The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-06-27

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committee to be taken up with the
officials again.
Wants Safety Gates.
Alderman Semmes gave notice tnat
he would at the next meeting OF the
council introduce an ordinance TO re-
uuire the L. g. N. railroad to install
and operate safety gates at the cross
ings at the corner of Tarragona and
Gadsden streets.
Mr.. Semmes said that he was not
introducing this ordinance by re-
quest and that he was willing to
shoulder II on himself, as he believed
that the safety of the citizens should
be one of the first considerations or
the city.
He said this was an unusually dan
gerous crossing and that he considered
the safety gates absolutely necessary
and that he would exert himself in the
effort to secure the passage of the
ordinance which he will introduce.
Central Station.
The finance committee reported upon
the matter of securing location FOR
the erection of central fire alarm
station, which it has had under con-
slderation for sometime. and submitted
several propositions, recommending
that the committee. together with the
thorized to negotiate the purchase of
the place now used by the Garden
street station at a price not to exceed
$4,000. 1t was shown that the price
at which Il was offered would not
hold good after today, and, after some
discussion, the request of the finance
committee was granted. Alderman
Concannon voting against the motion
and contending that this action was
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which there was no necessity of pre-
cipitate haste.
Other things contained in the report
of the finance committee were: The
recommendation that the apportion-
ment warrant OF the bond trustees for
$1.375.4S for the paving of the streets
opposite city property be paid; that
the proposed ordinance relative to
changing the manner of paying the
salary of the registration officer be
not adopted; that the appropriation
asked for by the board of safety of
$50 to defray the expenses of the
chief of the police department to the
convention of the National Association
OF Police Chiefs to be held in Toronto,
Canada, be granted. The report was
received and the recommendations
adopted.
Before voting upon the last recon-
mendation, at the request of the chair
man of the finance committee, the
chief of police explained to the council
some of the benefits to the city to be
derived by his attending this conven-
ton, and the advertising which the
city secured as result, to say moth
ing of the benefit to the police de-
partment by securing the cooperation
of other cities.
Bonds Destroyed.
Following the report of the board of
bond trustees, returning the old bonds
issued in 1881. which have been retired
and covered by a recent issue. together
with four of the new bonds for IN 600
each which were not needed to retire
the former issue, the bonds, amounting
to $4,000, were burned in the presence
or the council In open session. as
recommended by the bond trustees.
The old 1881 bonds are rather in
teresting to look at, being signed by ].
M. Tarble, mayor, and S. T. Pons,
clerk, and showing the effects of the
thirty-one years which have elapsed
since they were issued
Meyer Reelected Mayor Pro Tenn.
Mayor Reilly called attention 10 fine
fact that under the act of the legis-
lature the mayor pro TEN should be
elected at one Of the meetings in Juno
each year and said that this was the
proper time to elect one. w. L. Mover
was nominated for reelection by AL
dernan Concannon the nomination be-
ing seconded by Alderman Kent. He
was unanimously elected for another
| term.
Reports of Bond Trustees.
The following reports were submitted
by the board of bond trustees and
were received and the recommends
tons adopted:
Pensacola, Fla, June "a, 1912.