The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1916-10-26
MINUTES
OF the Meeting Of the Board Of COm-
~ Commissioners.
"wednesday, October 18th, 1916.

"wednesday, October 18th, 1916.
The Honorable Board of County
Commissioners met in Adjourned ses-
sion with Chairman whitehurst pre-
siding, and Commissioners John Ha'
gan, d. L. Skipper and W. NJ. Whit
ten present.
The hour having arrived, bids for
the construction OF the bridge across
Charlotte Harbor Bay in Charlotte
Harbor Special Road and Bridge Dis
trict, were opened.
The following firms and individ'
uals filed bids: Luten Bridge Compa-
ny. virginia Bridge and Iron Compa-
nv. Austin Brothers, Converse Bridge
and steel Company, Bryan & Compa'
ny, +. w. Long & Company, and
Frank ]. Stamm & Son. The bids
were read In open session before the
board. and were then referred to the
engineer for the said district for tab.
ulation, to I've reported back to this
board on Thursday, October 10th.
1915. at 10 o'clock n m.
The bid Of the Kennedy Construc.
ton Company for the construction Of
wooden bridges in special road and
bridge district No. was laid over
for consideration at the regular
meeting Of this heard I'm November.
The ballots for the general election
I'm November were prepared, and the
contract for the printing thereof
awarded to the DeSoto County News
nn .,
The following is the ballot ms pre-
pared:
The following election Officers
were appointed to serve at the gener.
al election on November 9TH, 1916:
Arcadia: Harley Watson, G. c.
Carlton ana q. p. Lamb, inspectors;
Clyde Mauck. clerk. and Ed. Garner,
deputy sheriff.
Gardner: ]. L. Griffin, t. w. Co
lier and A. W. Pearce, Inspectors; T.
O. baldwin, clerk; j. S. Lunn, depu
ty sheriff.
Brownvlle: S. c. Pearce, J. F.
Baldwin and II. L. Hollingsworth
INSPECTORS; Roy Saxon, clerk T.. c.
sharpe leputy sheriff.
Nocatee: j. A. Reynolds, Harvey
Carlton and ]. p. Cochran, inspect
ors: A. B. stroud, clerk; Tom Pc
terSon, deputy sheriff.
Lake Stearns: {. ]. West, J. L..
Moore and U. II. Shumard. inspect
ors; +. A. Bingham, clerk, and w.
b. Leonard, deputy sheriff.
Passenger: Dock Pearce, Samon
Pearce and +. y. pearce, inspectors
w. J. Pcarce, clerk, and Willie viii
lams, sheriff.
Lakeport j.. ]. Robinson. s. p.
Hooker and John Pennington, inspec
tors; Frank c. Ready, clerk, and
John Beck, deputy sheriff.
palmdale: w. b. Spurlock, o. A.
Carr and J. II. Peoples, Inspectors
Lcmuel Ross, clerk, and Ralf Blair,
sheriff.
Adrian: r. s. Smith, Charles
Horst and Gustav Wendell. inspect
ors: ]. p. Wentworth, clerk, and f.
S. Strihhling, sheriff.
Venus: NJ. A. Miller. ]. n. Smith
LanGford clerk and r. T. Waldron,
deputy sheriff.
Fort Ogden: W. F. Martin, Bern.
hart T.etzring. L. q. Milbraith, in
spectors; ]. f. Williams. clerk and
Zekc McIennon, deputy sheriff.
Rermont: steve Kurton, Ray
Rerke and I'd. Edmonds, inspectors {;
George W. Gatewood, clerk; F.. A.
| Stoll, sheriff.
punta Gorda: George McLane. G.
Porter and ]. j. Mccain, inspectors ;
T. Dewey, clerk; B. A. Wachob.
deputy sheriff.
Cleveland: L. G.. X. Jamerson, c.
Jones and ID. l.. Huckeby, inspectors;
-. V. Hedrick, clerk; j. G. Stokes
sheriff.
Citrus Center: T. B. Redwin, Hen
ry -. Miller and ID. q. Mccormick,
inspectors; J. c. Williams, clerk,
and II. Hurst. sheriff.
North LaBelle: George Cason, O.
II. HAM and George Howard, in.
Spectors; DR.. c. L. Weaver, clerk L.
II. Clark. sheriff.
Ona: ]. n. Rainey, r. L. Cowart
Il g. W. williams, inspectors; N.
L. Sauls, clerk; L. w. Whidden,
deputy sheriff.
Fort Green: q. II. Gill, w. L.
Harris and W. w. Morris, inspect
ors L. Il. Skipper clerk, and W. a.
Alderman, deputy sheriff.
Bowling Green: I. ]. Powell II.
n. IIollster, y. NJ. Bryan. inspect
ors; Il. L. Hobscn, clerk; Ed Har-
ward, deputy sheriff.
Wauchula: I. d. Johnson, /. W.
BoStick and b. +. Rainey, inspect
orS: G. W. Harp clerk, ana Henry
Virgins, deputy sheriff.
Sweetwater: +. NJ, Hough, w. r.
Langford and J. Is. Peden, inspect
tors; II. G. KetIlng, clerk, and a.
| Il. Altman, deputy sheriff.
Crewsville: Iitz Williams, L. f.