The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-10-12


Pensacola, Fla, Oct. II, 1911.
To the Honorable Mayor and City
Council, Pensacola, florida
Gentlemen: This board oegs to rec
ommend the Introduction at this meet
ing of the council, and regular passage,
of the attached ordinance, entitled "An
ordinance. to be entitled, an ordinance
to amend section 4 of an ordinance
providing for the grading. paving and
curbing on certain streets in the city
Of Pensacola" approved March 9th,
1911"
We would mention that this orii-
nance has been prepared by the city
attorney. and the effect of it is to re-
duce the rate of interest on deferred
payments for paving from 8 per cent
to 6 per cent.
Respectfully submitted.
BOARD OF BOND TRUSTEES.
JOHN A. MERRITT.
Chairman.
F. F. BINGHAM,
JOS. V. RIERA.
The report of the tax assessor, show
ing the vaule of taxable property to be
in excess of fifteen million dollars,
was received and referred to the n
nance committee.
CONCERNING POLICE.
Nearly all of the aldermen seemed to
be in a humor to make speeches last
night and the opportunity was afforded
them when a communication from the
board of safety was read. in which it
was recommended that two officers of
the police department be allowed pay
for time lost while sick. The applica-
lions of the men had the approval OF
the chief of police and a certificate
from q physician
Alderman Bear started the talk
when, after a motion had been made
to refer the communication to the fl
nance COMMITTEE he said that as a
member of the finance committee he
did not think 1t right that such com
munications should be referred to that
committee for investigation, but that
the board making the recommendation
specific information. He explained
later that he did not know at the time
of his first remarks that the certif1-
Gates of the physicians were attached
to the recommendation.
Alderman Concannon said that he
thought such matters should be settled
in the council, and that In a case like
the ones referred to he was of the
opinion that the request should be
granted. He said that with the ap-
prevail of the chief of police and the
recommendation Of the board of safety,
no further investigation was necessary.
and offered a motion that the recon-
motion was before the house, his mo-
ton was not entertained
Alderman Renshaw agreed with Al
derman Concannon that no further in
vestigation was needed, but said that
the council should determine whether
or not it could pay the city's employees
for lost time on account OF being dis
abled except from causes Of violence.
Alderman Semmes was the next to
express his opinion on the subject He
contended that such matters as this
should come before the council as a
whole, and said he believed If an Of
ficer became i'll from direct exposure
while on duty he should be paid. He
added, however, that he did not want
to go on record as favoring every rec
ommendation OF the board of safety.
Alderman Fisher vigorously opposed
the payment Of officers under such
conditions as the cases under discus
sion involved and offered a substitute
motion that the recomme ndation be
refused His motion received no sec
ond.
Alderman Concannon again took the
floor to urge that the recommendation
be adopted. Turning toward Aldermen
Renshaw and Fisher. he said: I just
want to ask these gentlemen who OPP
pose this recomm endation II a faithful
employe of any Of them should become
i'll while performing his duty and
working for one of them II they would
deduct the lost time from his salary?'
The communication of the board of
safety was finally referred to the f.
nance committee.
AMENDMENT TO ORDINANCE.
An ordinance amending the section
OF the building ordinance relative to
fire escapes was placed on second
reading and, after hearing the pro-
posed ordinance read, Alderman Rem
shaw addressed the council on the sub
ject. The substance OF the amendment
is that fire proof buildings shall be
excepted from the section requiring
fire escapes, and Alderman Renshaw
wanted to know what was meant by a
fire proof building. He said that there
were some So called fire proof build
ings in Pensacola, but that every now
and then in the newspapers accounts
of persons LOSING their lives by fire
in these fire proof buildings were read.
He wanted someone to inform him
how, in case a fire should occur on
the first floor OF one of these build
ings, the people on the upper floors
could escape when the stairways and
elevator shafts would lead right into
the flames. The ordinance was re-
ferred to the ordinance engrossing
committee.