The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-03-17
BRENT ISLAND
IS SELECTED
FOR new Home
Decision Made Last Night at
Meeting Teeming With
Hot Debate.
COMMITTEE IS NAMED
TO FINANCE PROJECT
Will Also Act for Club and Bring
Deal to Successful Con-
clusiOn.

The Pensacola Yacht club last night
voted to accept the minority report of
It's site committee which recommended
the purchase of a certain section of
what is known as Brent island for a club
house site. A majority report was sub
mitted but was not accepted. the minor
ity report only coming beofre the club
\ special committee was appointed to
provide ways and means and put the
deal through
The vote to buy site for the club
came at the end OF nearly two hours Of
continuous debate during which both
sides presented arguments in support of
their contentious. The decision to buy
the site, however. was made by an over
wheIming majority.
The site which the club voted to buy
is located on the county side of Bayou
Chico between the electric car tracks
and the bay. 1t has a frontage Of about
l50 feet on the bayou and I25 feet on the
car track and is reached by deep water.
The sloops and one or two Of the club
motor boats have already been sailed
up to where the club dock will be locat-
ed The Mercathades. Capt. Stewards
boat. commonly lays alongside the bank
at this point.
The minority report was submitted by
Chairman Charles Cottrell and Ben Z.
Clutter. The majority report was by
Capt. H. S. Merwin, Ed. Gale Quina and
IEox Cowley. The minority report rec
commended purchase 81 the site. The
majority report was opposed to the site
as being unfit and was also opposed to
the purchase OF any site at the present
time, holding that the CID has so many
Obligations for this year that il would
be unwise to take up the question of a
new home at the present time.
In his argument for the minority re-
port, Chairman Cottrell. Of the commit
tee, held that the time has now come
when the Pensacola Yacht club must
have home in a building of its owl
and ON a site where it can have deep
water for its boats, and opportunity for
bathing and other water sports. Mr.
CottrelI said that the proposed site is
such that deep water is available up 10
the very front door Of the club house
to-be and that the site is also accessible
by both automobiles and street cars. as
wei as by boats. He exhibited pictures
in support of his claims.
The majority report the proposed s4te
as being in locality where sawnilIs are
developing and where it is possible that
other large manufacturing plants will be
erected. 1t also held that the attendance
at meetings will fall off because mem
hers who do not own automobiles Will
hnd it inconvenient to ride the Bayshore
cans.
The discussion became general when
Judge Binkley moved that the minority
report be accepted. Speakers in favor
Of purchasing the site included Max /.
Bear, Dave kugelman, Dr Hutchinson.
Richard McGrath. Dr. Pierpont. Sol
Levy. Hugh Ansley, Felo McAllister and
others. For the opposition the speak
7rs We're DR.. Renshaw. Ed Gale Oufna.
F. F. Bingham, Rox Cowley and Cant.
Merwin
After the report was adopted. Dick
motion for a special commit
tee Of three. consisting Of Max Bear. GINS
Iitzen and DR.. c. E. Hutchinson to de-
wise ways and means for financing the
oropect and to put the deal through. was
adopted.