The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-03-04
PLANTS
INVESTIGATED
BY THE BOARD
MOST OF LENGTHY SESSION OF
6oAR0 OF PUBLIC SAFETY CON-
suMED IN HEARING CASE OF
OFFICER WILLIAMS, OF POLICE
DEPARTMENT.

The board Of public safety held
lengthy session last night most OF the
time being devoted to the conducting
of an investigation into complaint
made against Off1cer c. Fl. Williams.
of the police department. No charg IS
have been preferred against the officer.
the Investigation being for the purpose
OF ascertaining. whether or not charges
should be preferred After lengthy
Investigation, which included the ex-
animation Of quite a number of wit
nesses the board decided to take the
matter under Amusement and report at
the next meeting.
The complaint against the officer
grew out of the arrest OF George
Ladiner, a white man, some weeks
ago. Ladiner claiming that the officer
had struck him with his club and Sc
riously injured him. Ladiner, who
was the first witness examined,
claimed that he did not resist the Of
ficer, or give him any cause to strike
him with his club.
Several other witnesses testified in
the case. the evidence being much the
same, except that. some OF them
claimed that the prisoner was resist
ing and that he was injured by being
thrown and his head striking the
paved sidewalk. while others said that
ne was notNresisting and that Officer
Williams struck him with his club.
The officer testified that he did strike
him with the club, but that the fall
was what made the cash In his head.
The Meeting.
In the absence OF the chairman, the
meeting was called 20 order by G. H.
viilar. However, the chairman. Joseph
l. johnson, came In later and took the
chair.
The first matter for consideration
was the investigation referred to.
After the conclusion OF the investiga-
ton, the report OF the chief Of the fire
department was read, received and fled.
The report showed the cost Of feeding
the horses iie the department for the
month OF February to be 1915, On
average OF $7.69 per head
The report Of the marshal was next
received and filed. The report shows
the total number of arrests for Feb
ruary to be SIS. and that 1856 was
collected in fines. It also shows that
the department. turned over to the
| treasurer 81 ,261. The cost of feeding
prisoners was an average of little
| less than 7.cents per meal for each
prisoner. q ~ ~
The report Of the city electrician was
received and fled. The report showed
the department to be in good condition
and TO be doing good work.
| Fire Horses Accepted.
The committee appointed to decide
whether or not the six horses recently
ordered for the fire department should
be accepted. or not, reported favorably,
and the horses will be purchased.
Two bids were received in answer to
the advertisement recently made for
repairing the No. 4 trucks of the fire
department. One was from the En-
terprfse Carriage Works and the
other from the Pensacola Buggy
Works. The bid of the Pensacola
Buggy Works was the lowests and was
accepted, the total amount for the re-
pairs being $1,000.
Ofhcers McCurdy, Dole and Allison,
of the police department, were given
leave Of absence upon their requests,
which were approved by the chief.
It was decided to allow the chief of
the FIRE department to purchase a new
buggy at a cost Of $3.50.
| New Uniforums.
| The clerk was instructed to draw I'D
specifications, according to the sug
gestions of the chiefs of the depart
ments, and, advertise for bids for the
furnishing OF the spring uniforms for
the police and FIRE departments.
/ After instructing the clerk to pay
| the bills which, are in proper form and
approved by the board. the meeting
adjourned.