The St. Lucie County tribune. (Fort Pierce, St. Lucie County, Fla.) 1905-1920, 1911-04-14
COUNTY DADS
MONTHLY MEET
Usual Routine of Business Trans
acted by Commissioners
CONNECTS ARE LEASED
Three New County Roads are Ordered
Opened - Treasurer's Report Shows
Splendid Financial Condition

County Commissioners met in regular
session April 3, 1911 Present c. H.
Edwards chairman. E. A. Holt, A. N.
Hoofnagle, d. E. Austin and Peter
Rauerson with j. E. Fultz, clerk and
j. A. Alderman deputy sheriff.
Minutes of last regular meeting read
and approved.
On motion applications of H. R. Sloan
and D. N. Dominica to carry revolvers
and w. S. Weeks to carry Marlin
rifle were approved and permits issued.
On motion application of W. j. Harris
jr. to carry revolver is rejected.
Petition of }. S. Coats. P. r. Sykes
ct al for a public neighborhood road,
commencing at the north west corner of
NEi of Sci of NEt of section 30. town
ship IS south, range 40 east thence
west 1920 feet, thence north to inter-
section with Fort Pierce-Fort Drum
road, received and j. F. Bell. H. F.
Bell and M. B. Smith are appointed a
committee to view, mark and survey
said road and report to this Board at it's
next regular meeting.
Report of collector for-month of
March, 1911, received, showing licenses
collected for the state $20 90, for county
$l2 so and Polls for 1910, 1911.
Treasurer's report for the month of
March, 1911. received, showing balances
on hand April /, 1911 as follows: Total
of all S33 ESQ. 06, General Fund $51l2.23,
Fine and Forfeiture Fund $l225.93,
County school, $67S7.l5. Road and Bridge
S44OO. %, Building S4816.7 IS, Special
Road $3.50 26, Total Sub-schoOl $685.
IS, Special Road No. | SO. 40, NO.2 $l16.-
81, No. 8, 1874, 81, No. d 1868. 80, Mob
$2l2 90, Special Road Undivided $299O. =
%, Game Warden $4,000, with certi-
ficate of cashier of Bank of Fort Pierce,
showing balances correct as claimed.
Clerks report of tax certificates
redeemed and purchased during the
month of March 1911, received, showing
total of $1O9.15.
A. ]. Drawdy, fish and game warden
appeared before the Board, and agreed
to accept. the sum of $4,000 in full
settlement of his claim for compensation
as Fish and Game Warden to date:
On motion this agreement was accept.
ed and the sum of $4,000 ordered paid
to A. J.~Drawdy in full settlement of
his claim.
No protest having been filed against
the establishment of a county public
road as follows: Beginning at Indian
River at the South line of J.Bernigaud's
land in lot 2, section %, township 30
south, range 40 east, run west to the
right of way of the Florida East Coast
railway company's road, thence west to
the edge of the savannah, then north
west TO ntersect road to White City,
road to be Is feet wide is declared
public county road and ordered opened.
No protest having been filed against
the establishment Of a public County
road as follows: Beginning at the Hop
kins meandering line, near Tantie post
office and following said line to It's In
tersection with the section line dividing
section q and %, 10 and 20, 29 and 80
all of township 81 south, range 35 east,
thence west along said line to OSceola
county line, said road to be 30 feet wide.
is declared a public county road and
ordered opened.
No protest having been filed against
the establishment of public county
road as follows: Beginning on the bank
of Indian, river on the south line of land
owned by Mrs. Bredt in section II, town
ship 81 south, range 40 east thence run
west along said south line to the right
of way of the Florida East Coast rail
way company, thence on across said
railroad right of way along said line
west to .intersect with county road lead
ing from Fort Pierce to White City,
Fla, said road to be 30 feet wide. is
| d,olaraA IN ho nuhlic county road
and ordered opened.
No protest having been filed against
the establishment of a public county
road as follows: Beginning on the
bank of Indian river on the south line
of land owned by Mrs. Breidt in section
IA, township IS south, range 40 east.
thence west along said south line to
right of way of the Florida East Coast
railway company thence across said
railroad right of way, thence according
TO instructions to intersect with Fort
Pierce and White City road, said road
to be 30 feet wide, is declared a public
county road and ordered opened.
The usual accounts were examined
and approved and warrants ordered
drawn for same.
On motion Board adjourned to meet
in special session April 10, 1911. Board
met April 10th, with Commissioners
Edwards, Holt and Hoofnage present
Bids for lease of county convicts were
opene at 2 o'clock. and on motion the
bid of the Florida Pine Company of $l5
per capita per month was accepted. ac-
cording to the terms of contract Oper-
ated under during the last year.