The weekly true Democrat. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1905-1912, 1905-03-17
pOlNCS AT THE
STATE CAPITOL
Items Of Interest fFom the Various
State Department..
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT.

IN consequence OF certain disagree
ments between officials in charge Of the
Hospital for the Insane at ChattahOO-
chez, Governor Broward on Monday
convened the Board of State Institu-
tons, and after due consideration the
following resolutions were adopted:
Resolved, That Il is the sense Of this
board that the best interests of the in
stitution will be subserVed by the re-
lirement Of both the present superin-
tendent and the physician of the Hos
pital for the Insane at Chattahoochee;
therefore,
Resolved, That both superintendent
and physician be notified that Their
designations are requested, to take eff
feet Immediately upon the arrival at
Chattahoochee Of their successors to be
appointed by this board.
On motion Capt. B. F. Whitner was
elected Superintendent Of the Florida
Hospital for the Insane, and DIR. r. L.
Goodbread, Of Mayo, was elected physi-
clan in charge.
The following resolution was also
dopted:
Whereas, in view of the large and in
creasing number Of patients at the Hos
pital for the Insane needing medical
.ttention, it is considered best that two
physicians be employed, therefore,
Resolved, That hereafter two physi-
clans will be employed. One shall be
known as physician and the other as
assistant physician. The salary Of the
physician is fixed at $1,000 per annum,
and the salary of the assistant physi-
clan is fixed at 81, 500 per annum.
On motion DR.. James H. Randolph,
lOf Tallahassee, was elected assistant
physician.
, Civil Appointments -Justices of the
Peace: j. H. Butler, Romeo, fifth dis
trict, Marion county; Z. J. Hill, Matt
taRdS third district, Orange county.
Harbormaster, Key West, E. E. Ingra-
ham.
Notaries Public, State at Large-H.
L. Knight, j. D. McLendon, w. G.
Powell, H. e. Bowden, w. P. Clifford,
j. w. Walker, r. W. Bennett, Jackson
vile; L. r. Grimes, 2. M. .Hendry, 9.
E. Ball, Tampa; J; 7; Stokes, r; r:
Jones, Lacrosse; j. Henderson, West
Lewis, Jennings; c. Z. Spencer, Dade
City; ]. D. Goss, j. Whiting Hyer, Pen
sacoia; w. b. Wilder, Salem; ]. L.
Pherigo, Miami; /. A. Stewart, De-
Land; S. Y Way, Orlando; ID. w.
weat, Fort Meade; Mrs. Ruby w.
Trammell, Tallahassee; j. E. Barnes,
Lake City.
DEPARTMENT OF STATE.
The following letters patent have
been issued during the week:
Madison Cotton Ginning Company,
Madison, $4,000; to gin, buy, sell, ETC.,
cotton, transact warehouse business
and deal in general merchandise, etc.
IncorporatOrs: j. ID. Taylor, John NAL
loch, Savannah, Ca; B. B. Mccall,
Ma1ison.
Peninsular Pebble Phosphate Com
pany, Barlow, $500, 900; mining, dealing
IN, exporting, etc.. phosphate, etc. In
corporators: c. G. Memminger, H. K.
Memmnger, Lakeland; +. Z. Stuart,
Barlow.
Spencer Oil Gas Burner Company,
Jacksonville, $500, 900; TO manufacture
oil burners, etc Officers: Ely Spencer,
president; E. NJ Fetting, vice presi-
dent; Frank Mooney, secretary and
treasurer; w. S. Barnett, W. M Bost-
wick, Jr., directors.
DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE.
The Comptroller has distributed the
funds arising from the sale and redemp-
tion of tax sale certificates for the
month of October, 1904, as follows: