The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-02-06
RIVER JUNCTION
IS NAME NEW CITY
chattahoochse and River junction In
corporate and Elect Municipal
Officers.

cHATTAHooCHEE Feb. 5.-one
~ the most representative and enthu-
slastic mass meetings yer held by the
neopie OF Chattahopchee and River
junction was held Thursday night,
February 3, at the Masonic hall. This
meating was called for the purpose
OF discussing the proposition of incor-
porating the two villages.
At s O'clock. central time, DR.. y. f.
Barnes called the audience TO order
and announced the purpose OF the
meeting. Rev. J. +. Grant, pastor OF
the Baptist church at River Junction,
was elected chairman, and b. ]. Nav
benny, OF chattahoochee, was elected
secretary.
After the election of the temporary
officers DIR. b. f. Barnes had the floor
and after another address in favor of
the proposition, moved that the two
villages be incorporated into one cor
poration.
This motion was seconded by II.
Doian, of River Junction. DR.. b. f.
Barnes and w. L. Vanlandingham
Were appointed as poll takers and the
question was put to vote and resulted
In fifty for incorporation and twenty
one against The motion was then
made and seconded that the vote be
made unanimous, which was carried.
]. II. Mcdonald, cashier of Gadsden
County State Bank, of River Junction,
and DIR. b. +. Barnes Were placed in
nomination for mayor. Upon ballot
being taken, j. Fl. Mcdonald was de-
clared duly elected as mayor.
Next were nominated three coun-
cilmen TO serve one year each and two
to serve terms of two years each.
Frank Webb, Il. II. Boykin and t. j.
Edwards were elected to serve one
year, and NJ Morgan and w. L. Shep
ard were elected to serve a term of
two years.
o. f. McKeown was selected as
marshal. or chief Of police. w. L. Van
landingham was selected as clerk,
treasurer and tax assessor.
Selecting a name for the new cor
poration created as much interest as
any part of the meeting. It was first
moved that the corporation be known
as River Junction. This was amended
TO Chattahoochee Junction. as there
were some who wanted the names of
both villages contained in the corpor-
alton. This was carried-to name the
corporation Chattahoochec Junction.
Some not being satisfied with this
name moved q reconsideration OF the
vote, which was carried. Motion was
then made that the place be named
Chattahoochee. This lost, and the
name of River Junction was selected
by all present
The corporate limits are to extend
from a point just north and west Of
the Receiving hospital, three quarters
or a mile west and then south 2 miles,
then east one mile and then north two
miles; then west about one-quarter Of
a mile to point of beginning. The
boundaries go west TO a point west of
the property of NJ. w. Butler and J.
X. Shepard. and south to a line run
ming just south of the Episcopal
church in River Junction, east to the
junction of the Atlantic Coast Line
railway with the Seaboard Air Line.
and north to a point about one-hun-
dred yards south of the Georgia
Florida line, and takes in practically
all the hospital buildings.
An attempt was made four wears
ago to incorporate, but there was so
much opposition the matter never did
reach the legislature.
A committee of five, composed Of
DIR. Barnes. Il H. BoylSin, w. T. Shep-
pard, NJ. Morgan and T. j. Edwards.
were appointed to employ an attorney
and draw up articles Of incorporation
which Will be presented to the 1921
legislature 70 rapproval. Any opposi-
ton to the movement will have to be
made before the Legislature.
The meeting adjourned about IL
o'clock.