The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1906-09-13
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Public Safety, said that last year the
beard had examined the opera house
and found it all right; that he knew
of no changes there this year, but that
he would make an investigation any
way.
Resolutions Of Respect.
Chairman Yonge, of the special
committee appointed to draft resolu-
tons of respect on the death of Tax
Assessor Reilly, reported and the res
olutions were adopted.
q. To Sprinkle Tracks.
Alderman McHugh gave notice that
at the next meeting he would intro
duce an ordinance requiring the street
car company to sprinkle it's tracks.
alderman Yonge introduced an or
dinance requiring that in the future
all electric wires within a certain dis
trict be placed in conduits under
ground.
Maura's FIagman Ordinance.
Alderman Yonge of the ordinance
committee reported substitute Ordi-
nance for the one previously intro
duced by Alderman Maura, providing
that the railroad company station per.
manent flagmen at the Hayne street
and Zarragossa street crossings. The
substitute eliminated the provision re-
garding the Zarragossa street cross
ing and Alderman Maura made a
strong fight against it, contending
that this crossing is one of the most
dangerous in the city. The substi-
tute, however, was adopted by the
| following vote: For the substitute
Calm, Renshaw, Watson, Wright and
Yonge Against the substitute
Christie, Maura, McHugh and Reilly.
1t is understOon that when this ordi-
nance comes up on its second reading
an attempt will be made to amend it
so as to include the Zarragossa street
| crossing.
The New Street Railway.
The ordinance granting to E. E.
Ericsen and others the right to con
struct a street railway on Garden and
other streets, was placed back on its
second reading and amended in mum.
Der of instances at the suggestion OF
the city attorney.
After these amendments had been
adopted Alderman Renshaw moved to
further amend the ordinance by pro
hIbiting the company from selling or
transferring the property. This
! brought on a discussion participated
in by many aldermen.
Alderman Yonge stated that there
was already provision in the ordi.
nance prohibiting the sale of the prop.
erty until after completion.
Judge Avery. counsel for the gran
tees, upon being given the privilege
OF the floor, stated that every safe
guard had already been thrown about
the ordinance, and the new amend
I ment virtually meant the destruction
of the ordinance.
| Alderman RenshaW Speaks.
Alderman Renshaw then took the
floor He stated that he had the right
as an alderman to bring out any good
reasons why he had made the amend
r.ent, and this he proposed to do. He
then read an extract from the Times
Democrat, which contained an article
from Pensacola, stating that the pro-
| iiOCCIS VI Tile IOdu
ing on to Mobile He then stated tina;
the ordinance was yelled and it should
be stripped of duplicity before being
voted upon. He said it was strikingly
strange that company would invest
| thousands of dollars in a railroad be-
ginning Eat nowhere and ending at
nowhere" and it struck him forcibly
that the city's good will was being
used to enhance the value of some
lots. At Beach Haven, he said, 1,500
lots had been sold and there were l..
500 more to be sold. He also opposed
the ordinance granting the company
rights to place tracks on Garden
street, which would eventually be.
come handsome driveway.
Alderman Calm of the franchise
committee said that the remarks OF
the alderman reflected on that COM
mittee, and that the franchise commit
| tee had insisted that the promoters
of this railway give a certified check
for $4,000 as a guarantee of carrying
out the provisions of the ordinance
AS to building to Mobile he said he