Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1922-10-03
SYSTEM OF BRIDGE
TOLLS IS CHANGED.
ANNUAL ASSES GO
c 0 u nty Commissioners
Vote for Change in
System
WILL STOP ALL ABUSES.
Petition to Remove Dem
onstrators Tabled After
Much Argument

Exit the annual pass and it's conse-
quent abuses on the st. Johns river
bridge. Enter the graduated direct
pay ticket system, similar to that,
perhaps, which has been adopted on
the bridge at Jacksonville and st.
Augustine. This was determined at
the regular monthly meeting of the
board of county commissioners yes
terday. Thus ends, perhaps, a con-
troversy that has been waged ever
since the bridge was built.
The matter was brought to head
yesterday when one of the bridge at
tendants told of difficulties he was
having with people who claimed to
have annual passes, but which were
out of date. Chairman Glynn said
that he thought the time had come
when the toll question on the bridge
should be so settled that the bridge
tenders could collect what is coming,
and thereby lessen the tolls to all
passengers and vehicles. To this
Commissioner Turner objected, but
when Commissioner Burt offered
resolution that the entire system, of
tolls charged on the bridge be abol-
ished, together with the annual pass
evil, and modern system of equit-
able charges, made on a sliding ba-
sis, installed, Commissioner Simmons
seconded it and the only opposing
vote was that of Commissioner Tur-
ner.
The scale of prices over the bridge
will be submitted at the next meeting
of the board. 1t was shown in the
bridge tenders report that the col
lections on the bridge for the month
of September totaled $1,865.95, for
Dun's creek $144.2O and for Rice
creek $124S5.
In hearing petitions for continu-
ance of the county agent and home
demonstration agent the board de-
cided the sentiment as expressed was
almost equally divided. In the spirit
of progress the question could best
be served, the board thought, by a
motion to table. This action was
voted.
L. S. Turbyfill, of west Putnam,
who, it is claimed, has been active in
attempting the abolition of the Of
fices, appeared before the board to
clear himself of charges he said had
been made that he misstated the sal
aries paid the two agents in an al
legged effort to discredit the incum-
bents. Mr.. Turbyfill denied the i'm
putations of which Chairman Glynn
said the board had no official knowl-
edge. J. A. Porter, a former Gallo
fornian, bespeaking his pride in
Florida, urged the continuation of the
two offices as a means of attracting
newcomers and helping them. He !
submitted petition signed by 16I
taxpayers stating they had signed
petitions to abolish the offices unl
der an impression the agents were
paid $4,000 to $1,000 instead of less
than $4,000
The list of election inspectors for
the general election nNovember was
and half dozen widows |
pensions granted.
Plans of Engineer Brunner for the
of the Florahome road
were approved and bids for the work |
will be advertised for.
Markers report on a new road at
Orange Mills was received and ac-
cepted |
Petition for a public road from
Bardin to Bostwick was presented |
and filed and markers were ap-
pointed.
The bridge over Orange creek at
Orange Springs, built by Contractor
G. J. Rast, was accepted, after which |
5he board paid biils and took the usu-
Al recess until October Is, when the
registration lists will be revised.