The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1916-03-16

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the bids submitted by the Cornwall
Construction Company and the Luten
Bridge Company for the construction
of bridges over Payne's creek ana
Little Payne's creek, in special road
and bridge district No. 1. After due
consideration It was moved, second
ed and carried that the bid OF the
Luten Bridge Company be and the
same is hereby accepted. said bid is
as follows:
Arcadia, Fla. March sth, 1916.
To the Honorable Board County Com
missioners, DeSoto County, Flor
ida.
Gentlemen: We, the undersigned,
agree to furnish all materials and Ia
Dor and construct, complete, ready for
the MI Of the roadway, the following
named bridges in special road and
bridge district No. /:
Bridge across Little Payne's creek
60 foot span, 10 foot roadway, for the
sum Of four thousand, one hundred.
and ninety-flve dollars ts4105J
Bridge across Payne's creek, 60
foot span. sixteen foot roadway, for
the sum Of three thousand, seven hun
dred and ninety dollars lS3,70O).
Or. both bridges under one contract
for seven thousand, nine hundred
dollars (S79OO).
Said bridges to be in accordance
with the accompanying plans and
specifications.
Yours respectfully,
LUTEN BRIDGE co.
BY James Austin Mortland.
The following resolution was, 10y
motion duly seconded, unanimously
adopted:
BE 1t Resolved. That the report Of
b. +. Stewart, \. w. Davidson and
, B. G. Lettering, the committee duly
appointed and acting under the pro
/ visions Of section 955 Of the general
statutes Of the state Of Florida, upon
the petition of c. c. Morgan and
others, for drainage in sections I, H.
IS and 10, township 80 south, range
"a east, and sections II and 10, town
ship 80 south, range % east, common
| ly known as the Fort ogden drainage
district, assessing lands that will be
beneficially affected by the work as
established by this board, be received
and placed on file and that this board
will at its next regular meeting, in
April, 1916, hear complaints from the
owners or agents of any lands affect
ell, against the assessments made aud
reported by said committee.
lie il further resolved, That the
lands described in said report are
hereby constituted into special
drainage district to be known as the
F'orf ogden special drainage district.
The clerk is hereby directed to pub
lish the following notice once a week
for two weeks, to.wit: March 10th,
23rd and 3Oth, in the Punta Gor'la
Herald, a weekly newspaper publish
ed In CeSoto county, Florida:
Notice OF Hearing On Drainage As.
sessment.
Notice is hereby given that the duly
appointed committee, acting under the
provisions of section $50 Of the gen.
eTal statutes OF the state Of Florida,
and upon the petition OF c. c. Nor.
gan and others, for drainage in sec
lions Z, II, IS and 10, township 80
south, range "a east, and sections IL
and l3, township 80 south, range %
east, commonly known as the Fort
Ogden drainage district, have filed
their report with the board Of coun.
ty commissioners of DeSoto county,
Florida, assessing each parcel Of land
in said sections, that will be benefi-
cially affected by the construction Of
the work as established in said dis
trict, upon said petition, according and
in proportion, as 1t shall be benefited
by the construction of said work, for
all expenses that may be incurred in
the construction thereof. Said report
and assessment is now on file in the
office. Of the clerk OF said board Of
county commissioners, and said board
will at their next regular meeting, to-
wit, on April 8, 1916, hear complaints
from the owners or agents Of any
lands affected, against the assess
ments SO made and reported.
By order OF the Board Of County
Commissioners Of DeSoto County,
Florida.
A. L. DURRANCE, Clerk.
Report from the comptroller Of the
receipts and expenses Of the various
county officers was received and or
dered nuhliShed accor1in0 IN Iau