The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1905-04-20
MAYOR lobe. BLISS
REPLIES TO HIS CRITICS

~ HIS CkIIIOS|
the small fry who are working so In
siduously for Mr.. Shine day and night,
do moi, have their names on the list.
Nor is the name of Mr. Pitt on the
list.
Among the "a voters who signed
that noted call do not believe there
is solitary supporter Of Mr. Shine.
there is | would like to have his
photograph
Then what becomes of all this rot
about Mr.. Shine and his supporters
being the people who inaugurated the
bond movement, while Mr.. Bliss was
conspicuous by his absence?"
| Bliss Made Motion For Bonds.
/ The Pensacola journal of April u,
4 1901, contained an account of the mass
Ing paragraph occurs:
ION motion Of cHAs. n. BLISS the
i, meeting decided to memorabilia the
legislature for authority to issue one
million dollars in bonds, or so much
thereof as may be necessary, not bear
ing over four per cent interest, for
the purpose of retiring the present
city bonds amounting to $4,000 and
bearing So per cent interest, which
will soon be increased to per cent,
and retiring the floating debt of $34, 900
bearing 10 per cent interest; buying
the water works or. laying new sys-
tenn; improving the streets, building
city hall and making such other i'm
proyements as may be deemed nee
essary."
! That looks like / was conspicuous
> by my absence, doesn't it?
| The Daily News of April II, 1901,
: reporting the mass meeting for he
; previous evening contains the follow
, ing paragraph:
= "Chas. II. Bliss moved that this
mass meeting petition the Legislature
/, for authority for the city to issue
+ $1,000, 600 of improvement bonds"
Now will the News, alias Consist.
;. ency." alias Cucumber" alias Cab
v bage," ct al, explain "Consistency's'
4 inconsistency and give it to us L
!. broken doses about the "consistency'
. of anything from mud to Pensacois
q Water Company's water?
That Armory Hall Meeting.
= A few days ago my metaphorica
critic was a Cucumber" YESTERDAY
c Consistency" and to-day he emerge!
!, from his Kaleidoscope chrysalis as
: Cabbage"
!. Someone has probably told him b,
y was "of his base" about a mass meet
ing being hello on the bond question q
n the Armory hall two years ago ant
!. to-day he says it was held in the oil
!. Armory hall FIVE years ago.
| should naturally think that On,
who talks So much would hit the trutl
N accidentally sometimes but his fello7
-eis as shy of facts as is Geo. T. Mul
hatton is Of correctness in politica
:. estimates.
!, The meeting spoken of was not he'll
: in the "old" Armory hall but in tn
: new one. It was not held five" yeai
= ago but about three years ago. 1t wa
- not held to ask the legislature 70
s authority to issue bonds but to Ell
tighten the people on the law whicl
!, the Legislature had already passed.
= ] was at the meeting and remem5e
= it was nearly all taken up by quiz
. bling over trivial matters by certai
!. attorneys and that no practical goo
= was accomplished. / also remem5e
= very distinctly that one of Mr.. Shine
= supporters was there, namely d
- Renshaw, who made a speech agains
y municipal ownership.
= Stick pin in that spot, Mr.. "CoI
g sistency."
BLESS Water Ordinance.
II Our green goods acrobat reels off
- lot more of reckless statements u
y supported by facts regarding the WI
I. ter works franchise | have asked fo
:, - from the city. | have explained TIL
a. matter repeatedly and will do s
= again, hoping l shall be so explic
that even "A @. Cumber' or "a
p Abbage" may understand It.
" In the first place l favor progress
in Pensacola.
- Pensacola cannot progress as
20 should until we have a good waite
- works and cheap water.
] am always in favor of municips
g water works.
In case We cannot get municip:
:. new private water works.
/ am in favor of a new water work
~ now, not after the day of judgment.
&c / am in favor of a new charter pr
'e viding that the city may buy the w
:. ter works at cost at any time.
ie The city has had authority TO Sc
- bonos and build a water works If
NC four years but it has not done so.
Z, may be in that same condition fl
a. years to come.
~ In that case private compar
u. should be authorized to construct q
- up-to-date plant and provision mai
NJ for turning it over to the city at CO
:. at the city's pleasure.
That is precisely what my chart
:, proposes.
us | am in favor of cheap water
:. municipal process If possible; If n
=. possible then by private process; b
Gu III either case cheap water.
Is that plain enough?
| have never claimed that mum,
pal ownership is new subject or tn
. | am the. original municipal owne
2 ship Pensacolian. as insinuated by \
< verdant critic l advocated municip
: ownership publicly many years befo
= cama to Pensacola and when can