The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-06-19
CITY employees
Be REQUIRED TO
! GIVE A BOND
MEMBERS OF POLICE AND FIRE
DEPARTMENTS MUST HEREAF-
TER GIVE SECURITIES BEFORE
RECEIVING UNIFORMS, ACCORD
ING TO RESOLUTION ADOPTED
BY BOARD OF SAFETY.

That all members OF the police and
IRE departments will hereafter be re-
quired to make a bond to guarantee
the payment upon their part for the
uniforms furnished them is the pur-
port of resolution adopted by the
board of public safety yesterday after
noon. The resolution was intro
duced by E. P. Preston and was
unanimously adopted
During the past few months the
city has lost almost a hundred dol
lars by having to finish paying for the
uniforms of men who have left the
departments and it is to guard against
such cases In the future that the reso-
luitno is intended.
Pay Fireman For Lost Time.
Upon request OF Assistant Chief
Riera, of the fire department, the board
agreed to pay Captain Joe Fitzpatrick
Fduring the time he is to be in New
Orleans, where he goes to be opearted
upon in the near future. 1t was shown
that Capt. Fitzpatrick received the
injury which has made this operation
necessary while on duty and also that
his salary can be paid while he is
away without mourning any extra ex-
pense for the city.
A communication from w. H. Stubs,
formerly a member Of the police de-
partment, asking that he be reelected
as a member OF the department, was
received and filed. The communica-
ton was to the effect that it had been
falsely rumored that the former on
Ger would not provide for his family
and that this was the reason the
chief of police had not approved his
nd "a MI "
a statement from the wife of Stubs
to the effect that during the entire
time he had been q member of the
police department he had provided for
his family.
In q communication, John Humph-
ries. of the fire department. asked the
board to pay for a pair of uniform
from the Garden street truck house
while he was away on a leave Of alb
sence in May. After hearing from
the assistant fire chief, who said that
an investigation had been conducted
and that he had offered a reward of
$40 for evidence to show who had
stolen the trousers. a motion to refuse
the requets of the fireman was adopt
ed.
E. C. Human made application to
store gasoline at his place OF business
on West Garden street The appli-
cation was referred to the marshal
with instructions to grant the per-
mission, provided the ordinance regu-
lating the storing Of gasoline were
complied with.
A similar request from the South
ern Taxicab Company to store gaso-
line at their place of bushes. los
East Garden street. was ordered tc
take the same course.
A communication from the Pensa-
cola, st. Andrews & Gulf Steamship
| Co., relative to wrecktng and remov-
| ing the hull of schooner near Pala-
| fox street wharf was read and re-
ferred to the committee already APP
pointed to see to the removing of the
| hull. and It was reported that 1t was
now being wrecked and would be re-
moved within q few days.
The application of Louis F. Franz
for a position IN the FIRE department
| was referred to the chief OF that de-
| partment
The application Of R. ]. Ffllingim
approved by the marshal and accom-
panied~by a certificate from physic-