The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-08-30
FROM WHICH FUND?

\ FROM WHICH FUND?
There to be quite bit what
will be the final outcome of the refusal of the board
county commissioners to authorize the payment of commissions
due the road bond trustees out of the general fund heretofore
The three bond trustees duly appointed by the county
soners accordance with the law appeared before the board
last week and made provision be
for the payment of approximately $780, which DUE Of
general fund lively discussion took place during which the
county attorney, Mr. Pope Reese raffmed the opinion he
the commissioners several months when the board
dered warrants issued the trustees out of the monies de-
rived from the sale of the bonds which the county clerk Mr.
Macgibbon refused to do
Macgibbon stand county
always paid the fund.- that there
has been trouble this connection all these and
firmly did believe this that he communicated with the State
Comptroller Mr. Ernest Amos who in replying bore out his
enon The letter from Mr. Amos has already been printed in
THE Journal.
There communication Attorney General
Bufod who also rendered an opinion concdg with the county
should be paid of the general fund
Watson Pasco firm, recently into the matter
opinion that the trustees should be paid from
the general fund
The Journal has efrained from commenting what
pared just friendly between members of the
with hope that the thing would blow by and
satisfactory understanding could be reached best without
appears that the is about to be
the CORTLAND that such action costs money
the people county dig down and that
feel that justified in at least making
s-e~resson in behalf of those who have to pay.
settle the thing here at home We would not ask
make concession but 1t does seem that
the face of the facts enumerated above the
too hasty making If have been violating the
years this surely late date for to have just
discovered it.
What does continue pay out of the general
precedent established and out of the bond
Escamba county will have the long
anyway. That is inevitable.
Back Escamba county foaed $4,000 bond
tissue to construct county jail building, Attorney Reeses
the board of bond tusteesand those
trustees paid of general fund That is not men
divert from the facts in the present controversy but
merely al illustration.
The possibility getting enabling through the lesisla
hn tn the
also suggested during the dis
of the refusal And this would also be un
called for and If there to be appeal made to
settle the dispute then let be to the courts
! But we don't believe either is necessary.
But greatest that The Journal for connu
inc nav out of the general fund
s Whatever paid out of the paving bond issue works
AGAINST securing of federal aid All told the bond
trustee commission will amount to approximately $6OOOO and IL
f $50 900 extracted bond fund it will that we
just 100000 less to match with federal aid when the
proper moment That is sef-ev1dent
The people Escambia county floated two million dollar
bond the express purpose constructing good roads and
bdoes IF thew had meant it other they would
specifically purpose But there other
There records the farms that the barn
wards are ashamed to make noise.
Figures show of hair dye increases The old gray
hair isn't what she used to be.
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Many man with laugh coming doesn't see it until it Is
gone.
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