The Pensacola journal., 1909-12-22

years in Escambia county liable TO
taxation who had never paid a cent
OF taxes and he was responsible for
the fact that there had been gain
Of nearly ten thousand dollars Of in
crease III tax collections for the past
month He was responsible. he sta
ed. for having the sheriff 10 go after
the deliuQueut= and faE-60dCeUS- and
the records would bear him out re-
s1aCrinE the increase. NJ. Brown
has been all along a firm advocate or
the construction Of the jail, and was
much nut out By the way things wera
going, it appeared
RESOLUTION PASSED.
In order that everything would be
passed up in legal form. the foIIowinC
resolution was offered and adopted
Resolved. BY the board Of county
commissioners Of EsCa1-5ia county.
. Florida. in meeting duly assembled.
That they deem II necessary to erect
a jail for said county. and that notice
be given for 80 days in a newspaper
published in PensE cola. in said couu-
1y. that az the next regular meeting
Of the board. after the publication Of
said notice. the question OF erecting
q jail will he acted upon by the said
board"
Il was proposed that such meeting
be held In February, on the Sjh inst.
and that the question he disposed or
then. The notice, however, was never
ordered published, at least IN op-u
session
DISCUSSION GENERAL.
Then followed the most animated Cf
discussions Architect Benz wanted
10 know If the bids go over thirty
da-s would the same ones hold good,
or would they be under consideration
Just the same The chairman was OF
the opinion that q tentative contract
could he made and he did not see any
reason why the board could nor pro-
Ceod in the matter.
Jett Brothers representative said
It was question whether or not the
certified checks could be held for
thirty days. He wanted some sort of
acriou right away
AIr- Bowman, representing the
Stuart Jail company. thought that the
paper could be handled with a little
interest, and Mr. Allen, another ren-
TeSentstiVo, suggested that the bid
deTE be talked with concerning that
interest proposition on the warrants
The discussion was being heard
from all angles when Commissioner
Brown moved that a recess be declar-
ed until 9:29 O'Clock. which made an
intCTmissiOn Of thirty minutes. in or
der to give representative a chance
TO submit on paper what thev would
handle the county paper for. During
this inteTmissiOn the matter in all its
phases was talked over. When the
board Te-cOnvened Il was found that
three representatives had submitted
offers for financing the building. but
these We're not opened. for n resOIu-
tiOn from Commissioner Davis decIar-
D. rh.- ,F q
the warrant basis would be in the
light Of new and increased bids. What
became Of that resolution was not re
corded.
Then followed some rapid-Lre ora
tory.
Commissioner Brown, gaining the
ChGirUau's eye. said he wanted to
know whether or not the people OF
Escambia county wanted 10 see the
Jail finished. He wanted to see the
award made at that meeting or there
would be no new jail at all
One OF the Jett brothers. Of Mobile,
started 70 talk and ended UP by Civ
ing notice that ne would withdraw
his bid, and wanted his certified check
baC5a.
Attorney Morgan was asked for an
opinion as TO whether or not the bids
with interest proposition added would
be new bids. lie did not think the
reception of the bids on such a rropo-
sitiOn would he new bids in the light
as suggested
Mr.. Blount then took occasion 70
call attention to the fact. as the law
plainly rcCited. tla- all work in oy-
cess O. $500 should be let out by adj
VaEt1SCme-- and bid. He said the in
test ON the warrants would be in eZ-
cess of such amount. He did not think
specifications would chauEe the law
81 all.
Judge Carter. speaking by request
CI the Davis resolution. said tGa-, in
his opinion, the reception Of the bids
with the interest added on warrant
proposition was rev bids. You can
make any specifications YOU want to.
but the county commissioners cant
change the law and must follow the
statutes" rejoined Judge Carter
Every body was trying to talk then.
S s. Leonard was on mis- feeL ana ne
gan talking. when Nj. BlOuut asked
if NJ. Leonard was q bidder. and was
the meeting for contractors OF the
public
Then Commissioner Steward arose.
got recognition and offered his motion
that all bids be rejected. because
they We're all too high" This was
seconded by Commissioner Davis.
Commissioner Brown. as this motion
w-s seconded. arose and said with
feeling Mr. Chairman. J have work
cd all along with the board in this
matter and have the greatest feel
iaEs for all the members. but If this
Jail proposition IS not carried through
tual-Ar- sir, I give notice that VIII
tender m~ resignation as commission
or from district 40. D
EuI-ai== =.ouor NcLUaTria said that
tl. original plans had been 20 erect
jail for $4,000. The Benz plans
made j. SA5o1r- Now It developed