The St. Lucie County tribune. (Fort Pierce, St. Lucie County, Fla.) 1905-1920, 1910-02-11
COUNTY DADS
MONTHLY MEET
Usual Routine of Business Trans
acted by Commissioners
BOND BIDS REJECTED
New Roads Occupy Attention of Offic.
iaIs--Will Re-Adyertisc for Bids for
Sale of Road Bonds.

Board County Commissioners met in
regular session February 7th, 1910.
Present, P. Kroegsl, chairman; C. H.
Edwards, A. N Hoofnagle, D. E.
Austin and R. E. Mclaughlin, with j.
E. Fultz, clerk.
Minutes of last regular meeting were
read, and on motion of d. E. Austin,
said minutes were corrected by strik-
ing from list of names selected at reg
ular January session as jurors for the
year 1910, thirty-six names so that list
will not contain more than 80 names,
the limit allowed by law, and on motion
minutes were approved as corrected.
Minutes of Special Session held
January II, 1910 were read and ap.
proved.
Bids for hire of county convicts were
opened, and on motion, bid of T. e.
Bridges of $l4.'5 per capita per month
for each convict for term of one year
is accepted, and the chairman of this
board is instructed to execute the con-
tract on behalf of the Board.
Whereas warrant drawn January
Sd, 1910 in favor of E. M. Stokes for
S.. 90 has, according to statement Of
e. M. Stokes, failed to reach him, it is
on motion ordered that duplicate
warrant be issued to said E. M. Stokes
for SIS. 90 in place of said lost warrant.
On motion it is agreed by the Board
of County Commissioners that said
Board will advance the necessary funds
for surveying roads under the super
vision of the Road Bond Trustees,
preparatory to hard surfacing same
On motion, $500, 90 of the $1,000. 90 re-
served to cover expense of uncOmpleted
work on the court house, under con-
tract with the Mutual Construction
Company, is ordered paid, reserving
still $4,000 to ensure the completion of
work still incomplete.
On motion Board adjourned to am.
Tuesday.
Bids for 5000, 900. 90 Road Bonds OPEN
ed and after due consideration, all bids
are rejected, and it is ordered that the
clerk prepare notice fer bids to be
opened on April 4th, 1910.
On motion application of Mury Buggs
to carry Winchester Rifle. is approx
ed and permit ordered issued.
Road Petition of G.. A. Brsddock, S.
Kitching ct. al, praying for public
county road commencing at the mouth
of San Sebastian River, continuing in
Southerly direction along the bank of
the Indian River and as close thereto
as is possible, without destroying the
indispensable wind brakes; said road to
be twenty feet wide in all improved
properties and to be thirty feet at such
points as will not cause loss and damage
to parties interested. Said road inter-
sects with the established county road
where it now ends at the northern limit
of the property owned by Hicks and
Sembler; received and R. G. Hardee,
G. B. Hall and Allan Campbell are ap.
pointed committee to view, mark and
survey said road and report to this
Board at its next regular meeting.
On motion, bid of j. A. Franklin of
$3.50. 90 for moving three houses off the
road on the property of j. H. LIE Tour
neau is accepted.
No protest having been filed against
the change in public road recommended
by r. T. Garrison, John Sorenson and
j. M. Swain as follows:
Beginning at the big gate on Mr..
Wille's property, leave old road, run
with "a degrees west, 81 chains to in
tersection of old road at DIR. McClinton's
packing house. old road So chains and
so links; the same is declared a public
road and ordered opened The Clerk is
instructed to notify the railroad comp
any to have public railroad crossing es-
tablished south Of 229 mile post as per
request made some months ago,
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change of road recommended by R. j.
Booth and j. M Swain as follows: Be-
ginning at the Is mile post, run mean
der of river to north line of LeTonrneau
property to intersection of old road,
distance 81 chains and Ga links, 600
yards, old road 36 chains and "a
links; the same is declared public
road and ordered opened
On motion board adjourned to a. IN.
Wednesday and convened at said hour
all present.
On motion j, w. Rhodes is appointed
ianitor for the court house for one
month at salary of $50 per month.
Treasurer's report for the month Of
January, 1910, received showing bal
ances on hand February l, 1910, as fol-
lows: Total of all $9,394.43; General
fund, $445. 48; Fine and forfeiture fund,
500. IS; County School fund, $l44. 80;
Special School. State aid, $277. 10; Road
and Bridge, $l,47S.87; Building Fund,
1926. 30; Special Road, $4827. 5SJ Spec
ial Road District No. l, 1857. So; Spec
ial Road District No. 2, 1885,. Sc; Special
Road District No. 8. 81, 1872. 10; Special
Road District No. 4, $2,66l. 81; Special
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