The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-05-09
ANOTHER 1EVEE IN THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER BREAKS AWAY
PLAN FOR IMPROVEMENTS ON
PALAFOX MUNICIPAL DOCKS
City Engineer Instructed to
Draw Up the Plans and
Specifications.

That the commissioners have direct
ed the city engineer to work out tenta
tive plans and specifications for the
improvements on Palafox municipal
docks. was the statement yesterday
afteronoon Of Mayor Frank d. Sanders
when a Journal reporter called on him
to ask as to movements towards the
contamination of the municipal dock
project.
Mayor Sanders stated that while the
plans Of the city engineer would be
only tentative, they would serve as a
basis for the advertisements for bids
for construction work. and that Cap
tain Turtle, army engineer, had assured
the commissioners that he would be
glad to give all the assistance in his
power TO whatever plans Cor dock i'm
provement they may have
The purchase of the Palafox docks
from the Welles interests was con-
summated several weeks ago along
with the purchase of the property OF
the McIlwain' interests, in order to
get right -of-way for railroad con-
nections with the docks
Insurance. Taken.
Insurance has been taken out by the
city on the Palafox street property to
the amount of about $4,000. the sum
of S31.o00.o0 having been placed on the
ice and fish houses TO be operated by
the Welles interests for the next five
years, and from which the city re-
ceives no revenue and $4,000 on the
Shipwright building. also used by the
Welles Interests, with $500 on the
Pensacola Yacht club building and
$500 on the Welch store, both OF which
properties have been purchased by the
city from the McIlwain interestgs
The other property purchased from
the MeIlwain interests was already in
sured, and this insurance was taken
over by the city at the time of the
purchase of the property, through a
mutual agreement satisfactory to both
sides of the contract.
Mayor Sanders said yesterday after
noon that the Insurance on the docks
is not paid by the city out Of the bond
money, but from the current fund.
The companies which have written
the Insurance for the city, about $4,000
having been placed with each company.
are the Knowles Brothers agency.
Fisher Brown Insurance company, Ii
worth company. Watson agency and
Pensacola Rental and Insurance
agency
Amount for Expenditure.
The sum Of s1so,OOo was paid to the
WeIles interests for the docks, with
the provision written into the deed that
that company should be given a five
year lease, free of charge, to the west
side OF the docks. Nothing is said in
this deed, however. about the city pay
ing fire insurance for five years on
the property,
In addition to the $3.50, 10000 paid for
the Welles property, the sum Of s37,-
10000 was paid for the property owned
by the McIlwain interests, which prop
erty was bought with the understand
ing that It would be torn down in or
der to give oppor tunity for connections
with the Belt Line railway.
Mayor Sanders said yesterday after
noon that the city now has on hand,
cut Of the bond money, se9, 9,241.e4
City Side Steps
r. w. Marsh, attorney for the citi-
Gems committee, which contested the
purchase of the Palafox street property
said last night that he considered that
the city commissioners had broken the
tacit agreement made with the citi-
gems committee. at the time that the
committee agreed to waive further ac-
ton, provided the insurance clause was
stricken out OF the contract
;. The opinion which was handed down
~ the Supreme court contained the fol-
lowing clause; The city commissioners
have no power TO contract liability of
to the grantors in the proposed con-
veyenoe, and such a provision would
be imperative.
SHOULD the city commissioners at
tempt to exceed or abuse their authori-
y IA perfeeting the contemplated pur-
chaaes. appropriate relief may be had
In due course Of law"
Mr., Marsh said last night that he
felt that the taking out OF insurance
BY the city on the property to be used
By the Welles inteFests was breach
of the agreement on the part Of the
as he understood It, |
they having agreed that IL prooeed-
ngs were dropped by the citizens com
the insurance clause would be
stricken cut of the contract,
f'Thia, II seems, was done" said AP |
Marsh, but the city commissioners |
10 take out the Insurance IN |
another way, Inazmgeh as the Weiies |
interest retain the property for their |
own use during the next five years, |
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