The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1914-11-13
County Jail
Sold T0City
OF Barlow
BROUGHT $4,oo8.oa TO BE
PAID IN INSTALL
MENTS
Other Matters Of Importance
Came Before County
Commissioners

Barlow, Nov. 13.-The meeting
of the board of county commission
ers of Polk county was opened by
the sheriff. Present: J. Everett Bry-
ant, chairman; E. s. Whidden, A.
T. Mann, J. c. Swindel and w. T.
Hurst. commissioners.
Following bonds for notary pub
lie were approved.
Hugh w. Smith. sureties, R. M
Oglesby and w. A. Whidden; F.
Edward Ohlinger, sureties, N. R.
Williams and R. F. Uril; r. w.
A. Duncan, sureties. N. J. Thomp.
son and G. c. Pitman; Lisle w.
Smith, sureties, Carl C. Young AMI
J. T. Miller,
Permits to carry firearms accord
ing to law were granted to the fol.
lowing persons: i
A. c. Tillis. sureties, W. r.
Hamard and W.. F. Boyd; E. W.
Shepard, sureties, N. s. Mizel and
A.. F. Austin; Haven B. King, sure.
ties, james R. King and Arthur
King; James Chaumny, sureties, J.
E. Milton and +. II. Young, Jr.; c.
R. Couch, sureties. II. J. Rothrock
and r. c. Hatton.
The following application for
state pension was approved: E. c.
Spahler, Lakeland.
The board granted aid Of IS per
month to T homas Taylor. Pembroke
and Mrs. Krummell, of Lakeland.
The board ordered the clerk to
notify Mr.. A. L. Brantley to re-
move his tram road and all other
Instructions side of Lake Moody.
The board having advertised for
bids for the sale of the old Jail site,
accepted the bid received I rom tho
city Of Barlow for $4OOS.O2, to BIZ
paid as follows: City to return war.
rant issued by county as donation
'on paving around court house for
$1.00S.O2 and give the county two
notes for 1900. each bearing 8 per
cent Interest and payable in six and
twelve months respectively
The board rescinded action talk
en- in the petition Of r. H. Rey-
nOlds, T. C. Lewis, Jim Reynolds,
ct al, asking the board to grant q
public road as follows. Beginning
at the south side Of section line be-
tween 26 and 81. "a and 35, town
ship 2S, range "a and 12 miles be-
tween 2 and 3, to intersect road
running west $40 yards to Lake.
land and Barlow road.
The board granted aid of IS per
month to Mrs. DOME Pressly, Fort
Meade.
Treasurer was ordered credited
with paid warrants.
The collector was ordered credit
ed and treasurer charged with re-
ceipts Nos. 149 and $50 amounting
to 1000 and $1,6S5.11. The county
Judge reported fines amounting to
1926. The sheriff was ordered
credited and treasurer charged with
fines amounting to $917.S6. w. o.
Williams reported fines amounting
to $40, same being paid to treas
urer.
Board adjourned to meet again
on Thursday, Nov. 5, 1914, and met
pursuant to adjournment, with all
the members present and after hear
ing the report of the committee ap-
pointed to investigate the sand oil
roads. the board ormulated plans
for tests to be made of road ma
terials.
Ut was decided to advertise at
once for bids for the construction Of
five quarter mile sections of asphalt
ticoil sand road similar to the fam
Gus road to Eustis.
These five sections are to be con-
structed in the five commissioners
districts, one section in each dis
trict. and are for the purpose of
demonstrating the value and prac-
tfcability of countrywide system of