The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-06-12
CITY OFFICERS
QUALIFY AND
GET To WORK
Callers to Extend Congratula-
tions Numerous During
Entire Day.
JOB HUNTERS
IN EVIDENCE
City Marshal Ellis Working te
Improve Police Force
Conditions.

Mayor Frank Sanders. immediately
upon the adjournment of the board OF
commissioners Monday afternoon. set
about 10 qualify to take the ONCE TO
which he had been selected by the
other commissioners, and early yester
day formally changed Headquarters in
the city hall from that of police COM
missioner to the mayors office. and
during the day had so many callers
who wanted to congratulate him on
his new honor that he mad little time
for other business. During the after
noon, however. good many matters
which had been referred to him. were
given official endorsement and sent on
their way
Bond of the new commissioner.
Frank r.. Pou, was filed the day before
and duly passed by the city attorney.
and he assumed office directly after
the meeting OF Monday. Like the new
mayor, MIR. Pou also had numerous
callers during the day. and 1t was stat
ed was almost forced to leave office
TO get rest.
Commissioner Hindricks also chang
his desk from the office of comptrol-
Ter TO that of the city clerk. where
he will take over and direct the duties
OF. street and park commissioner AS
commissioner of revenue and taxation
he for the past year has had his desk
in the Office OF Comptroller EggArt
Practically all officers maze bond
and otherwise uualifed yesterday. The
new police chief, A. c, Ellis. formally
took command of the police depart
ment and was studying plans for the
Improvement of the force. to be insti-
tuted without delay. That there will
he no great changes I'm the department
was statement authorized during the
day. Some of the former officers OF
the department, who are now en-
pioyed at the naval station for the
different shipyards of the port, have ex-
pressed a desire TO return to the work
of the police department, and several
will likely be elected Several who
are now on longtime leaves of abb
sence stated yesterday that they viii
likely don the police uniform under
the new regime within few days at
the longest.
Job hunters were numerous around
the city building during the day. and
whenever one of the commissioners
showed up In the corr1dor at almost
any hour Of the day some waiting job
hunter was ready to lay his case be-
fore said commissioner In a desire ito
land something" There were no new
employees taken on, and this will prob
ably be a question taken mp at a spe
cial meeting to be held today for the
consideration of other matters.
The position of police clerk having
been abolished. a great deal Of this
work now devolves either upon Mar
shall Ellis or one of the sergeants. Tho
docket is written up in the early morn
ing, books of the recorders work are
kept and a great many details are
written out. An expert typist is a
serious need at police headquarters To
keep things moving smoothly.
John G. Welsh, elected tax collec-
tor and assessor at Mondays meeting
of the city commissioners. yesterday
filed ris bond with the city clerk and
the security was duly authenticated
by the city attorney Mr.. Welsh win
this morning formally assume charge
of the double duties. relieving Jos. A.
Hicks, who was appointed year ago.