The Florida star., 1901-02-08
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS MEETING
Omcial Account OF Their Proceedings I'm
Session This Week.


pursuant TO adjournment; members
present: J. r. Walker, chairman; ]. Men
del and ]. n. Waller; A. A. Stewart,
clerk, and j. P. Brown, sheriff.
The following business was transacted:
The minutes of last regular meeting
were read and confirmed
On motion the bond of G. w. Schuyler,
as justice of the peace for District No. IA,
for $500, was examined and approved.
On motion the bond of ID. L. Gaulden,
for notary public in the sum of 500, was
examined and approved.
On motion permit was granted to w.
p. Anders to catch manatee cow in the
waters of Brevard county for scientific
purposes.
On motion it was ordered that Josiah
Warner be continued for another month
on the pauper list.
On motion the answers of the Florida
delegation in congress in regard I'd. the
improvement of Cape Canaveral harbor
was received as information.
On motion the payroll Of witness fees
paid out at the extra session of the cir
cult court, amounting to $lS5.50, was ex-
amined and approved.
On motion. the financial statement of
Brevard county for the year 1900 was ex
amined and ordered to be printed in THE
FLORIDA STAR.
On motion the road report of j. o.
Fries and E. L. Clutch was received and
approved, and notices ordered to be
posted according to law.
On motion the report Of ]. NJ. Sanders,
justice of the peace-he having collected
$26 as fines and paid the same over to the
county treasurer-was approved.
The bond of T. j. De Steuben for $500
for road work was examined and ap-
proved.
On motion it was ordered that 800 be
tranferred from the f. & F. fund to the
prisoners fund.
On motion the bond of B. w. Miller
for $500 for road work was examined and
approved.
On motion the report of the county
Judge for licenses issued during the month
of January was examined ard approved.
The report of NJ. Hardee, justice of the
peace-having collected 50 in fines and
! turned the same over to the county
treasurer-was examined and approved.
The report of the tax collector for poll
taxes amounting TO $23, collected during
the month of January, was examined
and approved.
On motion a permit was granted to NJ.
j. Tucker to catch a manatee COW in the
waters of Brevard county for scientific
purposes.
On motion the report of the clerk Of
the court, for hunting permits granted S.
G. Graham and A. w. McOberts and the
amount turned over to the county treas
urer, was approved.
On motion permits were granted to the
following persons to carry repeating
rifles: Q. l.. Childs, Winchester No.
l04, $50, cabibre 1886; w. K. Campbell,
Winchester No. l43, 459, cahbre Ssh.
On motion the board received the re-
port of the committee on roadmaking
material, with their opinion that said
report contained the most feasible solu-
ton of the road question.
[See Report on page 81
The board on motion appointed the
following committee, G. I. McCarty and
j. y. Waller, 10 secure option on the said
recommendation in view thereof or any
similar land with similar advantages.
On motion the report of John Henry,
the outgoing county treasurer, up TO Jan.
Sth, 1901, was received, examined and
approved and ordered to be filed; the
balance at that date, 81, ,0S7.75, was shown
to have been turned over to the new
treasurer, F. IL. Boye, as evidenced by
his report attached TO said report.
The county treasurer made his month
ly report on the different funds of the
county, which was examined and ap-
proved. J. y. Waller and K. A. Conkling
were appointed a committee to dest roy
the warrants turned over by the treasurer.
The committee having done so were dis
charged. The treasurer also had certif-
icate attached to his report showing that
the balances were deposited in the Indian
River State bank.
The following bills were passed and or,
dered to be paid:
| J. Mendel, county commissioner 80
J. e. Walker, county commissioner 400
w. III. Sharpe, county commissioner 7.OC
K A. Conkling, county commissioner 1880
j. y. Waller, county commissioner 23.4
| NJ nrnsacntin1 attnrnaU ~