The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1891-07-04
CITY AFFAIRS.
An Interesting Meeting Of the Talla-
hassee City Council.

AN AAsc1oDsAn8 Mo0t10& Oh tAo 10110s
hassee City Council.
The City Council of the city of ITALIA
hassee met in regular monthly meeting
Wednesday night and upon call of the roll
every member answered except Council
man Gilmore, who was absent, enjoying
the salt sea breezes at st. Teresa.
The first order of bushes was the con-
sideration of committee reports. The chair.
man OF the street committee made a full
and interesting written report and was
warmly congratulated upon the efficiency
OF his work. He called attention to the bad
condition ofthe streets along the line of the
street railway and asked that q resolution
be adopted calling upon the street car COM
pany to Immediately repair the bad places,
as required by contract with the city. The
resolution was prepared and unanimously
adopted.
Attention was called to the failure of
the street contractor to carry out his con-
tract according to the letter, it being al
legged that recently he has only been
working one cart when the contract called
for two. 1t was also reported that the
four hands worked by the contractor were
not all able-bodied man, as required by the
contract. This matter was discussed by
the council and the chairman of the street
committee was directed to call the atten.
ton of the contractor to these failure to
fulfill his contract, and to notify him
should these deficiencies continue the
council would take steps to compel exact
compliance with the contract.
The market committee reported the
unsafe condition of the south end of the
city market and was instructed to care
fully examine same and suggest the proper
remedy at the next meeting.
Mayor Carpenter reported that 10 arrests
had been made during the month of June
and that Is of that number had been con.
victed. One failed 10 pay his fine and wal
sentenced to work on the city streets fol
thirty days. The arrests were made al
follows: By Policeman Demilly, 4; by
Policeman Wilkes, 4; by Policeman Pinton
10.
John G. Collins, city tax collector, re-
ported that he had collected during Jun'
81 ,4W.10 and had paid same to the treas
urer, taking his receipt for the amount.
The market clerk reported that he ha,
; made the following collections during June
3 STALL rents, e31.80; gas $685.; restaurants
e225O; fish stalls, 1926; total, $628O.
Marshal Bernreuter reported that he ha
collected during June $49.5O for fines ant
. $3.50 for impounding fees
Councilman Schrader introduced tire
: ordinances looking to the preservation o
: public health, proposing that the cit
take charge of cleaning water closets ant
hauling out the excrement, dry slops
etc. The plan proposed is the buckle
system. The city will, if the ordinance
< .ba adopted, advertise for bids, the con
tractor to give bond to faithfully perform
the work of carrying the buckets beyon'
K the corporate limits, say twice a week
and emptying them, returning the buck
cts to the householder.
The matter was referred to the com
mittee on ordinances and will be acte,
upon at the next meeting.
Bills amounting 10 $3.50 81 we're audit
ed and ordered paid.
The council adjourned.