The St. Lucie County tribune. (Fort Pierce, St. Lucie County, Fla.) 1905-1920, 1911-03-10
|COUNTY DADS
| REGULAR MEET
Nov Roads are Opened and Two
Petitions Presented
WILL LEASE CONVICTS
|rerrvmau Continued at Sebastian Board
Om,- Claim, Streets to Original Owner
Acts Of Special Meeting Confirmed


The Board of County Commissioners
Of S. Lucie county met in regular ses-
S;on Monday, March 9th, 1911. Pres
anti. C.. H. Edwards, chairman; E. A.
Ijolt. A, N. Hoofnagle, d. E. Austin
and Peter Raulerson; with j. E. Fultz,
clerk and James A. Alderman, deputy
sheriff. 3,
Minutes of last regular meeting and
called meeting of February goth, 1911.
read and approved. -.
On motion, the proceedings of this
Ronrd of County Commissioners taken
I'm February goth, 1911, in cOmprOmis-
;np the claim of Good Roads Machinery
Company, and, in issuing warrants in
settIement of said claim, be and are
hereby ratified and confirmed by unan-
imous vote.
On motion O. A. Morgan will be al
bowed l6 cents per cubic yard for load
iny shell for county at shell mound at
Sebastian.
Report of Clerk for month of Febru-
AIRY, 1911, showing no tax redemptlons
or purchases, received.
Report of Tax Collector for month of
February, 1911, received, showing Ii
censes collected as follows: State ST.;
County, $S5. so; also polls for 1910, $S2.
GA. Morgan paid to the county 81 %
for lumber included in bill against the
county. but ordered for himself, and
amount turned over to county treasurer.
On motion the following resolution
,vaS unanimously adODted:
Whereas, it appears that the follow.
ing portions of streets in the plat of
Gosingville, to.wit: That part of 4th
street living east of the Florida East
Coast railroad right-Of-way, and that
part of East Bay street lying north OF
Bird street and south of 9Th streets, have
never been used by the county, and the
county has sufficient roads in that Vi
cinity for all future necessity; there
fore be it
Resolved, That this Board quit claim
said streets to Geo. Y. Costing, and that
the chairman be authorized to execute
and deliver deed to said Geo. 7. Costing.
On motion F. l.. Hemmings, attorney
for the Board, is requested to give the
Board his opinion relative to the right
of this Board to reduce the salary OF
Fish and Game Warden from the orig
inal sum fixed.
No protest having been fled against
the establishment of the following coun-
Ity public road: Beginning at Midway,
|29 feet east of the west line of Elm
street, as shown by Sheen's map OF
White City, Florida, and run north to
the section line dividing section 4, town
ship 36 south, range 40 east, and section
33, township IS south, range 40 east;
thence west along said section line lO4O
feet to intersect White City and Fort
Pierce road; said road to be thirty feet
wide; the same is declared a public road
and ordered opened.
On motion the Board agrees to pay
the ferryman at Sebastian river So per
month as heretofore. l. :.
Road committee report of Chas. Lord
and Eugene Hoofnagle, recommending
"a public county road as follows: Begin
at the hank of Indian River on the south
line of land owned by Mrs. Breidt, in
section ID. township IS south. range AZ
least; thence west along said south line
to the right. of-way of the Florida East
Coast railway, thence across said rail-
road right-Of-way along said line west
to in,ersect with the county road lead
ing from Fort Pierce to White City,
Florida said road to he thirty feet wide;
is received, and, If no protest is filed,
will be declared public county road at
the next regular meeting of tins Board
On motion it is ordered that war
rant be drawn for RedstOne 4 Son Tor
800 on account of bridge contract for
bridge across Sebastian river.
On motion E. A. Holt is requested to
investigate concerning application OF
IL. K. Sloan to carry pistol, and re-
port to this Board at its next regular
meeting.
Report of Chas. Lord and Gene dOof-
nagle, recommending a public county
road as follows: Begin at Indian River
on the south line of J. Bernigaud's land
IN lot 2, section %, township 35' south,
range 4O east; run west to the right-0t-
way, of the Florida East Coast railroad.
thence west to the edge of the savannah,
thence northwest to intersect road to
White City. said road to be fifteen feet
wide; received, and If no protest is filed
wi'l he declared public county road at
next regular meeting of this Board,
On motion the clerk ia instructed to
advertise for lease of county cOnvlcts
iorSt. Lucie county, for one year, bids
70 be received at 2 p. m April 10. 1911.
:, Road report of H. H. Hancock, W.
y. Raulerson and j. w. Raulerson, rec
ommending public county road as fol.
lows Beginning at the Hopkins me.
anderng line ten chains southwest OF
meander corner ON section line between
sections Il and 22. running west 81 de
grsss south, 10 chaips and u links me-