The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-09-12

The city council practically reversed
itself on the matter of paving around
Georgia square last night, when an
ordinance recently introduced au-
thorizing the bond trustees to have the
paving placed around, instead OF
through the center of the square, was
laid on the table indefinitely. II was
the general supposition that this mat
ter had been settled, for at a recent
meeting petitions were presented for
and against the plan of paving around
the square, citizens heard and a reso-
luton adopted providing for paving as
recommended by the bond trustees.
Last nights action by the council
came as a surprise, and compels the
bond trustees to pave through the
center Of the square.
When this matter was brought TO
the attention of the council on the
former occasion a lively debate oc-
CURED, in which a number Of the al
dermen, as well as a number of out
siders engaged. After the matter had
been fully discussed a resolution was
adopted providing that the pavement
be laid around the square and an or
dinance introduced providing for this
proceeding. The ordnance was referred
to the committee on public parks and
ways and at the meeting last night
this committee reported unfavorably
on it. Later in the meeting, the or
dinance was placed on second reading
and motion to table it indefinitely
was adopted by a vote Of six to two,
Aldermen DeSilva and Semmes being
the only ones to vote against the mo-
ton.
MAYOR CASTS VOTE.
For the first time recently it be-
came necessary for the mayor to cast
the deciding vote on one of the ques-
tions which came before the council
last night. This was in regard to the
application of the city engineer for an
appropriation Of $3.50 to pay his ex-
penses to the International Congress
on Hygiene and Demography, which
is held in Washington during the pres
ent month. There were eight members
Of the council present and the vote on
the question resulted in four being
cast in favor of granting the appro-
priation and four against 1t, the mayor
casting his vote against it and dectd-
ing the tie.
Sometime ago the mayor appointed
five delegates to this conven ton.
among them being the city engineer,
the city physician, some members OF
the council and others.
However. there was no provision for
the paying Of the expenses of the
delegates and at the meeting last night
a communication from the city engi-
neer asking that his expenses be paid
by the city was read. Alderman
Semmes made a motion that $3.50 be
appropriated for this purpose, the mo-
ton being seconded by Alderman
Fisher. Previous to this Alderman
Meyer made a motion that the re-
quest be not granted, his motion fall
| ing to receive second.
Alderman Meyer said that he did not
feel that the city was able to pay the
expenses of ell Of the ive deleeates
and that he did not see how the ex-
penses OF one could be borne by the
| city unless all Of them were. After
considerable argument a vote on the
motion OF Alderman Semmes was taken
as follows:
Yes-Pfeiffer, semmes. Concannon
and Fisher.
No-Oliver, Desilva, Meyer and
| Avery.
In casting his vote, Mayor Reilly
stated that he would like to see the
city represented and thought it would
be worth the money expended, but