The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-12-20

There was all kinds Of artion fof ar
hour and q haif last nirht 81 thc mnei.
ing In the court house waich wan can
cd primarily Cos thc purpose 81 dis.
cussion q commission form of Eoyern
ment for Pensacola from ths stand
point of the hnts
Chairman F y. ElnEham opened 49,
mecting Hs said that be- believed ths
hoor should Ne open 90 those opposed.
those In favor or those VINO stand b6.
tween Tor modihcatiou Of ths rrss-
ent aldermHnic form.
There were about "a present Hr
about one hfth of thcm apoks
Mr. Bingham spoke aEainat commisa
Fion fnrm. 80 did CahC sharknifnri
Alderman scmmes. . % walker. 90.
Lawrence and ono or two others sruk"
for commission form % rovcrument
A. Greenhut. former pfosident-of thn
council John Burns, fcnry Heirnc and
one or two others expressed themaeites
a. hcing of thc opinion that thc citf 81
too heavily burdened with boards and
that the main proposition A. ta get 80
of the incubus, hy modif,ing the pres
ent form 90 otherwise.
Former Mayor Patrick Mciturn
spoke also We didnt speak uf auN
particular form ~ government bot
spealing directly 90 Alderman Hsniuies
said ne EucNHod the rraHou That the
municipal lighting amendment hadnf
horn paReed ~ the council along Nith
the municipal dock ordinance ana ths
commission form resolution wat hc-
cause Warren got you on ne track
ALDERMAN sGMMGs EXPLAINS
Alderman semues bristisd Hs
utraiEhtsned up. hooked right a. ST.
MciiuRh and said
q nav here ar. that Mr Warfrn
certainly bad nothing o. ~ with it
The proposition of an electric ilEht
riant wns not ngiiated a. were the
others through ths commercial aFaos
citation ~ ~ Individual citlEsna I o.
~ you % name a single cifiEen ~ pcn.
sacoih who ever asked the council te
order ar election a. which the peopis
might have the opporiunity 20 sav
whether they desired a municipal nEhi-
ms plant ~ not
"ii Was introduced as en- amendment
70 ennncthinE else hy q rnunriimnn and
beoapue there was No evidence that ths
people wanted "a. voted aEainst o. fset
single citixen cums before the conn
cii and ark that fhs psonis hs given th-
chance to oxureaH themselves ard viii
vote in favor ~ A.
a. n Afr warrer getting me ~
the track ! defv YOU 20 prove. sir. that
Mr. Warren haH ever Influenced me in
ANYTHING And. - further reply 20
Four unfair and unwarrantrd assertion.
wfu STATE here that 7 know more
about elecsric lighting than Mr War-
zen known now or wiii ever know he.
caueo ! have worked in : lighting plant
nnd am an engineer and ~ q nos
and 40 not sav 81 A. an rrotist. bat
because 7 know
what Mr semnes said didnt HIit 80
McffuEh and hs replied pretty uhrfnf
Ar Esmmos shnt something hack
Mr. McIfuEh answered SEEING that ere
Argument had nothinH tu 90 with com.
mission government and rementinR BfF
McHugte nee Of the word "vou." Air
semmas arrenisd g. Mr Bingham 90
know n Nj MriIuEh was not oui ~
order
MEANT COUNCIL
Nr Bingham suggested that 81.
NcHush may have used ths word ~
refer to ths entire cnuncfi Mr. Nc.
Hush sid hs dif NJ Rsfnmss g..
oepied that and turued thu Rrwuui.nt
~ aiafinE o. Alr. McHuRh that N he
would go up q municipal lighting ~.
iliion that b. would present n a. ere
council and vote in favor ~ a special
sle0tion. PerHonaiiy he thinka. ~ saia.
that tho city would 10 Eiae % dispose