The St. Lucie County tribune. (Fort Pierce, St. Lucie County, Fla.) 1905-1920, 1909-02-05
BUSINESS OF
TIE COUNTY
As Transacted by the Board of
County Commissioners.
ROADS TO BE OPENED
City Improvement Club Hall Leased for
Court Purposes for 19O9-fee of 81
Charged for Carrying Firearms

County commissioners met in regula,
session February /. 1909. Present, p
Kroegel, chairman, c. H. Edwards, A.
N. Hoofnagle, ID. f. Austin and R. f.
Mclaughlin, with j. f. Fultz clerk anC
Perry Carlton deputy sheriff.
Minutes of last regular meeting read
and approved,
On motion the chairman of this board
| is authorized to correspond with w. A.
| Neal & Son for the purpose of effect
| ing an exchange of traction engine for
a. lighter one.
Tax collectors report for the month
of January, 1909, received. showing IS
polls collected for 1908, and license as
follows: For State. Sl2S.OO; for county,
$l400.
Report Of clerk of court received
showing tax redemptions and purchases
for the month of January 1909 amount
ing to $3.50.
Reports of county Judge Hemmings,
justices ". r. Lame and Thomas Fl ell
lier, received.
On motion of Commissioner Austin it
is ordered that a fee of Sl.OO each be-
charged for issuing permits to carry
firearms and that said fees be placed in
the general fund.
On motion M. f. Hall will be given a
permit to carry a Smith 4 WesSOn re-
vOlver according to bond filed, on pay.
ment of 81 as required by resolution Of
this board.
On motion f. r. Semhler will he Civ
en- permit to carry a Smith 4 WessOn
revolver as per bond filed, on payment
of 81. as required by resolution of this
board.
On motion of Commissioner Austin,
application of Miss Cramer to carry a
revolver is denied as the law provides
for issuance of license only to persons
over q years of age.
On motion action is deferred on bill
of G. E. Dutton for commissions of
1908 until next regular meeting of this
board.
Road petition of S. Kitching. G. A.
Braddock. ct. al. for a public road,
commencing at street in Sebastian
between the property of G. B. Hall and
the store building occupied by w. p
Sloan, thence run nOrtherly along the
present county road to land of s. kitch-
ing, thence northerly along the east
as practicable to the northeast corner
of the T. Il. Hicks & Company grove,
thence west on line between lands of
Hicks and Miller to road known as Sc
bastian avenue, thence north along said
avenue to road leading to ferry at Rose
land; said road to be thirty feet wide.
received, and j. M. Swain. H. Weeks
and H. G. COoner are appointed a COM
mittee to view. mark and survey said
road and report to this board at its next
regular meeting.
Bids for orking the public road from
Quay to Indian River, as per speclfica-
lions posted at Quay and Narrows were
received ana on motion contract is here
by awarded TO Dave l.. Walker for the
sum of $40, this being the lowest bid.
On motion road committee consisting
of H. F. Bell, X. A. Clyatt and G. s.
Tucker is discharged, and A. NJ. Sam !
pie, K. 4. rlyatt and H. F. Bell are
appointed a committee to view, mark
and suryc. road. beginning at the
northwes, corner of the southeast of
the southcsst / of section 3, township
35 south. range 40 east. thence run
west to the northwest corner OF the
southwest , of the southeast / OF said
section, township and range, thence in
a straight line to mile grade; thence /
following the present road to the west
fork of Ten Mile creek. thence in the
most dircc. and practicable route to
connect AZ Camp Cypress with the Fort
Pierce and Fort Bassinger road; said
proposed road to be made 80 feet wide;
and said committee to report 10 tnls
board at its next regular meeting.
No protest having been filed on mo-.
ton public county road recommended
by c. Bemenderfer, Bert Bell and n.
A. Clyatt. beginning at the mile post
on White City Station road. thence run
ming south 81 degrees, west ZIG feet,
thence south 50 degrees, west S229 feet
thence south 20 degrees, west l5o4 IT,,
thence south 30a degrees. west 511 feet
thence south so degrees, west 3330 Ieet
thence south 32 degrees, west 1914 feet
to intersection with the old Jensen and
Spruc ebluff road, distance of survey
1887 feet, is declared public ROAD
and ordered opened, said road to be 80
feet wide.
On motion board adjourned to 8 a. m;
Tuesday and convened at said hour all
present. =,
On motion the board accepts the
proposition submitted by the Improve
ment club to rent the improvement
club hall for circuit court purposes for
the term of one year (l9O9) at $50 per
term.
Treasurer's report received showing
Ak.. Soa IN hand IA follows: Total OF