The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-05-08
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS.
What They Did at Their Meeting on
Yesterday.

met yesterday At the court house,
when a full board was in ATTENDANCE.
Chairman w. III. Cook presid nc.
Under the head Of unfinished business,
several road petitions were considered
and special road commissioners up
pointed, the petition being from Como
for new road, and from In.erlachen
for a new road. and a petition wa, re-
eeiyed from Mrs. G.. +. Barton, PRAYING
that the public road running through
her lot at Drayton leland be discon,in-
ued. for the reason that the new public
road there did away with its necessity.
The ptot;on wa, granted.
The I, port of the special committee in
reference to change in the location Of
the Palatsa and Gainesville road at Me
Meekin, was received, and under sus
pension Of the rules. the change Of loca-
ton was granted. Tho change covers
only small distance. There were be,
sides several road petitions on Hhich re-
ports had not been made which were
laid over for future action.
The report Of Commissioner Monroe
favorins the granting If an appropri.
alton Of 80 to the road commissioners in
Precinct No. =, to pay for material FOR
bridge repairs, caused considerabl, dis
cussion. Mr.. Cook opposed granting the
appropriation because it would establish
adangerous precedent, and that it would
he followed by similar requests from
every Ioad commissioner in the county,
Mr.. Evans thought they should have the
appropriation, as they paid heavy taxes,
and did not receive u corresponding ben.
eft. The appropriation was refused, and
Mr.. Cook started subscription fcr the
purpose, giving u. Mr.. Barker gave g,
Clerk Forward e., and Mr. Harvey 81,
Mr.. Monroe refused to have anything
TO DO with the money Appropriation, for
the reason that il tho commissioners
were not entitled to the county fund,
they did not ask charity.
Several new petitions for new read
commissioners. that from precinct No.
being FOR the appointment OF ]. II.
Harp, A. Z. DeWolf, and II. Il. Maull
as road commissioners, and II petition
asking the appointment of W. J. Keen,
JOS. Evans, and 7. }. Ames as u special
commission to survey n new road at Pc.
mona, were granted.
! 4 bill was received from Annie Bell
for 81. for the care Of Tom Harris, tho
negro who was shot at Mason some
weeks since. was received and re-
ferred to the county judge for further
information.
! A committss from tho Board of Pub.
lie Instruction appeared before the board,
and through their chair nan, Lott Allen,
asked an appropriation from the fund.
collected for county purposes to provide
a suitable room Tor the msstings Of the
board. and office Of the superintendent
The board made the appropriation. pro
vided ii did not exceed s. per month.
Mr.. Il. II. Enos, who was employed
by the board to superintend the construc
ton OF the new jail. was present, and re.
ported the progress Of tho building,
stating that the material used and
the workmanship being done on the
building was better than that called for
in the specifications. The soft brick
used in the walls torn down had been
substituted with hard ones. md red NOR.
tar used on the walls instead Of white.
| a. agreed to By the contractors In refer
cnce TO tha. crooked wall, he stated that
! il would In rebuilt and made plumb, and
had not yet bsen offered for approval, 80
that ho had had nothing to do with
il so far lie also stated that the bad ap.
penrance OF tho outside walls was caused
by vandals. who did the mischief at
night. The building rs now standing
is incomplete and not really for in
spcction or approval except so far As the
material and workmanship * con
cerned.
So far about 50, 700 has been paid tho
contractors doing the work on the build
! ing. and ON motion the clerk was ordered
to pay the bills rs presented, when they
were pioprely certified to by Mr. Enos
The petition Of large number uf the
voters of precinct No. "A, praying that
the voting place in that precinct 10
changed from st. Johns Church to Bost.
wick. was granted, and the good people
down that way will not mix politics and
| religion un election DAYS hereafter.
Judge Wigg, chairman Of the road
commissioners of precinc. No. II, learn.
ing Of the action of the board in refer.
ence to the appropriation asked to repair
the Pencil road bridge, asked permission
to speak to the board ON the subject.
when he stated that hr simply appeared
to state that the poverty stricken citizens
oi that district did not ask tho board for
charity. but made their request because
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