The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1916-03-16
BOARD OF COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS, MARCH
MEETING, 1916.

lar session In their office III the court
house at Arcadia this the sth day Of
March \. d. 1916.
Minutes Of the previous meetings.
were read and after corrections were
made. same were duly approved
The following business was then
transacted to-wit:
Pension claim Of Mr., Sarah Jane
Casou was presented to the board ana
same duly approved.
The hour having arrived for open
ing bids for the purchasing rock for|
Punta Gorda special road ana bridge
district. It was found that the follow
ing bids were submitted: II. J., Nunh,
by II. =. Porter, A. IL. DaTacuttI
4 Son. West Coast Fish Company. and
Floral City Rock Company.
II was moved, seconded and carried
that the bids submitted by the above
parties be and they are hereby refer
red to the engineer Of the pmta Cor
ia special road and bridge district TO
be tabuated. and that he report back
20 the board at o'clock p. M. this
date.
Pension claim Of Sarah J. Marsh
was presented to the board, and same
duly approved.
Notary bond Of ]. 4. pueser with
J. I. Roberts and II e.. Murphy as
suretics. was presented and duly ap.
proved.
Notary bond Of Jennie Waycholf,
with G. A. skipper and r. ], Hen
derson as surctics, was presented 10
the board and same duly approved.
Notary bond Of Il. $. johnson with
Sam r. Langford and :. T. Lang
ford, Sr., as sureties, was presented
to the board and same duly approved
Upon motion duly made, seconded
and carried, T. s. Barrow was allow
ed a reduction ON assessment from
100 head Of cattle TO 20 head.
The hour having arrived for the
opening Of bids for the construction
Of bridges In special road and bridge
district No. l, it was found that three
bids were submitted, as follows: Con
verse Bridge aud Steel Company,
Cornwall CONSTRUCTION Company, and
the Luten Bridge Company.
1t was moved. seconded and car
ried that the bids, plans and specif-
cations submitted 10y the above bid
ders he and they are hereby referred
to the engineer for special road and
bridge district No. /, TO be compared
and tabulated and reported back to
this board at o'clock y. m, Februa-
ry 9th, 1916.
The following resolution was unan.
imously passed by the board, to.wit:
Resolved That the time fixed for
the trustees OF the Zolfo drainage dis
trict to make their report be and the
same is hereby extended to April 9TH,
1916.
whereas, 1t has become necessary
TO exercise the right OF eminent do
main for the purpose Of opening,
Strengthening, widening and construct
ing certain roads;
Therefore, BE 1t Resolved, That the
attorney for the board Of county com.
missioners be, and he is hereby in.
structed to institute condemnation
proceedings for the condemnation of
the following described lands, for the
recited purposes
l. Starting at the northeast corner
Of the southwest quarter Of section 80, |
township 80, range 26, east, thence
south degrees and 10 minutes east,
1924 feet to the point Of beginning,
thence with same bearing sos feet,
thence north 3 degrees and 10 minutes
west, sos feet, thence north 20 de.
grees and IL minutes east, 1,34O feet,
TO the point Of beginning.
The above described land being l..
$40 feet in length by 80 feet in width,
contains l. SO acres, and is situated in
section 80 township 80 south, range
26 east. DeSoto county, Florida, be-
ing the property Of +. Z. Bradford
for the purpose Of strengthening the
right Of way Of the Crews.
willie road.
?. Starting at the southeast cor
ncr OF the southwest quarter Of the
northwest quarter Of section 80, town
ship "a south, range 20 east, thence
north degrees and 4s minutes, west
"a feet to the point Of beginning,
thence with same bearing II feet,
utes, west 475.3 feet, thence north
degree and % minutes, west II feet,
thence south IS degrees and As min.
utes, east 475.3 feet, thence south .
degrees and As minutes east, IA feet
to the point Of beginning.