The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1905-10-05
BOARD OPENED
BIDSFOR UNIFORMS
VIM. JOHNSON G. SON WILL FUR
NISH FIREMEN'S AND 4. o.
ANsoN PoLicEMEN's
UNIFORMS.

The Board OF Public Safety held a
( regular meeting yesterday afternoon. at
4 S O'Clock and disposed Of a great deal
OF business. Chairman Pro Tenn ]. ).
4 McGaughey- presided. and Mayor Bliss,
4 J. G. Oliver and J. Geo. White, ST, were
I present.
one Of the FIRST questions touched
upon, in connection with Chief Bick-
er's monthly report. was the water
pressure. The Board was Of the opin-
ion that the franchise Of the water
company was not being lived up 70 as
ii should be. The mayor cited num-
Der Of instances where the franchise
was not being complied with, one case
being that the water company was re-
ouired to keep a guage in the police
headquarters. registering the number
of feet Of water In the stand pipe. The
d discussion ended in a committee being
appointed 10 probe into the matter and
ascertain whether or not the company
was keeping faith with the city.
The committee who had been ap-
pointed at a previous meeting tor<sne
purpose Of ascertaining the proper =
cation for fire alarm boxes, reported
that six additional FIRE alarm boxes
" ere needed. The report was receiv-
cd. but no action was taken.
The next question Whica came up Tor
discussion was on a complaint from
the fire chief to the effec. that appii-
cants for positions In the irs depart
ment were required to pay a fee of
SEQ to a physician for a physical ex-
animation. and that in the event they
failed TO pass the necessary -ex ANNA
ton, the expenditure Of SEQ was for
nothing. The Board thought thai this
should come In with the duties Of he
city physician, and that there should
be no additional charge for such exam
nations. No action was taken on the
matter.
Bids were then opened for uniforms
for the fire department Bids were
submitted by VIM. Johnson & Son, Joe
Weiland. and II. o. Arson. The bids
were discussed at length, and the var
ious samples of cloth sent in were ex-
amined closely, and the contract for
uniforms was finally awarded TO VIM.
johnson & Son, the bid being 1880
per suit, including cap.
The bids for police uniforms was
next taken up and for a time it looked
very much as if there would be no ac-
ton taken at all. The bidders were
II. o. Arson. VIM. johnson & Son, Joe
Weiland and W. J. & b. Forbes. The
contract, after a great deal Of discus
sion. was awarded TO H. o. Arson, for
$3.50. including hedmet, this being the
lowest bil.
The question was raised as to wheth-
er the sample furnished by H. .. An
son was as good as those furnished by
the other firms, but as none of the
members Of the Board are expects in
the matter, this point was finally side
tracked.
The bid of Mr.. Arson. although be
ing the lowest, as a whole, made the
price for the helmet greater than the
price named In the other bids, ana it
was on this point that the Board came
to a hitch.
Marshal Schad, on behalf Of the
policemen. registered a strenuous kick,
on the ground That it was not fair to
make the men pay such a price for
the helmets. Mr.. McGaughey. however,
took the view that the bid as a whole
was the cheapest and that the other
bids were taken as a whole, and was
in favor Of giving it to the lowest bid
DER. which was finally done.
Bids for shOeing horses for the de-
partment were opened and read, and
the contract was awarded to The City
Carriage WorKs. at Csc per head.
After some discussion on the ques-
ton Of the contract for furnishing med
icine for the city, IT was decided to ad-
vertise for bids. Sidney Kahn is the
present contractor, the contract haying
been awarded 70 him last September
at the rate of $500 per month.
Marshall Schad reported that the
new system of feeding the prisoners /
was working out very satisfactorily.
The feed was better and there was
more of it,
Inasmuch as a cut Of S1.75 per payday
had been made on the police officers /
for uniforms, the Board decided to de- |
duct the sum of S1.25 from each fire /
Elan's check every pay day. This will |
apply 10 the uniform account. The (
f.emen's uniforms are not as expen- /
sive as those of the policemen and this /
Is why the deduction from salaries in /
the two departments are not similar |
The budget as accepted by the coun- |
Gil was discussed and IL was decided |
to have the raise in salaries in the fire |
department go into eject from OctO- |
Der 1. The increase in each salary is /
$500. except the chief, who was al