The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-01-14


chine Works was pumping sand into
the water where the city wharf is
located on Pine street, out that Ne
| did not know where the company got
authority to do so. A dredge Is at
work in this vicinity.
Eleventh street, between Jackson
and the railroad shops" said Alder
man Andrews. rs being ruined by the
removal of sand from that place" He
asked Chairman Daniel of the board
o. public works. whO was present,
what could be done in the matter.
On Private Property.
Mr.. Daniel. asked him to suggest
remedy. Informing Mr.. Andrews that
the. sand which was being removed
was being taken from the private
property of Mr.. Taylor. Mr.. Daniel
sale the city attorney had decided
that the city could not prevent Mr..
Taylor from removing sand from his
own property. Mr.. Andrews did not
suggest a remedy, but said something
should be done in the matter.
The Board of Public Safety's recon-
mendation that condemned fire appa-
ratus owned by the city be donated
/ to the Volunteer FiTeman's ASsocia-
| tiCu of this city was referred to the
committee on fire and police
| The request from the Board of Pub
/ Ii, Safety that $500 be appropriated
| to cover cost of eqUipping the patrol
| call system with telephones was re
! ferred TO the finance committee.
WaterWorks Receipts
/ The report of superintendent Pitt,
/ of the water works. covering the
months of October, November and
December. 1908, showed receipts to be
fSIOIS997, and disbursements of So
! S2794. leaving a balance of S4,362-O3.
! The printing and publishing COM
lmittee recommended the acceptance
I of the new CITY code. which was re-
Gently received from the printer, and
/ also that City Attorney John B. Jones
/ be paid $500 for his work in prepar-
ling the code, legal services and cleri-
! cal assistance. The recommendation
| of the committee were adopted
A Lively Debate.
A resolution offered by Alderman
Andrews calling for the removal of
the assistant in the office of the
comptroller. who. Alderman Andrews
/ said. was placed there by the council
! because of the large amount of work
done in that office, failed of adoption
Mr.. Andrews stated that as Comp
ftrOller Morgan had recently accepted
the position of county attorney it
would indicate that he had time TO
attend 10 the work in the cOmptTOlT-
er's office. rendering the employment
/ of an assistant unnecessary.
| Alderman Yonge said one good
reason why the assistant should be
retained was that he would be able to
continue the work in the Office in the
event of the illness of the comp
ltroller
! Alderman Andrews said he called
at the office and found both assistant
and comptroller absent on one Occa-
sion.
! Services Satisfactory.
Alderman Reilly said that he was
informed by the comptroller that his
assistant was in Milton on the day
when Alderman Andrews called He
also said that the comptroller had on
different occasions remained at work
lin his Office as late as three o'clock
in the morning, and that during his
term as d member of the finance
committee ne had always found either
1.-The comptroller or his assistant in the
iOffice when he called
i ask anv man" said Mr. Reilly,
to name a city the size OF Pensacola
which is run at such a small cost in
1.-THE matter of salaries paid city en-
iployes l challenge any alderman TO
name the city. Also, what city the
size of Pensacola Is conducted with
one man in the Office Of comptroller"
There Is no city, continued Mr..
4 Reilly. run as economically as Pen
sacOla when population is considered.