The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-11-09
Mayor and Members OF the
Council Hear Talks
By Visitors.
SUGGESTIONS FOR
BETTERMENT MADE
Fourteen Ordinances and
Changes i'm Building Code
Recommended = Purchase
of Much Fire Apparatus
Advised--Praise For Citi-
zens and the Press.


Tire special meeting or the clty
council called for : o'clock lnNt night
20 hear suggested changes in the
present city code aud rccunmenaa-
tionu ID tho florida Flre Prevention
Society Was not held On account ~ a
lack 20 : quorum. the members sf
fho council present heinn Alderurn
Moyer. Kugieman and Concannon nud
Mayor Reilly
Mayor Reilly suggested that fhe so-
clciy present the rsport and invited
members - tha soUiotE % speak, nat
ing that the gathering was an VA
formal one and that rs would bring
the matter before the council a -
next meeuna.
The result 80 the committees work
showed hat a total ~ teo inNpectiuns
we're made and that not over g per
cent we're found defectiva Two ~
three places IN the heart - toe citf.
accoraina 90 the COMMITTEES. should
receive attention a. once IN order -
put them IN proper shape
In one block on Paiafon street. g..
cordinE a the COMMITTEES. trash -
ot~rrunninE the prwsnines and une ten
ant told ne committee that tha
Inspection should - looked upon ;.
a Godnend.
Churches and schools we're found.
with bat ore o. swo eKcspsions. % -
Romn ~rinkw.~
AZ school No. tne nsodnd mpnu-
ances were found to be very muos. Al
thin school the principal tolunteeved
q hre drill and In less than ora min-
ute and = half 200 pupils len ths
hulidinm one defect AZ tksn school
which intnrfercd with ths anit 81 tha
pupils wzs a door which had become
'HweIied~
AZ school No. =. SOC pupils ieft ths
huiidinE In tao minutes and q half.
The are escape IN the north side -
the building was cnndemned ~ tha
committee This cscape. accnrdine -
the committee. II not pitched az ths
right angie and does not reach the
ground The committee reconamendci
that IL be rrmedicd a. onra
The COMMITTEES said fhey found
great improvements IN the water sup
ply since the city took hold - fh.
water plant
Alleys we're found ~ macy fn-
stances - be Uttered with trash and
conbumtibie material
AFfE"NWEWN
society. expininea The objects - ths
organization 80 Follows;
MILLS EXPLAINS oBJGcv.
When me question cam. up a. %
whether Ne would attempt "a have
a meeting ~ yomr citiEona. follow lng
our inspection ~ your city, n seemed
- bs the general opinion thai we
would o. well 70 salt and sea with
what degree ~ enthusiasm ve wcra
reoeived and lot the people decids
whether they are sufficiently iniercated
IN this work 20 attend q meeting and
listen te what we have 20 tell sou.
Upon my arrival here 7 Vas very
happy 20 learn frcm q number ~
sources that the city oficiain and a
number ~ citln~nn would like 20 meet
with % and md out just what we are
dsina. and that they are ready 10 60
operate with THE society IN carrying
out such Suggestions a. may appaat
a. tnen AZ beinH practical ard worthy
q serious consideration.
We desire % sxpiain % you. nrMf.
that the Florida F1re freventlon So
cisty Ia not composed entireiy of tn
surAncs people and any citinan ~
the state can become either an aaso-
cfmte - an active memher And We
are confdaut that Just aa wnon 40 the
people realize the GOOD ne nrs ao-
compiimhinR through this and similar
organisations wa shall md that our
most active and influential members
are tilo-s whose vocnfion has no con-
n~ction with the Insurance. business.
Indeed. ths sueo-ss ef this society es-
tcsurnssa % PsT. r~sl