The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1910-10-15
County Board Instructs
Clerk to Pay a Bill
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intention Of the board was to pay the
bill. Mr.. Mcmillan said, Il know that
this board cannot compel the clerk to
issue the warrant. I will attend to
that part Of it myself" Mr.. Mcmillan
explained to the board that he did not
know that there was anything irregu-
lar in connection with this bill. and
that he had no intention Of doing any
thing which might be technically lille
gal when these goods were sold.
After considerable discussion of the
matter, the following resolution was
passed: Resolved, that the accounts
Of A. NJ. Mcmillan for district No. 8.
s195.OO, No. 4 $253.14, and No. 5
$254.O3, which were presented to this
board at it's last meeting and approved
are correct and the amount justly due
by the county, and the chairman of
this board and the clerk are directed
to issue and deliver to said A. NJ. Nc
MILAN a warrant on the road and
bridge fund for the amounts named
in payment Of said account
HISTORY OF THE BILLS.
The bill which Is due Mcmillan is
for clothing for the convicts engaged
in working the county roads. and the
purchases were made by l.. r. O'Neal,
road supervisor, on the tenth Of Sep
TENDER last The order for the goods
was given by Mr.. O'Neal without
written authority from the board Of
commissioners. There is a law which
requires the county commissioners to
pass a resolution and advertise for
bids on all purchases OF more than
$500. Mr. O'Neal evidently did not
know that there was such law at the
time that he made the purchases.
However, attention was called to this
Der of the board, and the clerk is
being guided by his Interpretation of
the code in refusing to issue the war
rant to Mcmillan. The law referred
to is as follows: Chapter 1863, An
act to require the county commission
ers to advertise for bids for furnish
ing supplies to the county, etc. Sec.
II. No contract shall be let by the
board of county commissioners for
working of any public road or street
= nor shall any goods, supplies
or materials FOR county purposes or
use be purchased when the amount to
to be paid therefor by the county shall
exceed 5000, unless notice thereof
shall be advertised at least two weeks
Is calling for bids for the goods,
supplies or materials to be purchased
by the county"
Mr.. Mcmillan expressed himself as
satisfied with the action taken by the
board last night. The clerk was not
present, being represented by a
deputy. so that it is not known
whether he will continue to refuse to
issue the warrant for the account or
not.
All parties concerned are agreed
that the account is a just one and
that the county has received value re.
ceived for the amount of the bill, the
only question being the technically
involved in the part Of the statute
which limits the amount of purchases
which can be made without adver.
Using for bids.
MEETING IN DETAIL.
The meeting was called to order by
DR.. r. McQuarrie, the chairman not
being present. Mr.. McQuarrie stated
the object of the meeting, which was
% revise the registration books, as
today is the last day allowed them in
which to get the books in shape. AT.
ter seeing that the books were in the
proper shape, communication was
read from the Evening News, asking
for the publishing Of the registration
list. A motion was made and passed
to have the list published in that
paper.
Supervisor of Registration Goss was
present and urged the board to turn
the books over to him as quickly as