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Newspaper
Sarasota Times
Location
Sarasota, Florida, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1913
Page
8
The week brought variable skies with intervals of rain and sunshine. Temperatures ranged from cool mornings to warm afternoons, with scattered showers observed in coastal areas and drier spells inland. Winds were light shifting to breezy from the southwest.
The Brooksville Board of Trade discusses funding for a secretary, selects a $25 allocation, and delays joining the Florida State Chamber of Commerce. A three member committee is formed to study secretary employment and funding. Mr Woodburn Mathenry is proposed for membership. A bar removal in lower Sarasota Bay is studied with Secretary Redd.
The board authorized 2000 for road work from Bond Fund No. 5, granted release on completion of Fruitville road, received architect certificate for the courthouse and issued 7300.70 in warrants. They approved paving around the courthouse square for about 888 and raised the clerk’s salary from 75 to 100 monthly. They also advertised for bids on brick road south from Orange Avenue bridge.
Insular Telephone Co. announces an added line between Bradenton and Sarasota to speed connections to Palmetto and Tampa and beyond. Rates for calls between Sarasota and Bradenton and Palmetto are 10 cents for first three minutes and 8 cents for each additional minute, described as a very low rate.
A quirky item notes a polish method using fermenting ketchup to shine brass or tinware. The text records a meeting action describing an appointment and an adjournment by regular motion. Frank Repp serves as secretary.
A list of Sarasota property transfers and land dealings from May to June including A C Honore to William Barton on Boulevard Additions lots, Owen Burns and others to the City of Sarasota, and various parcels along Gulf Stream Ave with right of way notes. Also rentals offered by Madison & Co. and several neighborhood plots described.
Local Times announces availability of vintage newspaper copies for purchase at its office. Researchers and collectors are invited to browse the archived issues and inquire at the front desk for pricing and selection when visiting during business hours.
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