The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1922-07-28
co. COMMISSIONERS HOLD
MANY BIG POW vows
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46 on hand in the bond fund Of Nc
Call district; and that, if this board
would send him warrant for S246.04,
he would retire and cancel a thou
sand-dollar bond of That district due
in December and thus save thirty
dollars of interest. This offer was
accepted at the afternoon session.
Another communication from MI.
Vance proposed to prepare. for this
board a detailed bond register giving
complete history of every item Of
this countys and its districts bond
ed Indebtedness. the cost to be about
$4,000. At the afternoon session,
this offer was referred to the pur-
Ichasing committee. During the dis
cussion of the matter, the question
was asked, Have We any evidence o.
proof that any bond issued by any
district of this county has been paid
and cancelled" and the answer was
mo. 4 large number of such bonds
arc presumed to have been paid.
The clerk read a letter from the
comptroller enclosing the attorney
generals opinion sustaining the re
/ fusal of the Atlantic Coast Line Rail
way Company to pay the extra Cor
specially thrce-mill tax levied in tb"
Punta Gorda school district 1t was
/ thereupon moved and carried TO re
/ fer the whole matter 10 the county
school board as being the peculiar
school budget he returned to the
board for any correction that it may
decide to make.
Colonel Waltmirc appeared before
the board and stated that he, as at
torney for the bond-holders, was hav-
ing prepared a detailed statement OF
the matter of the bonded indebted,
ness Of the Punta Gorda drainage dis
trict. which statement, as soon rs
completed, he would lay before tho
board for its information. 1t ap
pears that this matter is in 4 mess
with payments on the bonds far il
arrears, and the board is pleased q
the prospect of getting information
on the subject.
At the afternoon session, the SO
LANA Improvement Club, on request
was granted permission to clear up
certain street down TO the bay front
This meeting being held for th,
special purpose of considering bids Il
furnish shell for use on certain roads
Mr.. Written argued that moro tim
should be given to consideration o
the matter, and he gave several rca
sons for deferring action. After dis
cussion, the bids were returned un
oDencd to the bidders; and, on tues
day afternoon, after a long discus
sion, Messrs. Knight, Written ant
Hobson were appointed a committo
to make immediate investigation {
determine as nearly as possible hoy
much shell is required, prepare q
advertisement inviting bids 70" tn
quantity decided upon, the bids t
give the cost of delivery at Punt
Gorda, Cleveland and Shell cree
bridge, and report TO a special meet
| ing to be held at 10 a. m, Thursda!
eth inst.
Continuing Monday afternoon
,Iscssion, the bond of E. G. Mills a
deputy sheriff was presented and ar
, proved.
Tax Assessor Hagan told the boar
that he contemplated making ter
Ipercent increase in the assessment {
iunimprOved property and he Wishe
% his action to have the moral supper
L of the board. This caused much di!
icussion. during which it was argue
that the proposed increase would r.
= suit in q reduction in the amount
l taxes paid. Finally the assessor va
cited TO resolution adopted by III
:. board in April, which gave him a
E the support he needed.
H. C. Goldstein asked the board
= pay him cash for five-year tim
warrant for $4,000 given him fC
e furniture for the county offices. \
o action was taken.
d There was a desultory discussio
=, of the employment of farm and hon
= demonstration agents, which ended
'e the clerk being directed to ask pc
y mission of the comptroller to transft
III 81, 100000 from the fine and ferfe
=, ture fund to the general fund.
}. Mr.. Written offered the followin
81 as u budget for the public roads: