. :. praying for public
ROAD in that district, WAS read aud lanI
over.
The petition 81 ". H. White and 9th
ers, relative to changing certain boun'
dairy lines in district No. rs, WAS pre-,
scented by Attorney Irving Gillis, AN,
laid over 10 September meeting.
Petition for road in district No. 0 from
last meeting Of board, there being no re-
port of commissioners appointed, thu
matter was laid over to September meet
my.
There being no report from the com
missioners for public Rad from Orang,
Spring bridge to Johnson Station. the
matter WAS laid over for the considsra
ton of September meeting.
There l@ing no report on the change oi
Mt. Royal AMI Como road, in district
M. 10, the matter was passed aud vii
l@ considered ut next meeting Of the
board.
In the matter of the petition of =. A
Garrison ard others in regard II III,
change Of the line of the road lea,iinI
from Palatta To Browns Landing, tn,
petitioners we've represented by judy,
VIM. Thompson. This change il askr,
for in consequence OF tho track q tn
jacksonville. Tampa AMI Key West rail
road having been laid M AZ to Obstr,lc
the original road. The changes pro
posed Ii" in the newly Incorporated towI
Of Palatka Heights. and the entire mat
ter wa, referred To tho municipal office
Of that town. the board declaring that j
had M jurisdiction in tho matter
TiE FISH LAW.
Publication Of the fish law WAS ac
crpted after the reading Of tho publish
er's affidavit, and the law, M laid dow
in McClellan's Digest. pages 40 and Is!
inclusive. embracing all Of sections Nos
% to 30, inclusive.
REPORT on COMMITTEES.
Commissioner Evans reported for TN
committee composed Of himself an,
Commissioner Cook. appointed at las
meeting to secure an expert accountan
to make examination " books nm,
vouchers Of the officers Of the county
The committee having performed tn
duty assigned them, by securing tn
services II Mr.. J. &. l.arimier. vt u Sal
ary Of one hundred dollars per month
he to have an assistant at n salary q
sixty dollars per month. Tho lnvestlga
ton, said commissioner Evans, was Il
this time being made. The report Of tn
committee was accepted ami the CON
mittre discharged.
Commissioner Barker stated that !,
had seen tho commissioners Of Mario
county and had informed them Of tn
completion and acceptance of the briLg
across Orange creek, On line Of the tw
counties, AMI that that body would TAX
immediate action in the matter.
The petition Of Marcus Loeb for u
crnse to sell liquors, wines and beer vi
presented. The petition was found res
nlar and the license granted.
COMM, NlCArloNs.
A petition signed by 4. Rumley Al.
others. asking for a public road frol
keuka IT, gainesville road, distance ,
three. righths of n,ile, WAS read. III
petition took the usual course, and wi
be acted upon ut the next meeting Of Il
board. +. Rumlcy, J. II. Moore AMI
Ball, were made a hoard of road con-
missionrrs in the matter.
Henry Hutchinson sent communc
ton In the hazard rrsigning his positiC
ns IA road commissioner IN district No.
lie recommended the appointment
Al, r. y t.nutinr 4, iii tLo xuranc,