The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-01-05
This Only Change Made By
Board In Annual
Election.
DIR. ANDRES AGAIN
COUNTY PHYSICIAN
Balloting for County Attor-
ney Was Spirited, Three
Votes Being Taken.

Last nights regular meeting az
the Escambia county board OF COM
missioners was featured By the am
nual election Of officers working
under the direction Of the board.
Only one change was made. this
being the county attorney. r. PoDa
Reese, who served in this capacity q
few years ago, was elected 20 sue
coed Judge John c. Avery, who has
served the past two years as county
attorney. There was a considerable
amount Of interest Ii the result of
the elections last night and an UNI
usually large number Of citizens att
tended the meeting. The full board
was present.
The first office filed was that of
county physician, DR.. w. L. Address,
the incumbent, being elected over his
opponent, DR.. J. II. BiclSerstaf on
the first ballot. The vote was: And~
ress, 4; Bickerstaff, I.
For county attorney there were
three candidates, Judge John e.
Avery, r. Pope Reese and John S.
Beard. It was necessary to take
three ballots, the result Of each ball
lot being as follows: First ballot.
John G. Avery, 2; r. Pope Reese, 4 /;
John S. Beard, 2; second ballot, John
Q. Avery, 2; r. Pope Reese, 2; John
S. Beard, 1; third ballot, John G..
Avery, 2; r. Pope Reese, 8; John S.
Beard, o.
It. o. McNair received the unani-
Hot. There were four candidates for
this place, as follows: T, @. McNair,
jeff Hurst, Dan B. Douglas and J. Il.
Hutchins.
Only one ballot was necessary to
reflect A. 7. Rice superintendent OF
the county poor farm. Mr.. Rice re-
ceived four votes, j. r. Wilson !, and
George w. Mcdowell none.
w. J. Roberts was elected by &C
cIamation to the position Of janitor
Of the Jail building and J. +. Davis
: was elected custodian Of the county
clock in the same manner.
Two bids were received for the
burial of paupers for the ensuing
,; wear, hut action was deferred until
! the next meeting in order that
committee may inspect the collins
offered by the competing undertake
inc establishments. F r.. Pou offered
: to bury all paupers for the county at
f a cost Of 81, while Northup & WOODS
: bid was SIS. Commissioners Tracy,
White AM Oav;s compose the COM
mittee appointed TO make the in-
spection end report to the board.
A resolution resembling the action
of the board in calling an election az
an early date TO determine whether
Tor not the county shall issue bonds
for $1,000 900 for the purpose Of
= building good roads was introduced
I and adopted, after which another
resolution setting the date for tho
election for the first Tuesday after
! the first Monday in November, 1916
. the time for the general election, was
r adopted.
% Commissioner White called atten-
q ton to the condition Of the Bayou
. Texar bridge and It was agreed thai
a permanent repairs should be made
i and that the next time repairs az,
) needed the bridge should be tori
= away and a steel and concrete on'
d built.
= Commissioner Baggett suggested
NtnaL the DOhLu VI e@AAAAH AhAAttttt
sioners Of Santa Rosa county be com
nunicated with with a view TO adopt
ing regulations as to traffic over III
e new bridge at Chumuckla Springs
i, After some discussion the clerk wa
N instructed to write TO the Santa Ros
board regarding the matter.
a, INTERESTED IN HIGHWAY.
? W. NJ Herrider addressed I'll
hoard in reference to the West Floi
ck ida Highway Association. He state
that he had been invited to attend
- meeting in Baldwin county, Alabama
- Friday and Saturday Of this wee
y. and that he had been asked to invit
-. the commissioners to attend. Nee
70 in0s to discuss the Old Spanish Ira
question viii be held at Foley ar
sunrnerdale on Friday and at Rol
ertsdale and Loxley on Saturda
AZ chairman Barrineau agreed to after
the meetings and other rhembe
lry said that they would do 50 if posa
- bic.
en- The remainder Of the meeting W