The Florida star., 1901-07-05
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS MEETING
Omeial Account Of Their Proceedings In
Session This Week.

t1rst district; John X. Mot, second dis
trict; r. A Conkling, third district; John
G. Jones, fourth district; John F. Bell,
fifth district; A. A. Stewart, clerk; NJ. S.
Jones, Jr., deputy sheriff. John K. Walk
er was elected chairman unanimously.
The following business was transacted:
No. l. Petition of r. A. Hardee, ct al,
to lay out and locate road between Sc
bastian and Wabasso was received, and
the board appointed ]. o. Fries, Paul
Kroegel and r. G. Hardee to mark and
lay out said road
No.2. Chairman appointed the following
committees: Finance-Jones, COnkling
and Walker. Roads-Conkling, Mot and
Walker. Rules, resolutions, etc.-Bell,
Jones, Walker. Charities-Miot, Bell
and Walker.
No. 3. On motion il was resolved, that
as the old fifth commissioners district
has practically been divided so as to make
the new fourth and fifth districts, and as
a special road tax of five mills was levied
and collected for 1899 and 1900 on the en-
tire old fifth district, it is the judgment
of this board that the funds collected for
1899 and 1900 for said special road tax,
and the payments already made out of
those funds should be divided between
the present fourth and fifth districts as
follows: To the fourth district all taxes
collected from land in said district and
all personal taxes of residents in said dis
trict, less former payments for work done
in said district. To the'fifth district the
same collections and payments belonging
To that district as before mentioned for
the fourth district. That an accountant
be employed TO make said calculations
ard the cost of said calculation be paid
by the fourth and fifth commissioners
districts in their relative proportion Mr..
John Henry is hereby appointed special
accountant, TO report at the next meeting.
| No. t. Petition Of James A. Taylor, ct
al, to extend the present county road run
ming from the north line of Brevard conn-
ty to Dummitt grove as il now extends,
and to extend IL south of said Dummitt
grove for a distance Of one and Oh, half
miles, was received and the board ap-
pointed the following committee 10 mark
and lay out said road: ]. o. Fries, Wm.
Walton and l.. Griffis, Jr
No. 5. The report of the tax collector of
poll taxes collected during the month of
June for 1900 amounting to $500 was
received.
No. 6. The report of county judge for
licenses collected for month of June,
amounting to $l0.49 state and s. .27 coun-
ty, was received.
| NJ = Datition Of ~ NiokaoI M ol
TO change road from Fort Pierce To Five
Mile creek bridge was received and the
board appointed the following committee
TO mark and lay out said rOad:J. o. Fries,
J. B. Merriweather and J. T. Beville.
No. s. The report of c. F. Conkling,
justice of the peace sixth district, for
April, May and June was received.
No. 9. The bond of NJ. +. Hall as nota-
ry public was received and approved
No. 10. The bond of c. II. Racey as
notary public was received and approved.
No. IL. The bond of w. L. Keefer as
justice of the peace twenty-second dis
trict was received and approved.
No. ~. Whereas the last legislature has
required the county clerk to receive and
keep old tax sale certificates, il is ordered
that the clerk procure the necessary cabi-
nets for the safe keeping of the same,
cost not TO exceed $l9500.
No. l3. The sheriff is instructed to as
certain the cost of furnishing the Jail
with steel cots.
No. II. The sheriff is instructed to as
certain the cost of bloodhounds for the
county as required by the last legislature
No. ID. The petition of. T. Hamilton
ct al, asking for a special levy OF - mills
road tax for the fifth district, was receiv-
ed and compared with the registration
and tax books. The same was lost as
there was So property owners in tine dis
trict qualified, and only 81 of those had
signed the petition.
No. l6. The supervisor of registration
is instructed 10 furnish the tax assessor
with list of registered voters of the
county for the purpose of assessing poll
taxes.
No. II. Whereas the position of super
intendent Of roads requires ability as a
surveyor and civil engineer as well as ex-
perience in this line of work, and where
as We find such qualifications in Mr.. j.
o. Fries, and the absence of said qualif-
cations in other applicants, and whereas
Mr.. Fries has given evidence of his fitness
in his former services for BreVard county.