The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1905-01-04
Recently Elected Members of The Governing
BODY Held Their First Regular Meet
ing Last Night.
A. M. AVERY is
THE CHAIRMAN
MEMBERS OF THE RETIRING
BOARD SPOKE UPON THEIR AS
ISOLATION OF THE PAST AND
WISHED THE NEW BOARD <THE
BEST or SUCCESS.

The new Board OF County Commits
sioners held it's first meeting last
right, when the members assembled
in the clerks Office and transacted
some routine business. The meeting
was a special one, and was merely to
relieve the old board OF the RESPONSE
bilities OF the Office and the govern
Inent of county affairs.
There were quite number Of spec
tators at the meeting, and they all
listened with interest to the 3 various
talksathat were made.
The cid board, cOnnposedyof Messrs.
Davis, Johnson, SennOtt, Shelby AMI
BrewtDn FIRST convened. and after a
short session went out OF Office, tend
ering their seats toSthe newly elected
members.
Each member of the. Old board
made an appropriate talk upon his
retirement, in which he took. occasion
to congratulate the new members upon
their election and to hope them the
best of success in the administration
of the county affairs. Not only did
the members speak upon the associa-
ton Of the past, but. also spoke feel
ingly of the services rendered by Clerk
Mcmillan and his capable deputy, b.
H. Burton, and thaazed them for the
service renderet during the time that
they had served,the @countysas commits
sioners.
Commissioner Sennott, as the only
member of the,Old board who was re-
elected, spoke at some length on the
lfelaffons of the members of the old
board and the friendly feeling which
had existed, although, at times, he
stated, they would differ in their Opin-
ions upon various matters which came
before the board. However, he said,
There we're never any hard feelings or
ELL will after the matters had been
disposed of.
The, New Board.
/ Immediately after the session Of the
old board the new members took their
seats. The first business to be trans
acted was that of the election of a
chairman. A NJ. Avery was the IN
aninous choice of the board for this
Important office. Afterwards some
routine business was taken up and
disposed of.
The board as now constituted is a
representative one, asiall Of the men,
bers are men who have lived in the
country for years, and know its needs
lin every respect. Themembers are A.
m. Avery, Wm. ]. Sennott, Jas. r.
Stuart, J. A. Virgins and Jas M.
Andrews.
The board granted n. Guardina a
fpermft to sell wines and liquors in
Precinct No 10.
H. nf GRANTING naTmIE
to George Thompson to sell wines and
Iliauors in precinct II, was then dis
cussed at some length. The old board
few months ago, had granted this
permit, but parties residing in the I'M
mediate vicinity had protested. and
later took the matter into the courts.
C. M. Jones represented the
complainants, while Scott N. Loftin
spoke in behalf of Thompson. Mr..
Sennott spoke before the board on
the question. and later a motion was
made and seconded to grant the per-
NIT. The motion was carried.
A similar case, IN which Mr.. Jones
also appeared as attorney for parties
making a protest, was that of Chas.
Miller. as president of the Bsymen's
Benevolent Association, which applied
for a license to sell liquors. Mr.. Sen
mott spoke at some length upon the
rights of every man to conduct any
Legitimate business, and made a mo-
ton to grant a license. This was sec
onded and carried.
Chairman Avery then announced
that the board stood adjourned until
Friday night, when a special meeting
will be held.