The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-11-28
Men Who Have Done
No Work in Months
Receiving City Money


inspsctor. durinw tha tine that the
latter vras not on duty. owing o. reinE
incapmritatna ~ nl health Alderman
semmes aileRad that BerHin'a pay was
ulNned Cor nv nftmarr GOVERNS "a
period n several months.
ar. eenmas aiso alieEed nat an
other inspector was carried On ths city
nay rolls durinr the time be was pre-.
vented from performing hiA dny ~
illness. placlnE the length 81 time a.
several months
Mr.. semmeu said " uas a matter
% record that ne nnancs oemmittss
vas opposed 20 payina eiN employees
for time lost durinE their illness.
why - Phil sanchsz carried On
the eitvH peg roll during the time hN
10 snRared In playtng haaahan'~ askcd
Alderman Semmea Who alao Haid that
another empioye ~ the city was paid
for tho time Ne was piayinE hall Ia
that not rotten ~ aatsd Ar. sommss
"Can you tel me why ne landacaps
WArdFnor and city teams 50 out to col
= baseball diamond duriug tAe time
they are carried on the city pay rolls
demanded Mr. Scnlmcr. let them be
used On sodoinx baseball diamonds at
the expense 81 nthsrHf
ar ssnmea referred to the incident
where Landscape Gardener Ntmhail
rendered assistance 90 q lady who wna
burned 20 death at q residence near
the MaKant ball park some time ago.
They Think Him . Detective
did you ever see a more Idle sans
of men than those IN the employ 10
the board ~ public works" asked the
alderman. lie raid the employees 90
the hoard AZ works think that ~ - q
Burns deterfive since he made the
assertion that certain departments ~
the city Government were rotten. He
told ~ seeing several employs az that
board lying on . lawn durinE worknH
hours and related that 10 tnok four or
hve men and a team several hours to
haul and unload a fsW loads ~ sand
IN making come minor street repairf.
he said be went 20 the city STABLES
one DAY recently and that the men
there told him they QUIT work whom
they thought en- the sire . wer~
cleaned and when they thought their
work for the dhv vas anished
You have bean waiting Tor some
man 20 tell vou about these thinEt
said afr. gcmmea what are YOU
SONS % 90 about itp an goinF 10
hEht n until they put me- cut some
people say I taik 100 much LEI az
become men Are you with nsr
Mr. 6snmoa paid q hiEh compliment
% tas present board 20 Aldermen. O.
which be said that they ere ths mofi
sensible councilmsn that Tenaacois
ever had. We also paid . hixh tribute
~ the honesty ana integrity ~ Dr
blecksr. chairman OF ths hnnrd ~
pnblic works
snould Have Acted.
Mayor Reilly said that N q council.
man knew a city smployes were
playing ball. etc while 90 enc nmr
rolls the matter should have been -
ported az once And net dafarrsd g.
several months lie mentioned ths
vast improvements that have been
made in tho CltY recently. notwith
standing an this tommy ror- that g.
now aoiug Ca. TIE said that hs knew
o. Instances where Phil sanchez aud
other city employees had done warE
Tor the cfy as night during rainy aud
clear weather Tor which they IA
never resolved ono cent % pay frow
tte city He msnuoned ths larRs 10
crease in G.o property valuation ~
Pensacola and TIC rapid strides Ell
which the city Il adrancinE
Aldernau scumea snid that n Danny
Jones. the street superintendent. would
set out 81 politics and keep out of
siEht - Romano and palnfox streets
thingH would he better in Rte depari
meut
Alderman Fisher called attention 4.
Che tact thai Jones was elected fa ~
once and not appointed