The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-08-10
Mr.. Macgibbon Cited In.
stances of Irregularities
and Made Plain His Dis
approval.
DISTRICT THREE PAY
ROLLS IN DISCUSSION
Chairman White of Board
Threatens to Resign. eff
Macgibbon is Going to
Run It."

MdCgiDDon is Going to
Run It."
Denunciation of many actions a.
Escambia County Commissioners ~
James Macgibbon, auditor for ~.
county. came with startling frank.
ness when the board met yesterday
Declaring that he and the rest or ~.
board would resign at once if Mr.
Macgibbon intended to run thu
board and assume the attitude or ~
know II all" Chairman j. George
White resented the charges which
We're made in an official statement
and read by Clerk Langley Bell
For more than an hour the COM
mission wrangled with Mr.. Macrib-
bon and the argument grew in in
tensity as the various alterations
| made were discussed and new evil
dence submitted. In the midst Of the
fuss Commissioner Soderlind moved
that the waste OF time be stopped
and that the matter be put UP 10 the
attorney with a report made at th.
regular monthly meeting Tuesday.
This carried bat the argument broke
out afresh.
The main subject OF discussion re-
VOWED around the pay rolls in dirtricr
three, Commissioner Gandy's disfric..
Mr. Macgfbbon insisted that the read
supervisor take over the whole bust
ness and won his fight when the
board later drafted resolutions to this
effect A second point strongly In
sisted upon was that Mr.. Macrlbbou
would not sign the $4,000 worth Of
time warrants for the completion OF
the Barrancas avenue road. Even
though County Attorney Reese had
approved the bonds. ne said that not
until his own lawyer had passed upon
their validity would he take any ac-
tion. The third strong point stressed
and warmly contested was the charge
made that negroes are being paid -
a day for road work while white men
ara paid i'm some instances s1.so. This
was acknowledged to be true.
The Charges.
The specific charges made by Mr..
Macgibbon are given In the following
communication addressed to ths
board:
As auditor OF your county protest
and strike against:
county without getting bids and
against buying always at one store.
Against discrimination as obtains in
raying labor $4 per day in one district
and $3.50 In another and "a for team
in one district and other prices I'm
ether districts.
Against using general road money
on special road districts
Against signing 100000 worth of
road warrants until securing legal
opinion.
Against paying salaries where 40
appropriation is in the budget, as for
county engineer. $500; also against
raying 5000 per month to any health
officer, contrary to advice OF thc
county attorney.
Against buying land for clay pits
without advertising for bids or before
needed.
Against anybody but the road su
pcrvisor making UP the payrolis or
general road work, also against put !
ting In OF pay rolls with anticipated
| time on. as obtain in district three.
Against borrowing OF funds on m
terest to build roads a. county's road
levy Is adequate II handled judic
,, iously.
Against transfer Of funds collected
for n special purpose 10 another. as
court house repair appropriations of
81. 200 when the court house leaks
like a basket.
Against settling with the Converse
Bridge Company until local mer :
chants bills are sattsffed.
oiseussisn Heatsd.
Il will not pay out money for
things that are distasteful 10 me, al