The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-11-06
PHYSICIAN ELECTED
DIR. POLLARD AGAIN CHOSEN BY
 COUNTY BOARD.
Controversy Between Messrs. Bradley and Merrtt Left To COmmittee- Officers VIII He Exnm-
 tned.

Among the volume or business con-
 sidered by the Board of Revenue. in
 weekly session yesterday morning, was
 the reelection of Dr. C. T. Pollord as County Physician for the ensuing year.
 The election was held with every
 member of the Board in attendance
 The names of pr. Pollard and Dr. T.
 J. Slough were placed in nomination. The vote stood three to one in favor of Dr. Pollard and he was declared the County Physician by President Hough- ton. Dr. Thomas Duncan cast the only vote for Dr. Slough. The office pays $50 per month.
 The Board was in session from II o'clock to 1:20 o'clock and every min ute was consumed in either the discus sion of disposal of Interesting mat ters.
 Jesse Wadsworth, who has the con- tract for some graveling on the old Pike Road, was granted time until December l5 to complete his work.
 The controversy between w. $ Brad ley and $. A. Merritt concerning a pro- posed public road from iDr Philadcl- phia Road to the Rocky Mount Road. near I.aPinc, throusA !f, Bradley's place, was taken up, but Mr Bradley was the only person present directly
 interested in the matter. County tangi- uteT bulleIl TtDoFttu ludl to run the road on the property line of the Brad ley place. as had been suggested by Mir Bradley, would not De feasible.
 Mir. Bradley still insisted on his ob- jections to the road being put through his place, according to th" proposition of Mir. Merritt He proposed however, that he would allow the road to be run If he would receive sufficient rcmuner- ation, and he said he would be satis- fled if tho nf Intn would he left to disinterestcd parties The Board dropped the matter tempo rarily and suggested to Mr. Bradley that he appoint one man. that Mr. Mer- ritt appoint another, and that the two men named. select another one, the three of whom should determine the damages MT Bradley favored the suggestion and 1t is expected this course will be made to the Board.
 A proposed right-ofway for a road to the new steel bridge spanning the Alabama River was under discussion, and Engineer Bullen said that Mir. Con- verse. one of the owners of the bridge, would reach Montgomery in few days and go over the ground with him. Definite action was deferred until Mr. Converse arrives.
 F. w. kirtland. Commercial Agent of the Atlantic Coast Line at Jackson vile, Fla, apeared before the Board to straighten out d misunderstanding regarding rates the road is charging the county on hauling gravel. He in- sisted that President Houghton had him. The President of the Board had thought q quotation Of $l5 per car was made on the gravel, | regardless of weight. MT .Kirtland ex- plained that the understanding was the | cars should be not over G0,OO0 pounds. | with charge of two and one-half | cents per hundred for all in excess of | this amount. number of the cars | the Board that the Coast Line was dis posed to do all it could to handle such business but that 1t had been greatly hampered lately by the lack of motive power to take care of the business.
 John Smith, German farmer of Au- tausa County appeared before the Board asking for $1Oo damages for the alleged injury of a horse in fall ing through bridge on the Washing ton Ferry Road. September 25. The matter was referred to Superintendent A. l.. Dix for investigation.
 The report of Judge John Purfoy on an examination of the books and ac- counts of the Board of Revenue was | received and filed. and the Examiner | was paid $55 for his services. In ad- dition to his original report. he sub | mitted supplemental report having to | do with the regulation of the salary of the tax assessor
 The Board authorized Judge Puri- foy to immediately begin an examina- tion of the other county officers which the Clerk of the City Court, the Tax Collector and the Probate Judge. The Examiner is to go bAck six years and he expects to complete the work in ten days
 The Monthly report of the Hale In- was received and filed.
 Hudson and Thompson were awarded the contract for feed for county stock for the ensuing month.
 J. T. Davis petitioned the Board for injury. three weeks ago. to his hoNse in falling through q bridge on the lIayneville Road near I.eGrand. The matter was referred to Superintendent Dix for investigat ton.