The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1910-02-20

firm had forwarded these prints, a
telegram to the Keynton CONSTRUCTION
Company stated, the telegram being
produced and read to the board. Their
arrival had been delayed on account
of railroad washouts, it was announced,
but they would likely be here by Mon
day. All present having anything to
do with the matter concurred in the
opinion that things were all right, and
when the prints of the devices arrive,
they are to be cared for by the clerk
possibly until the next meeting, or
may be turned over to the contractors.
Mr.. Pauley will remain for several
days here, and has other matters Tor
his personal attention.
The plans for the structure were
then endorsed by the president of the
construction company, who had Sc
cured the contract, and by N. Mex.
Oerting, as chairman OF the board or
commissioners. They were then con-
signed for the present into the Gus,
tody of the clerk
LARGE NUMBER PRESENT.
A large number of citizens were
present, and among them were noticed
some of the city's and countys largest
tax payers. They apparently did not
not appreciate it when they learned
that special tax of mills would be
imposed to pay for the new structure,
such special taxation to run over a
period Of four years, and to be opera
tive until April 1, 1914
HOW PAYMENTS ARE MET.
1t will require a special taxation OF
5 mills of four years duration to pay
the cost of the new county Jail, war
rants to be used and issued to liquidate
the debt. In Article XVI of the con-
tract, the following provision for the
levy of the tax is made. s.
1t is further agreed that said county
and its board of county commission
ers, do hereby bind and obligate them
selves and their successors in office to
levy and collect by it's duly constituted
authority each year hereafter upon
the total taxable property in said coun-
ty according to the assessed value
theron, an annual special county Jail
building tax of five mills per annum
for four consecutive years, or as much
thereof as shall be necessary to ois-
charge and pay the debt and interest
thereon hereby created, as provided by
an act of the legislature, approved Nav
q, 1907, and found on page 211 of the
general acts of the legislature of Flor
ida for the year 1907, and said tax
shall be so levied and collected in such
manner as that sufficient revenues
and means will be created and raised
to meet and discharge the annual in
stallment or deferred payments. pro-
V1ded for in this contract. and WRcn
shall become due in each year on ac.
count of this Jail building debt; that
said debt and interest thereon created
by this contract shall, together with
such other debts as may be contracted
for by the county in the construction
lifting and completion of said Fail
building, to an amount not exceeding
sixty thousand ($60,000) dollars. be.
and the same is, prior claim or lien
upon the county revenue created ana
collected, or which shall be hereafter
created and collected, by the lew of
the special tax; and said county agrees
not to levy or appropriate any portion
OF the funds derived from said special
tax until sufficient amount of said
tax has been first levied, collected and
appropriated each year, to pay the in
stallments falling due hereafter under
this contract, and the revenue derived
from the levy of said special tax or so
much thereof as may be necessary,
shall be applied when collected excIu-
slvely to the payment of said install
ments herein agreed to, and the war
rants Of said county issued to repre-