Fort Pierce news. (Fort Pierce, Fla.) 190?-1920, 1910-02-18
COMMISSIONERS MET
Delayed Report of February
Session Of County Solons.
All Bids for Good Roads Bonds
Rejected and Others Called
for.-New Roads Opened.

The county commissioners met Ia
regular session Feb. I, 1910. Present.
T. Kroegel, chairman, G. II. Edwards,
r. E. Mclaughlin, A. N.Hoofnagie and
d. e. Austin, with J. e. Futz, clerk.
Minutes of last regular meeting were
read, and, on motion Of d. E. Austin,
said minutes we're corrected by striking
from list OF names selected at regular
January session as jurors for the year
1910 thirty.six names, so that the list
will not contain more than 30 names,
the limit allowed by law, and on motion
minutes we're approved ascorrected.
Minutes OF special session held jan
uary II, 1910, were read and approved,
Bids for hire of county convicts were
opened and, on motion, bid Of 7. b.
Bridges of Sl4.25 per capita per month
for each convict for term of one year
is accepted, and the chairman Of this
board is instructed to execute this con
tract on behalf OF the board.
Whereas, a warrant drawn January
3, 1910, in favor of e. M. stokes, for
$500, has, according to statement OF
said E. NJ. Stokes, failed to reach him
it is on motion ordered that duplt-
cate warrant be issued to said e. M.
Stokes for 5000 in place Of said lost
warrant.
On motion, 1t is agreed by the board
OF county commissioners that said board
shall advance the necessary funds for
surveying roads under the supervision
OF the road bond trustees, preparatory
to hard surfacing the same.
On motion, $4,000 of the sI,OO0.O0
reserved to cover expense of uncom-
pleted work on the court house, under
contract with the Mutual Construction
Co, is ordered paid, rescrving stiIl s2oo
to insure the completion Of work still
incomplete.
On motion, Board adjourned to meet
at 500 Tuesday and convened at said
hour, all present.
Bids for 100000 road bonds opened,
and, after due consideration, all bids
, re rejected, and it is ordered that the
Jerk prepare notice for bids to be
opened on April 4th, 1910,
On motion, application of Murray
Briggs to carry Winchester Rife Is
approved and permit ordered issued.
Road petition of G. A. Braddock, s.
Kitching, ct al, praying for public
county road, commencing at the mouth
ct San Sebastian river, continuing ia
southerly direction along the bank Of
the Indian river and as close thereto as
is possible without destroying the In
dispensable windbrakes, said road to be
20 feet wide in all improved properties.
and to be 30 feet wide at such points IS
will not cause loss and damage to par
ties interested. Said road intsrs. N
with the established county road whei
IT now ends at the northern limit Of the
property owned by Hicks and Sembler.
received, and r. G. Hardee, G. B. Hall
and Allen Campbell are appointed
committee to view, mark and survey
said road and report to this board atits
next regular meeting.
On motion, bid of J. A. Franklin Of
$4,000 for removing three houses of
the rord, on the property of j. III. lie
Tourneau, is accepted.
No protest having been filed against
the change of public road recommended
by Il. I. Garrison, John Sorensen and
M. Swain, as follows Beginning az
the big gate on Mr.. Wills property,
leave old road, run north "a degrees.
west "a chains to intersection Of old
road at DR.. McClinton's packing house.
old road 80 chains and so links. the 4
same is declared public road and or
dered opehed.
The clerk is instructed to notify the
+. E. C.railroad company to have pub
lie railroad crossing established south
OF 22S mile post, as per request made
some months ago.
No protest having been filed against
change OF road recommended by r.. D.
Booth and ]. VI. Swain, as follows
Beginning at the 18th mile post, run
meander OF river to north line of re
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