The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-04-14
Council Meeting Last Night.


At the meeting OF the City Council at
the city hall last night, Chairman II. Il.
Teasdale presided, and Aldermen ErIane
ID. a. Boyd and |. l.. Purcell were pres.
ent.
\ bill from the ralatka Gas Light and
Fuel Company, for lamp posts, was rem.
dered, the amount being $4,000. An.
other bill from tho same company, for
lighting the streets two months, amount.
ing 10 $4,000 was also read and both
wee referred to the finance committee.
A bill in favor of Joe Gamer, for 10
cents was ordered paid
a bill for SSs, in favor of Cook Carleton,
city clerk, for registering voters, was
read and referred to finance committee.
a bill from Joseph x llusson, for So,
WAS real, and ordered returned.
A bin in favor Of Mrs. Margaret Sinai.
ley, for ground rent for city hall build.
ing, amounting to $50, was ordered paid.
a bill in favor Of Jas. Brown, street
scayenger. for $3.50, was ordered paid.
\ bill in favor Of tie Southern Sun,
for 50, was ordered paid, aud une from
Webb & Nichols, for 81 insurance, was
referred to- finance committee.
\ communication was read from Mr..
J. II. Fry, cx.colcctor, requesting that
inasmuch as.he had been deprived of the
tax books ut the time when the city tax
cs should have been collected, he bc
allowed to hold the hooks and collect the
taxes for the year 1855. The council re-.
fused to grant the request
The bonds of the newly elected treas
urer and collector for $4,000 each and the
marshal for $1,000 were read, and on mo
ton action on the same was deferred un.
til the.next regular meeting. Some of
. the aldermen being Of tho opinion that
the bonds We're not Cor sufficient am.
cunt
The board discussed the propriety OF
employing city attorney, but any &c.
ton in the matter was deferred until the
next meeting.
The J. 7. & X. w. railway wanted an
ordinance passed allowing the road t,
put n box sewer down in Rose street. fol
the purpose of draining the lot where
the shops are being erected. but the
board will not decide the matter until
the next meeting.
An ordinance defining the rights and
privileges of the Palatka Street Railway
company was presented. which the board
will also consider at its nest meeting.
As the ordinance was not read we can
not give it's provisions.
Mayor Baldwin presented a communi.
cation to the board urging the appoint.
ment Of a health officer for the city, and
suggested the name of DR.. Philip II.
Stratus for the position, stating that that
gentleman would discharge the duties
of the office without pay. The board
deferred action until some future time.
Tie appointment Of JtH NliAel as po-
liccman, by tie mayer, was confirm.
cd.
Chairman Ttasdale announced the fol-
lowing committees for the ensuing year
Fire-Iane and Purcell
rolice--Bov and Purcell.
Taxes AMI Licenses-t'ora and
Lane,
Streets Boyd, Lane and Purcell.
Finance Forward.
Town propcriy-Boyl ana Purcell
The council then had short but in.
tercsting discussion On the had condition
Of the streets. and motion was male
and carried that the scavenger cart be
employed by the day for Il week to clean
them up, under the supervision of the
marshal. Chairman feaslale uggestcd
to the marshal that he bride the driyCr
of the cart. and prevent his WASTING time
talking while at work.
Rev Mr.. DePass, editor Of the Chris
tian Advocate. the Methodist organ Of
of tho state, was in town Yesterday
His paper is in most tlourishng c0ndi.
ton. and will bepnc Of the most pop.
t,lar publications in the State.