The Pensacola journal., 1907-06-11

l.. j. Anderson TO be deputy mar
shall, }. A. Daw, to be night cantafn.
and Chas. II. Villar day captain. were
the recommendations sent to the
Board of Safety at its special meeting
last night by Marshal Sanders. and
these recommendations were adopted
after the marshal had recommended
that Deputy Marshal FondeUna aud
Captain Etheridge be reappointed TO
the force as patrOlmcn, which was
approved.
When the board convened there
were present Chairman Oliver pra-
siding and Messrs. Anson, Daley,
Radcliffe and Schad The minutes
were read and approved.
The Opera House.
Inc first matter to be considered
was a report from the special COM
mittee, composed of Mr.. Anson and
Marshal Sanders, on condition of the
opera house The committee present
ed drawing of a proposed gallery
to extend over the sidewalk at the
entrance, from which will lead fire es
capes, thus affording an exit from
the balcony, which is desired by the
to the board. and after the building
inspector was added to the commit
tee, it was continued with power, and
directed to accept the plans for the
board and recommend to the Board of
WORKS that a permit for this gaiiely
Reduced in Ranks.
A communication was read from
Marshal Sanders racommendinp ro
he haf
Gebila and Night Captain Etherlnr~
be dismissed as such and appointed
as patrolmen. This recommendation
was adopted by the board.
The marshal then recommended
that PatrOlmen l.. J. Anderson be ap-
pointed deputy marshal; Patrolman ].
A. Daw, night captain; and Patrol
man Chas. H. Villar. day captain.
Accompanying the recommends
tions of the marshal were the exam
inatiOn certificates of the city physi-
clan upon the physical condition OF
the men. These stated that Officers
Daw and ViIlar met the requirements
of the examination, but that Officer
Anderson was under weight Upon
motion of Mr.. Schad, seconded by
Messrs. Daley and Radcliffe. the
rules were waived in the case of Mr..
Anderson, Mr.. AnsOn voting against
the waiver, and the applicant was ac-
cepted. The recommendations Of the
marshal carrying the promotions
were then adopted.
Precedent Made.
In promoting Officer Villar the
board filled an office called for by the
code of ordinances. but never before
filled. The board in taking this step,
( first ascertained that ample funds
tIo Of
! day captain, $40 "A month. during the
remainder of the fiscal year.
a leave of absence was granted
| Officer FOndebila for ten DAYS.
Communication From Mayor.
| A communication was read from
/ Mayor Bliss. asserting that the board
! had violated the rules of the depart
ment in electing Daw and Anderson
| before they had stood the proper eX-
animation at the hands of the city
physician. and also that he understood
! that Mr Daw could not stand the
examination by reason Of the fact that
! that he was over the age limit, which
{ is fifty years
There was q discussion as to DAVIS
age. and the marshal was instructed
| to call him up by phone and ascertai1
what his correct age was. This was
done. and it was found that he was
within the limit by about two years
! A letter was then framed TO ths
| mayor, to the effect that Mr.. Daw Il
within the age limit; that when he
/ and Anderson were elected at the last
meeting it was upon the report
from the physician that they were in
good physical condition, but at that
4 time there were no certificates on
hand that the physician could use.
! Since that time, these had been Sc
cured and filed by the physician, and
that in the case of Mr.. Anderson the
rules had been waived.
D'AIemberte Assistant.
! Under the heading of recommends
tions, Chief Bicker recommended
that the board appoint 4 T D'Alenl-
! bert as assistant chief for another
term. NJ D'Alemberte has been
| serving in this position for the past
two years, and the board unanimously
reappointed him.
| Applications for position in the pO-
| lice department We're referred TO the
marshal for his recommendation, and
| fcontInued on EIuhth PaGe)