The Florida star., 1901-11-08
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS MEETING
Ofieial Account Of Their Proceedings In
Session This Week.

The board of county commissioners
was called to order Nov 4th by the chair
man. Present: John r. Walker for the
first district; John r. Mot, second dis
trict; r. A. Conkling, third district; John
G. Jones, fourth district; John F. Bell,
fifth district; A. A. Stewart, clerk; w. II.
Jones, deputy sheriff.
The minutes were read and approved.
Report of E. w. Hall, tax collector, of
licenses collected for 1901, amounting to
$40 state and S. county was received.
Report of E. w. Hall, tax collector, of
licenses collected for 1902, amounting to
1890 state and 1926 county was received.
The county treasurer's monthly report
of finances of the county for the month of
Oct. was received, warrants checked up
and found correct with report of treasur-
er. The chairman appointed Commission
ers Mot and Conkling committee to
burn the paid warrants turned over by
the treasurer. Treasurer had certificate
showing the amount his report called for
was on deposit to his credit as treasurer
in Indian River State bank.
Report of Judge A. ID. Penney as trus-
tee for j. & B. McClennan was received.
The tax books were taken up and COM
pared.
Report of E. w. Hall, tax collector of
polls collected for year 1900, amounting
to 81 was received
Report of + W. Hall, tax collector, of
polls unpaid, was received.
The clerk is instructed to charge the
collector with $23, the amount of polls
collected that was not assessed.
The report of B. F. Hardesty, S. A.
Parks and r. G.. Hardee, marking and
laying out public road in Sebastian, is
rejected.
Report of S. T. Hughes and r. c. Rob-
erts, marking and laying out a public
road from Clifford postoffice east to river,
was received, accepted, approved and no
tices ordered posted according to law.
Report Of w. r. Hardee and J. L. Jen-
sen, marking and laying out public road
in Jensen, was received, accepted, ap
proved and notices ordered posted.
Petition of j. w. Westield ct al for a
public road in Jensen was received and
referred to Commissioner Bel for action
The protest of ). F. Travis ct al, citi.
zens of Cocoa and Rockledge, was referred
to Commissioner Mot for action.
The resignation of j. o. Fries as super
intendent of roads was accepted to take
effect at once.
The clerk is instructed to issue blank
nonresident game licenses" to all hotel
keepers requesting the same. For further
particulars write the clerk.
1t is ordered that contract No. 6, not
having been completed according to spec
iications, the same is referred to Com
missioner Mot with instructions to CON-
plete the work as soon as practicable.
Bonds of q. b. Hall with r. e. Hardee
and r. A. Hardee as sureties, for contract
No. 8, amounting to $40, and contract
No. 8, amounting to $3.50, were received
and approved.
Bond of G. T. McCarty as notary pub
lie was received and approved.
The board took up the Sebastian and
Roseland road. Col. Gaulden and Capt
Hardee addressed the board against the
river front road and Mr.. Moore in favor.
The road as marked and laid from Sebas-
tian to Sebastian river by J. o. Fries, l..
Jorgensen and L. X. Smith is hereby de-
clared public road.
The sheriff is instructed to have brick
chimney erected at the house used by the
sheriff as a dwelling.
Ordered that the comptroller be re-
quested to have the tax books for Brew
ard county made with four columns.
The assessment roll of the county was
examined, compared, approved and
signed.
The public road as marked and laid
out from Valkaria to Malabar by n
Downey, Dave Hunter and Robt. Smith
is declared public road.
Reports of Justices of the Peace H. L.
Parker, J. VI. Sanders, w. L. Keifer, w.
K. Roesch were received.
All bids for contracts 10, IL and II were
rejected.
The application of l.. 4. Hildreth for
permit TO sell liquors, wines and beer in
election district No. 9 was received and
filed and notice of publication signed by
the chairman.
Bond of r. w. Goode, as notary pub
lie was received and approved.
Cost bills of Justices of the Peace VI. |
Hardee and ]. NJ. Sanders were received
and approved.
Bonds of Mary V. Taylor to carry a
Smith & Wesson pistol, F. NJ Taylor to
carry Colts revolver, L. G. Moore to !
carry a Winchester rife caliber 80 and a
Winchester rifle caliber Al and Smith 4
Wesson revolver, and John M Dry TO