The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-06-02
TIiC CITY COCNCIl..
\ length, Session of the city Faith.
ers Last Night.

rrs Last Night.
A full board was in attendance last
night on the meeting Of the city council,
Chairman Tea-dalc presiding and Al
,lcrnan Purcell acting IA clerk.
Several communication, were received,
one from Philip Newport, asking the
council to take some action in regard to
bis bill rendered for work on the streets,
which was referred to street committee,
Mr. f.. :. Meek scnt in n rommunica.
ton asking an extension Of time tor the
collection Of the city taxes, Ms the books
had lust been turned over to him, and u
large portion of the taxes remained I'm.
collected. He was authorized To keep
the books open for the collection Of taxes
until July lst.
MAJOR Teasialc sent in his receipt for
the money in his hands which had been
paid to the city treasurer, and il was or.
dcrcd filed.
4 PETITION, signed by a large mum
her Of our leading citizens, asking II
rebate of portion Of the tax levied for
tire and water purposes was presented,
which was referred to the committee ON
taxation. The city owes for 1900 feet
of hose, n hose cart, and some $3.50 for
repairs to the fire engine. which will
have to be paid from this tax, and it
seemed to he the opinion Of the council
that the tax could not he reduced,
though il may change its mind when the
committee make their report.
In short communication Mayor Bald.
win called the attention of council 10
certain ordinances referring to hawking
goods about the streets, and to the or.
dinances regulating the speed of trains
while moving within the city limits,
and asking for information rs to their
enforcement. lie also suggested that
all the ordinances b. compiled and pub
lished. so that they could he property en-
forced.
The MAYOR returned the ordinance re-.
latng TO the lease of the foot of Adams
street /, the j.. L. Il X. w. Ry, Co.,
and asked for information concerning
certain sections OF the ordinance detin-
ing the boundaries Of the street from
low water mark to the channel of the
river. Mr. Il. 7. Calhoun. counsel for
the parties holding the riparian rights
Just north of Adams street, stated that
il the land lines should h~ carried
straight ont to the chanrel that il would
change the lines of all the river front,
and cut oil n portion cf his Giants hold
ings. City Attorney Wig stated that
the ordna zee simply meant that the
line should run straight to the chan
mel from lt,w water mark, and the or
dinance was returned to- the mayor IA it
was for his approval.
Mr. j. II. Fry. ex-city collector. sent
in a communication stat my that he had
turned the tax books over to- Mr. +. =.
Neck. his successor. and stated that as
he was not allowed to collect the taxes
for the year he was in office, he would
claim the commissions on the uncollcct-
ed taxes, amounting to some S'o.. No
action was taken on this hy the council.
Judge James II. Burt asked that tho
council have the lines If block II cstah-
lished. there hping some misunderstood.
ing as to the exact boundaries This
communication was referred to the city
surveyor for his report.
city Treasurer W. f.. Ransom male
his report for the month Of May, show
inr that he had received with ctsh ON
hand the sum Of s. Coz II and had rad
out $il3.14, for which he had proper
vouchers, and that now he had cash ON
hand the sum of $2.lso.i2, besides n
sinking fund of So 10. This is more
hard cash in the city treasury than has
been there before in good long while.
The city marshal reported the street