The Punta Gorda herald., 1916-01-13

Gorda Herald once week foi
three weeks:
Notice is hereby given that the
Board of County Commissioners
of DeSoto County, Florida, will
receive sealed proposals for the
excavation of Canals GA" and
"B" in Fort Ogden Drainage
District up to 2 o'clock p. m. of
Monday, February 7, 1916.
Said work to be done under the
provisions of Chapter XVI of Re-
vised Statutes of Florida and "a
mendments thereto, and accord
ing to plans and specifications on
file in the clerk s Office of said
county.
The approximate amount of
such excavation is 1868 6-10
cubic yards.
A certified check for $4,000 will
be required with each bid as evil
dence of good faith, and that the
bidder will enter into contract to
begin the work within 80 days af-
ter bonds have been sold, and to
complete the work within six
months after the bonds have been
sold; and that he will execute a
bond in the penal sum of $4,000
with surety to the approval of
the board of commissioners, to Sc
cure the performance of said con-
tract. Reserving the right to re-
ject any and all bids.
Before the contract for the ex-
cavation of said canals shall be a.
warded, the committee shall view
the lands to be benefited thereby,
and ascertain the amount of bene-
fits that each tract will sustain !;
and after the cost OF construction
shall be ascertained, they shall
make the assessment as provided
in section 955 of Revised Statutes
of Florida.
Bid of w. A. Neal & Son to fur
nish one or more Russell Mogul
Graders at $4,000 each was ac-
cepted.
The hour having arrived to OPP
en- bids for building bridges and
grading roads, etc, in commits
sioner's district No. 3, the follow
ing bids were submitted:
Gulf Construction Company, f.
G. Poole, B. S. johnson, Ralph
Blair, Il. w. Pooser, l.. C. Hath
cock, j. NJ. and H. B. Mizell, +.
Watts Hall and W. l.. Smith.
Bids submitted to the road en-
gineers for tabulation.
The following resolution was
passed by the board.
We, the Board Of County Com
missioners Of DeSoto county, do
hereby condemn the cowardly at
tempt on the life Of Rev. }. E.
Trice, superintendent of the Flor
ida Baptist Orphanage, at his
home on the evening of January
3rd, and we do hereby offer a re-
ward Of ST 600 for the apprehen-
sion and conviction ofsthc guilty
party or parties, and that the gov
ernor of the state is earnestly re-
quested to offer a like reward.
1t was moved and carried that
the trustees Of the Zolfo drainage
district be granted until the
March meeting of this board in
which to make and file reports re-
quired by sections 35-6-7-8-9 of
chapter 6999, of laws of Florida,
May 22nd, 1915.
Thursday Morning, January 5,
Moved and carried that the bid
Of E. Watts Hall for the construc-
ton of bridges Nos. ! and 2, in
division II of Punta Gorda Spec
lal Road and Bridge District for
The lump sum of $1,016.65 be ac-
1epted, and that the bid of Z. w.
Pooser for grading on said divis-
on between stations 1914 and
lIO9 at 20 cents per cubic yard De
accepted, and that said bidders
De required to enter into contract
md give bond as required by
statute. That the certified checks
II all other bidders be returned to
hem.
Moved, that the H. S. JudOn
engineering Company be employ
"a to prepare plans and specifca-
ions for the construction of di-
,,lSlons Nos. s and 9, of Punta
5orda Special Road and Bridge
district Except that part of No.
south Of A. G. l.. Railway, |
ma to recommend proper grades
or streets through which the
Dads pass; to advise as to the e.
of letting the work by
or doing the work as per
peclal act of the legislature and
S to best method of doing said
work IN conjunction with the