DeLand news. [volume] (DeLand, Volusia County, Fla.) 190?-1921, 1909-10-08
OCTOBER SESSION
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS

Board met on Monday as per ad-
journment. Present. 6. w. Fisher,
chairman; R. D. Brooke, J. G. Cade,
W. D. Bradshaw and S. D. Jordan,
clerk.
The following road and bridge reports
were then submitted:
District No. General repairs.
District No. a-Repairs and pine
strawing DeLand and Beresford road
and DeLand-Lake Helen road.
District No. 3-Repairs DeLeon
Springs and Clifton road and bridge on
Seville-Daytona road, also repairs to
Person akersburg road.
District No. 4.-Bridge built over
Blake Canal on Daytona-Port Orange
road.
On motion Of R. D. Brooke, duly
seconded by ]. G. Cade, the action Of
this board at August meeting in the
appointment Of J. P. Turner, G. A.
Dimmick and J. J. Nicholson, COM
mittee to report on the route surveyed
by D. D. Rogers from New Smyrna to
Osteen, be and the same is hereby recon-
sidered and said committee be and they
Whereupon 1t Is ordered that the
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route as heretofore reported by Com
mitteemen F. w, Sans, John Sauls and
J. P. Ditson be accepted and the clerk
was instructed to advertise the opening
of said road for 80 days as required by
law.
On motion the report Of committee
appointed to mark and view road
changes was received and filed and
committee discharged and opening Of
said road advertised for 80 days.
Thos. L. Dean was granted the right
to place gate across the DeLand Grows
Bluff road under supervision Of the
board; said gate to be - feet wide. 1t
was further ordered that all gates here
after authorized across any public road
must be IL feet wide or more.
The petition of L. T. Dade and others
asking that road be established from
Orange City to Thrasher's Ferry. was
filed and L. T. Dade, D. B. Thursby and
John Padgett were appointed COM
mittee to mark and view said road and
report their findings at the next regular
meeting of the board.
The petition Of G. N. Dozier, asking
that the Orange City-Lake Helen road
be closed where it goes across the corner
of his land. was granted.
The road as heretofore advertised
from Scarlet place to Woodland Boule- :,
ward was declared public road, 80 feet |
wide, from Scarlett's to northwest cor.
ner of T. J. Newman's land, and from
the northwest corner Of T. J. Newman's
land to Woodland Boulevard said road
to be but IS feet wide; said IS feet to be
laken from the land Of B. Glascock
The following pension claims were
approved: w. F. Batton. J. F. Vass,
Kate D. GARRISON. A. F. Long, Mary E.
Montgomery. Eugenia M. Alexander.
ia. Woodward, Elizabeth S. Hale.
The notary bonds Of H, A. Horn and
Jas. Carnell were approved.
The petition of citizens of DeLand
asking that one half mile of shell be laid
on East New York avenue road was
referred to Commissioner Fisher.
The county convicts were ordered
delivered to Commissioner cade for 80
days.
The salary Of Capt. Of Convicts
Swartengreen was fixed at $500 per
month until further order of board.
Tax Collector Smith was granted
requisition for necessary Office station.
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Sam Purdom was allowed the sum of
So per month toward his support,
Geo. Brooke was allowed the sum Of
$40 per month for the support and
care of old man Dubois, any money sent
him to be deducted from said amount
each month.
Amanda Tedder was suspended from
the pension roll
The County Treasurer was instructed
to present his bank book with his report
each month as requested by the Govern.
or.
Criminal Court bills were ordered
paid to the amount of $4o.o8.
The tax books for 1909 we're approved
and warrant to the collector ordered
spread upon the minutes. u