The Florida star., 1901-08-09

| JOHN HENRY, Accountant
The minutes were read and approved.
The board proceeded to examine and
dispose of the road bids as follows:
Contract No. 1, awarded to j. w. Os-
ban, 6ol cents per cubic yard.
Contract No. 2, awarded TO G. b. San
ders, for $2l7.
Contract No. 8, was rejected, bids ex-
cessive.
Contract No. 4, awarded TO ]. c. Hen
dry, $50 per mile.
Contract No. 5, awarded to ]. S. Keen,
for 500.
Contract No. 6, rejected for new speci-
fications.
Contract No. 7, rejected, bids excessive.
The board proceeded to hear complaints
on assessments.
The sheriff is instructed TO notify James
Holmes, his agent, or any one in charge,
to remove the fence obstructIng the pub
lie road from Jensen To Waveland, said
obstruction to be removed within three
days.
The county treasurer's monthly report
of finances of the county for the month of
July was received, warrants checked up
and found correct with report of treasur-
er. The chairman appointed Commission
ers Conkling and Mot 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.
Bonds of H. j. Shirley to carry Win
chester repeating rifle No. 1880, caliber
A; and of +. q. Ellis to carry Winches
ter repeating rife No. 23,547, caliber 80,
were received and approved
This Soard is informed that some peo-
pie are placing a wrong construction on
the occupation tax placed by the board
on fish dealers and slaughter pens. We
wish TO Inform them that nothing therein
is to be construed to prohibit a person
from selling his own beef, pork, sheep or
other animals that are slaughtered by
himself
Messrs. Walker and Mot were added
to the committee to select a county poor
farm to review selection of Commission
ers Bell and COnkling.
Petition of citizens of Fort Pierce To
have fishing limits staked out at Indian
River inlet Was received. The county
surveyor, fish and game warden and sher-
III are appointed to mark and stake out
the same.
The treasurer is instructed to transfer
the sum of $49S 46 from the levy of 1892
and Sl760.9S from the levy of 1900 special
road fund district No. 3, amounting to
S2264.44 to the special road fund district
No. t.
The committee locating county poor
farm made their report and were dis
Icharged
| {. L. McCarty was appointed commits
siOner from Brevard county to the state
fair To serve without pay.
Ordered that Messrs Bell and Jones bt.
Iappointed a committee 10 negotiate with
Mr.. K. A. Conkling with view TO pur-
chasing his place for a county poor farm,
also To see if the county is in a position
TO purchase at this time and submit plan
of payment
The petitions of X. l.. Motlow for pre-
cincts No 2 and /, and w. j. Tucker for
precinct No. o, and F. A. LOsley for pre-
cinct No. =, to sell wines, beers, and liq
uors in the aforesaid precincts, in Bre.
ward county, state Of Florida, was taken
up, and it tappearing to the satisfaction oI
the board that the said petitioners have
fully complied with chapter 4747 (No. So
laws of Florida, entitled: "An act pre-.
scribing the method of obtaining permits
to sell wines, beers and liquors in certain
cases" On motion it is therefore ordered
that a permit do issue TO the tax collector
of Brevard county To issue state and coun.
ty licenses To the said petitioners for the
fiscal year 1902.
, On motion the following bills were
audited and paid:
. j. r. Walker. county commissioner go 90
j. X. Mot, county commissioner and
mlleage--------- -------- TO-
r A. COnkling, county commissioner
and mileage lI6C
John L. Jones, county commissioner
and mileage ------------ -
J. F. Bell, county commissioner and
mileage -------- ----- 246C
J. E Andrews. salary pros attorney SO IS
A. ID. Penney, salary county Judge % OC
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