The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1918-06-13
NOTICE OF CALLING AN ELECTION
TO CREATE A SPECIAL ROAD AND
BRIDGE DISTRICT IN DESoIO
COlINTY FLORIDA,

COUNTY, FLORIDA.
Notice is hereby given that the Board
of County Commissioners OF DeSoto
County, Florida, has called an election 10
be held at the usual polling place. herenn
after described, to be held on the 10Th
day of July 1913, to determine whether the
said proposed territory shall or SHAH not
be constituted into Special ROAD ana
Bridge District, and that permanent
roads and bridges be constructed therein,
and the cost of construction OF ROADS
and bridges therein, estimated at $50 0oO-
90 be paid by the issue and sale of Spec
ial Road and Brigde District bonds, as
provided in Chapter 620S, Acts OF tne
Legislature of Florida, 1911, and amend
mentS thereto
| The inspectors and other officers pre-
siding at said election shall be as toi-
| lows:
/ FIT. OGDEN: b. F. Stewart, H, A.
Ware, and L. O. Milbrath Inspectors; f.
| d. Carr, Clerk.
The territory to be embraced within
said Special Road and Bridge Dlslfic. 1 1s
described as follows: All of Township 80
| South of Range 20 east lying east OF
Peace River and all of said Township ~
| in ranges "a and 25 east.
| The following is a general description
| of the roads and bridges proposed to DE
constructed within said district:
| Road No l. Begin at SW corner or
NWA of NEA of Sec. Is, TIP. 80 5.
| Range "a E., running east about three
miles, thence northeasterly about six
miles to point joining the Aviation Camp
| Carsltrom road at the district line be-
| tween commissioners districts numbers
| 8 and L. Said road to be graded, drain
| ed and hardsurfaced with the best local
| obtainable material. Estimated o L,
Road No. 2. Dixie Highway, as 1t is
now located through Twp. 39 s.. and con-
struct a concrete bridge over thornton
branch. Estimated cost S1,50O.O0
Road No. 3. Beginning at SW corner
of NWA of NEA of Sec. IS, TIP. 39 s.,
RIA f.. running in southwesterly dlrec-
ton parallel and on the west side OF the
lA.C.L. r. r. right -of-way for a distance OF
three bolcks to what is known as the
Carr grove; this hardsurfacing to be OF
the best local obtainable material and to
be wide. Then begin at the Security
State Bank corner and run in north
westerly direction one block to the G. 4.
Morgan corner, thence southwestery 70
the M e. church; this hardsurfacing To
also be wide. Then begin at the M. IL.
church with 9-foot width hardsurfacing
running via c. H. & N. depot in a south
westerly direction to what is known as
the RUSSELL Tippins corner, with one
hardsurfaced road to each of the two
cemetery gates; thence from the Russell
Tippins corner run easterly to conpeet
with the Dixie Highway, or Road No q
a total distance of about liz miles. Es-
Road No. 4. Begin at the north line OF
Section IS at a point where the Dixie
Highway crosses said line near the Flor
ida Citrus Exchange packing house, anc
run west to and across the e. ii. d. n.
railroad; thence to the w F. Martin NE
corner, thence in westerly direction a
long the present road between the Mar
tin and Bartlett groves thence in q
northerly and westerly direction along
the present road to the edge of the Peace
River swamp. This road to be graded
and hardsurfaced with the best local OBJ
tainable MATERIAL hards urfacing to bt
9-feet in width. Total distance abou
IL miles. Estimated cost $2,55000.
Road No. 5. Begin on the Range lin'
between ranges % and "a at the A. c. L
railroad crossing and run north on tn
: Range line to and across tn c. Fl. & y
railroad, there to connect with road No
4; the distance being about y miles Thi
road to be graded and hardsurfaced min
feet wide with the best local obtainabl
material. Estimated cost $4,000
. Road No 6. Begin on the present roa
I near the south corner of the King plac
on the east boundary of the M. Z
church lot and run with the present roa
southeast to the Andrew Patrick place
thence south along the present grade
road to the south line of the Tippins an
- Goldberg places, a distance of about tw
miles. This road to be hardsurfaced
feet wide with the best local obtainab
material. Estimated cost 100000
EAST A. H. DOhhANSE' Slei