The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1905-07-04
Adopts Resolution in Which Mayor
is ReprOVed for Remarks Re-
grding Action on Nor
gan Removal.

The city council met in special
called session at noon yesterday. with
Mayor Bliss presiding and the follow
ing Aldermen present: McHugh, Mau-
"a, Muldon. Hays, Calm, Christie,
Reilly, Wright and D'Alemberte.
Mayor Bliss announced that the
meeting had been called to consider
several franchises that were before the
council and he also stated that he
would like to have further time in
which to report on the information
called for In Alderman Muldon's reso-
luton regarding the charges which
the mayor made some time since.
A motion was made to allow the
mayor further time, but Alderman Null
don said he thought some definite date
| should be fixed for the report and he
would like TO have it this week as he
was going away, but desired to be
present when the mayors answer was
presented.
Mayor Bliss said he had been at
work getting the evidence, but that.
on account of lack of room and made
ouate facilities for filing, the affairs in
] the clerks Office were in very bad
/ shape. Vouchers and other papers
were piled around promiscuously. and
Il was impossible TO locate many of
these documents without a great deal
OF work The mayor would, he said
make the report as soon as possible.
Alderman Muldon said that as Nav.
or Bliss had made certain definite
charges. he thought the mayor should
have been in a potion TO prove those
charges before he mace them.
Mayor Bliss replied by saying that
he did not make any specific charges
but had said that in his opinion a,cer
tain condition existed and he was
still of that opinion.
On further consideration Il was or
dered that a special meeting be held
/ next Monday night at O'Clock tc
hear the mayors answer.
Chairman Walker Ingraham. of the
board of public safety, requested ap
/ preparations for the following pur
! poses and in the following amounts:
/ $3.50 to establish separate fire alarm
boxes from the police patrol boxes:
/ $27O to employ two extra fremen for
teh coming three months: 5000 for in
cidentals. The matter was referred to
the finance committee to report Mon
cay night.
Ordinances on Second Reading.
Chairman Muldon OF the finance
/ committee recommended that the ordi
nance granting the L. Bear Co. the
I right to build a spur track be read the
second time. This was done and Il
was referred TO the ordinance and en-
! crossing committee.
The ordinance reads as follows:
AN ORDINANCE
To be entitled: An Ordinance tc
Grant Right Of Way to the evils
Bear Company for Spur Tracks on a
Certain Portion Of Jefferson Street
Be it ordained by the Mayor and
Council of the City OF Pensacola:
Section /. That there is hereby
granted to the Lewis Bear Company,
Its successors and assigns, the right
to construct. maintain and use a spur
railroad track diverging from a track
on Jefferson street. which the Gull
Machine Works has heretofore been
authorized to construct, (by an ordi.
nance passed March 31st 1904. and
approved April 6th, 1904, of which
the above named ordinance is amenda-
tory, at a point fifteen (15) feet
oOuln Ol me sOuln Inc OA AdsuOlld
street. extending along Jefferson
street to and across CHAR street
Section 2. II is a condition of the
rights and privileges hereby granted
that the said spur track shall be con
structed so as to not interfere in any
way, or impede. the trafic on any
Part of said streets. and the said
grantee, its successors and assigns
shall at all times keep that portion of
the street between its rails and for
eighteen (1sl inches on either side
thereof in the same good condition,
and repair, as the City shall keep. or
cause to be kept. the adjacent portions
OF said streets; and whenever the City
shall pave. grace or otherwise i'm
prove the portions Of the streets adj
jacent to said track. the said grantee
shall, at the same time, pave. grade,
or improve in like manner the space
between the rails of said tracks and
for eighteen (1S) inches on either side
thereof.
Section 8. That the rights and priv.
leges hereby granted shall be subject