The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-11-22
CARRYING OUT OF
SUGGESTION MADE
INSULT TO COURT
Has Been Stated That Commits
sioners Have No Right to
Purchase Proposed Site.
COUNSEL FOR THE CITY
PREPARING AN ANSWER
Will Carry Case to Supreme
Court if Injunction Is
Not Dissolved.

Much adverse criticism was aroused
yesterday afternoon that at this time
when the case Of the citizens versus the
city commissioners is in the hands OF the
court, and the court has specifically de-
cided against the purchase OF the Palafox
docks, that proposition should come
from a leading merchant Of Pensacola
advancing the suggestion that the dispute
between the city commissioners and
those opposed to the PaIafox docks be
decided by a referendum.
Speaking Of the proposition made by
Mr. Cant, citizen who is familiar both
with the dock question and it's legal
aspects, said yesterday afternoon:
Il take it that Mr.. Gants proposition
to vote on the question Of a dock site
does not include the Palafox dock, and
with this reservation IL the city com
Tnissioners would accept the advice OF
their constituents expressed in this mans
ner, It would be very good thing to
have an informal election as to the other
sites.
"Of course no sane man, and IN this
category I class all those advocating the
selection by vote, would advance the
suggestion that the Palafox street site
could be considered at an. for to attempt
to carry the matter into an election
would be the grossest kind of contempt
u NSuA - Inc CUlAL mas bp5ClUCdALE nGlQ
that the commissioners have not legal
authority under existing law to pur-
chase the dock site on Palafox street.
subject to the right Of Saunders and
Company TO use it for a period OF years.
To try and 70 behind the ruling Of the
court, and an election confer authority
to do thing which may be done under
existing laws, election or no election,
would be the height of folly. II we could
.s..r-T, -
the dock fund into circulation in the
payment of payrons, we would have done
a. good days work for the city at large.
The city commissioners had a chance
before this litigation was commenced, to
submit the whole question to the people
on such a referendum vote, and fatty
refused to do so. I hope they may now
reconsider this decision, eliminate the
Palafox street site, and submit to the
people the question for their advice I
am reminded Of an old adage.
" The devil. he was sick, the devil
a saint would be.
The devil, he got wen. a-devfl Of a
saint was he.'"
Following the arguments OF counsel
yesterday morning, and the placing OF
the indemnity bond OF the citizens COM
mittee at $4,000, John 3. Jones, city at.
torney, stated to a Journal reporter that
counsel Tor the city commissioners are
preparing an answer, which win be ready
as soon as possible. moving for a dissolu-
tion OF the injunction, and should the
court overrule that motion, that the city
will then carry its case before the SUI
preme court, as speedily as possible.
Max L. Bear, chairman of the citizens
committee, stated yesterday afternoon
that in the event the case iS taken be-
fore the supreme court. that the citizens
committee win fight the issue to the ex-
trema limit.
1.-THE citizens committee is not tied 90
any particular dock site" said Mr. Bear.
This committee is unaIterabIy opposed
to the Palafox dock site, because we
believe that the commissioners have no
right to take the peoples money and tie
It up IN a proposition which leaves little
chance for expansion and so little money
for Improvement, when there are other
dock sites that are indisputably much
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