The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-10-04
COUNTY BOARD
DISCUSSED THE
JO|NTCONTRACT
DIRECTED ATTORNEY TO WRITE
TO SANTA ROSA BOARD IN REF
ERENcE TO MATTER OF PAY
ING CIVIL ENoINEER-oTHER
DETAILS OF LONG SESSION,

After discussing the matter at
length, the board OF county commits
sioners last night instructed the coun-
ty attorney to address a communica-
ton to the attorney OF the Santa Rosa
board asking him what that county
proposed to do about the surveying Of
the proposed bridge sites suggested for
the location Of a bridge connecting the
two counties. It will be remembered
that some months ago the counties OF
Escambia and Santa Rosa, through
their commissioners, entered into
joint contract with a civil engineer to
make these surveys, each county
agreeing to bear half Of the expense.
At a recent meeting of the Escambia
county board the first bill for services
rendered by the engineer was pre-
sented and was paid, the clerk OF the
board sending a statement to the Santa
Rosa board for it's part OF the amount
but has heard nothing from that board
relative to the matter, although other
communications have been addressed
to members Of the board. In the
meantime, the engineer is still at work
and will shortly present another bill
and the members Of this board are de-
sirous of ascertaining whether or not
the Santa Rosa board intends con-
tinuing the work.
Details of Meeting.
The meeting last night, although a
lengthy one, was uninteresting, the
business being mostly routine and a
large part Of the time being spent in
the discussion of road petitions.
Two petitions relative to the same
road, but each for a different route in
district were read and were referred
to Geo. H. Davis, commissioner from
that district, but Mr.. Davis requested
the chair TO appoint two other mem
bers of the board to assist him in ad-
justing the matter. M. o. Baggett and
A. w. Davis were appointed and 1t was
agreed that the three commissioners
named would go over the proposed
routes and meet those interested next
Tuesday morning. Several other road
petitions were read and referred to the
commissioners In whose districts the
proposed roads lie.
A communication from the Pensa-
cola Insurance Agency soliciting bridge
insurance was received and filed.
Applications for liquor licenses from
J. E. White in district IS, and ~.
Goldring in district 13 were received
and were ordered to take the usual
course.
The notary bonds of Miss Hilda
Dahlstrom and V. J. Vidal were ap-
proved. The bond OF p. o. Hinote to
carry weapons was also approved.
The soldiers pension claim of ChaR
w. Wills and the widows pension
claim Of Mrs. Emma Louisa Perry, af'
ter being passed upon by the attorney,
were approved and granted.
A bill from the Warner Elevator Co.
for S4,462.S2 for furnishing and install
ing elevators at the new county jail
building was received and the clerk
was instructed to write the company
that within g. few days the money OBJ
tainable on the recent bond issue
would be available and the bill would
then be paid in cash instead OF issuing
warrants as it was understood that
the county would do. The bonds were
issued for the purpose of paying off
the Jail Indebtedness and by paying
this bill in this manner the county
will save the interest which the war
rants would bear.
The report of the game warden was
received and filed. The report stated
that he had travelled 325 miles during
the past month in the enforcement OF
the game and fish laws. It also stated
that a number OF violations OF the
laws had been noted and that the vio-
lators would be brought to trial as
soon as the cases could be worked up
and the necessary evidence procured.
Deeds from the Fisher Real Estate
Co. for the two lots adjoining the
county clay pit, which the county re-
Gently purchased. were received and
were passed upon by the county at
torney, who pronounced them in proper
shape.
The contract and bond of the Peake
Electric Co. for furnishing the electric
fixtures in the new jail building were
received and approved.
The application of J. NJ. Andrews an