The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1911-02-10
COUNTY BOARD
HAS HOT Meeting
FIorahome Road Petitioners at
Loggerheads Use Warm
Language.
Commissioner Perry Insists on Publica-
ton of County Financial Statement.

commissioner
ton of County Financial Statement.
The February meeting Of the board
of county commissioners gave the board
some matters to decide that were not al
together pleasant
First there was petition and counter
petition for changes in the Florahome-
Melrosc road. One change contemplated
affected the road as surveyed from 7 ut
nam Hall TO Melrose; the other had TO
do with the route of the road into and
through the Florahome location.
This road has already been surveyed
and the contract for its building let TO
| G.. L. Knight of Florahome by the board
of bond trustees.
People living in the MelroSe section
who wanted the road changed were real.
| ly at the mercy of Mr.. Knight, the con
tractor. The change could not be made
without his consent. He would give his
consent provided the road into Flora
home could be changed. Mr.. Knight
represented the advocates OF the Flora
home change before the board. The
road as ordered runs to the tlorahome
depot, parallel with the G. S. & F. rail
way track. In doing this ii runs through
cemetery and through the Florahome
public park Mr.. Knight wanted the
road TO turn from the straight course
three blocks west OF the depot and go
block south and around the park. Other
Florahome people wanted the road as
originally planned and ordered, citing
that the road was already public road
and of record.
DR.. Sipprell of Florahome had third
route, but his plan was not considered.
Mr.. Knight was for the change and
Mr.. Charles for those who opposed.
Other citizens of Florahome also spoke
for their respective sides. The contro-
yersy waxed very hot and such pet terms
as "iiar" were passed. The matter was
finally settled by the boards ordering
the road 10 remain as originally planned,
thus displeasing Mr.. Knight, who now
refuses to make the change as desired by
Commissioner Perry on the Melrose end.
Another matter before the board was
the old petition for a road through the
property of Mr.. White at Johnson. 1t
was a neighborhood road before White
owned it. He closed it up because of
his dislike for the Martins, near neigh
borS, though it is stated by Mrs. Kemp
ton that when she sold the property TO
White it was with verbal agreement on
his part that he would keep the road
open. This was not stated in the deed
The board listened TO argument by at,
torneyS of both Martin and White and
then decided that it could not order the
: road opened through private property,
w. A. Russell appeared before the
board and asked for five carloads OF De
; Leon she'll for the repair OF the hard
road from Crescent City to the railroad
= junction. This was matter that Chalr
= man Alvers and Clerk Hutchinson knew
the importance of and they urged the
> board TO make the appropriation, and !
! was done on motion OF MIR. llmmonS
= seconded by Mr.. Perry, with the under
standing that people who use the roae
put the shell on.
The board, on report of Chairman Al
- vers, also ordered that the persons wht
:. had damaged the public road at truitian'
= be made to repair the damage and re
= move distractions.
y A petition asking for a change in thu
y road near Cross HammockS, north o
= Crescent City, signed by w. ). Newbol'
, and T. II. Stryker, was agreed 10, pro
vidcd it was agreeable to the contracto
. and approved by the county engineer,
a On motion of Mr. Perry and Seconde'
~ by MIR. Moody; the sheriff was author
ized to receive money for hire OF count!
convicts, Keep accounts and turn none
:, over to the county treasurer.
1. DIR. Steen was appointed jail physicia
y and TO furnish medicine in all ordinar
,f sickness for prisoners.
u One feature of the meeting was the IN
y; sistence of Commissioner Perry that tn
!" county clerk prepare and have publishe
in both Palatka papers a statement oil tn
county's financial condition at the begiI
:. ming of the year. This, that the peopl
y might know in just what condition tn
= present board found the treasury.
!, y The board did heap of routine bus
= ness not here reported, and adjourned
II latc hour Wednesday afternoon.