The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1916-10-12

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was I'm the sum Of S23135. %, AMI not
in the sum # $4,000, as the fun
amount Of s23l35 % was and is ncc-
essay for the completion Of the said
work.
Therefore. tc It resolved, by the
board Of county commissioners Of
DeSoto county. Florida, that special
DcSoto County Drainage Bonds for
DcSoto Drainage District No. 10, is
SIZE for tho fun amount Of S23 1856 %,
as provided by law.
Be II further resolved. That no
member Of the board Of county com,
misSioners who IS a member of the
SPECIAL drainage board shall draw
salary, pay or per diem, or receive any
remuneration whatsoever for any ser.
vice ne may ,r las rendered i'm con-
nortion with tho said special drain
age district 30. TO- DnSato county,
Florida.
INtNudN' otlNn.G CRU, l5lOs
The hoard rccouycncd with Chair
man Whitchurst presiding, and all
commissioner, present, and none alb
sent.
BY motion. second ana carried, w.
]. Strickland, of Wauchula. was
placed on the pauper list at 50 per
month.
Upon motion of w. NJ. Written,
seconded and duly carried the 'follOw-
{ ing resolution was adopted:
Whereas, The Constitutionality Of
some of the provisions Of chapter 5000
/ Of the special acts Of the legislature
of Florida Of 1918 has been called in
/ question, and il IS expected will soon
be decided by litigation now pending.
/ It is therefore ordered. That in the
matter Of the petition of George W.
| Gatewood and others for drama &c in
the Bermont district, further proceed
ings he POSTPONED until the regular
meeting Of this board in November,
1915.
Motion was made by Commissioner
Wclles, and seconded by Commission.
er Written, that the petitions present.
ed by citizens and free holders in tAe
territory following, to-wit:
Begin at the southeast corner of
township 3S, sonth. of range 30, east,
and run thence north along the range
line to Lake IstopoGa, run thence in
a northwesterly direction along thu
shore of sail lake to its intersection
with the township line between town.
ship 80, range 80, and township 80,
range 80. run thence west along the
said township line to Peace river, run
thence in Southwesterly direction
along the sail Peace river to its in
tcrsection with the township line be.
tween township IS, range "a, and
township 80. range "a. run thence east
to the point Of beginning. all lying
ana being in the county Of DeSoto ana
state Of Florida. to have said territory
constituted into a special road AMI
bridge district, # said county. and TO
call an election 10 determine whether
the same should he So constituted. Tor
the purpose Of constructing and main
tanning certain permanent roads and
bridges in sail petitions described. Mt
an estimated cost Of eighty Thousand
dollars. 10 no paid nv the levy ami
collection Of special road and
bridge tax. a. set forth in the peti.
tions. he ilicl anl take their regular
course ms required nv law. And that
the said petition. he referred to n
committee Of commissioners to inves-
tigatc the facts and find and deter
mine whether the same have been du-
ly signed by the required number of
registered voters who are free holders
residing within the said territory AMI
report their findings to the board at
its regular meeting in November 1916
Motion announced and upon vote,
carried.
The chair then referred the petition
20 Commissioners w. G. welles and
John Hagan for Investigation.
The hour having arrived bids for
furnishing mari or shell on sections
2 and 3 Of division Of the Punta Cor
da special road and bridge district,
we're opened.