The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-02-14

size at all sections where smaller ones
have been placed for $500.
The board decided to take up the
matter at q special meeting to be held
this afternoon at o'clock
LENGTHY MINUTES READ.
When the board convened with
Chairman johnson presiding, and
Commissioners Geo. II. and Arthur W.
Davis, P Mcclellan and NJ. o. BaEgett
present, the minutes of half a dozen
lengthy meetings were ordered read
There. were half a hundred people
present when the reading commenced,
but when Clerk Mac5ibbon completed
after two hours of steady reading the
audience had dwindled to not more
than q dozen.
Immediately after their approval
the plumbing bids were opened. and
then Messrs. Creary and Ffllingim, of
senting a mass meeting OF citizens
recently held by the citizens OF Santa
Rosa and Escambia counties residing
IN the northern portion Of the reSpec-
tive counties and asked the commits.
sioners to reconsiders the action in
the bridge matter and provide for a
steel span at Bluff Springs. They ia
vored three spans instead Of one
bridge and one span, They made
lengthy talks to the board and at the
conclusion were informed by Chair
man Johnson that the local board did
not have the power to rescind what
had been done at 9. joint session. even
the citizens could appear before an
other joint session OF the two boards
to be held at an early date, which
they promised to do.
Voters working at Ferry Pass. but
whose homes ere so located that they
have to travel to Brent station to cast
their vote. asked that the boundary
lines of precincts and IL be changed
and that 8 voting place be established
at DuncAn's store. The matter will
be considered later.
Ed Foreheimer, representing the
Pensacola Carnival Association, a.p-
peared before the board and asked for
an appropriation of $3.50 for the pur-
pose of advertising the carnival. Com
missioner Geo. n. Davis Immediately
objected and called for the opinion Of
the county attorney. which was to
the effect that the law did not pro-
vide for such an appropriation, 30 the
The Journal was designated as tho
paper in which the delinquent tax list
shall be published
Several communications from bridge
companies asking for information in
regard to the bridges to be built
across Escambia river were read and
fled for information, the board not
being in position to furnish the in
formation at this time.
d. NJ. Merritt addressed q com
munication to the board asking for
payment for trees destroyed by road
crews. Commissioners Arthur Davis
was instructed to settle the matter
with him.
A communication from the city
plumbing inspector relative to work
done in the county jail building was
read. He said that some Of the
plumbing. specifically. that pertaining
to shower baths was not properly
constructed. He said that he notified
the plumbers that it was not being
put in accordance to law but that
they paid no attention to his COM
plant. He said he was agent for a
floor drain trap which would correct
the defects and suggested that the
commissioners investigate it. The
communication was filed for reference,
1t being the sense Of the board that
to proceed ii it was not being done
according to provisions of city build
ing laws
Permission was given the Pensacola
Tar and Turpenfine Company to erect
ereosoted telephone poles along the
public road toward Bohemia pr9Vid-
ing that the poles are not placed too
near the bitches.
carload Of coal was ordered by
the board from the Gaillard johnson
Coal Company at the cost Of $4.25 per
ton, the coal to be the best grade of
lump coal. There were number OF
bids submitted for the coal but the
Gaillard- Johnson price was consid-
cred best.
Probation Ofncer Paulsen asked the
board to pay for a record book and
stationery for his Office Commits
sioner Arthur Davis rather doubted
the boards right to pay the bill, and
was substantiated by the county at
torney. Commissioner Mcclellan could
not understand why other county Of
flcers were provided with ONCE sup
plies and that the probation officer
could not be given the same privi
leges. The chairman ruled that he
was out Of order and that the ques-
tion could not be discussed under
that head. Mcclellan asked to be in
formed as to what head it was to be
considered under that he might BRING
it up. but this he evidently forget to
do when he came to consider the pay
ment of bills and saving the county
the expense Of buying knitted petit
coats.