The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-07-14
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CITY GARBAGE
DISPOSITION
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS WILL
STOP PRESENT ARRANGEMENT
IF PoSSIBLE-REGUL MEET
ING OF BODY WAS HELD LAST
NIGHT.

Once more the city will find itself
up against a hard proposition on the
garbage question, for, in Difference to
a communication which reached the
board of county commissioners at the
regular session last night, the city
will in all probability be interrupted
in the present plan Of disposing Of
the city's waste. The petition was
from a number Of citizens of district
No. 3, and recited the claim that the
city was now dumping garbage out
side the city limits and into the dis
tTict named The complaint was
made the subject Of general discus
sion, and it resolved itself into a de-
termination on the part Of the COM
missioners to make the city cease the
practice, and that as soon as possible.
1t was not clear to the board that. such
authority VS. given, and the matter
went to a special committee composed
of the chairman, the county attorney
and Commissioner Brown. This COM
mittee was empowered to act in the
matter, and the members thereof will
take it up with the city health board
at once.
The city, upon information that it
was a violation Of a state statute to
continue the practice of dumping
beyond the corporate limits, it was
asserted. The change has served 10
cause Indignant feelings among citi-
zens residing nearby. hence the
strong protest.
The Meeting.
The chairman called the board to-
gether in regular monthly session. Mr..
Davis, the aged member. was not
present and he was reported sick.
Minutes of three special and one
regular meeting were read and adopt
ed The petition from residents re-
garding city garbage was then read.
Disposition Of same is related in the
beginning paragraph
Two claims for pensions under the
new Florida pension law were received
and filed, and action deferred until a
special session to be held next Tues
day night. The meeting will take up
the pension requests as a special Or
der. Applications last night were.
from D. B. Reed and James Lovett.
Notice was received and communi-
Gated to the board that the windmill
recently purchased for the poor farm
had been shipped. Messrs. Davis and
Brown were named as a committee
to receive the same, arrange for and
supervise the erection of the ap-
paratus. E...--
A letter from the city called atten-
ton to the necessity of having the
cOunty's Jefferson street property
connected. with the new city sewerage
system. The matter was laid over for
future action.
The notarial bond of JOS z. Riefd
was received and approved.
In connection with a report by the
special committee named to purchase
mules, Commissioner McQuarrfe
moved that the county look into the
matter of buying four more mules for
use at the different county camps.
The resolution met with no objection,
but nothing of a decisive nature will
be done on the matter until the next
weeks meeting. The purchase of four
mules at Laurel Hill was made the
subject of a report by Mr.. Brown, who
accompanied Mr.. Stewart and Mr..
Baggett, the county road supervisor,
to that place.
County Surveyor Lee appeared be-
fore the board and asked that altera-
tons for safety be made in his Office
in the court house annex. In expla-
nation thereof, Mr.. Lee said he had
bought a safe weighing several thou
sand pounds and could not place 1t in
his office at present on account of a
weakness of the floor. The question
was referred 10 commissioner BTOWn.
The chairman reported amusing
antics of the county clock and he was
supported by Mr.. Brown, who really
brought up the subject. 1t was stated
that each of the four diaIs showed up
for a different time, varying nearly
thirty minutes. A report was made
that the clock guardian had reguls led
the timepiece within the past few
days.
A bill, submitted by Justice Nickel
son for stationery, blanks, etc, was
held up and referred to the attorney
for opinion as to whether or not the
board was expected to pay it. The
argument against payment was made
along the theory that no other justice