The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-11-03
COUNTY BOARD
HAD BATCH Of
MATTERS UP
BENZ INFORMED THE
BOARD WORKING PLANS FOR
NEW JAIL WOULD BE READY
FOR EXAMINATION SHORTLY
BUILDING INSPECTORS IDEA
ADOPTED-THE JAIL'S WATER
BILL.

With a view Of guaranteeing absO-
lutte safety TO lives of many people.
the city's building inspector appeared
before the board of county commits
sioners last night and recommended
that a survey of the court house an
mex be made and If necessary limit
be placed on the number of people to
be admitted at one time in the build
ing referred TO. The board decided
that the ideas of Inspector Johnson
were all good ones and decided to
have such survey made, the specifica-
tiOns to come from the contractor
who erected the building, who is vet
in the city. In the latter part of the
meeting. an application for the use
of the annex was turned down pend
ing report from the inspector.
The Jail Contract.
Adolph Benz. architect, from Mo
bile, appeared in person before the
board and informed that body that
working plans for the structure in
accordance with his firms drawings,
which had been adopted, would be
ready for examination about Nov. TO-
and he asked for date on which he
could show them The board decided
to meet next Tuesday at 8 a. m. to
consider the plans, and to meet again
at 1880 p. m on the same date to
approve bills.
Land Damage Claim.
Representing H. c. Lambert, Tesid
ing in Commissioner Stewards dis
trict, A. c. BlCunt, Jr., wrote the
board informing the chairman and
members that the land of his client
had suffered a damage of 500. which
was asked for Mr.. Lambert Mr.
Steward, defending himself against
the allegation from Lambert that he
had not kept to an agreement, said II
was not wholly true, and made an ex-
PLANTATION to the board which widely
differed in material points from rep
reservations made by Lambert. The
latter will be informed in a letter
which the clerk was ordered to write
him that the explanation of Mr.. Stew
ard was different. The matter will
later come up for a settlement when
all parties to the contention may be
reached.
Jail Water Bill.
On account of the extraordinarily
large amount of water used at the
county Jail, the city water works de
partment suggested that some atten-
tiCn be given the jaiTs plumbing, AZ
II was evident there was an unneces-
Sary leakage somewhere. Automatic
SyphOn tanks had been lately in
stalled there and the loss of water
was charged to these tanks. Commits
siOner Brown made a motion that the
county take the million all,n rate
for the Jail, and it was asserted that
If desired relief was not forthcoming
the syphOn tanks would be taken out.
The amount of water used at the jail
consisted Of 375,032 gallons, costing
1876. This was much in excess of
any amount used for aUv DTpViOuS
month.
Miscellaneous.
License to carry a weapon was
granted to \. Bungfield. who present
ed good security as the law required
The letter from Mayor Reilly, de-
tailed in another column, was read
and acted upon as an article in an
other column relates.
An inventory Of county property in
districts and 4 was sent the board by
NJ. o. Baggett, the late road super
visor.
Commissioner Brown brought up!
the matter Of the two bath tubs for
the poor farm, for which payment
had been made to a local sanitarium.
Since the tubs as paid for could not
be supplied. Mr.. Brown moved that
two others be purchased for the door
house and charged up to the sani-
tarium.
Commissioner Steward rendered the
board an invitation to an automobile |
ride through the county for annual
road inspection. The board will leave
the city at a. N. today for such ? /
trip
Adjournment was then ordered until |
next Tuesday at a. IN
MISSISsIPPPS NEW