The Florida star., 1901-10-11
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS MEETING
0mcial Account OF Their Proceedings In
Session ThIs Week.

man. Present: John r. Walker for the
first district; John K, Mot, second dis
trict; X. A. Conkling, third district; John
@. Jones, fourth district; John F. Bell,
fifth district; A. A. Stewart, clerk; w. II.
Jones, deputy sheriff.
The minutes were read and approved.
The road matter of T. G. Bass was tax
en- up. Commissioner Jones, of that dis
trict, was appointed committee to have
the house moved so feet west.of its pres
ent location.
The fish dealers occupation tax was
taken up and Mr.. Scobie addressed the
board in favor Of change. The fish
dealers occupation tax, imposed at the
July meeting, was amended to read as
follows: Dealers using boats or less shall
pay license tax of $40, those using over
boats and not exceeding 80, shall pay a
license tax of $l5, those using over 80
boats shall pay license tax of $50 at
main fish house, and for each and every
branch house shall pay a license tax of
50 additional tax.
The clerk delivered the seal ordered by
the board at the July meeting.
The request of G. S. Schuyler to erect a
telephone line from Jensen to Tibbals, a
distance of four miles, poles to be placed
on east side of road, is granted.
Report of tax collector for poll taxes
collected during the month of September
was received, amounting to 81 for 1900.
Report of the tax collector for licenses
collected during the month of Septem-
ber, amounting to So rs state, and $3.50
county, was received.
Report of tax collector of licenses col
lected during the month of September,
amounting to $l036 state, and $O28 coun-
ty, was received.
The county treasurePs monthly report
of finances of the county for the month of
Sept. was received, warrants checked up
and found correct with report of treasur-
er. The chairman appointed Commission
ers Mot and Bell a committee to de-
stroy the paid warrants turned over by
treasurer. They reported they had done
the same and were discharged. The treas
urer had a certificate of the bank attached
to his report showing that the amount of
money called for in his report was on de-
posit in the Indian River State bank to
his credit as county treasurer.
Reports of Justices of the Peace II. q.
Bronson, c. F. Conkling, j. NJ. Sanders,
were received.
On motion by the commissioner of the
Fifth district that the hoard at their reg
ular meeting in October proceed at once
to investigate the practicab;!;ty of work
ing the county convicts in Jail on public
roads under competent guard or supervis-
or, who would be placed under heavy
bond for the efficiency of the work and
safe keeping of the prisoners; and il shall
be the duty of the commissioners TO fix
his compensation while in service. He
shall be subject tc the call of the commits
sioners in their respective districts, all
work to be done under the supervision of
the commissioner of the district in which
the work is TO he done, and it shall be in
the power of any commissioner to call
him to any district between the meeting
of the county commissioners at their reg
ular sessions, and it shall be further pro-
vided that the supervisor of the convict
gang shall be allowed to remain in the
district where he may be at work until
such may be completed. And that the
county commissioners shall provide said
supervisor with all the necessary imple-
ments of work and provide him with ev-
erything necessary for the safe keeping
of the prisoners he has in charge together
with any assistants he may need and that
the supervisor shall make his report not
later than u o'clock on the day that the
commissioners are in session of all work
performed in whatever district he has
been employed and in what condition the
gang are in, etc.
N. Waller was appointed supervisor
Of cOnvicts. his bond fixed at 500, and
compensation $40 per month. He is also
notified TO appear at once.
Controversy over contract No. 6 was
referred to Commissioner Mot for settle
ment.
The tax assessor is allowed until the
November meeting to complete the tax
books, and all complaints will be heard
then.
The following unique protest was re-
ceived and filed: "TO Board County Com
missioners Brevard County, Oct. 9th,
1901. Don't locate road old zigzag way,