The St. Lucie County tribune. (Fort Pierce, St. Lucie County, Fla.) 1905-1920, 1909-05-14
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passed the house.
The Senate at Washington has con-
tirmed the appointed Of Charles D.
Williams for postmaster at Key West.
The State chemists report for the
year ending December 81, 1908, shows
that he sold inspection stamps to cover
l33. 227 tons Of commercial fertilizers,
A bill has passed the Senate to make
fire insurance companies in this state
pay the policy without protest, and in
full, although the property be not
titled to the insurer,
1t has been discovered that there is
an old inlet-one that could be easily
reopened, directly opposite Eau Gallie
and below the mouth of Banana river.
1t is now proposed to look after the
reopening OF it.
The commissioners Of Volusia county
have awarded a contract to the Faulty
Jail Company for the erection Of a
county Jail and sheriff's residence in
DeLand at a cost for buildings and
equipment of ST.
At a meeting of representative citi-
zens from all parts of Taylor county,
held in he court house last Saturday
morning, it was unanimously decided
to call wet or dry election, and make
an effort to drive the saloons out OF
Perry.
The board of county commissioners
of Manatee county, by unanimous
vote, has decided to call an election for
the purpose of voting on the question
of bonds for S250,000 to be used for
hard surfaced roads. The election will
be held June 23rd.
One of the most serious losses by fire
recorded in Gainesville for several
years was that of Sherman 0. Weaver,
proprietor of the Gainesville Steam
Laundry, which was almost totally
consumed Sunday, all the valuable
machinery being rendered useless.
Information was received at Miami
last week that the extension steamer
St. Lucie, sank in Spanish Harbor,
near Bahia Honda, Wednesday night,
and is probably total loss. A Key
West report says the ST. Lucie went
in during a storm, and that the captain
and crew of sixteen men were rescued
by sloOp boat and brought to that
place. This is the second disaster to
the St. Lucie. The first was in the
hurricane of October l7th., 1906, when
she sank off Key Largo, and twenty
more lives were lost.
From a reliable source it has been
learned that the secretary of the navy
has practically designated the Pensa-
cola navy yard as the point where all
torpedo boats are to be repaired in the
future. The work done upon the
fotila now here has been done quicker,
cheaper and more satisfactorily than
has previously been done at the
Charleston yard, and this has resulted
in the decision to nave all work of this
class done here. 1t is understood that
the commander Of the marine corps is
to ask for an appropriation of 5000, 600
with which to construct barracks, as it
is the intention to, in future, keep
large numbers of marines stationed
here Pensacola Journal.
If the recommendation Of the COM
mandant Of the Pensacola navy yard
and the ma. or general in command of
the marine corps Of the United States
are taken into consideration, barracks
for marines to cost $780, will be
erectedat the navy yard, such an appro-
priati0n having been requested and
good reasons advanced why it should be
granted. At present building sutfici-
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being used, but this really belongs to
the blueJ jackets stationed at the yard.
1t is the desire of the commander of
the marines to have stationed at the
local yard a large force of men and to
DO this it is necessary to construct a
building that can accommodate at least
1000 men, Pensacola cor. Times-Un-
ion, Jacksonville.
The second primary for the removal
of the county site of Sumpter county
was held Tuesday between Webster
and Bushnell, they being the two
highest in the first primary. Webster
won by large majority. The next
step to be taken is for the people to
get petition signed by one-third of
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