The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-07-15
ACT ILLEGAL ONE
SAYS ATTORNEYS
Had An Agreement Been
Signed the Commissioners
Could Have Been Prose-
cuted Under the Champer~
ty and Maintenance Law
Nothing Will be Dond
Sav~Commissioners (,

The publication OF the proposedesor-t
dinance and agreement whereby th0
city commissioners would turn over t0
two citizens the right to sue and ousu
property owners, in The Journal yes
terday morning, caused a stir in Pen.
sacola and nIucn adverse criticisn1
of the action of the commissioners in
this matter was heard
The developments of the day. folS
lowing the publication, are sums
married. follows:
Statement by two attorneys that
commissioners could be criminally
prosecuted If such an agreement was
entered.
Preparation by citizens 20 sue ouH
an injunction prohibiting the passage
of such an ordinance.
Statement by commissioners that
nothing further will be done. and IL
was their intention to give the ma item
publicity.
Statement by Robt II. Anderson
that If the ordinance is passed he wilE
endeavor to nullify 1t by act OF tho
BUSY DAY FOR TRIUMVIRATE.
1t was a busy day for the triumvi-
rate at the city hall, for citizens and
property owners wanted information
on what the commissioners proposed
to do with the ordinance at their meet
ing next Monday.
Under these conditions the commits
sioners issued a statement to the pub
TIC, signed Dy all three, IN WnlCn tney
stated it was always their intention
to take the people into their conf
dence in this matter and would have
given the ordinance as well as the
agreement the fullest publicity be-
fore 1t was passed. The statement OF
commissioners n. 7f,,ll follows:
fsfrEsz<la alal4s duly al ~1o1f,
To the People OF Pensacola
The pf-opo9ad ordfua Hoe. efftitleAtli
'An ordinance to provide for quieting
the title, and for the recovery of the
possession Of certain property claimed
to be owned by the city of Pensacola"
and the form of proposed contract
thereby authorized to be entered into
between the city and Messrs. Lee DAN
iell and Aubrey Maura, which are pub
lished in The Journal of this morn
ing, will not be adopted by the board
Of commissioners, If at all. until the
public have been fully advised in re-
ference thereto, and given every op-
portunity to interpose any objections,
make any suggestions. which they
desire.
The publication of the ordinances
and agreement by The Journal antici-
pated the publication which the COM
missioners had decided to make be-
fore taking final action thereon, and
we will be pleased to receive any
criticism, or suggestion, in reference
thereto which any citizen desire to
make. Until there has been public
hearing, after due notice, no further
action Will De taken In the matter py
the board Of commissioners
respectfully,
A. GREENHUT,
F. r. POU,
THOs. H. JOHNSON.
SUE OUT INJUNCTION.
J. n. Andrews and other citizens
prepared to sue out an injunction
against the commissioners as soon as
they read of their contemplated act
and retained Judge Jno. G. Avery and
G. Moreno Jones to represent them in
the courts. On a promise from Mayor
Greenhut that no action would be
taken before Wednesday the suit was
not filed yesterday, but 1t Is in rea d.
ness to be brought at any moment
should It become necessary said Mr..
Andrews last night.
AN ILLEGAL ACT.
Had the commissioners entered into
any such agreement ii would not only
have been an illegal act but also sub
jeCted them to criminal prosecution.
This statement was made by Hon. g.
Moreno Jones and Clerk Fred w.
Marsh OF the United States court. Mr..
Jones was told OF the contents of tho
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