The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-08-17
Taxpayers in No Unmistakabk
Expression, Show They
Want Every Project. T
TEMPERATURE is
HIGH; VOTE Low
Unofficial Returns Indicate Sue.
cess of Election by Ratio
About 16 to I. -

In no unmistakabie expression. PEN
sacola tax papers yesterday showed
that they want the bond issue. for each
of the items were voted overwhelming
~ at the special election held yester-
day. While interest was at a low ehb,
those tax payers who did vote favored
the bonds I'm q ratio Of about 1T 10 1,
showing the trend of opinion as to the
worth of the proposals. Possibly the
most interest centered in the $4,000
issue "for the purpose OF providing
funds to secure the surrender. reiin-
auishment and the reconveyance to
and reinvestment in the city of PEN
sacoia OF all rights and title in and TO
the water 'front.' property granted to
John A. Merritt and J. s. Reese by
ordinance passed january z, according
TO the agreement OF said Merritt and
Reese filed in the Office of the city
clerk December 81. 1917" for quite
the heaviest vote was cast on this
proposition. but with all that hardly
fifty per cent OF the qualified voters
made a trip TO the polls.
The weather was record breaking as
to temperature, and inspectors and
clerks felt the heat very much, ~spe-
cially where there were no electric
fans available. In one precinct IL is
said thermometer showed a temper
ature of more than 100 degrees, and
then some of the officials said there
was something wrong with the instru-
ment, as 1T did not register high
enough.
on the proposition OF issuance of
bonds to the amount of $4,000. for
extending and improving the city's
sewerage and drainage system, a vote
of 334 for and 10 against. was re-
corded.
on the question OF issuing $50, 900 in
bonds for extending and improving the
city's water system. a vote OF 325 for
and 21 against was tailed.
For grading. paving and curhing
streets between Barrancas avenue and
o street, and between Garden and
Government streets, near the Pensa-
cola shipbuilding plant. taxpayers
adopted IL, vot (ing bonds 10 the amouat
of $4,000 in vote of 322 to 81.
Bonds to the amount of $4,000 for
grading. paving and otherwise improv-
ing streets, including repavins and re-
pairing DeVilliers street, were votsi
313 to 33.
Practically none of the polls opened
on time, and some Of them did not get
down 70 hard work until about noon
Some OF them were offcered By men
not qualified TO vote by reason OF not
having paid their property tax. but
this was done as a last resort when
officers appointed failed to show UP.
This was allowable. IL lis stated, after
all other efforts had failed.
Kicking on Dinner.
Dinner was served at noon I'm tho
polls, and 1t was stated at the city
hall last night that the contract price
was 75 per meal inspectors In precinct
13, however, last night asked that their
idsapproval OF their MONDAY meal be
voiced in the following: s~lA
Pensacola, Aug. Is, 1913
We the undersigned inspectors Of
precinct 13 do protest against the din
ner we received today. The dinner
consisted of one cold ham sandwich
ond cold chicken sandwich, about four
tablespoons of salad in paper bag, four
pieces OF cake, four cups OF cold cof-
fee and four pieces of friend sweet
potatoes; and We think IL was more OF
a lunch than dinner.
JOSEPH BROWN,
THOS. ". HANNAH,
G. w AINSwORTH,
w. H FLLINGIM,
Some of the other inspectors from
other precincts were very severe In
their criticism OF their MONDAY meal
supplied by the city as they reached
the clerks office with the returns