The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-08-10
COUNTY BOARD
HAS BUSY DAY
Considers Budget and Authorizes At
torney to Proceed With Flag
ler- Blount Suit.

The Board of County Commission
ers in monthly sessI ion yesterday con-
sidered at length the years budget,
tentatively made. The county attor-
ney was also authorized to proceed
with the suit the county expects to
bring against the Flagler estate
through the Biount estate CIV. a.
Blount, deceased, trustee) for back
taxes, the county attorney to have a
$500 retainer fee and 20 per cent of
amount collected less the sum of the
fee. Commissioner Candy and Coun-
ty Engineer Wheat were named to so
to Tallahassee shortly in the interests
of securing federal aid for the coun-
tvs road building program.
Ira Rowland, citizen of near Brent
and a patron of the Brent School, adj
dressed the board relative to repair
ing a community road in that section
to make it passable for a truck to
carry children to school. Several
members of the board promised to in
vestigate the road this afternoon to
see what could be done. Mr.. Rowland
in his request had the support of
County superintendent A. S. Edwards
anu several CltlzeIlS OL the COHlIuuHl-
ty present.
The notary bond of Miss Virginia
LeBeau was approved.
A communication was received from
representatives of the L. & N. railway
shop employees asking that the road
leading to Palmetto Beach be repaired
sufficiently for travel before Labor
Day at which time a big picnic and
celebration is to be held at the beach.
Estimate No. of the Millview-
Lillian road, Roy H. Taylor, contrac-
tor. was submitted showing "A per
cent of the contract to have been COM
pleted with a balance due of $2,784.
A bill from Miss Minnie Kehoe for
court stenographic work in the John
Holland case was referred to the
county attorney as to whether the
county or Mr.. Holland was respons-
ible. The monthly pay rolls and a
number Of bills were approved.
Commissioners Soderlind and Gates
were appointed to draw up resolu-
tons urging the appointment of j. d.
Smith Of Mariana as a member of
the National Highway commission to
be established acting on the follow
ing communication received from the
clerk Of the circuit court of Jackson
county:
To the Hon. Chairman Board County
Commissioners, Pensacola Fla.
My Dear Sir:
At the request Of our board, / beg
to hand you a copy of resolutions re-
lating to the appointment of Hon. j.
D. Smith of Mariana on the Board
of National Highway commission
about to be created by congress.
can scarcely add to what the board |
has said in these resolutions, but sim
ply assume that Mr.. Smith lis suffi- |
GENTLY known to the county boards |
throughout the state to justify you in !
passing similar memorial, and send |
ing to our senators and representa-
tives of your district in congress, and |
let the original duly certified, intend
ed to be sent to the president at Wash
ington, be sent to Mr.. J. D. Smith at
Mariana, Florida, for presentation to
the president at the proper time when
said bill may become law.
We are deeply interested in this
subject, not only because Mr.. Smith .
is a fellow countryman with us, but .
We feel that his public service has /
been such as to commend him unqual- /
ifiedly to those boards of the state /
who feel the permanent roads are the .
immediate necessity of the whole |
I would appreciate you sending me
a copy of any minute or resolution
your board may make, to place in my
files.
Yours very truly,
w. v. MAYFIELD,
Clerk Circuit Court, Jackson County.