The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-10-26
PRISON SANITATION
NEGLECTED Is CLAIM.
Chief Engineer OF the State Health
Department Calls County Com
nnissioners Attention to Matter.

County commissioners at their
meeting yesterday considered a COM
munication from George W. Simon,
Jr.. chief sanitary engineer OF the
state health department, which called
attention to efforts being made by the
state health board to have the santa
ton of prisons more carefully looked
after.
It was pointed out in this commune
cation that prison sanitation has been
much neglected, and that owing to the
construction Of Florida laws 1t has
been impossible for the sheriff to reg
ulate those committed to his care, in
regard to personal hygiene. Under the
law sheriff could not require a YER
min infested or infected pris-
oner to submit to cleansing or treat
ment of any kind until such prisoner
had been duly convicted. Sometimes
the prisoner is not convicted for weeks
after incarceration.
At the present time, by virtue of
authority vested in the state board Of
health by the 1919 legislature, an
emergency ruling may be enforced
which has the force or effect of
law, and which requires that all jails
in cities of $4,000 inhabitants must
have equipment for shower baths and
require prisoners to battle at least once
q week. Also, under this ruling, cloth
ing must be Numbered and sterilized.
The communication was referred to
the sheriff and county health officer.
Collector Roberts IS now ready to
receive all taxes due, and property
~ TWO
discount, according to law. if taxes are
paid on or before November 80, 1921.
The following amounts due for Es-
Gambia county taxes as presented by
the assessor are as follows:
Amount due for state taxes. $177, 965 80
Amount due for county
taxes .................. 5OO,4l6.21
Amount due for special
school district taxes $50. 53,212.59
Amount due for special
school bond taxes .... 64,220.65
due for special road
bond \. ....... s.os45s
Total .......... 1901 ,aos.44
Flagler Estate, w. A. Blount.
trustee:
due for state taxes. s11O.12495
Amount due for county taxes, 239, S93.S1
Account due for special
school district tax $500. 7,143.24
Amount due for special
bond tax ............. 11,905.40
Amount due for special road
bond tax ................ 44s4.5s
Total ...........ss 7s.581.9s
Fl. B. Phillips, chairman of the state |
road department. stating that it was
a greea7ble with the department. for the |
board to purchase two spans
IF mules and wagons to be used on
The state roads for maintenance, said
purchase to be paid out of the auto
'und
ID. II. McCallum, clerk of the county
at Cressview, asked
PERMISSION for the placing of poor
.itizen of that community in the Es-
,ambia county poor farm. This was
eferred to Commissioner Candy, of
district 3, for action.
A report was made by ]. w. Hardy,
n. w. Wyatt and Jim Kane, COM
njttee. appointed to view the best
quite for new road to Figland Park,
n which the committee favored the
of the road beginning
t the south line OF Main street and
he Flomaton hard road at Figland
park, easterly along said street to L,
{ n, thence across to public road
long section line.
Soldiers persion Of F. G. Britton
ras approved, also deputy sheriff bond
f S. l.. Wallace and notary bond OF
Robert P. Stout.