The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-10-11
PAYMENT OF
JAIL EXTRAS
IS HELD Up
ACTING ON ADVICE OF ATToR-
NEY, BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
DEFERRED PAYING ANY MORE
BILLS FOR EXTRA WORK UNTIL
COMPLETION OF BUILDING.

Acting upon the advice of the coun-
ty attorney the board of county COM
missioners last night decided to defer
payment Of any more bills for extra
work on the county Jail building until
the completion OF the building. The
action was the result of an opinion
rendered by the county attorney, TO
whom the matter was referred recent
ly upon the presentation Of a bin from
the Blount construction Co., the
opinion having been read last night
after the construction company had
rendered another bill for something
like $4,000 for extras. The county at
torney advised the board that, accord
ing to the contract with the construc-
ton company, the board had the right
to defer the payment Of any bill for
extra work until the completion of the
building and in so doing was not liable
for interest on the amount of the bill.
Uninteresting Meeting.
The meeting last night was rather
lengthy one, but was uninterestfng.
most of the time having been con-
sumed with routine business.
After the reading of a commnnica-
ton from Gus A. Soderlind. game and
fish warden, to which was attached an
opinion from the county attorney, the
board decided to allow the game war
den to have printed a couple of thou
sand pamphlets containing the general
and local game and fsh laws Of the
state and of Escambia county.
After hearing from some of the peo-
pie along the route and upon the
Recommendation of A. w. Davis, in
whose district the road lies, the board
allowed a change to be made in the
route laid out for new road IN that
district.
Proofs Of the publication Of a num-
Der of liquor applications having been
read to the board, q motion to grant
the applications prevailed.
In accordance with the recently law
enacted by the legislature, the sheriff
furnished the board with list of his
deputies and this list was read at the
meeting last night.
The report of the superintendent OF
the poor farm was read and accepted.
1t was shown in the report that three
deaths had occurred since the last re-
port, two in September and one in Oc-
tober. The average cost of feeding
the inmates was 10 cents per day.
The report of the county treasurer
to the state auditor was received and
| examined by the board. A consider
able length OF time was consumed in
discussing the finances Of the county
| in connection with the report of the
treasurer.
Report on Bridge Surveys.
A communication addressed jointly
to the commissioners of Escambia
and Santa Rosa counties from L. Earle
| Thornton, the civil engineer in >charg e
| of the surveying Of the sites for the
proposed bridge between the two coun-
ties, was read. The engineer reported
that the sites at Miller's Bluff, Molino
and Proctor's wood yard had been sur
veyed and asking instructions as to
making the survey at Ferry Pass. 1t
was decided to refer the matter to the
| original site committee, which is COM
posed of some members from each OF
| the boards.
Other Business.
The application of Henry T. Beirne
for the position OF janitor at the new
Jail building was received and filed to
be taken up with other applications
later.
A communication from the charity
hospital, represented by F. w. Marsh,
asking for financial aid from the coun-
ty, was received and filed.
A report from one of the commits
sioners appointed to lay out a road
near Atmore was referred to Commits
sioner Baggett. The route was re-
ported as laid out, but the report was
only signed by one member of the COM
mittee appointed to lay out the road
and the law requires that all of them
| sign the report.
The tax collector was instructed to
proceed at once to collect all license
taxes, all Of which are due, but many
of which have not been paid.
A number OF notary bonds, pension
claims, etc, which had been referred
back at the last meeting because OF
various errors or omissions in filling
out the blanks, were approved and the
bills and payrolls approved and or
dered paid, after which the meeting
adjourned.
The full board was present and was
presided over by Chairman Johnson.