The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-08-07

ing worked.
The petition u ]. w. Harrison and
others. asking that q public road be
opened at III. junction Of the Brown
neighLnrhOoi road on the Crescent City
and fruillsni road. to t;roveiale. dis
lance Of three, eighths Of mile, was
granted. and J. II. Maui, j. ID. Matthews
and q. ". Long we're made commits
sioners.
Commissioner Evans offered a res0lu-
ton to the effect that AZ the asssssor did
not have his hooks ready for examine
ton by the board. they could not cit as
LOard Of equalization 1T this session.
The resolution properly frsniai was
passed.
Commissioner Evans Mas very hungry
and the clock had told the hour Of noon,
AMI his face showed signs u distress,
and Commissioner Barker took pity on
his suffering and moved to ADJOURN. and
Commissioner Monroe seconded the mo
tion with the same Kindness Of heart.
The motion prevailed.
AFTERNOON sESsIoS
At a quarter to 2 O'Clock tue meeting
Was again called TO order.
States Attorney w. II. Wigg being
present. resigned his position as road
commissioner. he having due considera-
ton for his official promotion.
| ACCOUNTS.
The bill Of tieorgs j. Zehnbar, Jr.,
sheriff, for July, for Jail fees. amount
ing to s2A.s5, WAS presented, having
been duly audited. and came up in the
usual way. The bill WAS for the keeping
Of "a number OF prisoners, for the salary
Of the bailif at the Jail, and the hire VI a
servant at the Jail.
Chairman Cook opposed the pay ment
u III. bill. lie did 81 because he IN.
llevcd there was no law to authorize such
u pay msnt. lie said the county had
just expended very nearly $4,000 for .
new Jail. That Jail contains all the
modern improvements known to such
buildings. The sheriff WAS paid he SAID,
TO feed and keep prisoners confined in
tho county jail. A year ago he had
called the attention u the sheriff to the
fact that no law existsd which entitled
him tn hire servant ut the public az.
lense to attend the Jail. In his CONVEX.
sati0n With tho sheriff he had asked what
tbs servant had done, what were his
duties. to which that officer had replied
that the servant had carried the food to
the prisoners, removed the pals from the
cells, and work about the premises. Mr..
tHOk declared that the sheriff, in the
sense Of the law, was paid for that
work and had no right to ark that
the tax payers Of tho county h
called upon to pay tho hire Of this ser'
want. And w for the work tho servant
did on tho premises. be wss not aware
u any law that authorized the sheriff t.
hire persons to either beautify or i'm
prove public property; that was q matter
wholly fE the action of the hoard ol
county commissioners. lie read from
the law to substantiats his position on
all the matters referred to. The sheriff
was by law allowed fair compensation
for keeping prisoners, AMI these prison
era should ls made to wait upon then
selves. The conveniences VI the jai
were now such az required but littlt
work. Ito said no had made thorough
search for tho slightest pretext In law b,
which u sheriff was allowed q servant
and that law did not exist. For that rea
son he could not anil would not issue hi,
warrant for the payment Of the bill; nh
duty to the taxpayers Of Putnam count,
was such that it would not permit hin
10 go out u the bounds Of the law to is
sue such a warrant. Clerk Forward Ia,
said in the recess for dinner to Commits
sioner Cook that he believed tho law al
lowed it, and he would audit such claims
until his instructions were positive to tn,
contrary.
Commissioner Barker wanted to d,
Justice to all parties IN the matter; their
seemed u difference II opinion ON tn
subject. and he moved that the bill b,
laid over until the next meeting. and il
the meantime the board might get tn,
opinion of the attorney general on TN
subject. The motion got no second.
Commissioner Monroe asked II tn
sheriff would, b9 willing to submit th
1 question to the attorney general
, hut MIR. Xthnbar said the matter was IL
I fore tho hmrd for its action.
= Commissioner Cook said that il an
4 legal authority was substantial author
y izing the pay ment he would vote for
:. cherriully, but not until then.
Commissioner Barker changed his INC
ton no as to pass on the bill! authorizin
/. the payment Of tho same except As I
n the item Of the servants hire. Ate
!. some further discussion Of the matter i
4 about the tenor of the above, tho motto
3. was seconded by Mr.. Monroe AMI passet
!. The item Of ts6 81 for servant hire IL