The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1916-12-14
VOLUME XIV NUMBER - so
December Meeting Board
of County Commissioners

INTEREST Ou GHe uCPoSIto VI tHe
several counties; and,
| Whereas, The said act attempts
to work additional hardships up
on the taxpayers of the said eoun-
ties, to the benefit of the said
banks, by providing that no war
rant shall be drawn except where
there are funds in the said bank
on which the warrant is drawn,
thus attempting to restrict the
the right of the county commits
sioners to expend, if necessary,
95 per cent. of the amount of tax
levied, and bringing in an element
of uncertainty in the making of
the annual budget, which is un-
reasonable, and which will neces-
state larger tax levy than the
requirements of the county de-
mand, or that the financial busi-
ness of the county be not transact
ed until near this end of the tax
year;
Now, therefore, Be it resolved,
By the Board of County Commits
sioners of DeSoto County, that our
senator, the Hon. A. M. Wilson,
and our representative, the Hon.
w. C. Langford, be, and they are
hereby requested to use their
whole influence and power in the
coming session of the legislature
of the state of Florida to have the
said act repealed, and made of no
effect, and that there be enacted
in lieu thereof an act giving to
the county commissioners of the
said counties the right and au-
thoritv to contract with bank
which is the highest and best bid
der, to act as depository for the
various county funds for a two
year period, and not restricting
the issue of warrants by the said
boards of county commissioners,
except as provided in the act
which limits the same to 95 per
cent. Of the annual tax levy. A
dopted,
The bid of L. w. Pooser for the
of canals and later
ais in Special Drainage District |
No. 10, at II IL cents per cubic |
yard, was accepted.
Bid of the Hanchett Bond Com
pany of Chicago, ILL.,, for the
$4,000 of bonds of the Special |
Drainage District No. 10, at ST.
310 and accrued interest, was ac-
cepted, provided said Hanchett
Bond Company shall accept and
pay for said bonds within such
time as is considered reasonable
by the Board of County Commits
,ioners.
The following bonds were pre-
5ented md approved:
s. F. j. Trabue justice of the
neace; Leslie Lewis, constable;
.. l.. Crews, justice of the peace;
W. E. Bussey, deputy sheriff /
Wallace Chadman, notary public;
j. c. Waltmirc, notary public; /
NJ. f. Albritton, county surveyor.
The bonds of the various coun-
y officers, the mounts of which
IRE set by the county commission
rs, were ordered to be the same
n amount as was required of the
officers now holding these offices,
he county judges bond being
placed at $1,000; the bond of the
'ircuit court clerk being placed
It $5, 900 and the bond of the sher-
fl at $1,000.
Tuesday, December 9TH.
The final estimate of the engin-
er and the final report of the
Irainage committee Of the Area
la Drainage District was acc ept-
d, and the clerk was instructed
o return the contractors bond.
The trustees of the Arcadia
Drainage District were requested !
o place the unused balance o. the .
rustee's fund of the said dis
rict, after paying all Outstand-
ng obligations, subject to the ex-
ense of the said district.
The State Bank of Bowling T,
ireen filed application to be des- I
gnated as county depository. =
A communication from the state
ak commission was read, inviting c
he board to be present at a meet
1g of the Association of County r
commissioners and Tax Assessors
t Jacksonville, December 18th to {
5th.
Various public road matters '
f no special interest to Punta {
forda readers were acted upon.