The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1916-02-17
AN ELECTION CALLED
For Creation of Another ROAD
and Bridge District
RESOLUTION AS ADOPTED
Other Transactions Of the County
Commissioners at Their
February Meeting

The county commissioners pe-
gan their regular monthly session
on last Wednesday, 9th inst. Inc
following is resume OF the pusl-
ness transacted:
Fred Sabel was granted re-
duction in valuation of eleven a
cres of land from 5000 to $3.50.
The clerk was instructed to
make certificate and date of filing
ON all petitions etc, presented to
this board, and to properly lille
same for any further reference
also, to date each and every page
in the commissioners record be-
ginning January, 1915.
James M. Powell and wife were
placed on the pauper list at SIC
per month.
Tax collector and treasurer fill
edltheir reports.
Notary bonds of Donatta Bun
ker,, Harry Bolts, Charles P, Pill
ans and George l.. Crews were ap-
proved.
Firearms bond of e. Keen with
A. j. Kinsel and T. G. Crosland as
sureties, was approved.
A resolution adopted by the
city council of Wauchula was
spread upon the minutes to the
effect that the city of Wauchula
would reimburse special road
and bridge district number one
for its pro rata share of the salary
of the civil engineer for his serv.
ices in connection with the paving
in the corporate limits of the city
of Wauchula.
j. w. Farr presented bond in
the sum of $4,000 in connection
with certain road work in special
road and bridge district No.
which was approved.
Mrs. Della Griggs, of Punta
Gorda, was placed on the paupel
list at $40 per month.
Petition of J.H. Allen and four
teen others, asking that road
be established forty feet wide, be-
ginning at the northwest corner
of section II, township Al south
range % east, and running west
on line between sections Z and Is
in same township and sections l.
and 13, II and IA, and 10 and Is
of township Al south, range q
east, to Charlotte Harbor, grant
ed, and F. NJ. Cooper, j. f. 9th
ems and Charles A. Waltmirt
were appointed to view and mari
said road and make report.
The Zolfo Truth was awarded
the publication of the delinquen
tax list of 1915.
Thursday, Feb. 10th
Mrs. Elizabeth Spivey wa
placed on the pauper list at $5 ;
month.
Two petitions by G, w. Gate
wood and others for roads in tn,
Bermont section were granted.
Pension claims of Jno. Wilson
Carver and B. K. Wise were ap
proved.
A voting precinct was estab
lished in the northwestern part O
the county, probably with Ona a
the voting place.
County judge and sheriff FLEE
their monthly reports.
Following resolution was adop
ted:
Whereas, at duly called
special meeting of this board hel,
on the 7th day of February, 191t
a petition was received by thi
board and filed, asking that tn
following described territory, to
wit: All of township 40 south, il
ranges 81, % and %, east, and al
of township Al south, in range
10, 20, 81, %, %, "a and IS east
and all of township AZ south, il
ranges 20, 81, %, %, "a, IS am
26 east, be constituted into q spec
ial road and bridge district, ant
that certain roads and a bridge a
cross Peace river be constructc'
therein;
And whereas, said petition wa
referred to a committee consist
ing of John Hagan and VIM. N
Whitten;
And whereas, at this the frs
regular meeting of the board al
ter the receipt of said petition
said committee reported that sal
petition has been duly signed b
the requisite number of register
ed voters who are freeholders re