The Pensacola journal., 1906-05-24
Advance Arguments to Prove thai
Board Acted Properly.
GARBAGE CONTRACTS, GTNeLEs
AND DAW CONTROVERSY, PAN :
MENT OF BILLS BY BOARD, cITV =
WORK AND OTHER MATTERS
GONE INTO IN DETAIL BY
BOARD MEMBERS.

Chairman Zelius of the Board Of
Public Works and Mayor Bliss sub
mitted a defense of their action as
members of the board at the council
meeting last night and resented the
criticism made by the finance commit
tee in a recent report.
The communication of the chairman
and mayor was tabled when present
ed to the council, after being read by
the chief executive. IN fact the COM
municatlon, and the fact that the
finance committee had brought in a
report previously asking for the resig-
nation of Chairman Zelius as a mem.
beT Of the Board of Public Works.
caused Alderman Muldon to use some
strong language in which he criticised
what he alleged to be the mayors
connection with the Board of Public
Works.
The communication submitted by
Chairman Zelius and Mayor Bliss fol-
lows:
The Communication.
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City of Pensacola.
Gentlemen:-We.t the two members
of the Board of Public Works. invOlv-
ed in the investigation by your honor
able body, desire to make formal re-
ply, or explanation, to certain sections
of the finance committees report,
bearing on the Board of Public Works.
Section of the report complains
that the removal Of the garbage has
not been carried out by the contractor,
and that the garbage has not all been
put outside of the city limits. We do not
think that any contract that has ever
been made with anybody for the re-
moval Of garbage has been strictly
complied with by any contractor, and,
we doubt very much whether the city
will ever get a contractor who VIII
live up to the terms of the contract
absolutely. As for moving the garb
age outside the city limits, this has
never been done by any contractor,
except perhaps a little now and then.
The present contractor has been re-
moving the garbage outside the city
limits and the county commissioners
have put stop tOit, and it seems that
the only place there is 10 dump garb-
age any where near Pensacola is near
Cypress Pond. and there are objections
to it being dumped there: and that IS
within the city limits. If the city will
not allow the garbage dumped within
the city limits and the county commits
sOiners will not allow it 10 be dumped
outside of the city limits. and the Pi-
lot Commissioners will not allow it 10
be dumped in the bay, it seems that
the garbage contractor. in the Ian
guage of the the streets, is strictly
up against it." Perhaps your honor
able body can suggest some place for
the garbage to be dumped; we con-
fess that we are not able TO furnish a
place, and the garbage contractor has
notified US that he Is ready to surTen-
der the contract az any moment, II the
council so desires il. It is a very easy
matter TO find fault, but it is not so
easy to remedy the fault when II
comes to practical working.
GingIes and Daw.
In regard to Section 4. referring 70
the sweeping Of PalafOX street, We are
not aware that the street has not
been swept daily, and We would like
to have the evidence in this matter.
We are aware that the street was not
properly swept for various reasons all
of which you have been apprised from
time to time.
In regard to Section 5, the suspen-
sion Of Mr.. Daw, il seems to be a ques-
ton Of whether Mr.. Daw and Mr.. Gin
giles should run the city and the Board
of Public Works, or whether the Board
of Public Works should manage its
own affairs.
In regard to Section s. as 10 the
men who worked under Mr.. Daw, with
the exception we believe Of two, each
Of the men were told not to go 70
work. but they chose to do 50 anyhow.
We do not see any more reason why
these men should be paid when thoy-