The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-09-20
County Bonds Sold
At, Advanced Price
(contInued From Pace One,

collected sums of money for salaries
IN excess of what the law allowed
which, had been paid to them by the
county. came up for consideration.
The question involved was where the
county commissioners in every county
In the state had been paid for years
sums in excess of what the law IL
lowed, although il was done in ignor-
ance. EsCamDia county commission
ers. or at least three of them did. raid
BACK TO the county the money thus
collected and three others were sued
by the county and judgments are
now standing against them for the
amounts
At the recent session of the Iegis-
lature an act was passed whereby the
county commissioners were relieved
from paying this money back to the
counties which gave Eseambia county
the right to refund to those who had
paid the sums and to dismiss the
judgments against the others.
A resolution to this effect was pre-
pared by the attorney and passed
which provided that w. ]. Sennott
should be refunded 1913, l. NJ. Davis
S2s5 and j. r. Stewart $121.91. And
that the judgments against John G.
Welsh for $24S.70, Joseph w. Brewton
for $3.50, Frank Johnson for $3.50
and W. A. Shelby for $57S56 be dis
missed. These judgments had an
added amount of $7.44 costs.
THORNTON'S BILL.
For the night session the bill of L.
Earl Thornton, who is making the
surveys of the sites to be considered
for the proposed bridge across Escam-
bia river was considered and after
being cut in several places was or
dered paid. The items of taxicab
fare and chair car service were the
items objected to. The commission
ers decided that the engineer must
hold his expenses down or his bills
will be trimmed still further, 1t being
their impression that his living ex-
penses were a little too much.
THE JAIL EXTRAS.
F. M. Blount, for the Blount Con-
structfon Company, addressed a COM
munication to the board in which he
called to its attention the fact that
his contract. called for the payment Of
extras upon approval of the same by
the architect. At the last meeting the
board refused to pay for some extras
and it was to keep from having the
bills for extras held UP that the COM
munication was sent to the board.
The communication was referred to
the county attorney for his opinion.
Mr.. Blount was present and ad-
dressed the board and asked that
some action be taken on the bills for
extras, approved by the architect,
which was before the board at the
present time. There was considerable
discussion between Mr.. Blount and
several of the commissioners about
the extras 1t appeared that the
specifications said that the extras
were to be paid for when approved
by the architect or the payment
might be delayed until the Jail was
completed in the discretion of the
commissioners, while the contract
provided that the extras should be
paid for after the first of each month
upon approval of the bill by the archi-
tect. and Mr.. Blount contended that
the contract should be adhered to.
The matter was referred to the at
torney.
ROUTINE BUSINESS.
The two bills of Mccain & Sons
for $15s.10 and $190.77. respectively,
were approved and ordered paid.
A communication from the Fisher
Real Estate Agency was read in
which ii was stated that lots IL and IL
in block 1873, in the western part of
the city, which had been damaged
by the county when it was excavating
from lot "a, could be bought by the
county for 500 each. The two lots
IL and IL, were ordered purchased
G. A. Berry, chief engineer for the
Megargel railroad, submitted to the
board a revised agreement making
minor changes in the previous agree
ment with the board. The changes
made are said to be practically in
accordance with the agreement with
the city of Pensacola. The COM
munication was referred to the county
attorney.
The bond of L. B. Minis for road
supervisor was approved.
ID. w. Dunn presented to the board
bond for carrying firearms. The
bond was properly executed and was
accepted by the board.
J. M. McVoy made a written appli-
cation to the board for the position
of superintendent of the new Jail
building when it is completed. The
communication was ordered filed.
The question of the county pro-
viding funds for a county exhibit at
the Interstate Fair was brought up
and the opinion of the attorney was
asked for. Mr.. Reese said that usual
ly these appropriations were made be-
cause the people and taxpayers re-
allied that it was money well ex-
pended, but that there was no law
which allowed such expenditure. No
action was taken in the matter and it
was deferred until the next meeting,
| 1t being the sense of the commits
sioners that the appropriation for an
exhibit was proper, but they wanted
to comply with the law.