The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-07-08
MACCIBBON NAMES
BELL AS CLERK
Langley Bell to Act as Clerk for coun-
ty Board as Deputy for Clerk
of Circuit Court.

Clerk of the Circuit Court James
Macgibbon, was yesterday named by
Mr.. Macgibbon to act as clerk of the
Board of County Commissioners and
was accepted by unanimous consent,
after much discussion, by the board
late yesterday afternoon.
Mr.. Macgibbon asked the board
what man they had in view to act as
clerk. The board admitting that the
matter was left to the clerk. Dir. Mac
gibbon named Mr.. Bell who is a deputy
in his office and who has frequently
acted as clerk for the board I'm the
necessary absences of Mr.. Macgibbon.
The board took the matter under adj
visement and late yesterday afternoon
accepted Mr. Bell.
Mr. Macgibbon named MT. Bell to
act as sole clerk for the board in re-
Spouse to authority given him by the
board in a resolution passed based on
a recommendation made by the grand
jury.
A@heated discussion followed the
reading OF the resolution when Com
missioner Soderlind said he didn't
want to see any more of this hooray,"
referring to the outgrowth of charges
of laxness by the board made some
time ago by Commissioner Wentworth
Mr.. Macgibbon who was in controversy
with the old board of which Commits
sioners Soderlind and Candy were
members over the expenditure of GER
tain large sums and Of the practice
of the board in the manner of paying
certain bills told Commissioner Solder
lind that he had nothing to do with
any "hooray" business or with pre-
ferring any charges but that he was
concerned with the business matters
in his office and that having been
elected by the people to his office to
act as clerk OF the Board of County
Commissioners he expected to serve
the people first In every consideration.
Referring to that part of the present
ment OF the grand jury affecting the
work in his office Clerk Macgibbon
said that no information had been
asked of him relative to the work in
his office and that the grand jury evil
IDENTIFY not knowing or understanding.
had done him an injustice 1t would
seem that certain political influence
had been brought to bear, the clerk
said. Mr.. Macgibbon told the board
that a part of the time of his whole
office force was used in business FOR
the county board and that it would be
for the duties to be confined
solely to one man as they were many
and varied, including the answering of
telephone calls and the making of fire.
quent visits to the banks. Mr.. Bell
is a deTSlty in the clerks office and
Is paid by the clerk out Of his own
pocket as are the remainder of his
office forces.
Commissioners wentworth in answer
to an implication made by other mem
bers of the board that others were
behind the charges he had made
against the board, said that he had
preferred the charges on his own
initiative and knowledge, of facts and
IN his own responsibility and that he
was ready to see the ''hooray BUSH
ness" through to a finish. When ac-
ion on the resolution requesting the
Jerk to appoint special clerk forl
he board was asked for by the chair |
nan. Commissioner Wentworth sug-l
rested that the resolution offered by |
Commissioner Soderlind be put in the
waste basket as the clerk should know
What was required in his own office.
rhe board stated that they were act
ng in accordance with the instructions |
Il the grand jury. Commissioner
soderlind stated that he thought some
Mistakes had been made by the Clerk
If the Circuit Court and a desire was
to have clerk that would
york in sympathy with the board Mr..
Iacgibbon replied sby saying that It
seemed to be a game of playing poll
les
The resolution passed by the board
md preceded by the pTesentment of
he grand jury was as follows:
Whereas, by said presentment the
,rand jury has recommended that the
,lerlx Of the Circuit, Court should APP
,oint a deputy clerk, acceptable to
he Board of County Commissioners,
whose duties shall be solely those of
Jerk of the County Commissioners,
nd.
Whereas. this Board deems this rec
of vital Importance to
he tax payers of the County of Es-
ambia at this time when the business
f the County requires the most close
nd constant application and atten-
ion of the County officials connected
nth the Board of County Commits
toner's
Therefore. Be 1t Resolved, that it is
ne sense of this Board that. the rec
of the grand jury that
ne clerk should appoint a deputy
Jerk acceptable to the Board of Coun
+ Commissioners, whose duties shall
e solely those of clerk of the Board
( County Commissioners, should bel
dopted, and this Board requests the
Jerk of the Circuit Court to appoint
lch deputy clerk as so recommended
Y the grand jury.
The board spent part of the day
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