The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1915-01-14
Attest: A. l.. Durrance. Clerll
Meeting Of New Board.

Hdlflllun.
Attest: a. l.. Durrancc. Clerk.
Meeting OF New Board.
The new Board OF County Commits
siOners met In regular session In their
office In the court house, Arcadia, Fla,
January 9th, A. ID. 1915.
The board was called 10 order by the
clerk. and said board proceeded to or.
ganize by electing unanimously l.. W.
Whitehurst as their chairman. Mr..
Whitehurst then took his chair and
appointed the following committees to
serve for the year, to-wit:
Finance committee, John Hagan and
ID. l.. skinner.
Committee on bonds, W. q. Welles
and W. NJ. Written.
Mayor Freeman and Judge Bell an
peared before the board. asking for an
extension of time to remove city pris-
oners from the county jail. Upon mo.
tionsthe city was allowed ninety DAYS
extension of time in which to prepare
for the care aud detention Of city pris.
Oners.
This bOard acknowledges the receipt
OF resolution passed by the Board of
County Commissioners, asking that
this board remit at once warrant drawn
payable to the Converse Bridge and
Steel Company, for the erection Of a
bridge across Caloosahatchee river.
IL was moved and carried that said
warrant lie not drawn until said bridge
IL completed and accepted by Joint
committee composed of Lee and DeSoto
county boards, and that until Lee coun.
" constructs road from said bridge TO
DeSoto county line, as per agreement
with this board.
A resolution was received from the
Clvlc League OF the city OF Arcadia,
asking FOR the removal OF the convict
camp from the court house square. Ma.
Jor Nelles Informed the board that
SAID camp would be moved immediate.
ly.
II was moved and carried that Ma.
Jor Nelles he authorized to sell the
old fence which formerly enclosed the
court house square at fifteen cents
per foot.
Deputy Sheriff's bond OF II. -. eros.
by with l.. o. Pagan and X. I. Har.
rlsoh as Sureties, was accepted and
approved 10y this board.
Deputy sherifrs bond of +. S.
nhodes' with w. ii. Seward aud Jake
Ney as sureties. was accepted aud ap-
proved. ~
Bond for Justice of the peace Of II.
brown with j. B. Brown and j 2.
this board. -
Constable's bond of W. Il. Zachary
WIN H. IL. Raulerson and J. p.
ni"n'ieS as Snretles. was duly approx.
Notary bond OF l.. n. Townsend
"
ar sureties. was duly approved.
Bond for notary public Of James l..
"lassco. with United States FidelItr
anu Guarantee Company OF Maryland
as surety was presented TO the bonrd
ana same duly approved.
Upon petition submitted Ia tba hoor5
shihg Tor the granting OF a publi,
road beginning at the southoost co,.,,a,
Of section D. township 83 sonth rano'
y east, and running due north tw,
miles to intersect with bowling Craa'
and Crewsville road. The old roma 4,
this locality H. hereby discontinued
IL was moved and carried tbot ~.
board I'm body visit the countv's Ian,
near Punta Gorda, with n view of os
tabiishing county poor farm.
Application Of ]. Il. Bowdoin 10
the position or superintendent of sal,
poor farm. provided same was estah
lished, was duly received and filed 10
future consideration.
The time having arrived for the re
ceiving and opening OF bids for count
attorney, bids were filed by Leitner
Ieitner and Brown & Jones.
Leitner Leltner made the follow
ing bid:
January 4. 1915.
To the Honorable Board Of Count
Commissioners, DeSoto Counts
Florida.
Gentlemen: We notice from the pa