The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-02-19
TALLAHASSEE
NEWS NOTES
Items of Interest Gathered
at the Capital of
Florida.
Special 70 The Journal.

! Tallahassee, Feb. 17.-MessrS. Burr
and Massey, chairman and special
counsel for the Railroad Commission
o. Florida, are now in Louisville, Ky
attending conference OF the Mutual
Audit Co. who are employed by the
commission in making an audit of the
| Louisville and Nashville railway &C
count books This audit viii be used
in the case Of the commission against
/ the J.. & y. road, by which 1t is hoped
a reduction in passenger rates may
| be secured.
| Commissioners Bitch and Dunn
have just returned from Tampa where
! they went TO investigate a complaint
| o. alleged discrimination on the part
! Of one Of the railroads IN that sec
ton.
/ Inspecting Engineer Frank p. Da-
/ mon returned Saturday night from
a tour of inspection Of the tracks and
rCadbed of the Charlotte HarbOr
Northern railway and of the Atlantic
/ Coast line as far south as Fort My
/ ers. Mr.. Damon reports these prop
critics in good general condition, with
necessary Improvements being pre-
yided for.
! Mr. and Mrs Chas 4 Cay entertain
/ ed at dinner Saturday evening in hon
OF Of their house guests. Mrs. Whit
Sett of Charleston, s c. and Mrs.
GenOvaT. of St. Augustine. Fla.
The table, set for seven courses.
was beautifully decorated with maid
enhair and asparagus ferns, yiolets
and white gerauium blooms. Rising
from an exquisite centerpiece OF
cIuny lace rose a magnificent silver
candelabra in which burned softly
shaded wax candles.
The guests present were: Mrs.
Whitsett, Mrs COnOVaT, Mrs James
G. Gibbes and her charming guest,
Miss Thompson, of SpaTtanbuFg, s.
G, Miss Glenn Hampton, Miss AbeT-
nathy and her friend, Mrs. Van Pelt,
OF New York, and Mrs. Z. X HOll-
niger; Governor GiIchTist, Rev. Sam
uel Moran and DR.. II. E. Palmer
The monthly vesper service was
held at the Woman's College Sunday
afternoon, with the usual large crowd |
from the city in attendance
Miss Mary Raney and Miss Sarah /
Raney left today for visit TO Apa- !
lachicola-
Mr.. and Mrs. d. VI. Lutz are guests |
OF Mr.. Eugene Liday at the Leon no |
tel.
Tallahassee. Feb. 1S-A meeting of /
the trustees Of the Internal Improve !
ment fund was held in the executive |
Office yesterday morning. all the tTus- /
tees being present except Mr.. A. c. /
Groom. who had not vet returned |
from lis business trip TO Miami. The 4
minutes of this meeting were adopted !
at another meeting of The trustees /
held this afternoon.
The only business of Importance /
transacted was the adoption of the /
offered by Attorney General Tram /
nell. The third resolution, also of |
feTed by Mt. Trammell, will not be /
acted upon until there shall be a full /
meeting OF the trustees.
The resolution offered by Park NJ.
TrammelI, attorney general, is as fol- I
lows:
Be it resolved. BY the trustees of
the internal Improvement fund of the
state of Florida,
That the superintendent of drain
age and the secretary of the trustees,
shall with reasonable 6xpediency,
have compiled and submitted to the
trustees, a full and complete state
nlent covering all drainage operations
from the inception OF this undertaking
down to February LIST. 1909.
The said statement shall cover:
LIST. The cost of the dredges used
in the drainage operations.
ID. The total cost of additions and
1 Z pans ~ Se&AA hhC0SN' t'iAAeO NAAO > I
we're put in operation.
Bird. The total operating expenses
OF said dredges. This item shall in
clude all expenses in connection with
drainage. except those covered by ar
ticles 1 and 2
4th. The course or route Of the
dredges from the beginning of the
work. the character Of the land of
each mile of the canal made; the cost
hL Fnr al NJ no
of miles of canal dug. up to February
Resolution No. ?.
Be it resolved by the trustees of The
Internal improvement fund Of the
state of Florida:
That the superintendent OF drainage
shall hereafter, by the fifteenth day
OF each month, make report TO the
trustees. showing. |.
1st. The course or route Of the
d. edges during the month next pre-
ceding: the character of The land OF
each mile through which the dTedges
have operated: the cost Of each mile,
and the total number of miles of canal
dug
I'd. The total expense of labor for
each dTedge-
Sd. The total expense OF provision
supplies for each dredge.
4th- The total expense OF Iuel IOI
each dredge.
9TH The total expense for repairs
and additions TO each dredee-
6th A summary Of the total eX-
Ucnses for all dTedges-
Resolution No. 8
Be it resolved, By The Trustees Of
the internal Improvement fund Of the
state Of Florida:
That hereafter when The trustees
the sale Of lands IN a
tract or tracts with a total acreage OF
a. much as one thousand acres Or
more. the purchasing public shall BE-
put on notice that said lands are be-
ms offered for sale and that prOpo-