The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1906-03-08
SAFETY BOARD
ON WATER
MATTER
Chairman Ingraham and Mayor
Bliss Have Discussion Over
Testing Pressure.

regular meeting of the Board of
PuDnc Safety was held last night.
Win chairman Ingraham presiding
and Mayor Bliss and Messrs. Nc.
Gaughey, Oliver and White present.
After the transaction of some
routine business Firemen Davis and
Rlera We're brought before the board
Tor conduct unbecoming fremen. The
former was suspended ten days and
the latter given a reprimand.
The MarshaPs Report.
The reports of the chief of the fire
department and the marshal were sub
mitted. The marshaTs report showed
that the following work had been
done during the month of February:
Number Of arrests go. 4S1
discharged e.. e. .... . 81
Guilty asa
Sent 10 criminal court o.. Il
sentence suspended o.. =. -. %
Continued .
FINES assessed .. .S1,957. 90
flnes collected -. -. e.. e.. 1,263.20
A comparative statement of the
same month Of 1905 shows that in
1905 39S arrests were made ana fines
collected aggregated SSS6.3O, while in
1906 there were 481 arrests and fines
collected amounting to $1,263.2O,
making difference Of SO more ar
rests, while collections exceeded those
Of 1905 by $376.9O. The marshal re-
ported that 2,031 meals had been
served city prisoners at a cost Of
s13T.36.
The Water Question.
Chairman lngraham and Mayor
Piss entered into lively
discussion over the water ques-
ton. or rather the fire drill and
testing of the water plugs on
Baylen street wharf. The mayor said
that the council was considering the
purchase of the water cOmpany's plant
and that the boari would be derelict
in its duty unless il tested the pres
SURF and informed the council of the
result, as he was satisfied the pres
sure would not come up to require
mentS. He thought the best manner
To do this testing would be to have a
fire drill on Baylen street wharf. As
To keeping the matter quiet regarding
the water. pressure. he said he wanted
the people 10 know il. as it was their
business and II should not be covered
I'D. He said the water Company
should be brought to time ana made
TO live I'D to the requirements of its
franchise. and that he was not in the
beard meeting to apologize for the
company.
Chairman Ingraham. who had op-
posed the fire Grill and that
neither was he present to apologize for
the water company but he thought
that. at this time, il would be very
unwise to have a test at such a place
when thu board knew and the council
knew the condition of the pressure
of the water in that section, and that
il would only advertise the fact to-
tha peopIe. He said furthermore
that q report had been made to the
council some time since of the conal- /
tons existing there and he did not
see the use of the board submitting
another report. He did not object to-
fire drills. but did object TO the pro
TlOSeO
on the wharf
A motion was finally made and car
ried that the attention Of the coun- !
Gil be called to a report submitted TO-
that body some time since detailing
these facts.
when the vote was put the mayor
wanted his vote recorded, having
voted in the negative. but Mr.. lngra-
ham objected on the ground that ne
could only vote in case OF a tie.
The motion was carried. /
The mayor explained his position
bv saving that he did not object to
the counciTs attention being called to
he former report, but thought the
cost sbouId Be made at once. Mr..
White took the same view OF the mat
ter.
To Attend Convention. /
Marshal Schad asked for a leave OF
,bsenca of ten days from the city to
attend the convention of police chleis
which convenes in Hot Springs IN
. - Oh also that the board request