The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1915-02-18
Regular Meeting of Town Council

Town council met in regular
session in the town hall Tuesday
at 7 o'clock p. m, Feb. 9th, 1915
Members present were S. f. j
Trabue, president; Councilmen
Chas. L. Fries, Clay Chadwick,
Adam Silcox, U. S. Whitaker,
Mayor Geo. S. Stone and Attorney
Wallace Chadman.
Meeting was called to order by
the president and minutes of pre-
vious meeting were read and ap-
proved.
Monthly report of the clerk, tax
collector, treasurer, marshal, and
electrician were approved by their
respective committees.
The following bills were 0. K. ID
by the finance committee and the
clerk was authorized to draw war
rants on their respective funds;
General Fund-Rountree $40,
Gautier $55.75, Chadman $3.50,
Silcox $500, Whitaker $500,
Chadwick $500, Fries $500, Ira
bue $500, Lipscomb $77.00, Stone
$500, Meyrick $12,15, Herald $12.-
| SO, Electric System $68.52, Steph-
ems $50.00.-Total $325.42.
Street Fund-Silcox 1926,
Rawls 1882, Silcox $44.50, Tucker
$1,000, Harrison $3.45, Hewitt
Bros. $13.65.-Total $82.47.
Fire and Water Fund-Sim-
monds $3.50, Electric System So
Is, Silcox $4.50.-Total $1S.01.
Electric System Fund-West-
ing House Electric Manufacturing
Co. $8048, Nail $125, Harrison
$1450, P, G. Ice Co. $283.32, Nor
gan $4,000, Pierce Electric Co.
1925, Golf $1.10, Robinsin $1.6O,
Bailey $3.50, Florida Electric Co.
$90.00.-Total $4,000.
Total amount expended 1872
so. Scrip to the amount of $2554.-
IA was cancelled and destroyed in
open council.
A resolution granting certain
rights and privileges to the
Standard Oil Co. in reference to
laying pipes from its tanks in the
town of Punta Gorda, Florida to
the water front on King Park, was
introduced by Councilman Silcox.
On motion made by Councilman
Whitaker, seconded by Council
man Fries, which motion was car
ried unanimously, the resolution
was granted.
RESOLUTION-The town of
Punta Gorda hereby grants unto
the Standard Oil Co. the right
privilege and permission to lay a
line of pipes for the purpose Of
conducting oil from its tanks on
the Atlantic Coast Line right-of-
way to the water front ON King
Park; the said pipes to be two in
chcs in diameter, to be laid under
ground at a depth of not less than
IL inches, and so placed as not to
interfere with the rights of the
town of Punta Gorda, or of any OF
its citizens or any other person
said line Of pipes to be laid from
the tanks of the Standard Oil Co.
on the Atlantic Coast line right-of-
way down said right of way to the
Ice Factory now owned by The
Punta Gorda Ice and Electric
Co., thence northwesterly fifty
feet to an alley now occupied by
the tracks of the said Punta Cor
da Ice and Electric Co., thence
down said alley to the water
front on King Park, the Standard
Oil Company agreeing to assume
all risks in the laying of said pipes
and maintenance of same and will
hold the town of Punta Gorda
harmless, or any of its citizens,
frsm any damage which may re-
suit by reason of the laying OF
said pipes from any cause what
ever. This resolution to be re-
sclined at any time the council for
ANY reason deems it necessary.
On motion made by Fries and
seconded by Whitaker and car
ried the street committee was au-
thorized to make necessary repairs
to bad order street crossings.
On motion made by Fries and
seconded by Whitaker, and car
ried civil engineer be employed to
establish the grades of all streets
within the town of Punta Gorda.
Geo. S. Stone rendered his resig-
nation to the council as follows: |
Geo. S. Stone, hereby resign as
trustee of the Trabue Park Addi-
ton to Punta Gorda, to take eff
feet as soon as a satisfactory
transfer can be made. Signed,
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