The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1916-03-23
PROCEEDINGS OF
BOARD OF COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS
Regular Meeting for the Month
of March
TRANSACTIONS IN BRIEF F
Pension Claims and Notary Bonds
Approved-Bids for Various
Works Considered Several
Public Roads Were Granted.

Public Roads Were Granted.
The County Commissioners me-
in regular session at Arcadia
March Sth.
Minutes of the previous meet
ings were read and after correc
tions were made, same were duly
approved.
Pension claim of Mrs. Sarah
Jane Carson was presented and
duly approved.
The hour having arrived fol
opening bids for the purchasing
of rock for Punta Gorda special
road and bridge district, it was
found that the following bids
were submitted: r. L. Num-, by
III. P. Porter; A. HI. Durracutt 4
Son, West Coast Fish Company,
and Floral City Rock Company.
1t was moved and carried that
the bids submitted by the above
parties be referred to the engi-
neer of the Punta Gorda special
road and bridge district to be
tabulated, and that he report
back to the board at 8 o'clock p.
m. this date.
Pension claim of Sarah j.
Marsh was presented and duly
approved.
Notary bonds of j. A. Dugger,
Jennie Waychoff, B. S, johnson
and +. o. Ready were presented
and approved.
Il. S. Barrow was allowed re-
duction on assessment from 100
head of cattle to 20 head.
The hour having arrived for the
opening of bids for the construc-
tion of bridges in special'road and
bridge district No. l, it was found
that three bids were submitted, as
follows: Converse Bridge and
Steel Company, Cornwall Con-
struction Company, and the Lut-
en- Bridge Company,
1t was moved and carried that
the bids, plans and specifications
submitted by the above bidders
be referred to the engineer for
special road and bridge district
No. l, to be compared and tabu-
lated and reported back to this
board at 4 o'clock p. m, March
9th.
The following resolution was
unanimously passed:
Resolved, That the time fixed
for the trustees of the Zolfo
district to make their
report be extended to April 5th.
Formal condemnation proceed
ings were begun for the purpose
of Strengthening the Buchanan
Crewsville road and also for the
purpose of widening the Zolfo-
Crewsville and the Avon Park
Wauchula roads.
l.. ID. Mobiles was leased to DR..
III. p. Bcvis for $500 for entire
term of sentence.
The engineer reported a tabu-
lated statement of all bids receiv-
ed for crushed rock or shell to be
used in Punta Gorda special road
and bridge district.
Upon motion seconded and car
ried, all bids for hard surfacing
roads in Punta Gorda special !
road and bridge district were re-
jected, and the clerk is directed |
to return bidders their checks.
j. S. Lanier was granted re-
luction from a valuation of $500
IN his personal property to a val /
Iation of 5000, said reduction be-
ng for the 1915 taxes.
Ol1hS plNOIIlSlb "tIC tSbdD- |
ished at Lake Branch and Lake
port.
Mrs. NJ. A. Boney was placed /
IN the pauper list at $500 a
month.
Road petition signed by R. L.
Hill and others was received and I
lied and laid over for future con-
.ideratiOn.
1t was moved and carried that
he bid of Davis & Webb for 90
700 square yards of pavement in
ounta Gorda special road and
,ridge district be rejected and
heir check returned to them.
A quit-claim deed to the c,oun-
US title to the old poor farm
hat was sold Aug. 5th, 1901, was
'rdered made to the new owners,