The St. Lucie County tribune. (Fort Pierce, St. Lucie County, Fla.) 1905-1920, 1909-12-10
BOND RESULT
IS ANNOUNCED
County Commissioners in Month
~ Session Canvass Returns
STEEL VAULTS ORDERED
Eden River Front Road to be Strengthened
trustees Bonds Fixed at 81, 900 Bids
to be Opened February I, 1910

The Board of County Commissioners
met in regular session December s,
1909. Present, p. Kroegel, chairman,
{. H..Edwards, A. N. Hoofnagle and
R. E. Mclaughlin, with J. f.. Fultz,
clerk
Minutes of last regular meeting and
special meeting of November Is, 1909,
read and approved.
On motion, all county cOnvicts will be
allowed 10 per cent of sentence off, for
good behavior.
/ Bids for steel furniture for vaults,
received and opened, resulting as fol-
| lows:
| Canton Art Metal Company. $5lS 90;
Art Metal Construction Company,
$780, On motion the bid of Canton
Art Metal Co. by John s. Frantz,is ac-
cepted.
Bonds to carry fire arms approved as
follows: j. J. Pitchford, b. p. Pitch
ford and l.. ID. Jones to carry repeating
rifles, and permits issued to same.
On motion, application of J. c. Platt
returned for correction and for fee of
Sl.OO required.
On motion. the Mutual Construction
Company is instructed to lay ceramic
tile on first story hall floors and second
story stair landing, where specifica-
ti0ns now call for cement, the same to
have a II inch border of cement, for
the sum of $35O.5
Report of tax collector received,
showing licenses collected for month of
November, 1909. as follows: State,
$3OS.OO, county, $lS6.5O, and polls. S7S.
On motion, board adjourned to 1880
Tuesday and convened at said hour, all
present except Commissioner Austin.
On motion, an order is placed with
West Disinfecting Co.. incorporated for
one-half barrel disinfectant at $3.50
per gallon, and five cases norther oral
paper at $6.75 per case, the same to
be set in court house.
Petition of G.. A. Robingon, F. G.
McMulen ct. al, for change in public
road as follows:
TO change the location of the public
road to conform with the balance of
the public road from Fort Pierce to the
south line of the county viz:
Commencing at the 18th mile post
and meandering the west bank Of the
Indian river in northwestprIv direc-
ton through the properties Of II. l..
Phillips, +. B. Richards, Mrs. }. II.
Neal, (nee) Cole, estate Of W. A. Nj
mick, Thos. J. Hemphill and J. II. Lee
Touneau, a distance of about yards,
to the place that it interests with the
public road on the river front; received
and on motto the following committee
is appointed to view, mark and survey
said proposed change Of road and re.
port to this board at its next regular
me citing: W. Il. Hardec, K. j. Booth
and j. NJ. Swain.
On motion, Commissioner Austin is
instructed to take no further steps in
regard to spur track to shell mound,
for the present.
Report of county Judge for the
month of November, 1909, received.
The bonds for road bond trustees are
fixed at S20OO.0O each until further or
ders of this board.
On motion, the attorney for this
board and its clerk are instructed to
prepare pamphlet and data relative
to bonds, and have same printed for
the use of bidders.
Report of clerk for the month of No
vember, 1909, received, showing no tax
redpmptlOnS or purchases.
Report of treasurer received. showing
balances December LIST, 1908, rs fol-
lows: Total of all $l4,2l7.l3; general
fund, $l,992.32; line and forfeiture
fund.- SSiS.Si county school fund, 81
$50 l9; special school, state aid $271.l5;
road and bridge, 81, 762. 73; building
fund. 81, hSi73. total special road. 3d.
200. 81: District No, |, Si7l.7; District
No. 2, S463, II; District No 3. 81, O92 90;
District No. 4, $3.50. II; District Nos,
S476 81; special undivided S37 Il. sub
school district, total of all, S59!.I3.
District No. 9, $l6S.7l; District No =.
II "a; District No. i. Sl91 %; District
No. g. 500 District No. 7, Sl0.72;;
District No. S. $44. O6; District No. TO-
No. II, sal SO; undivided Sl6.9 VI; with
certificate Of cashier Of Bank Of Fort
Pierce, showing balances correct al
claimed,
On motion, J. NJ. Farley, pauper, is
allowed I'm increase of - 90 per month.
The vote of the election held Decem-
per list, 1909, for the purpose of deter
mining whether st. Lucie county should
bond for 5000, 900 for good roads, and
for the election of bond trustees, was
publicly canvassed by the board of
county commissioners from the returns
On file, and the following result de-
Jared:
For the issue of road bonds in the
rum of $500. 900, 234; Against the issue
Of road bonds nthe sum of $500, 900,
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