The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-01-03

with four aspirants for the position,
and much apprehension as to the out
come. Two ballots were necessary be-
fore w. ]. Roberts was finally de-
clared reelected.
Hardly of less interest was the Sc
lection, of janitor for the circuit court
building, though the selection was
hardly in doubt for a moment, and re-
suited in the almost unanimous re-
election of T. Q. McNair.
The only applicant for the position,
F. r. Pou, was reelected unanimously
to the position of county undertaken,
to bury all paupers. The appoint
ment of custodian of clocks was de-
ferred until further investigation as
to whether the county needed such an
officer.
To Meet at 9 A. M.
Upon motion of Commissioner
Hardy the board adopted resolution
fixing the regular hour or meeting of
the board at nine o'clock on the first
and second Tuesdays of the month.
The first meeting under the new rule
will be special meeting next Satur-
day, when the board will drive to the
Gulf Beach over the new highway to
inspect the progress of the road.
The trip to the Gulf Beach was
urged by Chairman Hancock of the
Gulf Beach Highway committee who
in a short address stated that before
the board made any payments under
the appropriation of $4,000 by the old
board that he wished the commission
ers would inspect the work, request
ing them to appoint committee for
investigation. Upon motion by Com
missioner Hardy the entire board will
visit the road.
The bonds of the new deputy sher-
| ifs were approved.
Use of Armory Hall.
Prof. Ross Rogers, principal of the
High school appeared before the
board with the request that some
system of check be placed on the rent
al of the armory for dances as re
Gently some persons had rented the
hall and advertised a High school
dance which was attended by High
school students, but that it was not
for the benefit of the High school but
for the personal benefit of the pro-
/ moters. This he said, should be
stopped. He also asked that the
board allow him first nights on the
use of the armory, and the whole mat
ter was placed in one resolution con-
ferring upon Chairman White the
power to deal with the situation as
he saw fit. Chairman White an
nounced that one of the requirements
hereafter for renting the armory
would be for written application to
be submitted.
The Moline Bridge.
II. C. jacob of Moline urged the
board to take some immediate action
in regard to the bridge to be built at
Moline, which he stated should have
progressed further than it has. He
was advised that the whole matter
had been placed in the hands of En-
gineer Rommell, who, it was stated,
had drawn the plans and specifica-
lions, but who could not advertise
bids, because the plans had not yet
been approved by the war depart
lment.
Discuss the Road Situation.
/ Before concluding the session II
was announced that the board would
Immediately investigate the road sit
luation in the county and attempt to
remedy it as soon as possible. I'M
mediate steps were ordered taken for
repairing the bridge over the Little
bayou through the railing of which
, the motor truck of the ice company
plunged overheard several weeks ago.
Though nothing definite was decid-
! ed, it is suggested that the board may
place the supervision of the bridges
, over bayou Chico and Texar under the
commissioners from city districts.
Clerk of tire Circuit Court James
Macgibbon, who served as county
: treasurer until the abolition of the
office on January 1, was ordered to
| divide evenly the funds in his charge
: among the five designated deposit
itories of the county.