The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1906-06-07
PATROL BOXES
WILL b.
PLACED
Board Approves Plan to Collect
Fees for Electric Permits and
Inspections.
MEETING DATES OF THE BOARD
OF SAFETY CHANGED TO SEC
OND AND SIXTEENTH OF EACH
MoNTH-NUMERoUS ROUTINE
QUESTIONS WERE DISPOSED
OF AND ACCOUNTS APPROVED.

The most important matter that &C.
cupied the attention of the members
of the Board of Safety at the meeting
last night was the question Of patrol
and fire alarm boxes and fees for cleo
trio work.
City Electrician LeBarOn appeared
before the board and announced that
the patrol alarm boxes had arrived.
He stated that he had placed nine Of
them in condition to be placed at the
designated points. Mr.. LeBarOn stat
ed that he would do the work himself,
only needing the services of a line
man to stretch and connect wires
from the boxes to the insulatOrs on the
poles.
This means that within a short per-
iod that the fire and police alarms
will be separate and distinct During
the placing of boxes persons are eau
toned to use telephones in case Of
fire or the need of police protection,
as discOnnections may be made tenn
pOrarily.
Asks for Fees.
Nj LeBaron stated that electricians
who had secured permits from him,
had on numerous occasions offered to
pay for the certificates, but that he
had always refused to accept cOmpen-
satjon because it is contrary to law.
E[e suggested to the board thst-a sys-
TEN of fees be established for permits
for inspection of work, and that the
money go to the city.
The suggestion met with the favor
able consideration of the board and
Chairman Ingraham was authorized 10
take I'D the matter with the council at
the next meeting.
The Proceedings.
Chairman IngTaham presided with
Messrs. Oliver, McGaughey and Mayor
Bliss present.
J. Campbell Avery addressed the
board in support of a claim of Dr..
Mitchell for 1925 for professional ser
vices rendered John O'DonOvan, a
member of the fire department. Al
lowed.
Acting Fire Chief D'Alemberte was
allowed further time on the monthly
report Granted
Chief of Police Schad announced
that he had not completed his annual
or monthly report and asked for fur
Their time. Granted.
The cost of feeding prisoners dur
ing the past month showed 1853 meals.
served at a cost of S134.32, an average
of SIS cents per meal.
Mr.. Oliver reported that one of the
fire horses had been sold for 500 less
commission. and he asked that the re-
port of the committee be approved.
Adopted.
The committee on truck house was
granted further time.
Mayor Bliss reported that the water
gauge in the police station is in good
order The report was received.
A petition from BassO Ketchum ask
ing permission to enclose a building
was allowed, if the work is done in aC-
cordance with the permit issued by the
Board of Works.
Applications.
An application for a position on the
police force was received from /. T.
Stubbs. Mr.. Stubs. it was stated is
barred, because he is not a registered
voter in Pensacola. The application
was laid on the table.
The examining physician returned
the applications of G. A. Ladnier and
Fred Milton, showing that both had
passed the physical examination for
members of the fire department. APP
proved.
Applications for position in the fire
department were received from James
Brown and w. A. Cole. Referred.
The designations Of William Hoist
and Ed Farinas as members of the
fire department were received and ac-
cepted.
Meetings Changed.
On motion of Mayor Bliss the regu-
lar meeting dates of the board were
made the second and sixteenth days
of each month. Should either day fall
on a holiday or Sunday the board will
meet on the following day.
Mayor Bliss motion that all claims
against the city, when properly ap-
proved can be passed upon at any
regular meeting prevailed
Claims were approved for the past
month. Some Of the members are op-i
posed to the procedure going on now,
and believe that the head of a depart
ment and the chairman Of the board
should be the ones to approve the.
bills. This was made manifest sew,
eral times during the reading Of ac-I
counts and openly stated.