The Palatka news and advertiser., 1915-06-11
ROAD PETITION FOR
PALATKA SUB-D|ST.
Held up to Next Meeting Be-
cause of Faulty Esti-
ma eS.

ilitA W.
The board of county commissioners
is having a busy session. A great
amount Of routine business is being
cared for
On motion of Com. Rowton a reso-
luton was passed allowing commits
sioners to have work done on roads of
their districts which was absolutely
needed.
Awarrant was ordered drawn in fa-
vor R. C. Middleton for work on Lake
Como-Crescent City scrub road, which
was opposed by Com. Waldron.
Amount of warrant-S20000.
A petition for public road to COM
mence at S. E. >cor of N. E. quarter
of sec. %, thence north along sec.
| line two (2) miles to the S. E. cor
ner of the N. f. quarter of Sec 10,
TIP. 10 S, R 26 E., was granted.
The Interlachen Telephone Co.
was granted permission to erect poles,
wires and other fixtures for telephone
purposes and maintain the same on
any public road or highway in the
county provided, that the same shall
be set so as not to obstruct or inter
fere with the common use of said
roads, and provided shade trees are
not damaged.
The petition for the Palatka E
Palatka sub-district road was laid
over until next meeting. Col. dc
Montmollin was opposed to the delay,
while Col. Won Engelken and others
were favorable to it. The estimates
were faulty, they claimed.
A representative of the White cat
erpiller tractor one time used in the
county presented claim and had il
turned down in such short order that
he nearly lost his breath.
Frank SanHs Of Palatka Hights
asked the board to give his town its
part of the road tax so it could go
on with repair work.
H. A. Davis and Sec. Elliott Of the
board of trade appeared and invited
the board to attend the meeting next
Monday night in the interests of
Farm Demonstration work.
A committee from the city cGurcil
of Palatka asked the board to appro-
pirate money to screen the scaffold
in the jail yard so as to shut of a
public view of an execution to be held
today. The board took the mater
under advisement, and later refused.
The board also refused an appeal
for the appointment of a county pro
baton officer until after the publica-
ton of acts of the legislature, when
they would know where they were at.
Com. Hancock and Rowton, appoint
ed a committee to investigate Sims
creek bridge. recommended a fill to
shorten the length of the woodwork.
The board authorized the work to be
done under supervision of Com. Han
cock.
Com. Rowton made a most intelli-
gent verbal report of his recent trip
to Kissimmee as delegate to Dixie
highway meeting, and the board paid
his expense amounting to $1,000.
The matter of removing boats from
under the St. Johns river bridge was
left in allegiance until after the ques-
ton of insurance was settled.
On motion Of Com. Rowton, second
ed by Hancock. the following insur-
ance was authorized taken on public
property:
St. Johns River bridge, $4,000.
Bridge house, $500.
Dunn's Greek bridge, $4,000.
Bridge house, S400.
Rice Creek bridge. $4,000.
Bridge house, 500.
The question of allowing Commits
sioners to travel free over the toll
bridges of the county was opposed
by Perry and Hancock. but was IA
vored by Rowton and Waldron. There
being a tie Chairman Alvers settled
it by voting in favor of the passes.
lust like any one with level head
would expect him to do.
The Times Herald was given the
contract for publishing the new laws.
A warrant was ordered drawn in
favor of J. H. Willie for road work
for $1O197.
The bond of Paul c. Smith, Justice
Of the ueace, with X. NJ. White and
F. w. McGrady sureties, was approx
ed; as also were the notarial bonds
of Randall Wells and R. G. Brown
ing.
The board spent Wednesday at
Florahome.
On Thursday morning the Palatka
sub-district road petition was with
drawn.