The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1916-02-24

| BRIDGE DISTRICT I'M DESC y
| COUNTY, FLORIDA.
Notice is hereby given that the county
| commissioners of DeSoto county, Florida.
have called an election to be held at the
| usual polling places hereinafter named,
in the proposed territory hereinafter de-
scribed, to be held on the 21st day OF
| March, 1916, to determine whether the
| said proposed territory shall or shall not
be constituted into special road and
bridge district. and the cost of the con-
| struction of roads and bridges therein,
| estimated to amount to the sum OF $780,
| 000 be paid by the levy and collection OF
a special road and bridge tax as provided
in chapter 620S of the acts of the legisla-
ture of 1911 and amendments thereto,
The inspectors. managers and other
officers presiding at said election shall
be as follows:
Punta Gorda-Clayton Porter. J. G..
Wachob, sheriff; F. l.. Laubach. clerk.
Cleveland--Dell Huckaby, H. Solberg,
], C. Hobson, inspectors; j. G. Stokes,
sheriff; William Bassett, clerk.
Charlotte Harbor-J. L. knight. /. d.
Thompson. l. p Jennings, inspectors;
Thomas Roberts, sheriff; ]. r. Mauck.
clerk.
Murdock--C. L. Roberts, c.. T. Body,
A. $. Christie, inspectors; M S. Roberts,
sheriff; T. S. knight clerk.
McCall--William Golf, w. p. Bryant,
Otto Gotfried, inspectors; d. Golf. sher-
iff; R. c. Buchan. clerk.
me territory TO DE embraced WIlniH
said proposed special road and bridge
district is described as follows: All of
township 40 south in ranges 81, 22 and
20 east, and all of township Al south in
and all of township AZ, south, in ranges
| 20, 81, %, 90, "a 20 and 26 east
The following is general description
| of the roads and bridges proposed to be
constructed within said district:
Hard Surfaced Roads
Beginning at a point on Front Avenue
| in Charlotte Harbor, Florida, where said
| avenue intersects Peace river at Sand
| ton along said Avenue to Bay street,
| thence northerly along Bay street to Sib-
| ley street. thence along Sibley street to
! north end Of said Sibley street, thence
Murdoch Public Road, thence along said
Charlotte Harbor and Murdoch Public
| Road to S. e. corner Sec. in TIP 40 S.
Range % e., thence north u mile along
Sec line dividing sections and 8. thence
west along half section line to Murdoch
| Station thence north on Street in town
| of Murdoch, Fla, to section line dividing
sections and Z, TIP; 40 S.. Range 22 E.,
thence west along line dividing sections
| 6 and above Township and Range and
sections l and IL and 2 and II Township
40 S., Range 81 e to S. w Corner SEQ
2, said Township and Range, thence
township and Range intersecting Mana
| tee County line.
Beginning at the Sc. Corner Of the
ship il s s. Range e E.. the thence &C. follow HS
| ing division No. 10 of the Punta Gorda
Special Road and Bridge District, as
| grubbed, cleared and graded, to Range
Line dividing Ranges rs and rs E.. then
south on said Range Line to where
Line.
Beginning at the Town of Cleveland
Florida, where First Street intersects
Cleveland Avenue, thence S.W. on said
First Street to Town Limits, thence con-
tinuing in a southwesterly direction be-
tween the A. c. l.. R. r. Right -,of-wa
strikes the right-of-way of said Rail
road. thence following and adjoining said
right f-way to the intersection OF the
said road in a westerly direction to the
intersection with the Punta Gorda and
FIT Ogden Public Road. at NE. Corner
Of B. A. Wachob's Pinery.
Graded Roads
Beginning at foot of Bridge on Sand
Point, Charlotte Harbor. Fla, and rum
ming in northeasterly direction APP
proumately | mile to where it will in
tersect the Charlotte Harbor and Harbor
View Public Road.
Beginning at the Northwest corner of
Sec. 30, Township Al s.. Range 81 f..
and run south easterly to the town of
Mccall, Florida, on the c. II. & N. Rail-
way,
Charlotte Harbor Bridge
Beginning at foot of Front avenue on
Sand Point in Charlotte Harbor, Florida,
and running in a south -easterly direc-
ton to the North end of Nesbit Street
in Punta Gorda, Florida. Said bridge to
be constructed on concrete piles with re-
inforced concrete caps. All timbers to
be creosoted or carbolened. Width of
bridge to be IA feet in clear and such
draw as Government Engineers may re-
Quire
The final location and particular de-
tail of the foregoing roads and bridges
to be determined by the engineer in
charge with commissioners approval
such changes to be made by him as he
may deem necessary to avoid points of
difficulty which might increase cost.
BY order of the Board of County Com
missioners of DeSoto County Florida
A. L. DURANGO
Clerk of the Board.