The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-03-15
SET DATE FOR
DISCUSSION OF
A BOND ISSUE
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS INVITE
TAX PAYERS TO MEET WITH
THEM TUESDAY MORNING.
MARCH s2tsT, TO CONSIDER
THIS QUESTION.

at the regular meeting last night de-
cided 70 hold a special meeting next
Tuesday morning at $3.50 o'clock for
the purpose Of discussing with the tax
payers the matter of a bond issue for
the raising OF funds to meet the war
rants outstanding and soon falling due
for the erection of the new county
jail building. It was also decided that
the board would call on the banks in
the city on the same day for the pur-
pose of arranging for the raising Of
funds with which to meet the obliga-
tons of the county.
Aside from the above, very little Of
interest was done at last nights meet
ing, which consumed almost four
hours time, the greater part of which
was spent in the reading Of COM
munications and petitions, receiving
the reports of officers and approving
the bills for the past month.
Proceedings.
The meeting was called to order by
the chairman and the minutes of sew
eral preceding regular and special
meetings were read and approved. af-
ter which an opportunity was given
for any person present to address the
board. E R. Bowman addressed the
board in reference to changing the
route of the road from Beulah to
Cantonment and presented a petition
from the residents of the community
interested in the road. The petition
was-taken up in the regular order of
business and referred to Commission
ers A. W. and George H. Davis. IN
whose districts the road lies.
Communications.
A communication from the West
7Disinfectant Co. was read. The letter
called for the return Of all goods re-
ceived by the county from that COM
pany under the last contract which
was made by the old board of COM
missioners, and which the present
hoard had refused. The clerk was in
structed TO act in accordance with
the request contained in the COM
munication and to return the six bar
rels which are stored In the annex Of
the court house. as well as some which
is stored at GouIding.
A communication from a state com
mittee. was read relative to securing
the CO operation Of the board in an
effort to have bill passed at the next
session OF the legislature increasing
the number OF members Of the county
school boards from three to five. The
communication was received and fled.
A communication from the Converse
Bridge Co. asking that the names and
addresses Of the members Of the board
OF county commissioners be furnished
them in order that they might COM
plete their files of the Florida on
GERS. was read. received and filed.
- A communication from the Warner
Elevator Co. asking for some data
concerning the warrants for the con-
tract OF elevators for the new Jail
building. was read and the clerk in
strutced to furnish the data
A communication from the Lewis
Bear Drug Co., asking for a reduction
Of an assessment on the ground that
the stock had been decreased, was
read. but the matter was held not to
be IN the jurisdiction Of the board.
A petition in regard to opening
road beginning at a point on the PEN
sacola and Flomaton road about three
miles south OF F1omaton and running
in q westerly direction, was read and
the matter was referred to Commits
s1oner Baggett-
petition for the opening Of q road
beginning at the intersection Of the
Ferry Pass, and Olive roads and ex-
tending to Escambia, was read and re-
ferred to Commissioner A w. Davis.
Pension Claim.
Under this head the claim of Will
liam Thomas Morrill, was presented,
but on account Of the absence OF the
attorney from the city no action was
taken on it.
The following notary bonds were
read and being in proper shape were
approved: r. ]. Seymour. NJ. e.
Clark and C. w. Eggart.
Report of Officers.
The report of A. w. Harper, as game
warden for the first thirteen days in
February, was read, received and
filed.
The report of the superintendent of
the county poor farm was read. receiv-
ed and filed.
The report Of the county treasurer
was read, received and filed.
Commissioner Davis reported that in
regard to the claim OF ]. c. Crowson to
a lot IN the county clay pit, which had
been referred to him, he had found
that the county held title to the
\ land and had turned the matter over
TO the county attorney. He also re-
ported that, in reference to the claim
OF the owner OF a horse which had
fallen into the clay pit and been kill
Cd. and for which the owner had asked
500 damages. according to the best he
could learn, the animal was worth $50
or $40 and recommended that the own
er be reimbursed to the proper
amount. The matter was referred back
to him with the authority to come to
agreeable terms with the owner of
the horse and make settlement
The bills against the county for the
month OF February were gone over
and approved and checks were drawn
and signed for the amounts due.
Discussed Disposine of Property.
A W Davis brought up the matter
OF the road roller owned by the county
but which has been out OF repair fol
sometime. and suggested that the ma
chine be repaired and either put to
some use for khe county or disposed
81. molten b. Mr.. Davis to the ef-
feet that an expert be sent to examine