The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-07-04
OF
THE MAYOR
AND BOARD
Mayor Granted a Leave Of
Abence to Steward at
Police Station.
BOARD AT ITS MEETING LAST
NIGHT LEARNED OF THE FACT
AND WILL CALL UPON CITY
ATTORNEY FOR AN OPINION AS
TO ITS POWERS

The Safety Board at its semi-annual
meeting learned that the mayor had
granted a leave of absence to Police
man Steward Warfeld. The board
took the view that the mayor had
overstepped, his authority and in
structed the clerk to send to the city
attorney {. communication asking him
to define the powers Of the board over
it's employees, and to say if the mayor
has the right to grant them leaves of
absence without consulting with the
board.
When the board convened there
were present Chairman Oliver pre-
siding, and Messrs. Arson, Daley,
Radcliffe and Schad.
Trials of Officers.
The first matter to receive atten-
ton was the trials of three police
officers. The case of Mounted Off,
Ger Frank Bobe was first called, hav-
ing been postponed from the lest
meeting on account of the officer
then failing to appear for trial.
missed from the force.
Patrolman Thorn, for conduct IN
becoming an officer, was suspended
for thirty days.
Patrolman Mutispaugh. insubordina-
ton, was suspended for ten days.
Reports of Officers.
The chief of the fire department
reported that during the month of
June five alarms had been answered
by his department.
Marshal Sanders submitted his
monthly reported 1t showed that
ISL arrests had been made, Of which
249 we're white and 302 colored. The
cases were disposed of in the record
er's court by 81 being discharged.
44S found guilty and sentenced, So
sent to the criminal court for trial,
one sentence suspended and two cases
continued.
Fines and costs aggregated ST.
10000. of which amount $428.50 had
been RENTED The total collections
amounted to $1.793.5O.
The report also showed that 2,123
meals had been served at total
cost of $144.a9. or 7% cents per meal.
The Opera House
The special committee, composed
of Chairman Arson, Marshal Sanders
and Building Inspector Reynolds,
submitted its report upon the condi-
ton of the opera house, with recon-
hSSO Wei IhdI a .
lery with iron supports extend over
the sidewalk in front of the build
ing, from which fire escapes shall be
suspended, and also that the spaces
between the rows of seats be made
wider, the windows placed in better
condition and the seats in certain por-
tons made firmer. The~Teport was
adopted, and the clerk was instructed
to notify the management of the
house to comply with the recommen-
dations of the committee.
After the FIremen.
Chairman Oliver presented com
munication, which he had received
from the mayor, to the effect that some
men of the department while in uni
form had entered certain disreputa-
BILE places The communication was
referred to the chief of the depart
ment, with instructions to call upon
the mayor and obtain his sources of
information, and, if the facts justified,
to make charges against the men.
The mayor also submitted COM
munication to the effect that Sherman
Craig had been sentenced in the re-
corder's court for vagrancy and rec
commended that the board pardon him
as he had for number of years been
employed by Philip Peake and others
1t developed that the recorder, upon