The St. Lucie County tribune. (Fort Pierce, St. Lucie County, Fla.) 1905-1920, 1906-08-03
.rounty Injunction Case Was
I Heard This Week.
f(|ALMASTfR NAMED
~ ,,,s More Evidence on Condition
,t.,s,aI fund.-An Other Points
n.,;Asd in favor OF the County.

HF'"' ~ "a
ssn Of the new Jail and the 'N7o'
IA warrants in payment there
occurred before J0dE' Minor ),
!. At Titusville on Monday and
", Of this week, The complains
us,re represented by Geo, NJ. Roh-
!, and R. E, Bray, and the county
,rsoners by F, L. Hcmminp" },
udrews and F, NJ. Hudson.
N grounds for the application Ton
lsdon argued on behalf of the cons
s,,,t, were in substance ~ follows;
inst The contract creates an IN
ytSress in violation of statute.
sUrd, The general fund to be raised
NM fve.mill tax and licenses for the
rrs year will not be sufficient to
yAe first $1,000 payment and alSo
,wc current expenses of the county,
Mid, A special two.mill taN for TIVE
~ having been levied to create Il
xl fund for the payment of the
Lth illegal to make the first pay
kld 2OOO out of the general fund.
Fourth, That that part of the two
\ tax levied for the year 1901 is in
II Is the present board cannot bind
" successors,
NtA, the contract provides for is
IKE Of warrants payable in one and
b yan after date, and these conSti-
stme warrants, which are illegal.
hse five points Were argued with
ra ssmestness BY counsel for both
ia Many decisions We're cited and
wal sMdavits introduced in ext
H.
LIE Tuesday afternoon, the argu-
xs being concluded, Judge Jones
lat he would make no decision ON
application at this time lie wanted
sN testimony as to the probable
sstn Of the general fund for next
a. and would appoint John Henry
s'Eecal master to report whether
sayment of $4,000 from the general
al0' the ensuing year would 50 de-
" this fund as to leave an insuth-
at amount in the fund to pay Cur
expenses, If there was a sutii-
zllnount in the fund for these pur-
~ then there was no equity in the
tM the injunction would be- denied.
wall other points raised tine court
.M against the complainant,
" DEFENDANTS INTRODUCED "a sworn
.nsnt made by Frank NJ. Tyler, H..
ld'on and County Treasurer John
wynn, showing that thu General
aNt year, exclusive of amount re-
e'l0m Brevard county, anounted
m$VVD; that out of thu amount
[aA~ consisted of extraordinary
Da'ares occasioned by the olpani-
+" VI the new county, consisting
ms office, furniture, safe. records,
ss|e'; about $4,000 wa. used for
running EXPENSES, a,d about
was left over. This Surplus of
suaed to the amount received
| ~ s'sVard shows surpIo, on June
M, Of about $1,000. /; Is esti-
that the ordinary receipts and
aa'ures for next year win be
~ 1% same as last year.
%'ep0rt of John Henry shows
%u'es to be correct, from the
statement, the INJUNCTION will
sa both on this hearing and on
w. nearing, and this will he the
%sas Jail controversy.
work on the Jail has not stopped
means, but on the contrary is
%saed forward as fast as pos
,@ cement foundation walls are
1 y, are being laid ON the main
n ok brick masons are expected
WORK Monday morning, and
n '''ueht Scott, who is in charge
~. instruction work, informs us
ANan week he will be working
n oau story, and that the roof
m. 'ae building in six weeks.
y. '''ek and cement necessary tc
ra . on the ground, and the
l0f the walls is on the road,
~Vrng steady nroo,ass Wo,L