The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1914-04-16
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS MEETING
Business Transacted by the Board at The
Regular Session Month Of April


Welles, Crews. Hagan and Downing.
Minutes read.
Justices bonds of T. l.. Lee and Haupt-
man approved.
Firearms bond R. H. Pyfrom, F. M.
Grover and ]. E. Bowdoin sureties, APP
proved.
Petition of citizens of district No. Q
calling for an election for creating a
special road and bridge district was APP
proved and ordered to take its regular
legal course.
Notary bond j. B. Moody approved.
1t was recommended to the comptroller
that G. M. Carrier be allowed to redeem
ali fractional sections 10, Is and % and
SW. u of NV. " sec. IA, tp. Al south
range % east, at face value without in
terest, the reason for request that pre-
sent assessed valuation is excessive.
1t was recommended to the comptroller
that S. F. ]. Trabue be allowed to redeem
nw.A of sw u and NV " sec. 20. part
of lot sec. 20, ne. " and e. u of sw. u
and sw. Asec. Is. and s. "a of ne. n
of sc. u sec, TO- and W. V lot and lot4
and w. " of Sc u sec. %. and lot 2 sec.
rs, all in township SO south range % east,
at face value without interest, reason for
request that present assessment is ex-
cessive. w hy
Engineers report of petition of w. j,
Altman and others accepted. Road as
follows: Extend the zolfo Wauchula
road due south from where 1t leaves the
half mile line of sec. Il. tip. "a. range rs,
to where said half mile line in sec. %
intersects with the Ona-Zolfo road. Road
was ordered.
Engineers report on petition of Ed
mond Velvick was submitted. Report
was approved and petition denied.
1t was recommended to the comptroller
that ]. E. Bowdoin be allowed to redeem
blocks 4, s, 6, and 7, Jackson & Stewards
addition to Charlotte Harbor at val
uation of $50 with interest present valu-
alton of $3.50 being excessive.
Widows pension claim of Christian v.
White approved.
Petition against furthur issuance of
scrip in payment for construction of
bitches in Murdoch drain was filed. 1t
was the sense of the board that the re-
quest contained in the petition was be-
yond the jurisdiction Of the board and
the matter would now have to be. settled
in the higher courts.
Notary bond J. c. Edmundoz APPROX
ed
Report Of Ruth b. Coinbear, corn and
tomato club agent, was accepted,
Petition Of the citizens of Sebrfng ask
ing for revocation Of former petition
asking for the creation of special road
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1t was ordered that the desire of petit
TONERS be and same was complied wdr
Petition from citizens OF district Mo-
asking for the creation Of a special road
and bridge district was accepted snd
ordered to take usual legal course,
1t was ordered TN compIiace with petit
ton requesting same that the junction
Of the Lily Limestone road with The
road be effected
In compliance with petition asking
hat the former action abcIishing 4SG6
'eet of road through saw grass on Lilly
Limestone road be Tescinied, the said |
1900 feet of road was declared public |
,oad.
Petition relating to establishment Ct |
graded road Lily to- BrownviIle was de-
.ween Lily and Kinsey- Balance OF road |
will be repaired
Notary bond Il. H. EIfcri approved.
The following resolution was plssel:
Be it resolved by the Board Of comfy |
of the county Of DeSoto !,
and state of FTarida now in session in |
The city of Arcadia. in said stn.e and
county:
First. That for the safety of the
funds arising from the sale OF any and |
Ill bonds for road improvements, and
Second. To keep down all factional
differences and contentious in district
bonding elections, and
Third. That the greatest amount OF
road improvements may be derived from
the moneys expended.
Be 1t resolved that all moneys arising
from the sale of such bonds (road dis
tricD shall be deposited by the trustees
In two or more banks located in the road
district issuing said bonds and in such
banks as make their reports as required
by law showing perfect solvent condition,
and
Be it further resolved that the bank or
banks in which said funds shall be de-
posted, shall be required to pay per
cent. interest on all balances at the end of
each six months after such deposits are
made.
Further, in case there should be no |
bank located within the district bonding, |
the trustees shall designate the deposit
tory for said funds.
d. G. Mccormick, A. B. Ticker and c. |
NJ. Carrier are hereby appointed and shall |
constitute the board of trustees of the |
proceeds resulting from the sale of bonds
Of the Punta Gorda special road and |
bridge district.
Notary bond J.H. Johnson approved. |
Petition from citizens of Red Hills !
and Venus for road referred to engineer. |
The following resolution was unani- |
mously passed by the board. v. w. Sur
rency voting yes, John Hagan voting yes, |
WEAK AND TIRED |