The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-05-08
PROPOSALS FOR COMPLETION OF
NEW COUNTY BUILDING WERE
RECEIVED AT MEETING LAST
NIGHT, BUT NO CONTRACT WAS
AWARDED-MEETING WILL BE
HELD FOR THIS PURPOSE THIS
MORNING.


cided to defer the matter of awarding
the contract until special meeting
which is to be held this morning at
$3.50, the board deeming 1t necessary
to make a closer examination Of the
bids than 1t was possible TO make last
night before awarding the contract.
The lowest total bid on the work
was that Of the Blount Construction
Co., but 1t will take a closer examina
ton to ascertain how this bid COM
pares with the others on the various
items specified, the bidders being
called upon to bid separately on each
item of the work.
The bid Of the BIount Construction
Co. also differed from the others in
that instead of making fiat bid ON
the roof, as the others did, this COM
pany quoted a price of $3.50 per
square.
The bids submitted, according to the
total amounts, for the work were as
follows:
Jett Brothers Contracting Co., Of
Mobile, $10,682.5o.
Monahan Plastering Co, Of Mobile,
$11,12940.
Keynton Construction Co.. Pensa-
cola, 311,247.
Biount Construction Co. of Pensa-
cola, $7,637.65.
WATERWAYS TURNED DOWN.
Mrs. Maude Wood Henry, represent
ing the Mississippi to Atlantic Inland
Waterway Association. addressed the
board in an effort to secure an appro-
priation, but, after considerable dis
cussion and argument and after the
county attorney had informed the
board that 1t had no legal right to
make such an appropriation, the board
declined to make any appropriation at
present, but agreed to take the matter
up later.
Mrs. Henry reminded the board Of
the benefits to be derived from the
waterways proposition, declaring that
Pensacola would receive more benefit
therefrom than from two or three new
railroads. She said she had secured
appropriations from neighboring coun-
ties and had not been turned down by
a West Florida county, but that within
the past two years she had secured
appropriations from eleven counties In
this state.
After hearing the remarks of Mrs.
Henry, Commissioner Mcclellan made
a motion to appropriate $500, to be
paid at such time as the funds should
be available, but his motion did not
get a second.
Mr. Mcclellan later made a motion
to appropriate $3.50, and Joseph /.
Johnson after ealing Geo. III. Davis to
the chair, seconded the motion.
When the motion was put to vote
Commissioners Mcclellan and johnson
voted for the measure and Commits
sioners Baggett and A. w. Davis
against it. G. H. Davis then voted
against the proposition.
All of those voting against allowing
the appropriation stated that they did
so because they did not believe the
county was in financial condition to
justify making the appropriation and
because they did not believe it legal.
MADE HARD FIGHT.
Commissioners Mcclellan presented
strong argument in favor of granting
the appropriation, calling attention to
the benefits to result from the sue
cessful completion of the waterways
proposition and appealed to the civic
pride of the members of the board.
Turning this proposition down. gen
tlemen, simply places this county In
the position of measley, NANCY dog"
he declared, in speaking of the small
ness of the proposition.
CONTENTION OVER ROAD.
Three communications we're read
from residents of district No. s, rela-
tive to a new road which is being
built in that district. Two OF the
communications were from B. W. Seely
and one from Lee Daniel, both of
whom own property adjoining the road
and both Of whom claim that the road
is not being built along the section
lines as claimed. Both OF the citizens
served formal notice in their com
munications that they will hold the
lively, individually and officially re-
sponsible for any damage TO property
resulting from building the road and
| that they will fence the road II 1t en-
croaches upon their lands. The COM
munications were filed and the matter
referred to Commissioner George H.
| Davis.
Mr.. Davis claims that the road is
being built exactly upon the section
| lines and that the persons kicking are
trying to force the county to establish
Il new line.
A number of other road matters
were referred to the various commits
OYSTER PETITIONS.
Scott M. Loftin, represent Julius
Eggert, presented a petition to plant
! oysters in Bayou Texar. The matter
was referred to q committee composed
| of Commissioners A. w. Davis and r.
| Mcclellan to look over the boundary
lines and report back at the next
meeting. The committee was instruct
! ed to secure the services Of the game
warden in making the examination.
The petition of DR.. L. G. Smith is
also In the hands of the same COM
mittee.
After receiving reports from some of
the officers and attending to other I'M
interesting details, the board adjourned
until this morning.
The full board was present and the
meeting was presided over by the
| chairman, Joseph !. Johnson.
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