The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-07-18
SANDERS
TELLS SAFETY
BOARD Of TRIP
SAYS HE DERIVED MUCH REHE-
FIT FROM SESSION OF NATION
Al ASSOCIATION OF POLICE
CHIEFS AND FINDS THAT PEN
sAcoLA DEPARTMENT MAKES
GOOD SHOWING.

Considerable routine business was
disposed of at the regular meeting of
the board of public safety held last
night in the Office of the city clerk.
but nothing of much Importance tran
spired and but for the report of Chief
of Police Sanders of his trip to To-
ronto, Canada, where he attended the
National Association of Police Chiefs,
the meeting would have been devoid
of interest
Chief Sanders. after thanking the
board for recommending to the council
the appropriation of funds to defray
his expenses on this trip, told the
members something about the trip and
said that he felt that he had derived
enough benefit to justify the expense
of the trip.
Chief Sanders said he had noticed
particularly the police departments
in every city he visited during his alb
sence and that Pensacola compared
favorably with any of them along this
line. In fact, he said the only two
cities that he visited which he con-
sidered as having as efficient and well
appearing departments as Pensacola.
were Detroit and Chicago, and Pensa-
cola compared well with these cities.
The chief also said that he had look
ed into the police court systems in
other cities and found that Pensacola
compared faVorably with any of the
cities in this respect.
Chief Sanders said that quite q
number of police commissioners and
some mayors and councimen were
among those who attended the session
of the association this year and that
he believed that everybody who at
tended had received a considerable
~ Nf A.
meeting. He said he hoped next year
some members of the board of public
safety could attend the meeting, which
is to be held in Washington.
To Call Special Meeting.
For the purpose of discussing the
subject Of winter uniforms for the
police and fire departments, the chair
man will call special meeting of the
board to be held within the next few
days
This matter was discussed some last
night, the members of the board pres
emit expressing the opinion that the
city is now paying too much for uni
forms, or at least that the men who
wear them are paying too much The
matter will be taken up in full at the
special meeting.
Proceedings.
In the absence of both the chair
man and the vice chairman, Pat J.
Williams was selected to preside over
the meeting, at which, besides the
presiding officer, Messrs Joseph L
Johnson and E. P. Preston were
present.
After the minutes of the past two
meetings had been read, the feed re-
port of the chief of the fire depart
ment for the month of June was read.
The report showed the total expense
of feeding the horses in the fire de-
partment for the month was s20433,
an average Of $12.77 per horse. The re-
port was received and filed.
The report of the chief of the police
department was also received and
filed. This report showed the number
OF arrests made during the month of
June to be 462, of which 156 were
white and 206 negroes. The amount of
fines assessed was s1,605S0; 2,101
meals were served to prisoners, the
average cost per meal per prisoner be-
ing cents.
The report of the city electrician.
which was received and filed, showed
that SS inspections and 81 reinspec.
lions had been made during the
month. A further report was to the
erect that fire alarm box number 81
had been installed at the corner OF
Garden and D streets.
+. j. Williams, who had been ap-
pointed a special committee for that
pu~&ose, reported that the hull of the
wrecked schooner had been removed
from near the Tarpon landing and
asked that the committee be discharg-
ed. The report was received and the
committee discharged.
The following applications for posi-
lions in the fire department were re-
ceived: Robert NJ. Caulen, Louis F,
Frantz, NJ. B. Metcalf. Willard KeIson.
The application of Kelson was the
only one approved by the chief of the
department and he was elected. while
some Of the others, which the chief
had not seen, were referred to him.
The application Of R J. FfIIingim
for a position in the police depart
ment being approved by the chief, be
was elected.
The following applications for leave
Of absence were granted: J. a. Ali
son. Of the police department five
days; Chas. Simpson, Of the police de-
partment, five days; D. L. Burner, OF
the police department. fifteen days
JEFF Spottswood. cook at the city jail
thirty DAYS; Assistant Chief Riera, oil
the fire department, thirty days, with