The Florida star., 1901-06-07
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS MEETING
oa,eial Account OF Their Proceedings In
Session This week.


The board of county commissioner
met in Titusville Monday, June 8,
pursuant TO adjournment; members
present: j. r. Walker, chairman; j. Men
Idel. w. H. Sharpe, and r. A. Conkhngi
la. A. Stewart, clerk, and j. 7. Brown
sheriff
The following business was transacted:
The minutes of last regular meeting
were read and confirmed
II is ordered that on petition OF the
majority of voters in precinct No. lS TIE
voting place of said precinct be changed
from Micc0 to Grant.
The bond of A. q. Dittmar for SoOO,
for notary public, was examined and ap-
proved.
Ordered that the bill for burial OF Q. 8.
Swan, amount $40, be paid by the
county.
AsJ. P. Price, man in destitute cir
cumstances, whom his neighbors were
desirous to have means sufficient to leave
this county, so as not TO be burden on
the county, and as VIM. II. Sharpe at
recess of the board advanced $40 towards
that object, ordered that the board re-
fund said $40 to VIM. II. Sharpe.
According to section 2, chapter 1850,
laws of the state of Florida, the board
revised the registration books and the
following names were stricken from the
same:
Precinct No. Nv. A. Beck, j. w.
Cause.
Precinct No. 2-H. B. Archibald, John
II. Clohecy, G. b. Heminway, David
Howard, w. r. Knox, j. E. Mickler, j.
T. Price, J. T. MePheron, G. s. Swan.
Precinct No. Sd. S. Bryan, Ed Dukes,
j. L. Harrison, VIM. Treutler, Theo Wig
gins, A. B. Wayt-
Precinct No. en-. NJ. Brannon, f.
w. Butler, V. Badger, A. S. Fee, L. ID.
Lockwood, L. A. Peek, w. w. Whitfield.
Precinct No. &c. A. Saegerstrom, w.
ID. Wells
Precinct No. &c. Bevil.
Precinct No. lO-Dave T. Crumpler, r.
B. Sprats, Jr.
Precinct No. pc. A. Gussman.
Precinct No. 15-Gean Buckler, Geo.
w. Morton.
Precinct No. lS-T. A. Thurman.
Precinct No. &c. F. Latham.
Precinct No. 20-Geo. f. Carson, John
Carson, j. II. ID. Smith.
The county treasurer made his month
ly report on the different funds of the
county, which was examined and APP
proved. w. II. Sharpe and X. \. Conkling |
the warrants turned over by the treasurer.
The committee having done so were dis |
charged. The treasurer also had a certif- |
icate attache to his report showing that
the balances were deposited in the Indian
River State bank.
The report of the tax collector for poll
taxes collected during the month of
examined and approved.
Ordered that 1925 be transferred from
the fine and forfeiture fund to the pris-
Oners' fund.
On considering the petition of the
tO-wit: +. b. Arnold, j. ii.
Phillips, G F. Paddison, +. II. Fee and
X. p. Paddison, Jr., for the levy of a
special tax of five mills on the taxable
property i'm road district No. ), for the
purpose of providing good roads IN said
district, the said petition being presented
to the board this, the 3rd day Of June,
1901, at their regular meeting, and as 1t
appears to the board that said petition,
with the marks and signatures thereto
attached, has been published iii the Mel
bourne Times, newspaper published IN
the county of BTevard, for the space OF
TWO weeks before the board met to hear
the petition. and proof thereof made by
affidavit of the publisher and filed with
the board, and the board of county COM
missioners Of BTeVard county having pro-
ceeded To examine the same and found
10y comparison with the registration list
of road dictrIct No. 3 at the date of its
and with the county tax
list that said petition contains the ma
iority Of the registered voters in said dis
trict owning land therein, we, the board
of county commissioners of Brevard |
county, declare The proposal of levy of
this special tax mentioned in said peti-
ton carried, and it is ordered that levy
of a special tax of five mills, for the pur-
pose of providing good roads in road dis
trict No. 3, he and the same is hereby |
made for the year 1901, and the tax as
SCISSOR is hereby instructed TO levy the /