The weekly true Democrat. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1905-1912, 1906-06-22

SAYS that at present pensacola mas poor
streets, but that he is fixing them, and
as soon rs the sewerage is completed
that they will have plenty of vitrified
brick roads in the city, it having been
bonded for the purpose Of paving, and
when he goes out of Office next year
there won't be a soft road in the city.
The fever had been hindrance to prog
ress, but that is now over.
The chair thanked Mayor Bliss for his
talk.
Mr.. Dampier, of Alachua, stated that
there they used the county convicts, and
that the roads were built mainly OF
sandstone and clay; that the best flint
rock in the world for road building was
found there; that they had % miles of
rock and clay road, averaging $500 per
mile cost. and 16 feet wide. The mill
age for good roads is cents. Their
poor farm is a success.
Mr.. Holmes. of Hillsboro, said his
county is bonded for 100000 for good
roads They have 90 miles of good
road, and find macadam the best mate
rial Their roads have cost about 81, 600
per mile, but they are 80 feet wide.
Tampa will soon, have $500, 600 invested
in vftrifed brick streets. They have
TeT1Oueleu IHSlI pOOA Aalll hlNil hO" ~
is a credit TO the State
He concluded by stating that the main
object of his visit here was to invite
the next assembly to Tampa, and ar
gued Tampa's claims as being the best
city in the State. ~,
Mayor Bliss then arose and stated
that the main object of his visit was to
invite the convention next time TO Pen
sacola, and endeavored to show where
his town was the best in the South.
On motion, the election of officers and
selection of next place of meeting was
made special order for Wednesday at
10 a. m.
j. B. Wyatt, Of MRnatee, reported
that his county has the 3-mill tax for
good roads; no bonds; Is miles of shell
roads-four-ffths shell, one-fifth sand
6 miles mari road, 2 miles having been
built this year.
They pay 81 per month to each Of
their paupers.
Mr.. Weeks, of Bradford, reported
that they had no hard roads in that
county; that they were of clay and
were worked by machinery. They also
have pine.straw roads. All are ID feet
wide.
They have no poor farm. their pau.
pers costing them from 81 200 to 81, 500
annually.
Mr.. Lawrence, of Franklin, stated
that they had good soil for roads and
that Col. John P. Williams was helping
them.
Capt. Ira Sanborn, of Liberty county,
stated that he was steamboat man,
and knew more about rivers and har.
bors than roads, but that when he re-
turned he would agitate good roads.
An adjournment was taken unit
Wednesday morning at 9 o'clock.
WEDNESDAY MORNING SESSION
The house was called to order by
President Long who opened it for the
report Of committees. The following
! bin had been prepared by Hon. j. G
Dampier chairman of the Board Of
/ County Commissioners Of Alachut
county and submitted to your commit
tee and they recommend that that the
association indorse the same.
AN ACT TO PROVIDE FOR, tn,
payment or transfer of, all surplus
funds in the Fine and Forfeiture
fund of the various Counties in thu
State of Florida, into such other funt
or funds as the County Commissioner
Of the various Counties of Florida ma!
in their judgment deem best
BE 1T ENACTED, by the Legislature
Of the State Of Florida
Sec. |. That all funds in the hands o
the County Treasurers Of each OF tn
several Counties of the State Of Flori
da. 10 the credit Of the Fine and For
fixture fund of said Counties, shall IL
the discretion of the County Commits
sioners Of each and every County Of tn
State of Florida be paid or transferre
into such of the other funds of sal
County or Counties, as may be in nee
Of the same, at any time, whenever tn
County Commissioners Of each and ever
of the several Counties Of the State O
florida. shall in their judgment deer
the same to be of benefit or advantag
TO the County of which they are Com
missioners. And the transfer of sal
funds shall be made by warrant or war
rants drawn by the County Commission
ers OF the several Counties Of the Stat
of Florida, upon the Treasurer thereof
in favor Of the fund or funds so name
or selected by them, and the warran
or warrants so drawn by them shall b
cashed into SAID fund or funds so name
} or selected by them, without any treas
urer's commission therefor.
. Sec. 2 That all laws or parts Of Law
in conflict with this act be and the sam
is hereby repealed.
! Sec. 3. This act shall take effect in
mediately upon It's approval by the Coy