The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1910-10-12
COUNTY BOARD
HELD MEETING
LAST NIGHT
aoUTiNE sUsINEss DISCUSSED
AND SEVERAL MATTERS DIS
POSED oF-pETAILED ACCOUNT
OF SESSION.

The board of county commissioners
held a regular meeting last night al
which considerable routine business
was discussed, the more urgent mat
tiers having been disposed OF at the
special sessions which were held yes
terday morning and afternoon. The
business OF last night included the
reading Of the minutes OF several past
meetings. hearing from people who de.
sired to address the board, opening
bids for furnishing lumber and plling
for the construction Of county bridge
and awarding contract for same, re-
ceiving petitions for several roads, TO
be opened in the county. receiving re-
port Of county game warden, reaoins
of various communications, approving
Not bonds, receiving OF report or keeper
Of poor house, approving pay roiis ana
ordering bills paid.
MEETING IN DETAIL.
The meeting was caned TO order nv
the chairman and the minutes OK meet
ings held Sept. 10, Sept. 30. Oct. 3 anc
Oct. A, were read and approved.
After the reading OF the minutes, an
opportunity was given to any persons
who might wish to address the board
to do 90. A representative OF the War
ner Elevator Company Addressed the
board and stated that, inasmuch as the
board at the special session yesterday
afternoon had voted to give the con-
tract for the elevators for the new
county Jail to his company. he would
be glad for the board to draw up and
sign the contract in order that he
might forward 1t to his company at
once. He said that his plans and
Specifications had yeen submitted to
the architect and had been approved
by him. ine matter was referred to
the county attorney. who stated that
he was not prepared at that time to
draw up the contract and that It would
not be necessary to draw 1t up just yet
% there was no special hurry to get
the elevators In, as they viii not be
needed for some time. However, upon
the suggestion of the attorney, the
representative OF the elevator com.
pany was furnished q duplicate copy OF
the resolution passed by the board
awarding the contract to his company,
In order that he might send this to
the company o. proof that the con.
tract had been awarded to them.
Following the disposition of the ele'
vator matter, the bids to furnish lum.
Der and piling for the construction OF
q bridge on one OF the county roads
were opened. There were three bids
MILAN Mill Co., of Pine Barren, and
M. o. Bagsett, representing the West
pascagoula Company. This was q
matter which called for much discus.
sion. and s. 8. Leonard addressed the
board In favor Of his bid. He stated
that he bad received a letter from
the West Pascagoula Company stating
that they could not furnish the me-
terial for the bridge at any price. The
board had also received similar le..
ter which was read. Mrs. Baggett
being present, he was askeS ~ he
could explain the matter, and whether
or not his instructions were prior 10
the letters received by the board and
by Mr.. Leonard. The dates were com.
pared and 1t was found that the let.
ters addressed to the board and to Mr.
Leonard were written later than the
instructions of Mr.. Baggett. However,
ofter some discussion of the subject,
20 was decided to award the contract
10 Mr.. Baggett's company for the
piling and to award the contract for
the lumber to the Mcmillan Mill Com.
papy. The cost Of the piling will be
$1,16s.00 and the cost OF the lumbe.
91.l85Sl.
A petition for a road - district No.
was read and referred to commits.
Sioner Davis, of that district. Aft
looking over the petition. Mr.. Davis
referred It back to the board. and IL
was tabled.
Another petition for a road from a
point on the Muscogee road leading
south for about six miles to intersect
with another public road was received
and discussed at length, and a Mr..