The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-07-08
Cuts Are Proposed in Some
Cases While in Others In
creases May Be Made
Finally.
SCHOOLS BUDGET TO
BE CUT $4,000
Attorney and Superintend-
ent of Farm May Get
Raise in Salary-Solons
Must Walk Or Hire Taxi.

Beginning the compiling Of a tenta-
tive budget for the fiscal year, county
commissioners held an all-day meet
ing yesterday and will probably be in
session for the remainder of the week
apportioning amounts to take care of
the various expenditures. In a num-
ber of instances cuts will be made. but
in several others, among them the cat
tie tick work and mothers pension fund
heavy increases will be necessary.
u. s. Veterinarian Brown waged a
hard fight for the cattle tick appropria-
ton of $4,000 and finally won.
Through DIR. DeMilly, head of the cam
paign in Florida, he will furnish tho
board with a list of all cattle owners
and the number of herds in the coun
ty, in order that the extant of the work
may be fully realized. He said that In
junction proceedings brought about in
the court of record had thrown a
monkey wrench into the wheels of
progress temporarily, but that he ex-
pected a favorable decision and that
work would not materially suffer.
The board looked on the appropria-
tion asked for as a stiff price to pay.
They contended that the matter had
been misrepresented by government
that they had been lead to believe that
the initial expense of $4,000 was all
that would be necessary.
Declaring that the farm demonstra-
tion agent is good for nothing except
to vaccinate hogs and that the farm
ers know more about crops than the
agent, Commissioner McCurdy protest
ed the appropriation for mis- salary
He was overruled.
The appeal of Commissioner Soder-
lind for $1,000 appropriation for the
purchase and upkeep of an automobile
for district was denied. Mr.. Soder-
lind claimed that his district was the
largest industrially In the county, thai
he needed a car for official business
equal amount of taxicab fares. The
board was of the opinion that he could
walk. The clerk stated that only
about So monthly was paid for tax
hire.
The school boards budget Of over
1882. 900 will have to be cut to $3.50, 900
For painting the court house. enlarg-
ing the vault and repairs $4,000 Is the
estimate made.
The county attorneys salary may be
raised from 5000 to 81 200 according TO
the proposed budget.
Incidental expenses will be increased
from 81 1000 to $500.
Pay of the county solicitor accord
ing to the estimate, will be reduced
from s2.40O to $4,000.
An additional $500 will be allowed
for legal advertising.
Shortage in tbe sheriff's appropria-
tion was reported as due to the many
licitor Mackey.
Appropriations for coroner's inquests
and insanity cases were decreased 500
each O. the theory that better moral
and mental conditions prevail
Increase in salary will be granted
the superintendent of the county poor
farm and the janitors in the county
buildings.
The tentative budget which has been
adopted for the general and the fine
and forfeiture fund provides the fol-
lowing:
Salaries for board of county
commissioners ........ s 1900
Per diem and milage for the
board $500
Pay>-of sheriff attending meet
fngS 120
Judge of the criminal court of
record .-................ $500
County solicitor .......... 1895
Attorney pilot commission -. 800
Attorney. county . 1000
Supervisor of registration -. 600
Harbor police .......... 1880
Physician ........... 1.2o0
Repairs county court house
and annex ..... 10000
Repairs county Jail ........ 1000
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