The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-04-30
Abo1ishes Office Assostant
State Board of Health and
r e d u es Maintenance
Tax.
CHARITIES BOARD
BILL IS KILLED
Bill Awaiting Federal Aid
Road Fund Offer is Passed
By Senate With Only Two
Dissenting Votes.
(sY HERBERT FELkEL)

Tallahassee, fla, April 29.-Tne
senate today passed the house bill
abolishing the office of assistant state
health officer.
Passed the senate bill to reduce the
state tax for the maintenance OF the
board of health from one half a mill
to one-fourth of mill.
Passed the house pill No. 81, by
house measure permitting the board
of health to hold its annual meeting
for making rules and regulations on
any day, repeating the provision that
this meeting must be held on the first
Monday in May.
Passed the house dill numbe 81 by
Representative Hamblin, amending the
law prohibiting surface closets.
Passed the measure by Senator
Moore prohibiting the disposal of per-
sonal property under lien.
Passed house bill No. III amending
the law relating to surety companies,
their supervision and authority to
transact business. and passed the Ep-
person house bill requiring insurance
to procure licenses for their
agents in this state regulating the is
suing and cancelling of same and pro-
viding penalties.
The president Of the senate signed
nineteen bills that had originated In
that body and passed both houses.
In support OF his successful measure
to rduce the millage for the mainten-
ance of the state board of health. Sena-
tor johnson said that under the pres
ent tax hundreds OF thousands of dol
lars were accumulated that were not.
needed in the health work. and he re-
called one session when the legisla-
ture transferred 100000 from the
board OF health to the pension fund.
The ne-fourth mill tax provided for
in the bill that passed the senate to-
day will raise aboue $4,000 a year for
the board of health, he said.
Charities Board Fails.
Senator Cartons bill for the estab-
lishment of board OF charities to have
charge of all state correctional insti-
buttons, serving without pay and func-
tionine similarly to the board OF con-
troll was defeated today by one vote.
the senate voting 13 to IA on the final
passage of the measure. The bill pro-
vided for the placing of industrial
schools for boys and girls at Mariana
and Ocala respectively, the school for
the insane at Chattahoochee and the
state prison at Raiford, under board
to serve without slary but empowered
to employ secretary. 1t carried an
of 5000. The bill also
visiting board, at least
pne member Of which should be
Senator Carlton said the bin, which |
would take the direct management OF
The institutions out Of the hands OF the
board of state institutions. was not
presented as a reprimand of the board
,ow responsible for their conduct, but
20 give the inmates Of the institutions
he rights they were entitled to. He
,aid Florida was responsible to the
boys and girls Of the delinquent classes |
Who had been taken away from their |
ZONES and imprisoned and that the |
esislature must look further than the |
lollar.
State Highway Bill.
After a most interesting discussion |
n which Senator Igou led a fight for 1
he two-mill tax for a state system OF |
highways the bill imposing such tax
o meet thre million dollars OF federal |
lid moneys, all of which is to be spent |
lnder direction of the state road de-
L
,ut two votes against it. Senators Cash
md Bradshaw voting NO"
The bill provides that the state OF
florida shall match the dollars Offer
d by the government for systematic
Dad construction in this state. 1t IL
proposed to connect every county seat
vith all the others by hard surfaced
,ermanent road. The measure pro-
,ides that each member OF the state
DAD department shall be placed under
.ond Of $4,000 for the faithful per-
ormance Of his duties in the expendi-
ure of these funds. Amy money left
yer from proceeds of this taxation
rill be spent on the roads Of the state
nder the direction Of the state high
ray commissioner. The bill was or
cred certified to the house imme-
lately, where It is expected to pass.