The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-05-01
URGE LEGLSLA 77ON BE ENACTED FOR ROAD DEVELOP1lEN
COMMISSIONERS
ARE TO PROBE
CHARGES MADE,
Constitute Themselves Into a
Board of Investigation to
Meet Wednesday.

The board of county commissioners,
acting on advice of County ATTORNEY
*. Pope Reese, as to action to be taken
on charges filed by Commissioners
Wentworth, yesterday morning consti-
tuted itself into board of inyestiga-
tion to hear such charges.
The commissioners as a board of in
vestigation, are to meet at the court
house Wednesday morning at o'clock
at which time Commissioner Went
worth will file his charges in writing.
A number of interested persons Of
the city and county were present at
the board meeting. Commissioner
Wentworth was given appreciative
applause when he made a statement
giving his reasons for prefering the
charges. He made them in an honest
endeavor to carry out his oath of Of
flee and not for any personal reasons
or out of any malace whatever, he
said. He thanked the board for com
plying with his request in calling for
the investigation.
Commissioner Gates, in defending
his position in keeping his camp in
his district, said that to meet the
problem of keeping his roads in trav-
cling condition and satisfying his con-
stituents as nearly as possible, he felt
that he must keep his camp in opera
ton. That he intended to work to
have good roads as long as he was
commissioner. He was applauded at
the close of his remarks.
Commissioner Candy addressing the
board and others present, appealed to
the citizens for a hearty support Of
the investigation.
Commissioner Soderlind said he was
inclined to leave the matter of the con-
victs and camps to the road district
commissioners.
Commissioner Gilmore, chairman,
first appointed himself and Commits
sioners Soderlind and Gates as a board
county attorney. had the whole board
constitute itself into such a board.
Commissioner Wentworth made his
charges of negligence by the board in
handling the county's affairs and
charges of depression from the laws
some time ago and requested that the
board take some action as to an in
vestigation of the charges. Mr.. Went
board took action on the matter yes
terday morning in accordance with the
following opinion given by the county
attorney:
april 80, 1921.
ssMr L. Sc Gilmore Chairman Board
of County Commissioners, EscambiA
County, Florida,
, Gentlemen: In answer to your in
uuiry as to how you are to proceed
with the charges which were publish
ed by Mr.. T. r. Wentworth, in the
Pensacola Journal April 26, against the
board of county commissioners and
certain of the members of the board.
/ beg to advise: l win not be present
this morning on account of being pres
ent in a case before the board of pub
lie instruction, but the charges by Mr..
Wentworth should be filed and signed
by him, which, of course, | presume he
will do as he has already published
them, and if he hasn't the paper writ
ten out he could take the paper as
published and file that as his written
charges, then the board should consti-
tute itself a board of investigation of
the charges preferred. Mr.. Wentworth
having preferred the charges would
not be qualified to sit in judgment, but
it would be incumbent. upon him 10
nesent his charges and any facts in
when the board sits to hear the
charges. The board should employ a
stenogra pher to record the evidence as
if is taken so that there may be a
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