The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1906-08-17
BUSINESS men
At TER CITY
EMPLOYEES
Committee Asks Safety Board to
Compel Them 10 Pay
Their Debts.

Inc BOARD OF itn0lfc Safety held q
regular meeting last night, when con.
siderable business of an Interesting
nature was transacted Cha.rma In
graham presided and Mayor Bliss
and Messrs. McGaughey, Oliver and
White were present.
After hearing the fire chiefs re
port for July which showed the fire
loss to have been 1920 with insur
ance OF $24. 085, the board listened to
committee composed of w. l.
Meyer, James McHugh and Punch
Neumann, representing the Business
Mems Protective Association. They
requested that the board compel the
police officers and firemen to pay
their debts. The committee claimed
to represent majority of the mel.
chants, who are the largest taxpay.
ers OF the city, and thought that
some protection, should be afforded
them in this matter. =.
The committee was informed BY
Mr.. McGaughey that they could pre-
fer charges against any person com
ing under the Jurisdiction Of the
board who had not paid a debt and
who could be charged with unbecom.
ing conduct. and that the board
could then take cognizance of the
case and if payment of the bill was
not made the person could be dis.
charged.
Chairman Ingraham added that he
did not think the board could dis.
miss an employee for the simple fact
that he was indebted to a firm. but
that charges against the employee
could be made by that. frm.- The
chairman further stated that at one
time the board undertook to see that
all bills were paid and that the board
was thereby converted into collect.
ing agency with no time to attend
to any thing else.
Building Permits.
The marshal called attention to
the fact that he had stopped the
work being done on the building
owned by James Jadrievic on West
Zarragossa street, for the reason
that II was not in accordance with
the ordinances. The board then en-
tered into a discussion OF the grant
ing of permits by the Board Of Works
and the Board of Safety and a com
mittee of three. composed of Messrs.
McGaughey. Oliver and White was
appointed to consult with the city at
torney and ascertain the Safety
Boards powers in the premises.
Another discussion ensred when
the marshal reported that the new
Hannah building ON West Romano
street was not being constructed &C.
cording to ordinance specifications
the walls being only SIX inches in
Thickness. This, the board thought
applied only to brick buildings and e
resolution was passed requesting the
council to pass an ordinance defining
the thickness of walls for concrete
buildings, but afterwards It was dis
covered that the same law that ap-
plies to brick also applies to concrete
and the walls must be at
least nine inches thick.
Leave Granted.
Police Officer Jones was granted a
leave of ten days. and Fireman Mat
thews was granted a leave of thirty
days with privilege. of SIXTY days,
provided the chief has a substitute.
Marion, Curry & Co., were award
ed the contract for furnishing feed
for the department during the COM
ing month.
w. c. Farinas was elected police
officer and Henry Roberts a fireman
of j. III. Gregg for a
position in the police department and
p. Touart for the fire department
were referred to the heads of the re-
spectiye departments and the resig-
nation of D. B. Touart in the latter
was accepted.
Obscene Pictures.
Mr.. White addressed the board In
regard to the large number Of pic
lures which are now being placed on
billboards around the city, especially
one, that OF a woman in perfectly
nude condition, AS 1t is a violation
or the city ordinances to post such
pictures the matter was referred to
the marshal