The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1906-12-12
AS Board Is At Present Con-
stituted Was Held
Last Night.
DISCUSSED ROAD AND BRIDGE
MATTERS AND DECIDED TO
CONFER WITH SANTA ROSA
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS ON
JOINTLY BUILDING A BRIDGE.

The Board of County Commission
ers of EscamDia county as composed
at present held its last regular ses-
sion in the court house last night
with Chairman Avery. and Commits
siOners Sennott, Stuart, Virgins and
Andrews present. Clerk Mcmillan and
Attorney Reese and large number
of spectators were also in attendance.
! The first business to claim the at
J tention of the board after the reading
of the minutes of previous meetings.
was the following petition from citi-
Zens of Bohemia in regard to the con-
struction of a new road from Pensa-
cola east along the bay shore:
Bohemia, Fla, Nov. %, 1906.
Board of County Commissioners, Es-
Gambia county, Florida.
"GentLemen:-We, the undersigned
residents of Escambia county, believ-
ing that it is to the interest of
most people concerned, do petition
your honorable body that in construct
ing the new road contemplated from
Pensacola east, that you consider con-
structing same as near the bay shore
as practicable after crossing Bayou
| Texar to a point near Bohemia, thence
to point near Gull Point and from
thence, to Escambia, thus making a
road along the bay front for a large
part of the distance covered and ac-
commodating more citizens of the
county than would be accommodated
by any other route, from a road rum
ming east from Pensacola. and your
petitioners beg that you give this your
consideration"
After the petition was read F. E.
Mariner, manager of the Pensacola
Tar and Turpnetine Company. adj
dressed the board in favor of the
proposition to extend the road as re-
Guested in the petition. He was fol-
lowed by J. E. Stillman, after which
Commissioner Virgins moved that
the road be granted as requested
Chairman Avery called attention to
the fact that the board had made a
ruling TO the effect that when a new
roadroad was to be opened by the
county the petitioners asking for the
road should secure rights of way and
that these must be secured before the
board could act. A motion was then
made that three commissioners be ap-
pointed to secure the right Of way for
the road and report at the next meet
ing of the board Commissioner Wig
gins asked that J. S.. Walton, ]. E.
Stillman and W. A. Tippin be ap-
pointed, which was done.
Bobe Asks for Back Pay.
Chas. P. Bobe, constable for the
second district of Escambia county,
addressed the board and asked that
| they pay to him the amounts he had
earned as consta BILE, but which were
held by the board in settlement Of the
alleged shortage which the state au.
ditor had certified he was due the
county, prior to his suspension.
The attorney to the board WAS
called into the room at this juncture
and after the case had been stated to
him asked the board for time to con-
slider the matter before rendering
his opinion He stated however, that
there was difference in the case
Of the forTer Justice of the
peace end &r. Bobe's that the
| latter's duties were not discretion
| airy and that when he was given
IA paper to serve it was his duty to
serve it. He said the contention of
Mr.. Bobe's lawyers that he (Mr. Bobe)
had not defrauded the county by serv-
ing the papers but that he was only
doing what he was commanded to do
had some merit in It and that he would
look thoroughly into the matter and
report at the next meeting.
Ferry Case AGAIN.
The question of granting charter
for ferry across the Escambia river
near McDavid was BROUGHT before the
board bv Mr. Ronifay who stated that
he understood the board was THINKING
Of building bridga' there and that "
this was the case he would not push
the matter IF the granting Of n char
| ter. Mr. Johnson. who runs the pres
ent ferry at this Mace. then stated
70 the board that he was willino tn do
all he could TO get the bridge and that
he was willing for the board tn defer
action until it could be decided what
was going to be done about the
| bridge
Just at this point the LIGHTS in the
clerks office went out but the COM
missioners were not to be outdone
and while the clerk of the court was
securing larps the discussion was
continued. Commissioner Avery stat
ed that the board had ordered plans
submitted for the construction of a
bridge to cost approximately fifteen
thousand dollars and he honAd this
would Drove a solution to the ferrv
question at that n'ace. He said no did
not think It would be a wise thing for
the county to charter ferry at this
time as ii mieht interfere with the
matter OF securing the bridge.
Mr.. Mcmillan suggested to the hoard
that II would be a good idea for
committee from the board. or the en-
! tire board. to go over to Milton and
take up the matter Of the construction
Of the bridge with the county COM
missioners Of Santa Rosa county. This