The Pensacola journal., 1912-11-14
Alderman Renshaw Is Chief
Opponent OF the New
Measure.
BELIEVES 100000
rs SUFFICIENT
Of Citizens Appear
and Speak to Council in
Favor Of Calling a Bond
Election for S400.0O0.00.
Minority Report Submit
ted Was Voted Down.

The ordinances providing Cor the con
atruction of municipal docks. wuuipped
with necessary switches and motive
power TO connect with other dorhm.
railroads ond Industries and providinG
for the issuance % tsoo.ooo bonds ~
the city ~ Pensacola wna read for the
second time a. the meeting % the city
council last night ana referred o. the
ordinance and enwrnrsinm committea
and city attorney. majority and ms
noritY report was made on taa meaM-
ure ~ the general ordinances commit
tee. thc minority report being made hy
Alderman Renahaw.
rhe only objection a. the orainancs
In tha minority report was the amount.
which the latter report placed aa $780,
ooo.
The vote on ths reports w.u a. fol
lowe;
Dor ths minority report.--Aldsrmsn
RcnHhav. Concannon and Mover.
Alderman Avery asked 10 he exomNed
from voting.
FOR majority repcrt--Aidsrmen Hear.
KuEieman. Dcsiiya. Pfeirer. Fisher
and Kent
RENsHAw OPPOSED MEASURE.
Alderman nnnshaw spoke ~ length
against the amount boinG place a.
ttoo. 600 and the greater part of hts re-
marks were an appeal In behalf of ths
small tax payers. He favored thc
building ~ B municipal dock. bat said
the amount ~ construct n should not
eNcee,i s4uo ooe. ffe sd be uainht -
referred ~ ~ snne a. lsalnn q ''Inone.
back~ and ~hma-heen." and lmfoFmed
thc rcuncli that hs Vas a. promrumalNt
na nnybody. hut that hin rromrcaaiVeA
ness Was raoemurnd ~ hin pockutboeN
&. T. nobhon. president of the Pen
sacola Commercial Association. npnhe
IN favor OF the amount halnr placed 81
taeo. ooe and referred 20 the many
benefits that would be derfvaf frosn =
municipal dock. ne said that the pro
pic were cumpetnnt o. Soy WHISTLER the
amount should 30 placed a tteo.eee
90 500 ooo.
Cad Jones. manager ~ the cctton-
seed oii mn. favored the ordinance
and naid the amount should be sfoo.-
noe. lie said a waa net = mattsr for
the council ta any hos much money
shouid he spent m building the docks.
Alderman Moyer said he thought
tseeoo would be sufficient Hs aid
the city should have the docks. bat
believed ths people weuld turn down
the proposition n the amount wnn
placed a. tsoo.eo0 Ne haid the peopie
would Possibly favcr a bond iaane 81
$500 coo.
Alderman bear snid ne ava not be-
iieve the people would vote COT thr
docks. He did not pledge himself ETH.
- for or against the docks. but lett it
te the voters ~ the city 20 decide.
Aiderman FIsher favored placing tho
amount ~ t2oo COO. saying ne believed
that sum would build a suitable dock
but said everybody should vote fof
tfoo. 600. e. any amount not expended
IN the construction of the dock would
BE- In control ~ Ire counci.
Prank Z. Mayes spoke m fnvor ~
the proposition and nmid me nmount
should be rlaeNd a. ttoo. eco. re IL n
favor of having enough money ~ onr-
~ cut the proposition. TIE said ~
saw none ~ the small tar payers
present IN opposition 10 the prupoat
tion-
ELEcrIoN on JAN. 81
The ordinance as amended les niwaf
places the date ~ holding tha election
- determine whether or not tha b.
sunnce ~ bonds Cor tha purpose and
amount named 90 January "a. faiA NJ
also contains several other amsud-
msutn ~ minor importance
TIE ordinances rswuinfin9 ths eper-
afi0u - autnmnbaiea and miuIilar W..
hfriea wna read ths serond time and
referred 10 the ordinance aud cnxronn.
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