The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-04-02
ITS LAST MEETING
PRESENT BOARD OF REVENUE
 THROUGH WITH WORK.
Outstanding Contracts For New Mens- bers Amount to About eSsyeOS' More Time For COastrucfien
 work on New Jail.

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 The last meeting of the present Board of Revenue was held yesterday morning at the court house. Those present were President Houghton. ". D. Brown and II. H. Barnes. Dr. Thomas Duncan and c. l.. Matthews being absent.
 The new Board. which Is to be ap- pointed by Governor Conner this week, will enter upon It's duties with con tracts outstanding against the county amounting to about $57.000 During this week a detailed statement will be made of all scontracts outstanding. amount. of money In the Treasury ana account of work under way. which Will be presented to the incoming Board. Bruce c. Bynum of the Bynum Con struction Company, which has the con- tract to build the new county 1aii' ap- peared before the Board yesterday ana asked for a continuance of time m which to complete the work on the building. According to the agreement with the Bynum Construction Company, the jail was to have been completed by December i, last. under penaity of the company's forfeiting S25 day for each day over that time that the building was not ready for occupancy. MT. Bynum explained to the Board that the delay had been avoidabie on account of his inability to secure the necessary material He said ne thought there was no doubt but that the jail would be completer in ninety days from date. or in less time. if the wea. ther was favorable. While the Board declined to say he would be released from the penalty in his contract. It was indicated that the matter could be amicably settled and Mir. Bynum was instructed to continue with ms work.
 Several bids had been received for the erection of bridge on the River Bridge Road and several consractors were on hand in the belief that con- tract would be awarded but after dis- cussing the matter for some time, the Board decided not to open the bids at all, but to carry th~m over to the next meeting of the Boaed of Revenue, when the new members will have the con- sidef ation ct the:h, and will award the contract or reject the bids. The Board decided to abandon gravel work on the woodley Road, on account of land owners demaning S350 for passage way across their property Tor hauling.
 After having read and passed favor- ably upon a number or small bills. the meting of the Board was adjourned.
 Expenses for March.
 The expense account for the month Of March was reported upon py SieTk Westcott. as follows:
 Interest County Bonds 12S.0O Salaries County officers. 742.S9 Grand Jurors. February term,
 City Court. 49.oO Petit Jurors, Criminal Divis-
 ion, City Court. f.247.6o Special Jurors, Criminal Di-
 vision. City Court 72s.3o Bailiffs, Criminal Division,
 City Court. [. .~. .e..... 492.00 Feeding Jurors, Criminay Di-
 vision, City Court 700 Sheriff Attending County
 Court. z'oo Sheriff taking Insane to Asy-
 ium. ..'.. =. 4. o'''' sheriff feeding Insane to Asy-
 lum .......-.. 2.lo Clerk City Commis.. Solicit
 itors fees, H. L. gases. 23.0o Health Dept, Salaries and a Examining insane. med icine, etc., l55.0O February and March .o.. 1,o2sso Support County Paupers 1900 Rent Rooms Medical and Sur
 gical Society. 15.O0 Printing, Stationary, etc,
 County Offices. . ..... 3S7.15 Pine and Coal. Court House
  Telephones and attending
 Court House and Jail. 1400 Clothing, Sundries, etc, Coun-
 ty Jail -...-'. oaso Lights, County Jail. Novem-
 Der, December, January
 and February. 1907. '. ss15 Lights, County Jail, Nov-
 ember. December, Janu-
 ary and February. 1907. 1ss.97 Wages Guards County Jail.
 month March =, ..... 13o.00 Wages, Janitors Court House
 and of R., office. ..s.. 65.6S Mating, County Courk House 62S.os Hale Infirmary. month Febru-
 ary. ... ......... 25'0o Military Organizations .. 10000 Damage to Horse, defective
 bridge zo'oo Attending Switch Ligths.
 Holt's Crossing. .. ..... 500 Services. overseer County
 Roads,. 2o'Oo Wagon, Flows and Team,
 County Roads. 26Oo Tools. Hardwars. etc, Coun-
 ty Roads. 3o'oo Est. Work Ravine Upper
 Wetumpka Road. 675.OO Est. Work. Reese Ferry Road S5o.oO Est. Work Mount Meigs and
 Mobile Road. ..... ... 4475 Est. Work Concrete Bridge. 10000 Est work Marine and Pike
 Road... ..... ... ..... 5O.OO sewerpipe, sewerpipe Moulds,
 Lumber. etc. -. =. 75O.S6 Wages. February, and Pay
 Roll, Rives' Teams to
 March 2s 1907. .... .. 62O.CO Mules, Rives' Teams. SSO.oo
 Rives' Teams. Feb, .... ssooO
 and Jan. or. ...... 2s1o Shop Work, Rives Teams. Feb. 1T25 Wages, February Pay Roll.
 Shirley. Feb. 2s to March
 2s. =. ... ......... 61l.56
 ; ss ... ..... -. ..... 1ss.s2 Rations Shirley. Feb. 62-47 Shop Work. Shirley. Dec. Jan.,
 and Feb. ..... .... 127.75 Wages Jones, month Feb. .. 75.00 Shop Work, Jones, month Feb. S.75 Wages Pay Roll, Guise, mont.
 February. ...'. .... 9S'Vo Wages and Pay Roll Stand
 land, month February 92.60 shop Work, Standland, month Feb. $50 Shop Work, Stacey team, 1905 6.15 Wages. Supt. County Roads.
 month. .-.. 9o'OO Wages. Inspector County Roads
 to March 1, ..... 22.5o Wages, Inspector County Engi-
 neer -. 5000