The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-12-11

Cay Clerk Leon q. Avmard tgnderea
hts resignation 20 Mayor Reilly ves-
tcrdav and lcfi the CITY on the nurth-
hound train at nooa for parts un-
bnswn. soSas of the clerks frienos
saia he had gone hunrng. Tor Ne OH
tainea : leave az nhnUnce Zoe one aay.
while oshers close 20 him said last
nirhf that he would not return The
resignation a. the clerk reaehed tho
snagsr's hands az 4 O'Clock IA the aft
ernns,n and stated that Mr. Aymard
haA ,lealded 10 renirn ~ accept . Pc
.ftion ~ another cit. TIE had been
In the smrloy ~ the city for long
reriod " years. having he~n appoint
80 nv fhe late Mayor Bliss 10 sue
cecd g. W Merritt when the latter re-
signed
ar. Aynard had = numner of fFienda
In the city. and the memhera n his
family are wou known and highly re-
~pocisa Al we're Nurprincd 70 learn e
Ne departurr
AsKro FoR EXPLANATION.
Mayor Reilly asked the cierk for aa
explanation % iha issuance of two
cheeks rrcrntis ~ tho warhaes con
tractor The wmrhaNe contractoF -
raid every - dayp. and receivef en-
thc contract trrminatina recently $500
every hnif month. one cheek wnn for
sate and the either Gar see. ard wers
signed durtnm the nbNence ~ the nlmvnf
hv the misyur prs tem. The mayor
learned az this saturday mlRht and
faliinw - ma the citv ulrrM cmilNn On
fhf assistant city clerk % open the Of
nce and brlnR cut the pav rolls an well
a. checks. which was dnnn.
Monday thr city cierk was nakad fsr
an explanation and ne told the mayor
that the warhage contractor was In
dcbted 20 him for one years service
at s. per month ana the checkn ere
80 drawn that the contractor could
turn over the $50 20 him for thia aarv-
ice. which he described nn receiving
CON paints about the non-relnovai er
Earhase. This was not DONE how
ever.
The contractor. tnnnie Fyuinrsua.
called on the mayor ~ the latfersa Of
nee yesterday afternoon ano told him
about The transaction.
AccoUNTs WERE CORRECT.
The clerk handles very little ~ tha
clty's money and when hla accounts
were audited about a year ago they
we're found corrcct and IN GOOD shape.
However. the city Comptroller stated
yesterday afternoon In r~ply 90 a
question that until a few dayn aRp ne
had never received any lu0ney from
the city CLERK for the issuancs of death
oortincatea Recently the assistant city
clerk turned over 20 the cornptrousr
81. the FIRST received ~ the comptrorsr
since he bad been In once. Fcrmsrlv
the city charged 30 cents for each
burial permit. hut this charge A. M
longer made. bat = rharra of 81 "a
made for q death cerfincata.
MONEY NOT TURNED ~.
whsn Mr. LsnTford. the assistant
city clerk. was asked rcgarelnn this
matter. he said that the oollactiona
frcn this source we're between % ana
81 p~r month, and might he iarwer
Some months. and that whenever ha
was nafd any month FOR such cerfif-
tcatcs h. always turned II over ~ the
city clerk and supposed ths latter de-
POSTED u with fhs comptruller. Ra-
Gently during the absence ~ the rlsfk
~ received o.. witch hs turnoa over
"a the comptroiler
Section az ~ thr efty code. relst-
inc - birth nnd 6eafh certificates. "a
aa follows. The city clerk shall ~aa-
lect fec ~ q for each certificate q
death ~ hfrfh watch fee shaIl 10 ds-
frrnfiv.snM - - ms.