The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1913-03-13

owners or agents of the following de-
scribed real estate, to wit: Sections
q 45. 6. Z, 8, 8, 10, Is, 16, II, IL, IL,
20 the southeast quarter ana Ihe
north half of section 81; all OF sec
ton %, the north half OF section ~
and the northwest quarter OF the
northeast quarter and the west nan
of section 20; and all of section ~.
in township 40, range %; and all OF
sections |, 2 and the east half OF sec
| tion 3. and the east half OF section
TO- and all of sections IL, II, IL and
| ID and the east half of the southeast
ouarter and the southeast quarter or
the northeast quarter and the north
half of the northeast quarter OF sec
ton Is, and all of sections 20 "a anu
the east half of the northwest quarter
of section 25, township Az. range q,
| against the assessment OF Sl per acre
heretofore made for drainage purpos,
es against above described land' ana
no one appearing or obJectlng 10 sara
! assessment in pursuance OF sald no.
| tice, and the members OF the Doard
| of county commissioners being satls-
| field that such assessment heretofore
mad IS just and proper.
| 1t .B thereupon upon motlon uuly
| seconded, put and carrier ordered
| that said assessment be turned over
tn the tax assessor and said tax as
| SCISSOR of DeSoto county, Florida, is
hereby instructed to levy yearly
assessment of 81 per acre against
each acre of the above described land
for the term of one, two, three, -FOUR,
and five years, and the taxes from
| said assessment be collected IN ike
manner as other taxes are collected ana
made a special fund for the cancel
lation or redemption of the Indebted
ness incurred in the construction OF
the bitches, canals or drains over,
| through and upon said land.
| 1t is hereby ordered that telephone
companies operating lines in DeSoto
county remove all telephone posts TO
a distance not less than fifteen feet
from the center of all public roads
along which lines are now operated
or may hereafter be operated.
1t was moved and carried that the
DeSoto County News be designated as
the newspaper in which the delin-
ouent tax list for the year 1912 be
published. The News was designat-
ed as it is the desire OF the board
to give the printing to each OF the
county papers in their turn.
Bids for janitor for court house and
Jail were submitted by j. l.. Dishong
/ and Thomas S. Carlton. j. L. DISH
ong's bid was SITS; $55 for janitor OF
court house and 500 for Jail. I. s.
Cartons bid, SIS for janitor for the
court house. Upon motion j. l.. Dish
ong's bid was accepted.
/ Petition for road from Sebring to
Huffman was upon motion laid over
till next meeting of this board.
! Petition for road from Lily and Ona
northerly to Bowling Green was upon
motion laid over for consideration at
next meeting.
The following change in Arcadia
and Tampa road is hereby granted
conditionally that same can be opened
I'D at a cost of not over $25: Leave
Arcadia and Tampa road where same
crosses the section line on east SIDE
of sci of mel, section Is, township
35 south, range 20 east and run
north over section line to northeast
corner of mel of sci of section Z,
township 35, range % east, thence In
direction of county line to intersect
with Arcadia and Tampa road about
one quarter of a mile north OF Scion
]. Hull's place, then run north on
said section line to where Fort Green
road crosses said section line.
j. T. Stephens, c. E. Hendry and
]. w. Mcleod were appointed blazers
Pistol bond of J. S. Coker and Y. A
Addison were rejected, the principals
failing to appear to give reason as
: to why same should be approved.
1t is hereby recommended to the
: comptroller that R. M. Waldron be
allowed to redeem the following lane
: at valuation of 5000 without inter
est: Ell of WI of ne4 less 10 acres OF
north end, section 80, township Al
south. range % east. The reason fol
+ this request is that the present val
> uation is excessive.
i 1t is moved and carried that this
board advertise for bids for carload
: of galvanized corrugated culverts FOL
the public roads of DeSoto county
J also advertise for bids on a ten-to1
gasoline or kerosene roller and trac
? tor combined, grader for use of SAM
: or more wagons.
g 1t was moved and carried that Geo
5 Hendry be allowed $40 for immediate
8 relief.
: The following resolution was unan
imously adopted:
a Whereas, On the 9th day of Octob
i er, A. D., 1901, Christopher Columbu
t Pearce, joined by his wife, conveye'
9 to the county of DeSoto strip o
i land one hundred yards wide of tn
east end of ne4 of sci of section Il
e in township 81 south, of range 2
j east, for public road purposes. An
4 Whereas, The county of DeSot
4 does not need all of said land 10
t road purposes and needs only strl
e forty feet wide. the same being beln
twenty feet wide from the center O
e both sides of the present public roat
y on the east of said forty. And,
a Whereas, The said Pearce agree