The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1914-02-12

Gorda Special Drain District, upon the
lands affected thereby, did file with this
Board, at its January meeting, A. d.
1914, their report assessing the costs of
said work upon the said lands; and
Whereas, notice has been given by
publication in The Enterprise, a weekly
newspaper published In Arcadia, for four
consecutive times. to-wit: the 9Th, 10th,
23rd and Goth of January 1914, that
this Board, at its regular meeting in Feb
ruary, 1914. would hear complaints from
owners or agents Of any lands effected
against the assessments made by said
Committee; and
| Whereas. no owner or agent has COM
! planned of the said assessments SO made
by the said committee; affecting any of
(, the said lands
Now, therefore. be 1t Resolved by the
Board OF County Commissioners of Desc
to County, that the said assessments SO
made by the said Committee be and the
same are hereby approved: that said as
sessnIents be turned over to the Tax AS
SCISSOR Of DeSoto County, who is hereby
directed to enter the same as a levy upon
the said lands in the regular tax assess
ment books; and that the amount of
said assessment so made by the said
committee be levied upon the said res
pective land or lands in ten (10) yearly
assessments or installments, one-tenth
each year for the period of ten years, the
first assessment to begin with the year
A. D. 1914 and end with the year A. d.
1923. The said installments or assess
ments to be due and payable yearly at
same time other State and County taxes
are due and payable And the Tax Col
lector of the said county of DeSoto is re-
CURED to collect the said assessments or
installments in like manner as other tax
es are collected and that the monies so
collected be constituted a special fund in
the hands of Bond Trustees to pay for
constructing the said drain.
Where's, at an election called for that
purpose 1t was determined that there be
created Special Bond and Bridge Dis
trict, for the Punta Gorda district which
win be hereafter known as the Punta
Gorda Special Road and Bridge district"
and thatthe said Special District Bond
for the purpose Of constructing the roads
and bridges in the petition named. there
fore,
| Be 1t resolved by the Board of County
Commissioners that there be issued and
sold 5000, 100000 worth of Punta Gorda
Special Read and Bridge District. six-per
cont bonds: the said bonds to mature in
thirty years. said bonds to be issued in
the denomination of $4,000; said bonds
! to be coupon interest bearing; the bonds
and the interest to be payable at Arcadia,
and the interest to be payable semi AN
nually.
Be 1t further resolved that the Clerk
of the Circuit Court give notice for thir-
ty days that the said board will receive
bids for said bonds at his office in Area
dia on and before March Sth, 1914; that
all bidders shall accompany their bids
with certified check for per cent of
the amount Of his bid; that the bidder
shall state the time when he will comply
with his bid by paying money; that the
check of the unsuccessful bidders will be
returned to them and the check of the
spccessful bidder will be forfeited in case
the said bidder shall fail to comply with
his said bid.
The County Engineer is hereby direct
ed to prepare plans and specifications
for the construction of roads and bridges
to be constructed under contract in the
Special Road and Bridge District of Pun
ia Gorda, and submit the same to the
Board of County Commissioners at as
early date as possible
1t is hereby ordered that S. 7. Lang
!. ford. supervisor of registration be paid
$1,000 per month until date Of Primary
election.
There being no further business the
Board adjourned to meet the first Mon
\ day in March.
v. w. sURRENCY, Chmn.
A. L. DURRANCE, Clerk.