The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1910-06-14
YACHT CLUB TO
BUILD MODERN
HOME At ONCE
DRAWINGS OF THE BEAUTIFUL
HOUSE WERE SUBMITTED AND
ARE TENTATIVELY ACCEPTED
PLANS OF FINANCING PRO-
JEcT.

Decision was reached by the Pen
sacola Yacht and Motor Boat Club
last evening to at once plan for the
erection of a beautiful, modern club
house On the site which has been
leased the boat club through an ordi.
nance which passed the city council
ut the meeting held last week, which
is acceptable to the club and WHICH
has already secured the approval OF
the mayor, who signed it Saturday
The club secretary and commodore
were last night authorized to write
the acceptance bye the organization
Publication will be made, then the
measure will become finally effective.
The leased property is the site near
the old hulk, now at the head of the
slip between Palafox and Baylen
wharves. A little dredging will be
necessary to secure safe anchorage
depth, but this is only a matter of de,
tail, and will. all be attended to in
usual order.
The club last night voted to start
the erection of the club house Just as
soon as practicable. Plans, drawn by
Architect W. C.. Frederic, were sub
mitted and were favorably comment
ed upon, although the acceptance was
left to a committee, which attends to
such matters. This committee will
report in due time
The financial plan for the building
was adopted after a full and free dis
cussion. The plan is to limit the
membership of the club to about two
hundred members. The gentleman
who proposed this plan thought a linn
1t of $50 was margin enough, but the
understanding now is that the limit
will be 200. Negotiable bonds are to
be issued, and each member will be-
come a bond holder. These bonds
are to be in denominations of $40
each, and may be held by members.
Should a BODYBUILDING member desire
to dispose of the paper, he will be
required to dispose of it only to per.
son or persons acceptable as mem
bers to the club, such agreement hav-
ing been unanimously agreed upon in
the adoption Of the plan of financing
the project
Several Propositions.
Several plans for getting the esti-
mated amount in hand are proposed.
Mr.. Bingham suggested that certifi-
Gates of indebtedness in denomina-
tons of $40 each be issued, redeema.
bic in dues to the club. This was the
first proposition submitted and dis
cussed. Objection was raised from
many quarters, and upon a vote it
was killed. Then the proposition to
issue bonds, redeemable in dues, was
made, but it was argued that, as il
was not required of every member to
acquire these bonds, there would be
few bond holders in the organization.
That proposition was also voted
down. The third proposition, cover
ing the limitation of membership, was
carried with a good margin and gen.
tlemen who had voted for the other
two propositions were ready and
willing to side with the majority and
the proposition was carried with prac-
ideally the entire membership present
voting favorably.
The club house as proposed in the
submitted drawings, but which selec-
ton is left to a committee of tha
club, shows q building of modern
architectural beauty. two stories in
height, with outside and general di-
mansions of 30X50 feet The second
floor, 29x49 feet, is set aside exclus-
lively as meeting place On the sec
ond floor, and extending around the
south and east side of the building,
IS a broad Veranda. six feet in width
at least, reached from the club meet
ing room proper through a number of
doors, three of which in fashioned
glass styles, open on the south side
of the building. The lower floor is
practically given over to tool and
storage rooms. Skirted by a wharf
eight feet wide on the south and east
sides, with basin CT quite commo-
dious proportion on the west side, all
the room really necessary is given
over. II is proposed to have a num-
Der of stalls, where boats may be en-
tered, for purpose of repairs, etc. The
boat dock, for repairs of the craft.
Will be. 14XS3 feet. The storage and
tool room will have a dimension of
15x24 feet, while the lock room
will be 24x16 feet The necessary
lockers, closets, baths, stairway, etc,
are all included, and as an apprecia-
ton from the club, the drawings were
accepted tentatively from Mr.. Fred
eric, and the architect was voted
years membership in the club free Of
dues. He assured the commodore
that if his drawings were made the
official set for the club house. and
they were pending the committee en-
dorsement he would not only refrain
from charging for his work but would
90 even further and superintend the
of the building A vote
Of thanks was heartily given for those
offers.
The interest in the boat house con-
struction was widespread. Quite an
audience was present. and all were
ready to have. the club room at any
cost.
The ordinance which was passed by
the council gives the Pensacola Yacht
and Motor Boat Club the use of the
land at an annual rental of SO. with a
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