The Pensacola journal., 1906-04-05
BOARD
IN REGULAR
SESSION
Awarded Contract for Uniforms
and Disposed of Considerable
Routine Business.

greater part of which was devoted to
! long winded discussion of bids fol
furnishing sumner uniforms for mem
bers OF the Police and Fire Depart
ments, in the course Of which the
members tangled themselves up with
yards and yards OF cloth samples, a
pyramid of hats. caps and helmets,
gold hat cords, brass buttons, and
other things too numerous to men
tion finally taking recess and send
ing in a call for help to the Marshal
and Fire Chief who, after much par
leying, found out pretty nearly what
they wanted, whereupon the board
wrangled some more, finally award
ing the contract to H. o. Anson, who
was the lowest bidder after all ex-
plantations had been made.
The meeting was called TO order at
1880 O'Clock by Chairman Ingraham,
Messrs. White, Oliver McGaughey
and Mayor Bliss being present in a0t
dition to the chairman The minutes
of the last regular meeting and two
special meetings were read and ap-
proved.
Fire Department Accidents.
Chief Bicker, of the Fire Depart
ment asked that he be given more
time to prepare his monthly report
on account of his inability to get in
surance figures, which was granted.
Chief Bicker reported that the Hook
and Ladder truck had run over Fire
man Graham while He was making a
coupling to a water plug early In the
month and that shortly thereafter
80 80 A. Loeo cart horcos had fall
len while turning the corner OF Gov
ernment and Palafox streets. The
chief was asked who was responsi-
BILE for the accidents, but said that,
after investigating, he was unable To-
place the responsibility
The feed report for the month OF
March brought on considerable dis
cussion relative to the merits OF diff
ferent kinds of oats and hay and, af-
ter arguing the matter at consider
able length the members Of the board
arrived at the conclusion that they
knew nothing about it and the mat
ter of good or bad feed was referred
to the chief.
MarshaI's Report.
The report of Marshal Schad for
the month of March was received and
ordered fled. It showed the total
amount Of fines assessed to have been
81. .4S5.75: costs assessed 1925; hnes
collected 1913; costs collected $182;
pound fees collected $67.60 and fines
worked out by the Board OF Public
works $447.5O. Sixteen prisoners es-
capped from the city street gang dur
ing the month of whom seven were
recaptured. A total Of 216S meals /
were served to prisoners at a cost
of S13S70. or about 6ss cents per
meal The col1ectionsfor March 1905
were s71O.15 less than during March
1905.
Contract Awarded.
The contract for repairing nose
carts Nos. 2 and 3 and the patrol
wagon was awarded to the pensacola
Buggy Works on their bid or $SOS 10. |
Tha only other bider was the U. y.
Welsh Carriage Co, whose bid on the
two hose carts alone was S24U.S0.
Horse Committee Reports.
The committee on horses asked lot
further time which was granted.
Tben a discussion ensued on the
question of securing horses for the
departments. Il was the concensus
Of opinion that a good team should
be purchased out Of the city in order
to demonstrate to local dealers the
kind of horsehesh the city is Wiling
10 buv Chief Bicker, who was IN
Mobile yesterday, said that ne naol
foun6l a suitable team there, the
nrico of which was $500. The horse
committee was authorized to take
sncb action in the premises as II
might see fit.
summer Uniforms.
The question of summer uniforms INFORMS
for n. members of the police and
Are denartments was then taken up
and reF1,Ited in a general mix up
Ubiob lasted for about two hours
when the smoke Of battle had clear
al awav the bids of H. o. Anson
were accepted for the uniforms, tne
nrico ouoted being S16.25 for the po-l
Iicemen n,4 and s15.75 for the hremen-
The nrica bid on the uniforms TOT
noiicemen included a summer helmet
snd the bid on uniforms for the nre-
49, ,,en Included a summer hat with
gold cord. -
was granted police powers
and several applications for summer
iobs an the police department were
read and ordered to take the usuai
course After a small amount OF
,f6e- routine business the board ad-
iourned.