The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1916-08-17

~ANS p'St 'biIy !" itH NiioLi lllull II. w
Whitehurst presiding, and the fol
lowing commissioners present w.
NJ Whitten, W. G. Wells, d. L.
Skipper and John Hagan.
Minutes of the previous meeting
were read and approved.
Notary bond of H. M. Alexan-
der, with j. F. Chrisholm and Geo.
S. Williams as sureties was ap-
proved.
Commissioner Whitten present
ed the following resolution, which
was adopted:
Resolved, that the Honorable
Secretary of War be, and he is
hereby requested to grant a per-
nit for the following change in
the plan of the Peace River bridge
at Punta Gorda, permit having
been granted for the erection of
same on July 18th, to-wit the
substitution of causeways or en-
bankments confined by retaining
walls, for trestle approaches, said
causcwavs to extend from shore
line out to about the contour line
of three feet depth at low tide. ;"
Moved and carried, that the
Comptroller be requested to per-
m" o""hula Development
Company to redeem certain de-
scribed lands at assessed value
without interest.
Moved and carried, that the
Comptroller be, and he is hereby
requested to permit Minnie V Van
Camp to redeem lots l, 2, 3, and
4, block 10, Solana, at a valuation
of 5000, the assessed valuation be-
ing considered excessive.
Tax collector, treasurer and
sheriff filed their reports.
Firearms bond of r. S. Keen,
with II. r. Samuels and A. j. Kin
sci as sureties was approved,
The hour having arrived, bids
to furnish approximately $500
cubic yards of mari or shell for
the Charlotte Harbor Special
Road and Bridge District, and to
furnish hard-surfacing materials
for divisions Is and 16 of the Pun
ia Gorda Special Road and Bridge
District were opened.
Moved and carried, that the bid
of Cornwall Construction Com
pany for furnishing approximate
ly 5000 cubic yards of mari for
hard-surfacing road No. 2 of the
Charlotte Harbor Special Road
and Bridge District at $1.15 per
cubic yard, be accepted, the same
being the lowest bid offered, and
that the attorney for this Board
be, and he is hereby directed to
prepare the necessary contract
and bond.
Moved and carried, that the
bond and contract of the w. p.
Kennedy Construction Company, |
for the construction of roads in |
Special Road and Bridge District
No. 5 be approved with the provi-
so that the bond be made "for the !
use and benefit of Special Road |
and Bridge District No.5."
Moved and carried, that the bid
of E. Carlton, for furnishing hard
material for divisions
Is and 16 of the Punta Gorda
Special Road and Bridge District
at SO cents per cubic yarl for di-
vision Is, and at $1.19 per yard
for division 16, be accepted, the
same being the lowest bid, and
hat the attorney of this Board be, +
and he is hereby directed to pre-
pare the necessary contract and
lOnd.
Tuesday, August 9th, 1916
Moved and carried that the
Comptroller be, and he is hereby
to permit j. D. Nolin to
'edeem the northeast quarter Of
southeast quarter, Section 35,
Township 35, Range %, and the
northwest quarter of southwest
Iuarter. Section Sc, Township 35,
Range %, at a total valuation of
800. the assessed valuation being
excessive.
John Rowland was placed on
he Dauper list at SIS per month";.
The bond of S. T. Langford, Su-
,ervisor of Registration, with W.
". Langford and w. H. Seward
S sureties, was approved.
The widows pension claim of
,arah H. Bethea was approved.
Notary bond of Sumter Leitner,
With w. E. Leitner and Geo. Lett
er as sureties, was approved.
The hour having arrived, bids