The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-06-13
DISCUSSED THE
ENACTMENT OF
A CURFEW LAW
CITY COUNCIL MAY TAKE STEPS
TO STOP YOUNG PEOPLE FROM
LoITERINe AROUND STREETS
AT NIeHT-PRocEEDINes OF
LAST NIGHTS MEETING.

For the purpose of protecting boys
under certain ages and to prevent them
loafng about the streets at unseason-
able hours of the night, and also to
insure them being at home and In
their beds at reasonable hours. a cur
few law, regulating the hours that
children Of certain ages may be on
the streets, may be enacted by the
city council
Alderman Renshaw brought the
subject up for discussion, stating that
he had been approached by a num-
Der Of representative citizens on the
matter and that he promised a num-
Der Of them that he would call the
attention of the council to the exist
ing conditions and IL it met with the
approval of the other members of
that body, he would later prepare and
introduce a curfew ordinance. DR..
Renshaw said that he had no desire
to do anything to curb the free and
Independent American spirit among
the youth Of the city, but that his at
tention had been called to the matter
and later through his own observa-
tons he had recognized a deplora,ble
amount of youthful vagrancy and
rowdyism at night He said he had
conferred with the probation officer,
who was heartily in favor of the
adoption of curfew law and who be-
neved that such an ordinance would
have a decided tendency to curb
present conditions. The alderman said
that he realized that the enactment
Of a curfew law might be criticized
and even made fun of. but that he
was convinced that some steps should
be taken
In the course Of his remarks DR..
Renshaw entertained and amused the
other councilmen by reciting some
poetry on the subject Of curfew.
PROBATION OFFICER TALKS.
Probation Oflcer Paulsen, who was
present at the meeting, was called
upon to express his views and he
said that he was heartily in favor of
the passage of a curfew law, as he
believed it would do great deal to-
ward lessentng vice among the youth
full population Of the city. He said
the boys under sixteen years of age
made a practice of congregating in
public places where they had no bust
ness, around saloons and in dark
corners in the outskirts of the city;
that in many instances small boys
took old newspapers and went into
saloons under the pretense of selling
newspapers. just to get into these
places and get free lunches and the
Of these small boys begging for
drinks
Mr.. Paulsen said he frequently saw
boys In the restricted district He
was of the opinion that the greater
part OF the cases which have come
under his Jurisdiction since he be-
came probation officer have been due
to the practice the boys and girls
make of hanging around the streets
at night
Since Mr.. Paulsen went into ONCE
about seven months ago, he has dis
posed Of about 800 cases Of juvenile
offenders, about 40 per cent of them
being whte and ranging in age from
s to 16 Years, the greater portion of
them being under IA.
No action was taken in the matter.
BETTER SERVICE TO BAYVIEW
Alderman Concannon introduced a
resolution, which was unanimously
adopted, providing for a much better
car service to Bayview park during
the bathing season According to this
resolution, the Lakeview Street Car
Company is authorized to operate
cars during the summer, and during
certain hours, only as far as Bay
view park. instead of going to the
end Of the line, thereby enabling the
establishment Of a twenty minute
| schedule instead Of an hour schedule
as heretofore. The cars on this line
| teenth aveue with every other car on
the East Hill line.
Other Resolutions
Alderman Concannon was IN a
humor for introducing resolutions
last night and, besides the resolution
| referred to, he introduced three
| others.
One resolution provides for an ap-
preparation of 800 for the purpose OF
purchasing a duplicate set of regis
tration books for the city and to make
tration payable semi monthly as the
| other city employees are paid A
resolution similar to this was intro
| duced some months ago and was de-
| feated- This resolution was re-
| ferred to the finance committee and
| the city attorney.
| Another resolution introduced By
Alderman Concannon provides thai
the water and gas committee be in
| to Baskerville in view OF the fac
| that Barrancas avenue has beer
paved and extended, in order that the
| residents of that section may be fur
nished with fire protection. This reso-
| luton was referred to the water and
gas committee.
The fourth resolution Of Alderman
| Concannon requires the Pensacols
| Electric Company to build a plat
| form at the corner Of Main and De-
Velliers streets in order to relieve E
| situation which, the resolution de-
clares. is dangerous to passenger:
! getting on and off the Bayshore cal
| line. This resolution was unanimous
" adopted.
| Speaking in support OF this resolu'
| ton, Alderman Concannon told Of
having seen some parties fall in 9
hole at this point as they got of the
car.
Alderman Renshaw sliced upon the
opportunity of touching upon sub
tect upon which he has made many
speeches on the floor Of the council
| the DevfIIiers street sewer. He salt
that he heartily favored the adoption
of the resolution. but thought it woulC
also help matters to have the sewe
cleaned out and relieve the stencil. H
said that the person Alderman Con
/ cannon saw fall probably got a Whit
of the Devilliers street sewer. which
caused the fan. rather than the hole
Printing Awarded.
Il Attention was called to the fac
that the list of delinquent taxes mus
be published at an early date and