The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-01-09
And Recently Elected Board
Assumes Charge of the
County Affairs.
ANDREWS IS
NEW CHAIRMAN
Elected After Considerable;
Discussion by Members
of the Body.
r. POPE REESE CHOSEN COUNTY
ATTORNEY AND DR.. D. w. Me.
MILAN COUNTY PHYSICIAN
MANY IMPORTANT MATTERS
WERE CONSIDERED BY NEW
BOARD AFTER ORGANIZATION.

With the concluding of business at
O'Clock last night the members of
the Board Of County Commissioners,
who had served the county for the
past two years, retired from office
The retirement of the old members
OF the board was the occasion OF sew
eral speeches. The business of the
old board before the new members took
charge was only routine. but number
of matters of interest were acted upon
when the new members were seated.
among them being the selection OF
X. Pope Reese as county attorney
and DR.. D. w Mcmillan as county
physician for another year; the cleo
ton of Jas NJ. Andrews as chairman
of the board after considerable dis.
cussion and after J. A Merritt had
been nominated by II. C. Clopt0n,
who declined to vote when Mr. Mer-
ritt withdrew, and the appointment
by the chairman of Messrs. Roberts
and Stuart as members of the finance
committee. The members to retire
were Chairman Avery and Messrs.
Sennott and Virgins, while the new
members are Messrs. Merritt, Clopton
and Roberts.
Reconsidered Action
The old board first convened with
Chairman Avery presiding, aud Com
missioners Sennott, Wiggiass Andrews
and Stuart present. The ffs- matter
to be considered was the petition Of
George Andrews for a permit TO seH
liquors at the corner of Romano and
DeVillier streets This was grant
ed at the last meeting, but since then
protests signed by the mothers re-
siding in the neighborhood have been
received, and also petitions from
some citizens asking that 1t be grant
ed Upon motion of Commissioner
SennOtt who explained why saloon
at the point named vas undesirable.
the action was rescinded, and later
the permit was refused.
Finance Committee Report.
The report of the finance committee
was then read and approved. The
clerk was instructed to check up the
accounts for the repairs and painting
on the court house and ordered, il
found correct, to draw warrants to
cover the amounts. These items were
not included in the report of the
finance committee.
The petition of w. T. Earnest, who
runs turpentine still near Moline,
to carry a pistol was. on motion,
laid over until the next meeting Of
the board.
The bond of ]. s. Roberts. tax col
lectoI, which was returned to him by
the comptroller for correction. vas
presented to the board and, by them
approved
Chairman Avery stated that lie su-
preme court had just rendered de-
cision favorable TO the board in the
matter of their case against the school
board.
communication was read from
Blount & Blount calling the attention
of the board to the fact that the
courts had decided that the board
would have TO pay the bills made by
the pilot commissioners for harbor
police, and, after consulting the coun
ty attorney, these bills were order
ed paid.
Avery Talks.
Chairman Avery at this point arose
and addressing the board, said thai
they had about completed their labors,
and in few minutes would turn over
to their successors the interests OF
the county that had been entrusted
TO their hands two years ago. He re-
viewed briefly the work the present
board had done, and what they had
accomplished for Escambia county. He :
stated that when they entered upon
their duties every fund Of the county
was behind except the general fund,
and the county owed the city the sum
of five thousand dollars. He called
upon the county treasurer, who was
present, and asked if this amount had
not been paid in full, which the treas
urer assured him had been done.
Reviewing the conditions of the diff
ferent funds as they stand today, Mr..
Avery sale that the fine and for
fixture fund was little behind but
that with the collections soon to come
in there would be more than enough
left in this fund to cash all the war
rants that the present board had or
dered paid He stated that the rea-
son this fund was behind was be
cause of the great expense to the
county in the Williams trial, which
amounted to about six thousand dol
lars; that had il not been for this trial
this fund would have several thousand