The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1918-08-15
allowances made paupers

| Sheriff and deputies cost
bills in criminal cases 5000 90
Clerk circuit court cost bills
in criminal cases 1000. 90
| County judge cost bills in Grim
inal cases 5000
| Justice of the peace cost bills
| in criminal cases 5000
| County Prosecuting Attorney,
conviction fees 100000
Witness fees 100000
Court stenographer 200 90
| Sheriff's commission on fines
collected 800
| Feeding prisoners 100000
! Transport and discharge money
| to prisoners on roads 400 90
| Salary judge juvenile court 10000
| Salary probation officer 10000
| Reserved for contingencies 100000
Road Fund:
Salaries road superintendents
and overseers 100000
| Cost of material 100000
Tools and machinery, cost and
repairs 100000
Live stock, cost and care 100000
/ Paid for free labor other than
guards 100000
Pay of convict guards 100000
Feeding and care of convlcts
! on roads 100000
Paid to incorporated cities
and towns 3.5OO.OO
Reserved for contingencies $4,000. 90
Agricultural Fund:
Salary farm demonstration
agent 100000
Salary home demonstration
! agent $4,000
Tick eradication work 1000. 90
Reserved for contingencies 1,35O.O0
Hon. Cade E. Shackelford,
state convict inspector, reported
that the Jail and county road
camps were in very good condi-
ton.
Two new public roads were es-
tablished in the southeastern part
of the county.
The reports of judge of juven-
lie court, probation officer, tax co..
lector and county demonstration
agent were presented and FLED.
Clerk was instructed to adver-
tise sale of the Ft. Ogden road and
bridge bonds. (See advertisement:
in this paper).
Fl. A. Briggs was engaged as
engineer for District No 4, at d
salary of, $225.00 month.
Moved and carried that the
proposition of E. V. Camp to do
the endineering and inspection of
the roads in Ft. Ogden Specia,
Road and Bridge District be ac-
cepted; provided, that the plans
and specifications submitted shall
meet the approval of this board
and that the same be submitted
not later than October Goth. FRO
vided, further that. in the even
all bids for doing the work shall
Iprove unsatisfactory and this
board shall elect to proceed wit.
THE work by day labor then the
cost of doing the work shall be the
basis of the engineers percentage
instead of contractors estimates,
and, provided further, this board
may terminate this service at any
time by the payment in full of all
percentages earned up to the date
Of such termination.
Mr.. Camp proposed to make all
preliminary surveys and furnish
complete plans and specifications;
/ and when coitract is let. to furnish
all lines and grades, it being un-
+! derstood that he keep an inspector
on the job at all times while ac-
tual work is going on. and that he
be paid as follows: 6 per cent of
total cost to district for said work.
2 per cent of which is to be paid
when bonds are sold and plans
and specifications are delivered to
| the board; 4 per cent to be paid
as the work progresses, based ON
the contractors monthly esti-
mates, it being further agreed
that, should the contractor fail to
complete the work as set out in
his contract. an overtime charge
will be made and that same will
be deducted from his estimate and
paid Mr. Camp.
Petotion for public road near
Wauchula was acted upon.
AT the meeting of the board on
Tuesday, 9th inst, the following
report was presented;
We, the committee appointed to
draft rules Of this board in con-
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