The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1916-03-02
NOTICE OF CALLING AN ELECTION
TO CREATE A SPECIAL ROAD AND
BRIDGE DISTRICT IN DESOTO
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Notice is hereby given that the county
commissioners of DeSoto county, Florida
have called an election to be held at the
usual polling places, hereinafter named
in the proposed territory hereinafter de-
scribed, to be held on the 21st day of
March, 1916. to determine whether the
said proposed territory shall or shall not
be constituted into a special road and
struction of roads and bridges therein
estimated to amount to the sum of $3.50, :
900, be paid by the levy and collection of
a special road and bridge tax as provided
in chapter 620S of the acts of the legisla-
ture of 1911 and amendments thereto
The inspectors, managers and other
officers presiding at said election shall
be as follows:
Punta Gorda-Clayton Porter. J. G.
Meyrick, j. j.. Mccain, inspectors; b. a.
Wachob. sheriff; #. L. Laubach clerk.
Cleveland-Dell Huckaby, Fl. Solberg,
J; G.. Hobson, inspectors; J.. G. Stokes.
sheriff; William Bassett, clerk.
Charlotte Harbor-J. l.. knight, l. D.
Thompson. /. p. Jennings, inspectors;
Thomas Roberts, sheriff; J. r. Mauck.
clerk.
Murdock-c. L. Roberts, c. T. Body,
sheriff; r. s. knight. clerk
McCall-Wiiliam Golf, w. E. Bryant,
Otto Gotfried, inspectors; d. Golf, sher-
iff; r. C, Buchan, clerk.
The territory to be embraced within
said proposed special road and bridge
district is described as follows: All Of
township 40 south in ranges 81. % and
23 east, and all of township Al south in
ranges 10, 20, 81, %, 49, "a and rs east,
and all of township AZ, SOUTH in ranges
20. 81, %. 20, "a, rs and rs east.
The following is a general description
of the roads and bridges proposed to be
constructed within said district:
Hard Surfaced Roads
Beginning at a point on Front Avenue
in Charlotte Harbor Florida, where said
avenue intersects Peace river at Sand
Point. and running In westerly direc-
ton along said Avenue to Bay street
the nertherly along Bay street to sib-
north end of said Sibley street. thence
west to present Charlotte Harbor and
Murdoch Public Road, thence along said
Road to S. e. corner Sec in TIP. 40 S.
Range % e., thence north Y mile along
Sec. line dividing sections and 8. thence
west along half section line to Murdoch
Station, thence north on Street in town
Of Murdoch, Fla, to section line dividing
sections 6 and z, TIP. 40 S., Range % &C.. !,
thence west along line dividing sections
and 7 above Township and Range and
40 s., Range 81 E to S. w. Corner Sec.
2, said Township and Range, thence
Northwest to N. w. corner Sec g. same
Township and Range intersecting Mana
tee County line
Beginning at the Sc, Corner of the
N.E.A of the Mex of Sec. %. Town
ship ii s., Range % E., thence follow
ing division No. 10 of the Punta Gorda
Special Road and Bridge District. as
grubbed. cleared and graded, to Range
Line dividing Ranges rs and 26 E., then
south on said Range Line to where
said Range line intersects Lee County
Line.
Beginning at the Town of Cleveland
Florida, where First Street intersects
Cleveland Avenue. thence S.W. on said
First Street to Town Limits thence con-
timing in n hives OF arlu direction he
tween the A. G. l.. R. r. Right .of-way
and Peace River, to where this line
strikes the right -of-way of said Rail
right -of-way to the intersection Of the
Public Road in Solana, thence along
said road in westerly direction to the
intersection with the Punta Gorda and
FIT Ogden Public Road, at N. e. Corner
of b. A. Wachob's Pinery.
Graded Roads
Beginning at foot of Bridge on Sand
Point, Charlotte Harbor, Fla, and run
ming in a northeasterly direction, ap-
proximately ! mile to where it will In
tersect the Charlotte Harbor and Harbor
View Public Road.
Beginning at the Northwest corner Of
Sec. 30, Township Al S., Range 21 E..
Mccall Florida, on the c. II. & N. Rail
way.
Charlotte Harbor Bridge
Beginning at foot of Front avenue on
Sand Point in Charlotte Harbor. Florida,
and running in a south-easterly direc-
ton to the North end of Nesbit Street
in Punta Gorda Florida. Said bridge to
be constructed on concrete piles with re-
inforced concrete caps. All timbers to
be creosoted or carbolened. Width of
bridge to be IA feet in clear and such
draw as Government Engineers may re-
quire.
The final location and particular de-
tail of the foregoing roads and bridges
to be determined by the engineer In
charge with commissioners approval,
such changes to be made by him as he
may deem necessary to avoid points of
difficulty which might increase cost.
BY order of the Board OF County Com
missioners of DeSoto County Florida.
A. L. DURANGO,
Clerk Of the Board.