The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1916-05-11
County Commissioners in
Regular Monthly Meeting

4, from old Pine Level to postof
flee at Pine Level station, wa,
granted.
Mrs. Lydia North and children
were allowed twenty dollars fol
temporary relief, and the clerl
was instructed to draw warrant
on the general fund for the a.
mount.
The report of L. A. Wolf, S. P
Durrance and Norton 7. Smith
committee appointed to view and
mark road from Avon Park tc
line dividing Polk and DeSotc
counties, was accepted, and the
clerk was instructed to post same
according to law.
The report of T. j. Quinnette,
M. S. Roberts and 7. S. Knight,
appointed to view and mark out
the best route for proposed pub
lie road from station at Murdock
to line of section 10 was accepted
and placed on file, and the said
road was declared a public road,
and the clerk was directed to post
notice of same, as required by
law.
The report of G. |. Roberts and
j. l.. Martin, committee appoint
ed to view and mark out the best
route for a proposed public road
beginning at Murdock, runmng
east to intersect at Charlotte Har-
Dor and Arcadia road, was ac-
cepted and filed, and the said
road was declared a public road,
and the clerk was directed to
post notice of same as required
by law.
The report of R. M. Stidham, j.
A. Albritton, and w. U. Mont
gomery, committee appointed to
view and mark out the best routes
for proposed public road from
Limestone, to connect with road
now being constructed at Bridges,
to district line, was accepted and
filed, and the said road was de-
clared a public road.
Miss Mamie Reed was placed
on the pauper list at five dol
Iars per month.
Jeff Summerall was placed o n
the pauper list for three months
at five dollars per month.
Road petition of R. H. Nesbit
md twenty others, petitioning for
public road, was accepted. and
K. Lamb, B. j. West and j. M.
Miller were appointed a commit
zee to view and mark out the best
quite for the proposed road
BIDS were presented in con-
lection with road and bridge
work in district No. 5, were re-
erred to the district engineer to
'e tabulated and reported back at
u O'Clock a. M, on "Wednesday,
Nay 10th.
Protest of G. L. Gaines against
he removal of the road from
he line as petitioned and voted
or, between sections 8 and 10, Is
md 16, II and %, township 35
outh, range 20 east, was made a
'art OF the record of this board.
Wednesday, May 8, 1916
The tax collector was author
zed to allow w. H Peoples a re-
!uction of $290.O3 in the valua-
ION of his personal property as
eturned by the tax assessor, an
rrOneous assessment.
Moved by William Whitten, |
econded and carried, that the
ollowlng contracts be approved |
nd the chairman and clerk of the |
oard be authorized to execute |
anne:
First: The Cornwall Construc-
&c ION no Company for approximately
O'ooO square yards modified |
heet asphalt on divisions s and 9.
'unta Gorda special road and
ridge district, at $1.O5 per
quare yard.
Second; The West Coast Fish
6G company, for approximately g.
w cubic yards of shell on fourth
ectlon, Punta Gorda special road
nd bridge district at $1.50 Der
abic yard, and approximately
w cubic yards of she'll on fifth
ectlon, Punta Gorda special road
nd bridge district, $1.4O per Gu
ie yard.
Third: With s. MEG. Cara
'ay Tor construction of Canals
Az and ''B" in Fort Ogden.
pecial drainage district, for 10
2 cents per cubic yard.
Moved by William NJ Whitten
econded and carried, that the
ond Of the West Coast Fish