Fort Pierce news. (Fort Pierce, Fla.) 190?-1920, 1908-10-16
COMMISSIONERS MET
Much Business Transacted
at October Session.
Board Consents to Final Decree
Being Entered in Quay
Road Matter.
Fort Pierce. Oct 4.

rorI Flerce, oct b.
County Commissioners met In regular
session.
Present, @. H. Edwards, chairman;
Messrs. P. Kroegel, j. F. Bell, and
j. 81. Baker with j. E. Fultz. clerk.
Minutes of last regular meeting and
special meeting, Sept. %, read and APP
proved.
Bonds to carry firearms, approved as
follows, viz; Ida v. Castle Z. E. Roll
Inns aud r. B. Robinson; permits issued
for same.
Reports OF Justices Tyler and Baker
and County Judge Fee received and
| filed.
Report of clerk showing tax redemp-
lions and purchases during month Of
September, received.
On motion, road report OF j. M. Jones
7. W. Jeffers and s. B. Jones was re-
iected and committee discharged.
On motion, Ed V. Walker, Chas. Har-
ris and ]. M. Swain were appointed
committee to view, mark and survey the
following road and report to the BOARD
at the next regular meeting Begin at
the Ridge road az Vero, Fla, run east
40 yards to railroad, thence north par
alIel to railroad to west line of set Of
net, sec Is, tip 80 south, range 80 Q. run
on line to corner, distance of entire
road $50 yards.
ROAD report of Jas. Neal, r. r. Ricou
aud D. E Austin is rejected and the
committee discharged.
On motion, G. E. Coon, II. ]. Shultz
and q. 9, Stark are appointed q com
mittee to view, mark and survey the
following road and report to this board
at its next regular meeting: Starting
at point on the west side of the pres
emit county road on the river front, and
running west on dividing line between
the property of j. G. Ricou and John
7. Stanley, and running thence west to
and across the right Of way of the Flor
ida East Coast Railway, and connect
ing on the west side of said railways
right of way with the present public
road at that point leading west. Said
road to be 30 feet in width.
Petition Of r. G. Roberts, Walter
Bass, ct al, for public road, commenc-
ing at Vero and running In westerly
direction to Sc cor, of sec %, tp 80 s,
range 80 O.; said road not to cost over
$50 to complete, Received, and Ed v
Walker, G, ]. Reams and j. M. Swain
are appointed committee to view,
mark and survey said road and report
to this board at Its next regular meet
ing.
Board adjourned to 1880 o'clock a. 10,
and convened at said hour,
all being present except Commissioner
Baker.
On motion, allowance OF j. M. Far
ley. pauper, is increased from s5 to sS
per month.
w. T. Hays presented bill OF 500 for
serving thirteen days as bailiff on Sep
TENDER term OF court, 1907, aAd on mo-
tiol said bill is rejected as illegal.
w. T. Hays presented bill of $50 for
service as attending bailiff on the cir
cult court at the September term of
1908, ten days at ~ per day, and on
motion said bill Is rejected, as voucher
for nine days at sl.25 per day had al
ready been made and approved, in ac-
cordance with Section 1883 Of the Gen.
eral Statutes.
County Enumeration F. G. Popped
presented his Agricultural Report, and
on motion said report was approved,
On motion, the Board Of County Com
of st. Lucie County, Florida,
recommends that the Comptroller Of
the State of Florida remit the interest
on Tax Certificates Nos. $40, of sale Of
1899, W IA acres of sw4 OF nwt sec IL tip
"a s, range 35 e, and No, 100 Of sale Of
1900, 26 acres of swt of nw4 sec IL TIP
"a S, range IS 9, except 8 acres in sw
corner, this being the property of Mrs.
r. A. Parker, widow OF the Hon. Henry
Parker, who is very poor, and unable
to pay the whole amount necessary to
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