The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-12-18
WANTS
THE CITY TOPA
HIM FOR HORSE
SERVES NOTICE ON BoARo oF
SAFETY THAT 20 WILL sue
FoR $3.50. AMOUNT HE OFFERED
TIE HORSE FoR.

Because the csIsf ~ the are depart
meat kept e horse beIonEing O. former
state senator John s Beard four DAYS
without teuila me owner that ths
animal Whieh was be.BE tried out %
Gee 10 o. would be suitable % pan
Pre- wagon. Yves phys. caiiy defective,
according % q certificate furnished hy
the city veterinarian. Mr. Beard be-
Ieving that the horse had been ar-
oeptod. De notified the board Of public
safety Ar its meeting yesterday even
'nE that he would hring suit against
ths board for the purchase price 90 the
horse which be placed at t1ao.
The horse was tried out under the
directions Of Flro chief Bfcker and
Chairman j Whiting HarRis uho
compose the boards COMMITTEES in the
matter Of bus nE horses far ~. In the
Gre department and Trey submitted
a report. accompanied by o oeruhoata
from Or p o. ArmafronE. city vetcri-
marian. ssyinE nat the horse was not
At Cor use In the department ard
asked mat ths animal be- not purs
chased Dr ArmstrBnE said that tie
horse 81 suffering from ilEht splint
on the right fore isE. has q rims bone
o. pigeou -toed hnd hts feet are
vrIukleI
ar Beard SID that Do bought the
horse about tao years aFo in Nlr-
gaia and that DO vas examined In
That state about three mgnths ago
hy veterinarian. uh1 pronounced ~
sound in every respect He said he
paid $3.50 Tor the horse. which be hrsl
offered 90 ne city for $500. bat later
said b. would take SAFE for &c. Mr.
Beard told the board that u any
other veterinarian ln ere CITY would
sirn certificate as thf effect that the
horse IN not perfectly sound in every
way. ~ would take ne animal back
'sithput ore word - complaint He
agreed Co pay the cust nf making thc
examination.
SIR Beard said that W. X Robin
aon. proprietor OF a livery stable. told
him that che horse ia sound.
nr. ArmafrunE Is willing % submit
ire matter 30 George Turion. r.. and
Roy Taylor. horse dealers of iris city.
both % whom BE- said. are qualified 20
TaHa upon the question az 20 whether
o. not ere horse ID sound
~. Beard wanted tho matter decided
- q veterinarian. bot Dr. ArmstronF
would NOT aFren % fh.H Tie wanted
7 fha matter placed ln ire hanfa 81
sorae horHe dealers ~ tse city,
chief Bickcr explained bis position
Z in the matter by saying that ho r.
4 conarolied 81 ahide b. the decision -
I ne city veterinarian in Fuca cases
A. mis- point SIR Preston made a
motion that ths horse be- not bought
Z bat the motion failed % receive a
I second.
Mr. Frodrlchsen then offered e mo-
I ton o. posfpouo uafton ca the matter
Until ire ne0t regular meeting 81 the
I board. but this also failed e. receive
a second
viii Net serve
Chairman HarTia then announced
that he would no longer serve on the
/ committee 60 bug horses fsr uas 90
the IRE department
AR Frrdrichaen said that hs Co.
clined % vote on Mr. PrsstoaH motion
I because be felt that b. could not vote
I lrteliirrn1y on the question. prefer
rnE that ne matter be iaid over until
fun board WHa present
Chairman Harria then Jeff TIRE chair.
ar Frcdrlchscn taking his place.
! ST. Uauis said that fhr committee
had reported that the horse Hhould not
I De- bought from Mr Hrard and that
7 their report waB accompanied ~ q
/ certificate from Tire els veterinarian
[ sav.nE that fhr ANIMAL vas undt for
use In the Gre department tie Hald
Y thHf tnn veterinarian IF qualified "a
pass on enc condition OF the horse
/ being employed Tor that purpose hg
l fhe sifY. Fle then made a motion that
Y the report ef The committee. which fv-
. fused tn accept the horse. BE- adnD5sd
/. This motion WAS carried MesarE Har-
+. ste and Preston voting Ter &C.
VI Before Ihn question WAS settled Mr
4. Preston said that tire rarammcnda .
n lions ~ she committee and tire opinion
|. q fhr city veterinarian should - can
II curre9 in bv fhc hoard BE said that
when enc veterinarian filed rertH
cate saying That an animal was o.
frUfiVg and unit E1r use Iu Ire Ore
department fhr bard should Pc gov
rrned hy that rs afon. BE told ere
beard fhHf .He veterinarian "a raid Tor
surH services and that DTS advice "a
tsss condition g a horse should rlIds
fhe board lu making a purchase
Will File e Suit
when the board decided noe 20 nry
the horse. Mr. Beard save notice Thai
De- would HIt suit Ia tht courts far
$3.50 che price wh.eH be- offered ths
horse 20 the city,
Assistant chief Eiera said me rra,
son ths horse was kept Tor four dayt
EaH because 10 raIuHl tWa laya al
fhr time and thaf fhe horse was heIa
Oh riv0 Hlm a trial on FAIR DAYS
Fireman shInhuu VHs suspend eI
f1T tEtny four hours because be Ier
"a bose uaE1u f0 81 % hIs breakfast
while che waECn Nas on rs way 10
ore. Shfrhuru pleaded guUry 20 %,
charge, blt said nat bis mind VA
rHl r1 what he was doing when b.
'#ff the waEru. being Fuvelnpef Cd
Thought crnreruiuE ire Illness 81 mem,
beers ~ rIs family. Tire tWenty-fou
hHarr' suspension have already beer
served. as be- was laid ~ this ptrio.
hf chief HIrsrr when che case uaI
reported Oh hIm.
Secretary D % YHlesfFa. o. the Pen.
aacola Police Mutual and Bencvolau