The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-02-15
EXTRAS on JAIL
DISCUSSED By
COUNTY BOARD

TEST PAYMENT or COSTS m al
CRIMINAL CASE AMOUNTING TO
A1OOi $ouSs
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At tie regular meeting Of the board
e ocunfv commissioners which was
held last night, the bill Of extras, or
the statement Of tho estimated cost
lop fAa extra improvements which are
proposed by the architect for the new
county 3ail, were considered, and extra
items to the amount Of $1.6oe were
agreed upon. The extra amounts arc
for extra windows ana cell blocks. $625.
and tor stuccofng the entire exterior Of
the building, Se7S. The total amount
Of extra expense proposed by the archf-
tost was 33,776. but action was deferred
"a Some Of them and one item was
turned down by the board. The item
turned Down was the expenditure Of
9476 for q bronze tablet to be erected.
the tablet to contain the names Of tho
board Of commissioners and others
connected with the erectiona Of the jail
building The other changes suggested
~ the architect win be considered
1ater.
PROCEEDINGS OF MEETING.
The meeting was called to order by
Shs Chairman and the minutes Of sew.
9fa1 past regular and special meetings
WWe read and approved after which
= nuu1ber OF communications were
read.
a Communication from the county
attorney was read. The communicA-
ton advised the board az to the legal
width % the Brent road at . point
near Van Pe1t's store. The attOrn ~
stated that the oficial width Of the
yood 81 that point 10 so feet.
4 communication from Frank St.
Mary applying for q position 40 . cor-
v1ce guard was read. and G. II. villar
addEossed tho board In behalf Of the
applicant The communication was re-.
4eErod to the road superintendent.
= Communication from the Owen
Clark Insurance Agency, enclosing the
policy recently issued by that agency
On the cOunty's properly, was read, re ;.
ee1ved and filed.
At this point Commission Mcclellan
stated that he was in favor Of settling
on some definite number OF insurance
agencies to whom the county's business
should be given, and It was decided
that It should be equally divided among
nvs Of the insurance agencies in the
city.
A communication from the officers
and supporters Of the Mission Hospital
Was read. The signers Of the COM
munication petitioned the commission
ers to appropriate certain amount to
tho support Of the Mission Hospital.
Inc matter was. discussed at length,
bat owing to the fact that there 10 no
law which authorizes the commission
en- to make such an appropriation ana
because Of the financial condition Of
the county at the present time, the
petition could not be granted. How
ever. . motion providing that the COM
municatton be answered stating the
circumstances and conditions, and
stating that the board would give the
nattsr consideration later. was adopt
ID.
A communication from the Evening
News asking for the publishing Of the
hws which shall be enacted at the
coming session Of the legislature after
tt adjournment In May. On motion Of
Commissioner Mcclellan the News's re-.
quest was granted
The report Of the game warden was
received and filed.
WANTS Paw FOR HORSE,
A communication from A. A. Suarex.
who resides In the western part OF the
city. near the county clay Dit. was pre-
scented to the board. The writer
claimed that he should be remuneratad
fer the death Of Z horse OF his which
fei1 into the clay pit and was 30 badly
tnjursd - to render 1t necessary to
kill the animal He claims that the
county IL responsible for the death al
the horse on account OF not having 4
fence around the clay Dit. He claims
that the horse was worth about $50
The matter was referrAd to Commits
o1oner Geo. III. Davis, OF district No. 8
With q request that he make an In
vestigation and report back to the
beard at the next regular meeting,
KICK ON COST OF CASE,
"A communication from L. Medlock
addressed to Hon. r. Pope Reese
county attorney, and one from L. Med
look and q. NJ. Gentry. addressed t.
the board OF commissioners. were read
These communications were in refer
ence to q recent case tried in the cour1
Of record, In which about forty wit.
neo0eo were examined and the defend