The Pensacola journal., 1909-12-21

Harry T. Rowland, elected treasurer
tor the city Of Pensacola last June.
last night at o'clock handed in his
resignation, TO take effect at once. At
the time this step was decided upon,
the council was then considering the
ordinance looking to a reduction OF
the bond of the city treasurer from
$4,000 to $4,000, the body acting as a
committee Of whole by suggestion OF
the chairman of the finance COM
mittee. The resignation. finding its
way to the committee room, stopped
further consideration OF the ordinance
in executive session, and the nine
members of the council who had re-
tired with the president to consider
the matter at issue, filed into the coun-
Gil room and the above facts de-
veIoped.
Mr.. Rowland will in future be an
attache Of the city water company's
office, at much higher salary than he
would ever get as the city treasurer.
This statement came from the presi-
dent of the council, Mr.. GreenhUt. ar
ter the session had adjourned. Pres
ident GTeenhut also said that every
member Of the council had expressed
the best of feelings for Mr.. Rowland,
and would have done anything within
reason to have had him retained in
office, but the reduction in the matter
of a bond was a bad precedent and
would not have been advisable, so far
as future occupants of the Office may
be concerned. He was glad, how
ever, personally, to know that a good
position had been secured for the ex-
treasurer.
The council last night In special ses-
sion accepted the resignation upon a
motion by Alderman Williams, and
action in the way of a successor to
Mr.. Howland was postponed until the
regular meeting. which will be held
on Wednesday night Of this week.
THE SPECIAL MEETING.
President GTeenhUt called the spe-
cial session to order at z o'clock.
Those present were. Aldermen Dun
ham, Renshaw, DeSilva, KugIeman,
ROcheblave, Pfeiffer, Williams, Con
cannon, and Meyer. Absentees were
Aldermen Kent, Welsh and Bear.
BOND OF BANKS.
After the marshal had reported that
all COUncilmen had been properly
served with notices Of the meeting,
the call for the session was ordered
read. This stated that the object OF
the meeting was TO consider the mat
ter of bonds of designated city de-
pOsitOries for bond funds, and also to
receive for consideration an ordinance
looking to the reduction of the bond
Of the city treasurer from $4,000 to
Reporting for his committee, Chair
man DeSiiva of the finance committee
informed the council that he had in
hand two bonds as required by law.
The first bond was that of the Amer
ican National Bank as d depository in
the sum of $4,000, with c. w. Lamar,
VI. z. Clark, II. l. COvingtOn and T.
+. McGourin, sureties. and the bond
Of the Peoples National Bank, for ST.
500, with J. S. Reese. r. NJ. Cary and
J. j. HootOn, as sureties. The opinion
of the city attorney was attached.
This stated that the bonds had been
executed, and were in proper
legal form. Upon motion the bonds
were approved by the council ana
were ordered referred to the city
comptroller for safe keeping.
TREASURER'S CASE
The council had by this time ad-
vanced TO the absorbing question OF
the evening, that of the case Of the
city treasurer. It had been long I'M
derstOOd before the meeting that an
ordinance providing for the reduction
Of the bond had been prepared and
would be introduced. The ordinance
came up in due form. Alderman Con.
cannon fathering the measure It
provided that the bond Of the city
treasurer be reduced from $4,000 to
s. 900, and tnat all ordinances in
Continued on Page Six-)