The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-12-04
DEFEND BOARD
IN, RETAINING
ATTY. Stokes
M. REESE HAS RENoEREo VAL.
uAalE SERVICE slseLE. HAND.
60 ANo HELP SHOULD &c
elvEN-soNos FILED AND TAX
Report ENTERED.

Amons ire smaller matters taken up
- the board 81 county commissioners
In regular session ~ nc county court
house Iast nisht acre those relative %
ssls % lands Tor taxes fNnF o. bonds
fcr notary ruhiics End e clerk 90 fbe
r,4infv court. discussion - en- the
members On the snEaEenenf - AtfcF
rec John " Stokes in fhe matter ~
The nlouut Construction Campanr
against the county ana che report ~
TIE game warden. wh'rh is Even
elsewhere
M. RoBEHTss REPORT.
raN Collector 2. 81 Roberts ASKED Cor
credits Tor tit.Tstts ~ lands sid @,
the county fcr non payment ~ taxes
insf year Most ~ ire lands were
houaht b. the STATE and vfI 30 held
~ " unil ire owners ciHim them b.
ravmsnt ~ the taxes
A. q result ~ fhe taxing m these
"a the backs until redeemed me c1un
ty loses a considerable swount 90
revenue
BONDS are FILEp
nonda we're nleF b. ~ r. Stout. no.
tary public. Hunter Brown. notary
puhhr Harry Z. Rr0wn. notary ruh-
DC. and John Z. PinneF. clerk of the
county court
A bond sent On hv Tax Assessor W.
W. Richards was not found in proper
form snd vas returned Tor correction
IRE bond % SIR Pinnsv = az a. geo
ans Re signed ~ NJ. a. uAlsmbertc
and Representative james MciluEh.
pGBATG ON ATTORNEY.
The debate urnu the retention Cf
Attornsy stokes 10 assist County At
tnrnev ri Pore ReeHe in tire defense
~ the county against fhs claims -
the Bioant ConHfrIeli1n Company took
az about half hour.
The only objections fe TIRE employ
msnt - Mr Stokes a. counsel we're
made b. Commissioners 81. q. RaEeott
and GsorEe Davis. neither ~ whom
was present a. the special cailei meet.
| ing % the board which ordered e
warrant for Sa.too 90 cover the ser
vices ~ Mr. Stokes % the End of the
case drawn
Commisslouer Davis stated that hs
thought Attorney Reese is perfectly
capable Of handling nnv case wahtso-
ever Cor the county and thar he did
not see the necessity ~ msttinE assist
anca FOR him.
NJ BaEwstt says ne did rot have
notlncation On time "a attend the called
meeunG TIE said the only thing
which ~ could nai understand was
WY the matter nshded 10 ~ 90 hastily
put through
T. vas then explained that the hard
vera ~ Mr. Reese on the case has
brouEht about = state ~ health hitch
would threaten a physical breakdown
/ n continued and that Mr Stokes has
not only been associated with him
/ throuahout the case. but that De IL
nov prepared % arrue tha apecial De-
murrsr tumorrou morning before
/ JLdge . Emmett Wolfe IN circuit court
I aud % then help nHht uut the county,
/ rase whichever trend ~ may take.
Furtheruaore % uas explained. q
weuid BE- q case % ar Reese dRhtinK
single handed aud a. t15 per month
I a. biz compensation. p firm 81 I've
/ highly. paid counsel which are repre-
aenting the plaintiff in fhH tult against
Il the county for $4,000
% uas also pointed out that while
u Mr. Reese has rendered valuable srr-
Y vice % The county and has taken ur
many caHes without assistance. that
L other men On similar positions Eai
II three ~ four times aa much and need
expert counsel besides "a far hfrhfF
Il frurcs than NJ STOKES is being paid
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