The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-07-04
BIC RUMPUS IN THE
PENSACOLA COUNCIL
Mayor Bliss Makes Sone
Grave Charges
THREE CHILDREN DROWNED
ss:dest Tragedy Of the Year Was the
Death of the suarsz Children
While Bathing In the
Bayou.


the new administration, but this expec-
tation was rudely shattered a fortnight
after Mayor Bliss took up the reins by
his removal of Comptroller Morgan on
three charges.
l. Wilful neglect Of duty by absenting
himself from the city.
Q. Drawing warrants for fraudulent
claims against the city
3. Bond not according to law
Mr.. Morgan was served with notice of
removal and Frank J. Riera was APP
pointed to fill the position pending ac-
ton by the council The basis for the
charges, as stated by Mayor Bliss were:
That Mr.. Morgan had left the city
without obtaining permission, delegating
his duties to ex-City Clerk Shine, leav-
ing signed blank warrants to be filled
cut by the substitute.
2. The city advertises for bids to fur
nish feed for the stock. and the award
was made to q local house for hay at
so cents per hundred weight, and oats
at A cents per buslel. The bills rem
dered were for oats al As cents per bushel
and hay at 800 per bale. This the
mayor considered fraudulent transact
ton.
ing to the charter, must be for $1,000, APP
proved by the mayor and council The
bond had never been approved by Mayor
Welles and the minutes of the council
fail to show that it had ever been APP
proved by that body. At a special meet
ing of the council, called to deal with this
matter, that body reversed the action
of the mayor and ieinstated the comp
troller.
The most active part was borne by ].
NJ Muldon, one of the hold-over alder
men. Prior to the late campaign Mr..
Bliss had handled Mr.. Muldon without
gloves in the matter OF closing street
that crossed the premises of the latter
on the bay front. During the course of
the council proceedings the mayor made
the statement that the city had been
systematically robbed in the various de-
partments for years This was seized
upon by Mr.. Muldon, who considered 1t
a reflection upon the two past admins
trations, and upon every man connected
with those administrations; and moved
that the mayor call a meeting within
ten days and substantiate his charge
TIE mayor a good lot of advice in the
matter, but the sympathies of the peo-
pie at large are with Mayor Bliss, and
ali are confident of his ability to make
good his charge. AS matter OF fact,
Ctreet Superintendent Burns states that
he repeatedly called the attention Of the
board of public works to short weights
and measures in The feed furnished his
department, but the bills were paid not
withstanding his protests. If Mr.. Bliss
election should be productive of no other
good than this. It will have called atten-
ton to the fact that the boards are too
apt to take the law into their own hands
saddest Tragedy Of Year.
The saddest tragedy of the year was
the drowning on the afternoon of the
9th ult.. of three children of Mr.. and
Mrs. Thomas Suarez in Bayou Chico.
The children, Mabel, aged fourteen, Nora
and Tommie, aged seven, were In the
habit of going into tie Bayon frequently
to battle. This afternoon the mother did
not heed their long absence from the
house until nearly Gusk. as 1t was not
an unusual occurrence. Then she be-
came alarmed and proceeded to the wa
ter but a short distance from the house,
Here she found their clothing, but could
see nothing of the children. She raised
the alarm. and the neighbours rapidly
ing for the bodies no one doubling but
that fearful tragedy had been enacted
The body Of the Oldest, Mabel was
found by Philip Peak, who had been out
floundering. The body was found short
distance from the shore. Not until the
next morning were the other bodies re-
covereds that OF the little boy. on the
opposite side OF the bayon, and the last
fully a mile from the scene of the ac-
cident. The sad event has cast a pull
of gloom over the entire community, and
tho bereaved parents received expressions
of sympathy and coincidence from hum
dreds The remains of the three chill
dren were inferred In the cemetery at
Myrtle Grove, where they formerly lived.
Another narrow escape from drowning
by several people who were surf bath
ing at the life saving station occurred
on the Sunday afternoon previous. Sew
eral couples were carried out beyond their
depth by the undertow, and but Tor the
prompt assistance rendered by some ma
rines and Lee Bell of Pensacola there
would undoubtedly have been a quadruple
sea burial. The undertow on that occasion
was said to have been stronger than for
years past.
Monitor ls Being overhauIed.
The double turreted monitor Amphtrite
has been in the steel dock at the navy
oyerhauling. She has been In Cuban wa
tiers so long that she was literally COW
cred with barnacles and sea growths,
some of the latter more tflan Two feet
long. There Is quite a lot OF Work In all
the departments of the yaro at present,
and indications all point to increasing
business. The last OF four large coal
barges was launched Saturday, monster
mud scrow will be launched In the course
of a few weeks and a steel water boat
that has been under way for several
months will be ready for launching In
short time.
The large three-story Equipment build
ing ia progressing satisfactorily, and will,
vhen completed, be the handsomest, most
imposlng structure in the yard All the
denartments employ a force of more than
Soo men. and all this adds to Pensacolas
well being.
Young Woman Is Injured.
Miss Lena Hester happened to pain
f,,l accident few days since while pass
ing near some boys playing ball. Not
having a bat one of the boys was strik-
ing the ball with a piece OF wood. This
slipped from his hands just az the young
ladv was passing. and struck over her
left eve. She was taken to st. Anthonys
hosnital for treatment The physician, in
"a king a stitch In the cut, discovered that
the skull was fractured. While painful,
the wound Is not dangerous.
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