Indian Beach council weighs bids for paving and ditches
The Indian Beach City Council met Monday night approving work on the Rim Ditch weed cleaning and requesting cost sharing from Indian Beach. They accepted bids for paving and curb on Williams and Golf streets, filling several lots, and sidewalk work, all with cash or bond payment terms and discounts for cash. The meeting also touched on revenue notes, fund transfers, and tax extension to June 20, 1921.
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Walker
McFarland
Williams Street
Commissioner of Public Works
Archibald
E. O. Ellis
Rollgall
J. W. Crawford
Golf Street
William Street
Alker
M. L. Wread
Hugh Fairbrother
Electric Light Extension
New County School Funds Seen From State Official
Manatee county public instruction chief B. D. Gullett visited the Times and outlined how funds would cover eight to nine month school terms in the new Sarasota county. He cited a 4 mill levy for interest and sinking fund and an automatic fund to retire debt, with $7 741.27 left for administration. He said distribution has been equitable, though Sarasota would gain from county division.
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B. D. Gullett
Manatee County
Times
Sarasota County
Gullett
Presbyterian Sunday School Picnic At Church
On Wednesday morning June first the Presbyterian Sunday school met at the church at nine thirty. Fifteen cars filled with members and baskets of lunch. Thanks to Archipal d for pavilion and bathrooms at reduced rates and Mrs Payne for ice cream. The afternoon closed with bright complexions and plans for next year's picnic.
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Presbyterian Sunday School
Archipald
New Bungalow Planned on Mound Street Corner
Mrs. Walter Griffith visiting from Sanford to arrange a new modern bungalow at the corner of Mound Street and Hudson Avenue. She and Mr. Griffith also plan a second bungalow on Hudson Avenue if paving proceeds, with a petition circulating to pave the street and anticipation of subsequent construction.
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Walter Griffith
City
Sanford
Mound Street
Hudson Avenue
Erwin Gremli Sets Up New Gasoline Filling Station
A gasoline filling station is being installed this week for Erwin Gremli in front of his garage behind the Palmer offices. The Rapidayton machine is the latest type and will be a valuable addition to his business equipment.
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Erwin Gremli
Palmer
Rapidayton
Death of Major Robin Gray
The London Times notes Major Robin Gray D. S. O. Grenadier Guards died after a severe operation in a London nursing home. An early airman captured by Germans in 1914, he commanded the British Air Force in Archangel after his release and had served in the Matabele and South African wars.
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Sarasota
Robin Gray
London Times
Gray
Grenadier Guards
London
Archangel
County B Y P U Organized In Palmetto Meeting
A 26 person delegation traveled to Palmetto Friday evening to form a County B Y P U. Mr. Ruggles presided while Miss Effie Tucker of Sarasota served as temporary chair and Miss Hines of Bradenton as temporary secretary. The group planned for success and enjoyed ice cream and cake. The next Sarasota B Y P U meeting is set for June 1 in Sarasota.
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Palmetto
B. Y
Sarasota
Division Engineer Favors Sarasota County Roads
The report by J. E. Walker, division engineer, endorses designations for the Venice Englewood and Sarasota Arcadia routes. It calls for 66-foot right of way clearance, grubbing, proper cross sections, and new ditches. Convict labor is urged for grading the Tamiami Trail, with $20,000 available for initial hard surface work once grading is completed.
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Sarasota County
The
Times
J. E. Walker
State Highway Commission
Tamiami Trail
Venice
Englewood Hard Road
Englewood Road
Manatee County
Englewood Rock Road
W. M. Tuttle
Lewis Combs
Englewood Rock
State Road Department
Sarasota
Arcadia
Frank A. Walpole
A. B. Edwards
L. L. May
O. E. Ellis
John A. Graham
Bradentown
Fruitville Road
Sarasota-Venice
Sandy
Manatee-DeSoto County
Law Creating Sarasota County Authorized by Legislature
The law creating Sarasota County and dividing assets and debts from Manatee outlines its territorial boundaries, districts, and initial government setup. It designates Sarasota City as temporary county seat and sets July 1 1921 as key dates for appointment of officers and first meetings for county and public instruction boards.
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Florida
Board of County Commissioners
Sarasota County
Board of Public Instruction
Sugar Bowl Development Partly in Sarasota County
Major John A. Graham, buyer of 66 720 acres from the Woodward estate, asserts the Sugar Bowl drainage district area near the Big Slough lies in Sarasota county and will benefit from future development. He notes the land may be developed as a sugar producing project and counters views that the eastern county development remains in Manatee.
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Manatee County
Sarasota County
John A. Graham
Woodward
Graham
Fishes for tarpon from a hydroplane
A visiting sportsman in a hydroplane arrived off Crescent Beach and fished tarpon from the air but failed to hook a fish. He could see tarpon from the craft and sighted big ones, hoping to boat an 80 pounder while the plane tows it toward port.
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Crescent Beach
New counties shown to have lower tax rates
The State Comptroller report notes that new counties such as Seminole Flagler and Okeechobee levy far lower millage than their former mother counties. DeSoto has long had a lower rate than Manatee. If these new counties prosper on reduced taxes, Sarasota might do similarly.
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Sarasota County
Seminole County
Orange County
Flagler County
St. Johns
Okeechobee County
Palm Beach County
DeSoto County
Manatee
Pay City Taxes Now and Avoid Penalty
At a city council meeting a resolution extended the tax payment deadline to June 20 without the 10 percent penalty to curb delinquent collections. The move aims to spare residents the extra attorney fees from suits. Chas Shambach and family arrived from Northumberland Pa and plan to stay, as he builds a home on Bryan Street and represents Keystone State Nurseries of Beaver Falls Pa.
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Chas. Shambach
Northumberland
Shambach
Bryan Street
Sarasota
Keystone State Nurseries
Beaver Falls
Sarasota County's Birth Marked By June 15 Vote
The Times urges ratification of the Sarasota county creation law, citing studies from Manatee officials and anticipated tax and service benefits. It notes opposition has waned, predicts a three to one approval margin, and previews publishing the full law for voter clarity. The piece also mentions an upcoming community effort and local home improvements by the Starke sisters.
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Huw
RS Harald
Sarasota
Sarasota County
State of
Florida
County of
Manatee
Gulf of Mexico
Times
Manatee County
the Times
General Revenue Fund
Sarasota Bay District
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Council
New County
Io Standard States Road Department
Sixth Judicial Circuit
House of Representatives
Tate
Sugar Bowl
Starke
Seventh Street
Blackwood
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