The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1916-10-19
Monday, October End, 1916

tober End, with Chairmen White.
hurst presiding and Commission
ers w. G. Welles, John Hagan, w
NJ. Whitten and ID. !. Skippe.
present.
The minutes of the last meeting
were read, corrected and approV,
ed.
Notary bond of A X. hlbritton
with R. M. Stidham and W u
Montgomery as suretieS, was ap,
proved.
Hon. H. G.. Murphy. county tax
assessor, presented the 1916 tax
roll, sworn to by himself, which
was accepted in due form and
ceremony, and it was certified by
the circuit clerk that warrant FOR
the collection of taxes on said roll
had been duly recorded.
DR.. Y. E. Wright was appointed
inspector of school children in the
northern part of the county.
Mrs. Lula Dreggers was placed
on the pauper list at SIS per month.
Commissioner Whitten filed a
petition signed by H. i. Delaney
and others, asking that an elec-
tion be called to vote upon the
proposition to form a road bond
district in the Hall City-P -Palmdale
section of the county.
The following resolution was a
dopted:
Whereas, At the regular meet
ing of this board held during reg
ular meeting of June, 1916, it was
there resolved by the said board to
issue special drainage bonds for
the special dralna,se district NJ.
10, in the sum of $4,000; and,
Whereas, This was an error
on the part of the said board as
the amount of bonds called for
and the amount that should have
been issued was in the sum of $685.
1876 %, and not in the sum of ST.
900, as the full amount of $23, 1885,
% was and is necessary for the
completion of the said work;
Therefore, resolved, by the
board, that special DeSoto County
Drainage Bonds for DeSoto Drain
age District No. 10, be issued for
the fullamount of $23, 1852, as
provided by law.
Be it further resolved, That
no member of the board of county
commissioners who is a member of
the special drainage board shall
draw a salary, pay or per diem,
or receife any remuneration what
SOever for any service he may or
has rendered in connection with
the said special drainage district
No. 10.
Tuesday, October 3rd.
The board reconvened with
Chairman Whitehurst presiding,
and all commissioners present.
w. j Strickland, IF Wauch la,
was placed on the pauper list at
SIS per month.
Upon motion Of w. M. Whittcn,
the following resolution was a
dOptcd:
Whereas, The constitutional
ty of some Of the provisions of
chapter 6999 Of the special acts of
the Legislature Of Florida of 1915
has been called in question, and it
is expected will soon be decided
by litigation now pending;
1t is therefore ordered, That
in the matter of the petition of
George w. GatewoOd and others
for drainage in the Bermont dis
trict, further proceedings be post
pOned until the regular meeting
of this board in November.
Motion was made by Commits
sioner Welles, and seconded by
Commissioner Whitten, that the
petitions presented by citizens and
free holders in the territory fol-
lowing, to-wit:
Begin at the southeast corner of
township 3S, south, of range 30
east, and run thence north along
the range line to Lake. Istopoga,
run thence in a northwesterly di-
rectionalong the shore of said lake |
TO its intersection with the town
ship line between township 35,
80, and township &c, range |
O,run thence west along the said
township line to Peace river, run
thence in a Southeasterly direction
along the said Peace river to its
with the township line
between township 38, range "a,
and township 80, range "a, run
thence east to the point of begin
ming, all living and being in the !