The Pensacola journal., 1913-01-21
MEETING NEXT
MONDAY NIGHT
Both. Charters Will be Sub
mitted to Voters - Mr..
Sullivan Makes Last Ar
gument for Aldermanic
Form to Be Heard, Prob
ably-Mr. Walker Offers
Stick of Candy for Solu-
ton of Grave Problem.

Reading of the Jones charter by its
author, City Attorney John B. Jones.
decision that another public hearing
should be given the Semmes committee
charter, practical assurance that both
charters will be voted upon bv the
people, a peroration by ]. ]. Sullivan
Sr., and unanimous defeat of the Dod-
son resolution providing for a trade
inducement fund marked the public
meeting last night in the council
chamber at the city nall.
The first business of the session
after the call to order was the dis
position of the Dobson resolution
which, briefly, proposed that the COM
miSsioners of the city annually set
apart an amount of not less than one
fortieth of one per cent nor more than
one-tenth of one per cent of the as
sessed valuation of all real and per-
sonal property in the city for the pur-
pose of inviting and encouraging man.
ufacturing and trade. AS Mr.. Dodson
set the matter forth, the object was
to put Pensacola in line with the other
cities offering free sites to manufac-
turers and otherwise giving the city
an opportunity to get on even grounds
IN competition with them for railroads
steamship lines and other public util-
tiles.
On motion of Alderman Meyer the
resetution was put to a vote and senti-
ment appeared to be unanimous
against it,
They next took up for discussion tho
last section of the Semmes commit
tee charter. which provides that, on a
petition of 20 per cent of the voters,
nlaPfj0n 6nIl
to ascertain If the government may be
changed back to the aldermanic form.
If, in other words. the people become
dissatisfied with the commission form
they may be given the privilege to ex-
press their disapproval of it at the
end Of six years.
The section was adopted and will
be incorporated in the charter when
submitted to council by the committee.
Decision to hold a rehearing on the
Semmes committee charter was arriv-
ed at by a vote on motion of w.
Chipley Jones, which followed a sug-
gestion of Frank L. Mayes that It
should be talked over again and pub
lished. Mr.. Semmes said he would
give The Journal a copy Saturday for
publication in the Sunday morning
paper, thus giving all the voters a
chance to familiarize themselves with
every section prior to the meeting
Monday night.
The charter read by City Attorney
Jones was published in The Journal
Sunday. He did not ask those present
to pass upon ii as they are already
committed to the Semmes committee
charter. When questioned by Attorney
NJ. E. Morey at the conclusion of its
reading as to whether he intended to
submit it section by section or as a
whole, Mr.. Jones said he would be
glad to hear anyone on any of its sec
tions or to hear any objections which
any may wish to advance in his Office.
SUBMIT BOTH CHARTERS.
Alderman Semmes, as chairman of
the committee, then said 1t is tie pu--
pose Of the committee to submit both
Charters to the people after publica-
tion of them and that he is satisfied
the charter Of the committee meets the
approval of many of the voters and
that that of Mr.. Jones will satisfy the
others.
What the committee desires most to
find out now, he said, is what the state
legislature will do toward passing
whichever Of the two is adopted by
the voters at the special election to be
held at date not yet decided upon.
Alderman John G. Oliver suggested
that another meeting be held Friday
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