The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1916-08-17
August Meeting of the
County Commissioners

for clearing and grubbing road
No. l, of the Charlotte Harbor
Special Road and Bridge District
were opened. F
Moved and carried that the bid
/ Of S. NEG. Carraway to clear and
grub said road for $160.50 per
mile, rs per specifications, be ac-
cepted, with the proviso that the
work be completed by Dec. LIST,
1916, the same being the lowest
bid offered.
A petition signed by Willie
Williams and six others, asking
that an election be called to per-
NIT the qualified voters of the ter
ritory described to vote upon the
proposition to form a Special Tax
Road and Bridge District Of the
said territory. Same was placed
on file and Commissioners Welles
and Whitten were appointed a
committee to ascertain if the peti-
ton meets with the legal require
ments.
Four petitions Of the same ten
or and date, and signed by j. w.
Whipple and 50 others, asking
that an election be called to vote
upon the proposition to form a
Special Road and Bridge District
of a part of Commissioners Dis
trict No. 2, were placed ON file and
Commissioners Hagan and Skip
per were appointed committee
to ascertain if same meets with
the legal requirements.
Notary bond of b. H. Mobley,
with United States Fidelity &
Guaranty Co. as surety, was ap-
proved.
The report of Otto Gotfried and
j. w. Greene, marking out the fol-
lowing road, viz; starting at the
center of west line of Section S,
Township Al south, Range 20 east,
thence northeast to intersect the
Englewood- Mccall public road a.
bout Ia mile west of Oyster Creek
bridge, distance about / mile, "
was received, placed on file, and
the same declared to be public
road.
Wednesday, August 9th, 1915
Mrs Rosa Didden was placed
on the pauper list at S. per month.
The blazers report of Edw. "A.
Stoll, d. S. Decker, and Rupert
M. Graham, recommending a road
as follows, to-wit, "beginning at
the southeast corner of Section 16,
Township 40 south, Range 26 east,
thence north on section line three
miles to the northeast corner of
Section 4, same township and
range" was accepted, placed on
file, and the same declared a pub
lie road, said road to be 40 feet
wide.
Moved and unanimously adopt
ed, that "It is the opinion of the
Board that it would be to the best
interests of DeSoto county for all
supplies used by the county off
GERS to be bought through the
Board of County Commissioners
Of DcSoto County; therefore,
Resolved, That in the future,
all supplies for county officers. or
to be used about the county build
lngs be bought only by said board
its finance committee.
Mrs. Gertrude Dierdorf was
placed on the pauper list at $40
per month.
The application of Mrs. Sarah
Hagan for a pension was duly ap-
proved.
James Dees was placed on the |
Dauper list at $5 per month.
Moved that the account of L. |
Grady Burton in the sum of 800
Tor services rendered in validat-
ng the Arcadia drainage bonds
De allowed and the clerk instruct
I'd to issue warrant therefor. Up
on motion being put to a vote
mere appeared to be a tie and the
chair ordered that the roll be call
I'd, which was done with the fol-
owing results:
L. w. Whitehurst, yes;
W. g. Wells, yes;
d. L. Skipper yes;
John Hagan, no;
w. NJ. Whitten, no.
The chairman thereupon an
bounced the motion duly carried.
The hour having arrived, bids
or furnishing approximately 49,
700 tons of Brewster gravel or its
equivalent for Special Road and
Bridge District No. l were opened
The bid of the Amalgamated
Phosphate Company agreeing TO
leliver Brewster gravel to the fol-