The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1918-02-14

county exhibit at the coming state fair
j. b. Carlton was granted reduction
on his tax assessment.
J. ]. Clark was leased to II. B. Rainey
for $4,000 a month
The matter of tick eradication work fol
iDeSoto county was referred to the finance
committee of the board, with the request
that said committee make report at ar
early date as to what steps would be ad-
visable for the county commissioners to
take.
The clerk was instructed to draw war
rant for $500 to Mrs. Sam Revel for tenn
porary relief.
On report of F. M. Cooper, J. Mizel and
r. s. Windham, blazers, the following was
declared public road:
Commencing at the northeast corner OIL
section S. township AZ south, range 20
east, and run south on section lines be-
tween sections and 5, S and 9, Is and IL
20 and 81. % and 20, 80 and SO, to the Lee
county line
Blazers report of w. A. Johnson, Har-
rison Youmans, and E. H. Morgan was re-
ceived and accepted and the following de-
clared a public road:
From section corner of northwest quar-
ter of north east quarter section IL
township SO south, range "a east. and run
ming east and northeast to Aviation Camp
No. 1.
Blazers report of d. H. Huckeby. ]. S
Lanier and Geo. p. Bassett was received
and accepted and the following was de-
| clared public road:
Begin at Bay Shore road in North
Cleveland on the south line Of the north
east quarter of northeast quarter of Sec
ton rs, township 40 south, range % east
and run east to the section line dividing
sections rs and rs in the same township
and range and thence run on said section
line to the public road east of the A. c.
l.. railroad, crossing Atlantic Coast Line
rallroadat a point 1895 feet south from
mile post s 68 F 49,
A resolution relating to the location OF
the state North and South Highway a.
dopted by the Lee county commissioners
vas read 1t suggested that the highway
be run through Township Al, South, or
the line between Ranges 25 and 26. and
that the cost of building be paid from
funds derived from state and federal
sources. In answer to this, the DeSotc
commissioners adopted the following res
olutions presented by Commissioner
Written:
Whereas, under the act of the legisla-
ture creating the State Road department
only such roads and bridges as have beer
regularly located and designated by the
department. as state roads can be legally
built out OF funds derived from the state
and federal appropriation; and.
Whereas, the state road department has
adopted, as part Of the system of state
roads which it will be able to const ruct
under the two-year program. north and
south state road from the Georgia state
line through Lake City, Gainesville. Or
lance and Arcadia to Fort Myers. and
have notified this board that the depart
ment. accompanied by the State Road
Commissioner, will inspect said state
road in the near future, to confer with
members OF this board relative to the
work of the department on this state
road through DeSoto county; and.
Whereas, the said department has an
nounced 1t to be the policy of the depart
ment to connect every town or city of
1000 inhabitants with adjacent towns or
cities of same size; and,
Whereas, DeSoto county has expended
or is now preparing to expend nearly one
and half million dollars for improved
roads. very large per centage of which
expenditure, has been, or will be, expend-
ed upon the only North and South high