The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1915-02-11
passed by the board :

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highway engineer and that the
present superintendent and high
way engineer of roads be directed
to turn over to the clerk of this
board all records field notes
maps, profiles, surveys and esti-
mates now in his office which have
been made at the expense of the
county or special road or drainage
districts, and that the bond trus-
tees of special districts be request
ed to recommend to this board the
most feasible method of securing
the most satisfactory returns from
the expenditure Of the funds of
their respective districts.
D. l.. Skipper, John Hagan and
w. M. Whitten voting yea. Major
Welles absent.
Road petition asking for the fol
lowing road was presented to the
board, to-wit: Beginning at the
southeast corner of the NWA of
the NWl4 section 27, township 81,
range "a east, running south on
land line one and one-fourth mil
es and interSect Arcadia and
Charlotte Harbor public road said
right of way to be thirty feet
wide. Said road was duly grant
ed and the same is hereby de-
clared a public road.
Moved and carried that the
clerk is hereby instructed to no.
tify the holders of old Punta Cor
da drainage scrip to present the
same for payment of face value
without interest.
1t was moved and carried that
j. j. f. Horn be placed on pauper
list at $500 per month.
The hour for receiving bids for
the bonds for special road and
bridge district No. S having arriv-
ed it was found that no bids for
said bonds were received.
1t was moved and carried that
the justice of the peace bond of j.
NJ. Butler with d. l.. Law and G..
w. Williams as sureties be ap-
proved.
Upon motion duly made and
carried the name of Delilah Yon
is hereby stricken from the pauper
list, said Delilah Yon receiving a
pension from the state.
1t was moved and carried that
the sum of $500 be paid for the
capture of all state and county
convicts.
1t was moved and carried that
H. p. Porter be allowed to re-
deem VIE of lot 2 block 10, orig
inal survey, Punta Gorda, at val
uation of $50, the former valu-
alton of $3.50 being excessive.
The application of A.Y,Teachey
asking for relief in redemption Of
lot 2 block 20, Wauchula, was re-
fused, the same not showing the
present valuation to be excessive.
The governor is hereby request
ed to appoint c.. S. Carlton re-
corder of marks and brands of
stock slaughtered and sold at
Wauchula, district No. 2.
A drainage petition was submit
ted to the board by E. d. Tired
well and others, petitioning for
the establishment of a drainage
district just east and north of Ar
cadia, and upon motion duly made,
seconded and carried, said petit
ton was accepted and filed and
the same was laid over until the
next regular meeting of said
board, and the clerk was directed
to cause to be published in the En-
terprise a notice for three weeks
prior to the next regular meeting
of this board to the effect that at
the next regular melting Of this
board said petition will be consid-
cred, said notice to be directed to
all persons who may be interested
in the establishment or non-estab-
lishment of said district, requiring
them to appear and present any
reason why such petition should
not be granted.
The clerk Of this board is di-
rected to notify H. Z. Anchutz
that the office of county engineer
and superintendent of public
roads is and the same is hereby
abolished.
There being no further business
before the board the board adj
journed to meet at its next regu-
lar meeting in March, 1915.
l.. w. WHITEHURST, Chm.
a. L. DURRANCE, Clerk.
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