The St. Lucie County tribune. (Fort Pierce, St. Lucie County, Fla.) 1905-1920, 1906-05-25
EOOD ROADS
MASS MEETING
.o,pseotative Gathering OF St.
Iucie County Citizens.
bod WORK ACHIEVED
..,,,.re 10 be Asked to Pass Special
Law Allowing Election on Bond
ins by Property Owners.

Pursuant to call by the board OF
A If Fort Pierce, for the purpose OF
,isng WAYS and means of procuring
"A roads in st. Lucie county. n large
mher of citizens attended the meeting
IA in the town hall Of the Improve
INF Club on Friday, May Is.
Hon, c. 7. McCarty, president OF
hoard of trade, opened the meeting
h very interesting address in which
stated the Importance to our county
good roads, the advantages of such
how desirable it is that all should
Irk TO that end. He concluded by
Eing, that while the meeting was
lied BY the board of trade of Fort
Rrce it was only with the object to
the citizens of the county together
work for good roads.
Al the close of the address, nominal
ms for chairman and secretary We're
Me, resulting in ID. f. Austin being
psen chairman and Harry Jennings,
Eretary.
B. E. Bray calling for the plan as
lined by the committee representing
board of trade for consideration of
meeting, Mr.. McCarty presented
following resolutions:
Resolved, That this good roads mass
eting request the board of county
hmiSsioners of st. Lucie county to
pOy an expert road man for the
fpOse of making preliminary surveys
estigating resources, character and
i Of the various available road ma
balls, and the cost of building Il good
d the full length Of the county along
Indian River and of a road running
st from Fort Pierce, and of such
Yer roads as may be necessary.
Resolved, That this good roads mass
etlng indorse the following PROPOSE
hs.
lrst. That a special law for st.
Gle county should be enacted provid-
Tor the issuing of bonds for good
ds, the question to be submitted to
e1ors having property qualifications.
Pecond' That such law shall provide
the election of a board of three
stees, which board shall be EN-
Rered to handle and eypend the funds
ped by bonding and have full
PerVlSlon of the work of building a
!em OF good roads, These trustees
" De under bond and shall exercise
duties under safeguards and re.
t.ons to be provided by law.
a''u' That two trunk roads shall
Ou''l; one the full length of the
IVY along Indian River; the other to
sna west from Fort Pierce. And
O'ner roads in the county shall be
Vas the different localities are en-
"as the sense Of the meeting that
',oc'es OF the resolutions be dis.
su and acted upon separately.
'~, discussion by w. X. Hardee
~ l. McCarty article one was
p'ed on motion of l.. C. Moore,
9naed by F. W. Willes.
Nv. & Section |. An explanation
a nas section was given by Judge
.n s'' showing clearly the necessity |
s ;asa a law and it was adopted on
D =" u D. e. Andrews, seconded by !
' 'asea Section 2. An amendment
ne ~ Oy y, K. E. Bray, seconded by A. ,
a.s NV 'nat this section be amended
si au mat the board of county COM
| Iuners shall be empowered to
(d,,' a'u eSpend the funds raised by
vos,. and have full supervision of
w I. on building system of good
u.s., was defeated, S'''
rds S' discussion by Messrs. Bray,
mo, u' Lamont. Hoke and Andrews,
r ', T OF H. d. Hoke, seconded by
I w. anardee, the section was adopted
I iuel '. 2. Section 8 was adopted on
Aoke. ''''e' seconded by Il.
b,n ~ Moore offered the following
(ss s,ua /, which was passed.
'''sd' That committee of seven