The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-12-04
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS.
what was Done at the Monthly Meet
ing Yesterday.

met at the COuII-HOise StoteEudy at =
O'Clock M, Chairman ". II. Cook and
Commissioners A. l.. Barker, John Har-
vey, ID. l.. Morgan and =. j. Beach being
present, with SIR. Wm +. Forward,
Clerk
Under the head Of unfinished business,
communication was read from T. j.
Appleyard, asking for an extension Of
time for the completion Of thu Arintiug
of the report of the expert examiner
until the 20th Of December. which time.
on motion, vas granted him.
The Commissioners appointed To lay
ont the roads from ManUvllIe - Coles
Plantation, and from Mlnnviil- 10 Inter
lAchen, nsde tneir reports, which, ua1er
the rules. were laid over.
Tn- petition from Precinct No. 3. pray
Ing that the voting place Of that precinct
he moved TO In.rriachen was read. and
the prayer Of the petitioners granted.
JOAN i. Hazel aud ". Il. Bowers.
special commissioners appointed u lay
out the road from the -. Augustine and
Palatka Railway to the river, made their
report. which was laid over. under the
rules.
Under the head Of new business, a pc
titiOn was read from ;he citizens of Sat
suna, asking the Board To recommend
Nr. Z l.. C4rdcll 10 the Governor for
appointment tu the office of Justice OF
the Peace for that precinct, which on
motion was done.
The people of Pomona letitioncd fJi "a
new road, and III. \. Fisk and Geo =.
Ludlow were appointed commissions t.
survey aud lay out tEe same.
I'm alternative Wit Of nandamns.
served on the members from the Circuit
Court. 40 the instance of Mr.. F. A. Car
rison, requiring the Board to appear ~
Gainesville before Judge King, on tie
18th Of December, TO show causr Al,
they had not removed the ob-tru,t'rrs
placed iu ia. H-,y.'- Lt7'r- r,aI 81.
the J., 4. * IL ". Railway, rrrno,,E.
was read, ard The matter referred to
Judge Wigg, the attorney or the Board.
who will appear and argue the case on
the date named.
Chairman W. ii. Cock offered the fol
lowing preamble and resolutions. in re
spect TO the memory Of Hon. Peter Nun
roe, whose death recently occurred.
Wien thew were unanimously adontsd
and ordered spread upon the minutes:
whereas, IL has pleased God. in His
infinite wisdom. 10 remove from cur
midst cur late friend and member, Peter
Nuuroe; and
Whereas, l. IL bat lust that fitting
recognition Of his many virtues should
he had; therefore b, it
4 solved, BY the Board of Clunry
Commissioners, that while We bow viii,
humt'" submission to the viii Of the
Most Il 'Eh, wr 10 not the less regret the
loss - one who was in every way wrr-
thy OF our respect and esteem.
beso!Vs", That in the death of Peter
Munroe, this Board has lost member
who was prompt and faithful in the dis
charge of every duty, n friend and com
Panion VINO was dear to Us all, citizen
Whose upright and noble life was stan.
dard worthy of emulation.
Resolved, That the heartfelt svvlDa-
nathes OF this Board bn extended To- his
family IN their atilcJIOu
Resolved, That these resolutions he
spread upon tn" records Of this Board
and "a copy thereof Ua transmitted To the
family ut the deceased.
y J..
ton. contractor and sub-contractor for
the new jIiI. appeared before the Board
and asked for the remaining twenty per
c'7t. due them fer the ilil There has
been some trouble between these rarties
in regard 10 this settlement. and rs n re
suit q lien has hgep placed un the iail
building. The Commissioners agreed
tttE mat q.
would ~ytt'v their differences among
themseIv,s. pay all outstanding bills and
lift the lien from the building. and
Clerk Forward was authoriz q 10 settle
with them ~ that basis.
Comm missioner Harvey reported Sims
creek bridge completed. and Commits
sinnrr Barker made u similar report in
regard % the bridge at Murroe.s mill.
Th- clerk was authorized q issue war
.auts. S"S flr the first and sos for the
second uam,d for the payment OF the
work, cr the contractors filing the prorer
bonds.
TaN Assessor Boyd presented his
books. when general discussion arose
in regard to levyiug an additional half
mil tax fer school purposes as recon-.
mended by the late grand jury. After
looking ai the matter in all its bearings.
the Board decided that the school board
had been given ali and more than they
had asked FOR and accepted the books as
presented. without making the addi
tional levy.
The petition Of Douglass & Sackett.
ct Crescent City, for permit 10 take
out license for the sale Of liquors. wines
anu beer. was presented. and the prayer
Of the petitioners lrantcd.
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