The daily news., 1900-03-08
THE CITY COUNCIL
An Interesting Business Meeting Last
Night.

a regular meeting of ;he city coun-
Gil was held last night. Presen;
Mayor Hilliard, Aldermen Green,
Avery. Christie, Hall, Hays, PfeiG-
eT, keySer, Baars and Gingl-S.
The minutes Of the previous meet
ing were read and approved.
The mayor was authorized to re-
nit the remainder Of the fine If Jas.
Reagan, country boy who had got
ten in bad company in town and
was serving out a fine for carving
brass knuchs.
The mayor submitted a proposition
from the Pensacola InfiTmarY offer
ing TO provide one bed for $50 dayS
for the use Of sick city paupers for
$500 or two beds for $500, all patients
over this average number to be paid
for at So cents day for medical and
50 a day for surgical cases for the
first ten days; 81 day thereafter.
After a full discussion, all favor
able. ii was ordered that the matter
be referred To the board of public
safety, the mayor and city physician
to act with them, with power TO
make contract for one or two beds.
as nly be found necessary; ana it
was ordered that $3.50, or as much
thereof a. necessary, be appropriated
fOT the board Of public safety 10 pay
for said service for the first six
months.
On recommendation Of the mayor
a resolution was adopted inviting
the state board Of health to hold its
next meeting. March -, in Pensu-
cola.
The mayor announced that the
complaints of Citiz-nS relative -
street car service on West Hn had
been brought to the attention of Jh-
company and that satisfactory
schedule was now being run.
Chairman Green of the faiuc-
committee called attention To the
fact that telegraph. telephone and
electric car companies had not paid
their pole tax for 1899; that the Ter
minai company had made no report
Of the number of their poles; that
the telephone company reported 90
poles, l43 of which weT- used by city
wires, leaving i32 poles on which
they were 20 pay s. each; that they
wanted to compromise for $500.
superintendent Sims Of the south
ern Bell Telephone Co. who wa
pres ent stated :hat they asked this
rebate because "A tax of So Oh each Of
the poles used by them would be aE
unjust tax and would amoUl. to
about six per cent of the grc:- in
come OF The company; tha1 to fur
ni>h wire to one patron they had
in the suburbs required - poles Oh
which the tax would be $J6 and they
fblN vnf S-gl for Z he -t-rS IF..-
The mayor stated that the council
had no authority To give a e5ata ~
JhiS TAX: that the only way they
coGld 30 so would be 20 amend the
ordinance. He then had tn. CLERK
read the law uE the subject.
Ca motion of Alderman Avery tie
matter was referred jp tie city
comptroller win Instructions tia;
he confer wiin tae city attoTI.y &.i
report at :ho next meeting.
Chairman Green gave notice that
tIe uuaIpTopr!a,ed funds on hand
would To- used IA repairing sewers
and the Garden stree; drain.
MaNoi Hil.iagd stated that tie -Gr-
veyur had made his notes on The
wo.k required and tha; tn chair
man of ne board of public works
was uo0 advertising for bids
4 petition from citizens iiVIa- on
CHASE and Garden streets. wet ot
Bayieu, asking that tle w-ter mains
he extended over that territory. ap-
proved by tho board Of public safety
with the statement that i: would re-
quire fire hydrantS at $40 each Il
year. was referred 10 the finance
committee.
The contract made by tie board
of public safety for $1,000 worth OF
fire hose, was approved.
The recommendation of the board
of public safety tha: Frank Maura
be allowed =. per cent more for
feeding prisoners and that - 30
month be appropriated for that pur-
pose. was referred TO the finance
BY vote of twO-thirdS Of all the
members John BOrelli was granted
perm is>ion to move a wooden build
lug ut so South Baylen street feet
north so as TO allow an allevway be-
tween that and brick building he
purposes building at the corner OF
Baylen and ZarragOssa, 20 60 which