The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1910-03-18
Resolutions Adopted Thank
ing City Officials For In
vitation Didn't Get"
FIREMAN AVERiLL DID NOT OBEY
ORDERS FROM CHIEF AND WAS
SUMMARILY DISMISSED FROM
DEPARTMENT-BR DISCUS.
SION ANENT PURCHASE OF PAIR
OF HoRsEs-uNIFoR BIDS uN-
OPENED.

Dissatisfied because the entire board
safety did not receive an invitation
to participate in the automobile ride
and rec 'ption to a party Of Atlantic
City, n. j., officials week ago, tbs
board last evening, at meeting which
was held in the clerks Office, adopted
a resolution = expressing the boards
opinion, of its treatment. The resol,l-
tio- was offered by P. J. Williams,
member of the board. worded as fol-
lows:
The Resolution.
Resolved, That we extend to the
mayor and city clerk a vote OF. thanks
for the invitation which was not re-
ceived to attend the reception exended
officials from Atlantic City"
The gentleman who introduced It
gave personal expression of opinion on
the question and then said that he
wanted the resolution to go on the
record, as we are as good as any Of
the city officials who were invited"
None of the members voted against 1t.
The chairman OF the board was in-
yited to take part in the reception to
the visitors, and it was stated that as
the board had nothing to do with sew
erage or public improvements which
the visitors were seeking information
ON, the entire personnel was not given
an invitation. The resolution is the
outcome. The mayor was the only Of
fetal who sent out invitations.
Disobeyed Orders.
Fireman Harry Averill, who had
been ordered to report to the board at
former meeting, failed to do so. He
was summoned there yesterday after
noon and charges were read to him.
alleging violation of sections 33 and "a
of the regulations. He pleaded guilty.
Considering his case in executive ses-
sion, the board called him in and in,
formed Ayerill that he was dismissed
frQm the fire department. Section 33
reads: Conduct unbecoming a fire
man at any time win not be permit
ted Section 81 reads: Members are
to move quickly and obey promptly
and without criticism all orders of
their superiors." 1t was proven that.
in the boards estimation, he had vio-
lated each of those sections.
Saved Some Money.
Chief Bicker, reporting an answer to
a communication addressed the board
at the last meeting by the Central
Trades Council relative to firemen
doing some painting about the truck
houses, stated in a communication that
he had saved money for the tax payers
by having a little painting done over
a few bad spots ON the equipment, but
that the painting generally had been
done under contract bid by the Pensa-
cola Buggy Company. He said he
saved money for "the taxpayers by
having the work done that way" The
Central Trades Council asked that all
work Of whatever description be given
to men Of trades in the city.
The Horse Purchase.
A minority report was verbally
made by Mr.. Anson, a member of a
committee to whom was referred the
matter of buying horses for the patrol
wagon. The majority report was
adopted. Speaking in support of his
opposition report, Mr.. Anson asserted
that the horses for which the city had
traded two head of horses and had
paid the sum of $3.50 in cash, had been
offered, according to information given
him, for the sum of $3.50. Called upon
to name his informants, Mr.. Anson
said that he did not make any charge
against anyone, but mentioned that
transfer man had told him the horses
were offered at that price to him, and
that stableman had also told him
that he had actually made a deal for
the animals at the price quoted the
transfer man, but that they were not
delivered. The next he heard Of It
was the city had taken them over.
Mr. Elliott, another member of the
committee, and Chief Sanders, who
had been placed on the committee,
both asserted they thought the city
had made a good trade, and that the
horses were just the kind of animals
60 hn
lfott said that if the deal was unsatis-
factory the horses could be gotten rid
of within twentysfour hours without
trouble He said he knew that the
seller had been offered even more
than the city had paid for them.
Mr. Anson did not desire to make
any public charges against anyone in
particular, but stated that he had been