The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1910-06-02
Mayor Recommended Sum,
Finance Committee Ap-
proves and Was Voted.
FOUR OUT OF NINE ALDERMEN
PRESENT VOTED AGAINST Al
LOWANCE, TAKING STAND THAT
1T WAS "uSELESS ExPENDI.
TURE OF PUBLIC MoNEY"-THE
DISCUSSION WAS GENERAL.

In a communication transmitted to
the city council last night, Mayor
Reilly recommended the approprla-
ton of the sum Of $500, as the city's
share of the expense to be incurred In
the special census work. The total
expense, it was reported, would be
$400, but the city had arranged to pay
so per cent and the Chamber of Gem
merce and the Merchants Association
the sum Of 800 each, or % per cent
each of the total.
The mayors communication was
read to the council and was referred
to the finance committee, upon the
presidents announcement to such efs
feet. A recess of five minutes was de-
clared, and at the expiration Of this
period, the committee submitted re-
port, recommending the appropria-
ton. Alderman Bear, member OF
the finance committee, made the mo-
tion that the committee recommends.
ton be adopted. The motion was sec.
onded by Alderman DeSilva, who is
chairman of the finance committee.
Put to vote, the report was adopted
by a margin of one vote. Those who
voted for the appropriation were Ale
dermen Bear, Dunham, DeSilva, Kugles
man and Pfeiffer. Those who voted
against the appropriation We're Alder
men Concannon, Kent, Renshaw and
Welsh.
The vote appropriates the sum OF
5000 from the general fund.
A GENERAL DISCUSSION.
In a general discussion of the re.
port, and the fact that the city had
started taking the count Immediately
upon the heels of the governments
counters, practically all present had
something to say on the question. AL
derman Concannon, opposing the
move. from the start. called attention
to the fact that the recommended sum
provided for a checking up" of the
government census report and he
wanted some. Information as to the
method of such checking up,
Alderman Bear explained how the
arrangement had been reached, and
how the expense was to be borne by
the city, the Chamber of Commerce
land the Merchants Association. On
top of the action of the three which
stood for the expense, he said, the city
had already engaged and had put to
work a dozen, men, at a salary Of $3.50
per day. to inquire at every house
whether or not the government census
man had counted inmates. Thess
men, he further explained, were to re-
port each day to the city clerk, who
would make affidavit to correctness OF
the daily returns.
In reply, Alderman Concannon ex-
pressed the belief that the city had
been rather hasty in the start, since it
was known that the count had hardly
been completed even by the govern.
ment's men. He said he thought the
city was going into something Of
which they were not thoroughly
familiar. He said that he would
vouch for the correctness of the gov
ernment count. He was satisfied tho
count was complete and correct. I
Replying, Alderman Bear called Ats
family which had been overlookeds
He said he referred to the family oa
Alderman DeSilva, ffwS in NUMBER
who had not been included in the
census count.
Alderman Renshaw said he regarded
the city's action in the premises as
being a movement entailing useless
expenditure of public moneys" as he
could not see how things could be
checked when the tabulation of the
governments employees had been sent
| in to the director. He thonght that
| it would be the better method to wait
until the government report had been
made public, and then comparison,
could be made. He said that he ques.
toned it if the government would con.
sent to incorporating the city count.
Alderman Bear said that, according
to his information, in the last census,
| two men were detailed to check up the
government report and he believed the
difference had been included in the
final announcement by the govern
ment
| Alderman Welsh said that, if his
recollection served him right, there
| had been a difference in the city and
government count of the 1900 cepsus,
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