The Florida star., 1900-05-25
MEETING Of THE BOARD OF TRADE
To Discuss Several Matters OF Importance
To Our Community.

speclal meeting OF the DOaru OI tFaue
was held Tuesday evening for the pur-
pose of discussing the advisability of
recommending the circulation of a pc
tition for the signatures of taxpayers in
the second road district to secure the
continuance of the new roads now in the
course of construction, and levying the
necessary tax to pay for the same. Also
to arrange for the proper celebration Of
the coming Fourth of July. Also to dis
cuss the question OF the building of a new
school house to repl2ce the one recently
destroyed by fire.
Vice President Geo. NJ. Robbins &C
cupied the chair, with J. q. Bast as sec
retary.
Members present: q. VI. Robbins, c.
ii. Walton, Il. +. Duren, f. l.. and L.
\. Brady, f. b. Wager, X. W. Rhodes,
j. NJ. Dixon, J. b. Screven and j. q.
Bast. 1t being an open meeting quite Il
number We're in attendance.
After roll call and the reading of cor
respondence by the secretary, Mr.. Rob-
bins called DR. Dixon to the chair aud
explained in detail the action necessary
To- continne the work upon the roads.
lie said that if the improvement of the
roads was To continue it must be done by
petition of the citizens of the district,
designating the special tax for the pur
pose, and not To exceed mills, and
that said petition must be published be-
fore il becomes effective. Five mills he
deemed would he sufficient To realize the
amount necessary 10 do the work, which
would make 81, 800 per year.
He said he represented a number of
property holders who were drsirOus OF
doing their part toward improving the
roads, and he believed it would meet
with general favor, rs the money al
ready expended had been to good pur-
pose.
Mr.. Robbins followed his remarks by
offering motion, which MAS seconded
by r. L. Brady, that the hoard of trade
request Frank Boye to solicit the sigma
lures of the taxpayers in the district TO
petition asking for the levying of a
D mill tax for the improvement of the
roads, and that the same he published
in accordance with the new road act
The question Was freely discussed by
those present. Ii Was generally con-
ceded that each section of the district,
including Mcrritts Island and Canaveral,
should have their proportionatc share of
the amount raised by the special tax levy
provided Tor in This motion to apply Ia
the improvement of the roads in their
respective sections.
X. l.. MotloS directed the attention of
the meeting To- the necessity of repairing
the river shore road north of the town,
but it was shown hy County Commissions
er Walker that said road had, 10y petit
tinn, been condemned, and hc~idrS ii
was not in the jurisdiction Of this dis
trict.
The question ui using mari in connrc-
ton with she'll in the making Of good
roads waS iavorablv di-cu~~rd.
The 5-mill tax motion Mas thcn voted
on and unanimously carried.
\ motion at once followed, which MAS
carried without opposition, that the
board recommend that the county -uf-
Vrvur u~c maIl Iu the construction of
county roads ii hc finds II accessible, ul
good quality. and will, ia hi- Judgment,
make good road.
Recommendations ia the matter of IT,
building the burned school huu~,. MAS
next considered.
II wa~ claimed that the court house
buiiiiu., which l. becoming unsuitable
ior court purposes, would make lie
-.rtnl,. -,hruI bu'lliu-. that II might hr
lurc.t-,rl Tor about $500 and that lut
,-,.l m,ic ID could bc moved t. luI
uAL,t los tie town few hundred feet
distant. south of the office uI LMi.r
Iu.,-~. Hy thI, mvuuS tie II ..,uu Iu~ur-
aurr rcruNvrrd for the burned huldn-
would provide another structure and the
uc-r~~try equipment, while with the
>>.u derived from the sale ui the count
huuI>r the county could huIld neat
u.licr- iur thr officials now occupying thv
court house, and the large luolu un the
second floor uf the Jail building, formerly
used A. All armury, and the anti cham
oers connected thcreWith, would make
comfortable court Rooms until such time
IL the county might decide To erect the
much uyv,iyd new CONT house.
On no. ION ui Mr Rhodes. seconded
hv Mr. purrn. IL MAS unanimously a-.r,,,l
tual lu,. ucN -,.lnr. huu>y., to replace the
uur destroyed ny liry. bc located Oh the
east side "i Ihe f. T.. c. railway. ami
Ihal the school board, if possible. MAKE
arrangements With the county coin
missioners for the purchase of the court