The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1916-01-22

/ WHEREAS this board did on the
18th day of October, A. D. 1915, pass
a resolution deeming it necessary that
the County of Pinellas do something
Immediately with regard to court
house for said county and Jail for
said county and did give notice that
at their meeting held December T.,
} 1915, the entire matter would be dis
, cussed and decision arrived at,
NOW THEREFORE, at the meeting
: of the board of county commissioners
held in Clearwater, Florida, this 7th
day of December, A. D. 1915, there be-.
/, ing present at this meeting Commits
: sioners John S. Taylor, D. Byrd Nc
| Mullen, G. W. Stahl, George Edwards
and c. E. Jackson:
BE 1T RESOLVED by the board of
county commissioners of Pinellas
County, Florida, at their regular meet
ing held at Clearwater, Florida, on the
7th day of December, A. D. 1915, as
: follows:
First: That the board of county
commissioners of said Pinellas coun-
5 ty deem it necessary, advisable, expe-
dent and to the best interest of Pinel-
) las County that the County of Pinellas
) be provided with and erect an ade-
quate courthouse and the necessary
7 furnishings therein, and further that
= lit be provided with and erect an ade-
quate and complete Jail building and
the necessary equipment within the
5 same.
Second This board having been in
: formed by the clerk of the circuit
t court that it will require about Thirty
, Thousand Dollars ($30,OO0.00), to
: fund the outstanding warrants, 5Gdg
/ ments and accounts justly due and
past due against Pinellas County, for
1 which no provision has been made,
THEREFORE, BE 1T RESOLVED,
that provision be made in connection
!, with the above with relation to the
/, courthouse and Jail to take care of
and pay said outstanding indebted
r ness.
Third. That this board deems it ne
!, cessary, advisable, expedient and to
a the best interest of said Pinellas coun-
E ty, to issue County bonds of the said
/ county for the purpose of construct
ing said courthouse,
: For exchange of site,
o Constructing said jail,
: Interior equipment for
both courthouse and Jail $130,000.00
9 Funding the outstanding
Indebtedness of said Pr
nellas County (not in
GLIDING Hillsborough in
debtedness) .......... 100000
making total of $50. $160,000.00
and therefore that the bonds of the
County of Pinellas, State of Florida,
shall be issued and sold to the amount
0 of one hundred sixty thousand dollars
= for such purpose, and the principal of
0 said bonds shall be due and payable
@ 80 years after date, with interest at
/. the rate of per cent per annum, pay
It able semi-annually, said interest pay
s ments to be represented by interest
f coupons attached to said bonds and
q said bonds shall bear date of June LIST,
t A. D. 1916.
Il Fourth. That this board of county
, commissioners does hereby determine
# that the aforesaid amount of bonds
d is required for such purposes.
Fifth. That an election of the legal
voters of Pinellas County, Florida, is
v hereby called to be held on the 3rd day
: of February, A. D. 1916, at the several
f voting places, designated by the coun-
ty commissioners, to ascertain the
i wishes of the legal voters of said
$ county as to whether or not said bonds
4 shall be issued and sold as aforesaid.
e Sixth. That this resolution shall be
v published as provided by law.
n Seventh. That the chairman of this
4 board be instructed to take all fur
$ ther steps that may be needful in ac-
i Icordance with law to carry this resolu-
g ton into effect.
JOHN S. TAYLOR,
$ Chairman Board of County Commits
: sioners, Pinellas County, Florida.
: C. E. JACKSON,
Commissioner.
GEORGE EDWARDS,
Commissioner.
: G. w. STAHL,
Commissioner.
D. BYRD McMULLEN,
Commissioner.
ATTEST:
C. w. WEIGHING, Clerk.
Moved by Commissioner Jackson,