The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1906-02-14
NO MONEY FOR THE
CARNIVAL ASSOCIATION
County Commissioners Refuse to Appropriate the Sum of $500
to the Association for Advertising
Purposes

The regular monthly session of the
County Commissioners was held last
night, Chairman Avery presiding and
Commissioners Andrews. Sennott.
Stewart and Virgins in attendance.
After reading of the minutes and
the report Of the finance committee. a
committee from the Carnival Associa-
ton was given an audience. This
committee, which was. composed of
Messrs ngraham, Williams and
Hyer requested that the county appco-
PIRATE the sum of $4,000 to the assO-
citation for the purpose Of advertising
the city and county. This matter was
laid over until later in the meeting,
and also other matters.
Selected as Janitor.
H. F. Hurst, who had been elected
janitOr of the court house a short time
since, rendered his resignation. and ;.
H. Hhtchins was selected to fill the
position at salary of $4,000 per
month.
Petitions for a number of roads in
the vicinity Of Muscogee were re
ferred 10 Commissioner Andrews, TO
be reported upon at the next meeting.
County Judge Ballinger requested
that the sum of $500 be allowed him
Tor the purpose of having The papers
in his Office properly filed. and also
that $50 be allowed for the purpose of
purchasing OF a steel filing case. This
was granted.
Division of Precincts.
The question of the division of pre-
cincJs was then discussed. The COM
missiOners realized that it is neces-
s6ry TO make a division of precincts
- and i in the city. where there are
a large number Of voters. There were
also a number of pstitiOns from cOun-
try precincts for division. The
commissioners discussed the matter
for some time, ana finally decided TO
make a division of the precincts, pro-
vided the commissioners Of the vari-
Gus districts reported upon them ia
yorably. The division of the city pre-
Cincts was placed in the hands of
Chairman Avery. Commissioner Sen
mott and Attorney Reese. and it was
understood that a special meeting will
be held within ten days to take action
upon the same.
The Carnival Matter.
The question of granting an apprO-
priation of $500 to the Carnival AssO-
citation was then discussed. Commits
sioner Andrews opposed the apprOpri-
alton. saying there had been consider
able comment upon the part of the
country taxpayers heretofore on &C
count of such expenditures.
County Attorney Reese gave 1t as
his opinion that it was illegal to eX-
pend the county money for such pur-
poses. but that it had previously been
done.
Commissioner Stewart took thel
same view as Commissioner Andrews.
Chairman Avery spoke in favor OIL
making the appropriation, saying that
The advertising derived from the Car
nival would benefit both the city and
county. He incidentally mentioned
that the city paid twO-thirds Of theI
taxes received by the county.
Commissioner SennOt, the other
CITY member. was in favor Of givingl
the association something to assist in |
the city and county. and
made a motion that the sum of S25O.OOt
10 sppropriated for this purpose. This
motion. however. did not meet with /
second which ended the matter.
The body after considering some
routine matters then adjourned.