The Punta Gorda herald., 1922-10-06
COMMISSIONERS REkFFIRM
STAND ON ROAD NO. FIVE
Fort Myers Chamber of Commerce is
Again Assured of This County's
Sincerity

The county commissioners met in
regular monthly session Monday all Il
the members being present. After
the usual preliminary formalities, the |
clerk proceeded to read the various
communications received during the .
month and filed for attention. The ,
first was from Mrs. A. Z. Thomas of |
Fort Myers. who appealed for relief |
of w. II. Buffell and wife of Spark |
man, who, she said, were in strenu- |
Gus circumstances, sick and without |
funds, and in urgent need of help. |
Pending investigation of the case, no
action was taken.
Petitions of r. r. Riley and w. S.
Cawthon asking that their names be
printed on the ballot for the Novem-
Der election as candidates for state
Superintendent of public instruction,
were presented; and, after being eX-
amined and discussed, were referred
to the boards attorney for his opin-
ion as to their being in compliance
with the law. He said that the Cav
.thon petition, to which $40 names in
handwriting were subscribed, was in
due form and according to law, but
that Riley's was only certified copy
of a petition, having the names sub
scribed in type-writing, and, there
fore. not in legal shape. The clerk
was directed to return Riley's petition
with the attorneys opinion.
A petition was presented from To-
cal citizens asking that the name OF
John A. Welch be placed on the No
yember ballot as a Democratic can
: didate" for member of the county
school board for District 3 'Punta
IGorda). 1t was decided that his
) name could go on the ballot only as
: an independent candidate, because all
tbe Democratic candidates had been
nominated in the June primary ana
their names duly certified by the can
yassing board The cierk was thefe-
= upon instructed to return the petl-
ton with the objection stated.
An offer of bag containing tweh-
tv-five pairs of army shoes q $l.25
per pair and twelve army blankets
a $1.95 each, to be shipped on ap-
% proval. was read and referred to the
road superintendent, as he has charge
, of the county prisoners and knows
{ their needs.
A communication was read from
the Fort Myers cham Der of commerce
asking the board to give official as
U surance that this board would use
{ every effort to build that part of State
Road No. 5 CTamiami TraiD lying be
II tween Punta Gorda and the Lee coun
II ty line to connect with that part o
II lying in Lee county between New
= Prospect and the Charlotte count.
line. The clerk was directed TO quot
Z in reply the resolutions adopted b!
this board at the regular meeting
: last February, in which the desired
>, assurance was given.
- S. J. Chadwick. H. r. Dreggors ant
H. L. Blakely appeared before thu
board and complained that the Aclin'
|, saw-mill people, by hauling logs OF
heavy trucks and trailers, had ruined
Y the public road leading past thei
orange groves and they were thu
prevented from hauling out their or
anges, which they were preparing t.
> pick and ship. The discussion tina
followed developed the fact that tn
> vehicles used in hauling the log
'e were not overloaded. but were strict
ly complying with the law; therefore
it was concluded that the complain
- ants had no remedy under the law
and that the board could do nothin
for their relief, except to make som
y" repairs to the road, which would b
=. done as soon as possible.
%, At the afternoon session, on recon-
mendation of the school board. tn
following widows were placed on tn
- school pension roll to enable them
send their children to school: Susa
~ Ardella Hall, three children; Jan
- Spooner, three; and Hilda NJ. Evans
two, Punta Gorda; Mrs. E. E. MOI
-, gan, three children; Ella GOf, one
" and Ella Conway, three, Mccall; DE-
liza Hendry. two children, and Eff
-. ~ Hand. one, Charlotte Harbor. Fac
" " was allowed $1,000 per month fo
', one child and $500. per month fc
80 -. each additional child attending schoo
10 proper deductions to be made for al
sences from school.
The rest of the afternoon was d.
voted to the examination, auditin
er and approving of bills for paymen
n after which the board adjourned
on meet again at 10 o'clock, tomorro
'e- Saturday morning.