The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-11-04

asked the commissioner to sell him
the motorcycle or to advertise it for
sale. We have been unable to fix
the responsibility for the sale to
Bowman. Bowman claims to have
bought it from Commissioner Green
hut, who denies making the sale.
Commissioner Pou alleges that he and
Commissioner Greenhut together
made the sale. At all events, Bow
man paid ten dollars to the assistant
fire chief and took the motorcycle,
and he got bargain.
Commissioner Greenhut has requir-
ed the city carpenter to repair win
dows and other carpenter work at his
residence, and repair building own
ed by his wife situated on North AL
caniz street. He has required the city
teams to haul coal to his residence,
and to haul shingles from one Of his
houses to another of his houses; he
has required the city carts to haul
lumber from a local mill to his prop
erty, and to haul fertilizer to his res
idence; he has required city prisoners
to clean his yards and cut his wood,
and city employees to trim his trees
in his yard and beautify his grounds.
He has also accepted without cost
a walk from the sidewalk to curbing
in front of his residence, constructed
by person contracting with the city
for the laying of side walks and curb
ing and the repair of pavements.
Commissioner Greenhut pur-
chased of local dealer three gold
pens at the cost of nine ($9.00)
dollars, for the use of city COM
missioners, paying for them out
of the city's funds.
Commissioner johnson refused to
countenance such extravaganza and
returned to the city clerk the gold
pen left on his desk by Mr.. Greenhut.
Commissioner Greenhut has also had
his family go for rides in the city's
automobile, driven by the city en-
ployee.
The city has been buying ice from
= local dealer, paying one price for
| it delivered at the city hall, and an
other price for the same ice delivered
| at the truck house, the explanation
given for the difference in price being
that larger quantity is consumed
| at the city hall, hence less price for
ice delivered there. It would seem
that sound business Judgment would
suggest that, in view of the large
quantity Of ice consumed by the city,
that contract be made with local
| dealer to furnish the ice at a reason
able price for all ice bought by the
city.
During the same period that the
city has been buying ice from this
dealer, Commissioner Greenhut has
also been buying ice for his personal
use; sometimes he has purchased one,
two, or three books of ice tickets at
$3.50 per book, having the same
charged to his account.
| Upon the rendition of bill for
the ice tickets purchased, he has
invariably deducted one dollar
| per book.
The ice company carried as a
charge against Mr.. Greenhut the
amount deducted by him from his
bills, until it was found that he would
not pay same, and it was rebated tc
him. Had he not been mayor of the
city and purchasing ice from the same
company for the city's use, he would
not have received this rebate. Rattle,
than antagonize the mayor and posi-.
bly, lose the city's business, the ice
company permitted Mr.. Greenhut Il
rebate himself one dollar on each
book of ice tickets purchased. In
view of the fact that the city has
paid one price for ice consumed al
the city hall and larger price fol
ice consumed at the truck houses AMI
elsewhere, the city has, in effect, paio
the rebate secured by Mr.. Greenhut
| During the recent election the COM
missioners permitted certain city EN-.
ployees to leave the employment Of
the city to work in connection with
the election. This is entirely contrar,
to the letter and spirit of the cit,
charter, which contemplates that city
employees shall refrain from polite:
u and give the city a business admins
tration. The commissioners have no
only encouraged political activit,
among the city employees, but havt
themselves done the things which
they thought would advance their DO
litical interest.
The city's money has been trans
ferred from one fund to another, ant
the city's books kept in such mannel
that it is impossible to ascertain def
initely and quickly what has been go
ing on in the city hall.
/ There are many other abuses
| that have come to our attention
| but space will not permit the re-
cital of all. We condemn these
1 abuses. and bring them to the at
| tention of the public, which is the
extent of our power in the prem
Uses.
Commissioner johnson has PLAYED
4 a small part in the conduct of tn.