The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-03-08
PROPOSED CHANGE
in CITY CHARTER
Resolution Before Commissioners to Al
low Voters to Vote on Preference.

At the regular meeting of the city
commissioners held yesterday at the city
hall, resolution was unanimously
passed requesting the democratic execu-
tive committee to have placed on the
ballot at the primary TO be held on
April IL, question to be voted as to
whether the city shall change from the
commission form to the aldermanic form
Of government.
This letter was brought up after the
following letter from Commissioner Pou
was read at the meeting:
"Messrs. II. ID. Sanders and George H
Hinriehs, City Commissioners.
Dear Sirs: Referring to the question
discussed at our recent conference j urge
the board of commissioners at its meet
ing on next Monday to adopt the en-
closed resolution requesting the city
democratic executive committee to place
on the ballot to be used in the primary
election to be held on April 18th, the
following proposition:
Shall the city of Pensacola abandon
it's organization under the provisions of
law providing a. commission form of gov
eminent and resume it's former alder
manic form of government?
81 urge this action in Difference to the
wish of the citizens who have signified
their desire to have special election held
for the determination of this question
and to avoid the expense and trouble
incident to the holding of such special
election; also, because at such special
election only those would be qualified to
vote who were qualified voters. at the
time of the last city election and in the
coming primary all who were then, or
have since, qualified or may qualify.
would be entitled to vote on the propo-
sition. This is especially desirable as
it would enable the large number of
white women electors TO vote on the
question.
yours very truly,
FRANK r. POU,
CITY Commissioner"
The following is the resolution as
passed by the commissioners:
Resolved by the board of commits
sioners of the city of Pensacola:
THAT the democratic executive com
mittee Of the city of Pensacola be, and
II is hereby requested, TO place on the
ballot to be used in the primary elec-
ton, which has called, to be held
on April 18th, next, the following propo-
sition:
"sham the city of Pensacola abandon
it's organization under the provisions OF
law providing a commission form of
government and resume its former al
dermanc form OF government"
't2. That in the event the majority
OF the electors voting in said primary on
said question shall vote in favor of said
proposition each member of this board
OF commissioners. personally and official-
ly, shall be pledged to do everything
necessary and as expeditiously as posi-
BILE to make effective such expressed
win OF said majority; and, also, to have
our senator and representative in the
legislature of Florida to obtain as soon
as possible after said primary election a
special act abolishing the present COM
mission form of government, and pro-
viding the former aldermanic form OF
government for the city of Pensacola on
and after the first Monday of June 1921.
In compliance with the request OF the
city democratic executive committee,
the commissioners instructed Registra-
ton Officer j. A. Kirkpatrick TO open
the registration books for the registra-
ton of electors for a period OF 10 days
with Thursday, March 10.
The only other business transacted at
the meeting was the referring to Com
missioner Hinrichs with power to act
complaint sent in about the ditch known
as Long Hollow" between Gadsden ana
LaRua streets.