The Florida star., 1909-04-16
PROCEEDINGS OF THE
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS

Apr. 5, 1909, at 200 p. m. Present,
R. A. Conkling, chairman; ]. M. Os-
ban, j. R. Mot, T. j. Cockshutt,
A. A. Stewart, clerk; ]. P. Brown,
sheriff.
The minutes of the last meeting
of the board were read and approved.
Tax collectors report Of poll taxes
collected during the month of Mch.,
1909, for the year 1908, amounting
to $172.0O, was received.
Tax collectors report of licenses
collected during the month of Mch.,
1909, amounting to $500 for the
state and $3.50 for the county, was
received.
Clerks reports of tax redemptions
and purchases during the months of
January, February and March, 1909,
were received.
Report of r. A. Conkling showing
that he has collected and paid into
the county treasury for benefit of
special road district No. 8 $1O6.75
from hire of county mules, was re-
ceived.
The treasurer S report was received
and the treasurer had attached to his
report certificate showing that the
amount his report called for was on
deposit in the Brevard County State
bank to his credit as county treasurer.
Bonds for carrying repeating rifles
were received and permits issued to
J. j. Jeffords, H. L. Holmes, VIM. R.
Campbell.
The superintendent of the county
home turned over to the county
commissioners watch belonging to
Capt. T. F. Bell, a deceased inmate
of the county home and same was
turned over to the county treasurer.
Report of T. ]. Cockshutt showing
that he had collected and paid into
the county treasury $l4.2O for bene-
fit of special road fund district No.
5 from hire Of county mules, was re-
ceived.
Report of w. A. Heaton showing
that he had collected and paid into
the county treasury $3.50 for benefit
of special road fund district No. 4
from hire Of county mules was re-
ceived.
Report of superintendent of county
home, showing that he had sold from
the county home during the month
of March, 1909, produce amounting
to S.. .13, was received.
Report of P. A. Mcmillan, mana
ger of Brevard county exhibit at the
Jacksonville fair, was received.
Fine and forfeiture reports of clerk
of circuit court, county Judge and
Justices of the Peace c. H. Nauman,
Chas. T. Mcbride, J. NJ. Sanders and
VIM. c. Peterson, were received.
A certified copy of the general pre-
sentiment of the grand jury spring
term of circuit court, 1909, was re-
ceived and read.
Petition of n. DOwney ct al citi-
zens of Melbourne, praying for a
neighborhood road, starting at the
northwest corner Of the northwest
quarter of the southwest quarter of
section 3, thence south on the section
line between sections 3 and 4 to the
SW corner of section 8, thence west
on the south line of section to SW
corner of said section /, Tp. 2S S., r.
81 east, was received and the same
was granted.
Bond of VIM. K. Campbell to carry
a pistol was approved and permit is
sued.
Pension claim Of Edward NJ. Wha-
ley for Confederate pension was ap-
proved.
Notary public bond Of w. H. H.
Gleason was approved.
J. R. Mathers is appointed a COM
mittee to change the road from Eau
Gallie to Aurora so that it will run
along the south line of o. w. Camp
bells land and if there is no objec-
ton to this he is instructed to make
such change and make report to the
board at their meeting on first Mon
day in May, 1909. The board agrees
to pay $500 towards opening up the