The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-06-27

Charging that there are fragrant
violations of the ordinances regulating
the sale of liquor in Pensacola and
that certain restaurants and fruit
stands are selling liquor after hours
and even on Sundays, Alderman Con-
cannon created something OF a sensa-
ton in the meeting of the city council
held last night, and precipitated a dis
cussion, which resulted in the ado IN
of a resolution calling upon IN Il
of police to exercise more ice
in enforcing the ordinances on this
subject.
Following the remarks Of Alderman
Concannon, Alderman Renshaw said
that he had also heard complaints OF
this nature and made a motion that
the matter be referred to the police
and fire committee for an investigation
and that the committee be given tho
power to summon and examine wit
nesses. This motion, however, after
considerable discussion, was lost and
the resolution mentioned above was
adopted.
coNcANNoN AND CHIEF IN TILT.
Chief of Police Sanders, who was
present at the meeting, asked for the
privilege of the floor and asked Alder
man Concannon II he could give the
names of the persons making the COM
I
dinance and also II he (Concannon)
knew any place that had been selling,
after hours or on Sunday.
Alderman Concannon then asked
Chief Sanders IL he (Sanders) knew OF
any place where selling after hours
had been going on, to which the chief
replied that he did not and never had
been cognizant of such violations dur
ing his administration.
Alderman COpnannnu rapIgaH fhaN
there were number of liquor dealers
In the city who would gladly furnish
| the chief with names OF parties who
would appear as witnesses that liquors
| had been sold here after hours and
that wholesale houses would give him
access to their books, showing what
restaurants, ETC., had purchased beer
in wholesale quantities.
The chief of police said that IL Al
derman Concannon had been informed
of violations of the law he should have
conferred with him and called his at
tention to them and that IL he then
failed to stop the violations, IL there
were any, charges should have been
preferred against him.
The discussion, all the way through,
was full of ginger and nearly all OF
the aldermen present participated in
1t.
Also Charges Reckless Driving.
Alderman Concannon also charged
\ that the ordinances regulating auto
mobiles were not being enforced. He
said instead of complying with the
| ordinance governing the speed limit
automobiles could be seen flying along
| the streets at the rate OF thirty TO
| fifty miles per hour. He mentioned a
recent instance in which he said a boy
on a bicycle narrowly escaped being
run down by a machine which was
travelling so fast that when the
brakes were applied the machine slid
thirty three feet by actual measure
| ment.
Telephone Services Up Again.
Alderman Bear, who seldom ever
does SO, also registered a complaint
last night. His was in regard to the
| telephone service, which he said, ac-
cording to his observations, had not
/ improved any since the matter was re-
! ferred to the franchise committee and
| a conference held with officials OF the
/ company several weeks ago, although
the officials of the company. at that
time, had promised better service
After some discussion, the matter
was referred back to the franchise
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