The daily news., 1900-03-14
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS.
Proceedings of Last Nights Regular
Meeting.


A regular meeting OF the county
commissioners was held last night
with all the members present and
Chairman Cody presiding.
The minutes of the February meet
ing were read and approved.
Mayor Hilliard addressed the board
relative care of pauper sick; told
Of the proposition Of the Pen
sacOla Intirmary; stated that
the Infirmary had made a late
offer OF three beds for 500 d year
and suggested that from rOint Of
economy and to prevent misunder-
standing in the care OF sick such as
had previously arisen, that the
county and city act jointly and take
the three beds, the expense TO be
borne equally by city and county.
County Physician Mcmillan and
City Physician Simpson spoke in
favor of the plan. The proposition
from the Infirmary to the county
was read, it being similar to the one
made the city. Then on motion of
Commissioner Johnson it was or
dered that the city make a contract
for the three beds and that the
county pay half of the expense.
The law having been complied
with, permit to sell liquors in pre-
cinct Ii was granted to Hall d Hall.
The bonds of j. H. Grimlar as
justice of the peace and John d.
Cody and A. A. Brown as nOtaries
public were approved.
The report Of the finance commit
tee was read and bills approved by
them were ordered paid.
The tax collectors report Of poll
taxes collected was received and
filed.
1t being shown that the name of
r. E. TOaI had been erroneously
erased from the registration list, 1t
was ordered that it be restored by
the supervisor of registration.
Bills of A. Rierra for $50, Jas. H. ef-
from $50 and $50 for use of launch
expense of harbOr police Tor Febru-
ary, approved by the board of pilot
commissioners, were presented.
Pilot Commissioner F.. II. Putnam,
who was present, was asked to state
how the service was progressing. He
stated that the men had been very
vigilant and active; that they had
stopped the dumping Of ashes in the
bay and sitting of ballast through
the wharves and that the ship mas
ters were Obeying the orders.
The bills were ordered paid.
Application of l.. :. BrOwder of
Bluff Springs for appointment as
keepet of the poor farm was flied.
Petitioners for a chartered ferry
on PerdidO river at Nunez ferry
were Informed that the matter
would be taken up at The next meet
ing if they meanwhile complied
with the requirements of the law.
j. J. Sullivan addressed the board
in favor of a road west of Olive to
the seven-mile house.
Request Off. d. McCurdy of Flo
matOu that he be paid for q coffin
for an orphan boy named Beck, who
had been drowned and who had no
relations able to pay expense Of his
burial, was referred 10 Commits
slOner BTewtOn.
4 resolution was unanimously
inviting the state board Of
health 10 hold its next meeting,
March 20, here.
A letter from w. B. Henderson,
member Of the state board Cf health,
stating that the question of paying
Escambia county 500, 900 for the quar-
3ntiLe plant here, would be acted
upon at the next meeting Of the
board was read and filed.
\ petition from Mis- RUbtTtd Lee
Terry, asking that the roadway
through her land be charged, was
to Commissioner BrewtOn.
\ warrant was ordered drawn fer
SO to be used by the clerk aS a con-
tingent fund.
\ committee consisting Of J. \.
Goodwin, Bret Nicholson ana Jasper
Buchanan was appointed to lay off
road from Uncle Bud Williams
place To the Alabama line To- meet a
road being laid out by the Alabama
authorities from Atmora.
A communicates from the board
If county commissioners Ct Marion
county, enclosing a RESOLUTION re-
queetIug the state board of assess
lnent, as a matter of ju-t;c-, - assess
railroad property at TWO tniTOs real
value 50 as to be III equal ratio with
individual tax payers, was read '
{ Commissioner Johnson said the state
board was sworn t. d. it, duty and
he di not see that the county con .
mi~-iouers had anything 20 60 with
the matter. The papers Well ordered
filed.
a communication from Jrhn Den
ham, requesting that the Pensacola
Press be named aS the paper in
which to publish the delinquent tax
lI-t this year, was read. I.r-ider-
alton of the question was postponed
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The county phy~I"i1L Wa author
iz-d t. buy needed medicines foc the
poor fam.
Chairman Cody stated that the
Little Bayou bridge would be COM
pletcd in a few day ana ne appoint
ia Commissioners Johnson. W"l-h
and Pursell as "A committee 10 in
,rcct it. tn Y to meet at the b!idgr
next Monday afternoon.
Commits iOner Welsh reported on
the dangerous condition "l weights
and machinery OF the CoUrt house