The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1919-11-13
SPECIAL ROAD and
BRIDGE DISTRICTS
ENGAGE ATTENTION OF COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS
Special Elections Called - Other Inn
pOrtant Matters Acted Upon
at Recent Meetings
Monday, November 3rd, 1919.


The Honorable Board of County
Commissioners of DeSoto County,
Florida, met in regular session in
their office in Arcadia, Fla, on Mon
day, November 3rd, 1919. Chairman
C. e. McRae presiding, and Commits
sioners Coker, Durrance, White
hurst and Whitten were present.
Minutes of previous meetings read
and approved.
A. F. Odlin appeared before the
Board and read the following re-
quest:
"a request has been made by the
Arcadia Chapter of the American
Red Cross that on it's behalf | ask
you to pass resolution granting to
this Chapter-and of course to any
other Chapter in DeSoto County that
so wishes-the privilege of planting
in the northeast part of the court
house square ON Thanksgiving day,
which will probably. be the 27th day
of this month, tree for each soldier
or marine or sailor who lost his life
he comes from that part of DeSoto
County within the limits of the Ar
cadia Chapter; with suitable tablet
on which shall appear the names of
these men, all to be at the expense of
this Chapter. The County not to be
called upon for any expense what
ever beyond caring for these trees
after they are put in place.
ut is, of course, proposed that
suitable ceremony shall be carried
out on Thanksgiving day in connec-
tion with this planting, provided the
request shall be granted. 1t is
thought that the number of trees
will be eight, more or 4ess. Efforts
are now being made so that no de-
ceased man in service shall be omit
ted within our limits"
1t was, thereupon moved by White
hurst, seconded by Durrance and
adopted, that said request be granted,
and that other Chapters of the Red
Cross in the County be requested to
participate, to the end that the names
of none of those from DeSoto Coun-
ty who lost their lives in the war be
omitted from the tablet proposed to
be erected.
A communication was read from
the Board of Trade of Fort Myers,
and the Arcadia Commercial Club,
asking that State Road No. Q, or the
Dixie Highway be given some need
ed improvements, it was thereupon
ferred to the State Road Department,
the highway in question being
State road. The motion was amend
ed by Whitehurst that request be
made of the State Road Department
to furnish DeSoto County four of the
government trucks for use in making |
needed repairs on this road by the |
county, and upon the vote being call |
ed the motion as amended was ad- |
opted.
Live Stock Inspector Hull report
ed that 81 herds containing 2S,990 |
head of cattle, had been dipped dur
ing the month of October; two watts
constructed, and twenty vats in OPP
GRAFTON.
A resolution relating to the sale of
N. e. Il of N. E. "a of Sec. 4, TIP.
38, r. rs e, on June 8, 1910, ratify-
ing and confirming same, was adopt
ed.
The committee on petition asking
the creation of special read and
bridge district of the Oak Hill Sec
tion of Commissioners District No.
2 recommended that the request be
complied with, and the Board call
ed an election to be held on Dec.
ember 10, 1919, appointed managers,
etc.
A resolution was presented and its
adoption moved by Commissioner
Whitten, seconded by Commissioner
Durrance, and adopted by unanimous
vote of the Board providing for hold
ing an election in the Moore Haven
Special Road and Bridge District No.
8, on Dec 16, 1919, to approve,
authorize and ratify an additional
bond issue in the sum of $65, 100000,
in denominations of S500.00, running
for one to thirty years and bearing
6 per cent. interest payable semi {
annually, to complete the program I
laid out in the original petition for
the creation of said District, the {