Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1905-08-09
MONTHLY SESSION
/ OF CITY FATHERS
Assessment on Several Pieces of
Property Was Reduced.
kILL REMOVE DISTRACTIONS

9odY Passed a Resolution Directing
That ChsiFman Of Street Committee
Clean Certain Streets In Accordance
WITH Ordinance Other Business.
The City Council met in regular
onthly session Monday evening, there
eIne present Aldermen Benson, Cush-
hen, Hodges, o'NeIll, TSy lor and Witt
.oek, and CLERK Dell.
Ia the absence of President Broome,
l1erman CuShman was elected chair
~ pro tenn.
The minutes OF the previous meeting
8sfe read and approved, after which
puneli settled down to business.
AldsFmAn Taylor moved that an as
assessment be levied upon the gas
sIant OF S5,vO0 and the electric light
slant OF 10000, which was carried
without opposition.
Upon motion OF Alderman Hodges
Ne assessment on the property OF Mrs.
e. Hale was reduced TO $500
The Joseph lot, owned by J. p. BAuk.
&lRht, was raised on the assessment
teok from 1880 to 1880 Alderman
7Iststock thought II little too steep
khd made q motion that II be again re-
1uced TO Ito original assessed value.
THIS motion did not meet the approval
81 q majority OF the council, being
voted iAvoFably upon by only two
members, hence was lost. Alderman
Taylor then substituted q motion that
ths assessment be reduced to 5000,
whieh was carried,
Alderman 0'Neill moved that the
assessment upon certain property OF
fFs. e. A. ClApp be reduced TO $4,000,
NbIch was carried
Some OF the city funds being low,
hlderman Taylor remedied this def
|enoy by making q motion to the effect
1bas 1885 30 be transferred from the
Nne and costs fund to the various funds
a. follows To the officers fund, tll5 !;
3 special light fund, tlse To sanitary
toad, tBl.9o.
The matter Of purchase OF the street
miller was brought up for disposition
and q motion by Alderman Hodges
prevailed authorizing the president TO
tign contract with the Springfe d Road
Boiler Company on the part OF the
city.
The question Of continuing the SAM.
aaFy work was discussed The alder.
men believed this advisable, and upon
motion OF Alderman Taylor 1t WAS or.
d6Fod that she work be continued by
Acting Marshal Warren for the next
thirty days.
Alderman O'Neill, who il also chief
OF The Ore department, stated that the
tWo hose wagons of the department
we're 10 need OF oveThAuling and re-
painting. and upon motion Of Alder
man WittsiOck fhe Obief was author
ixed 10 have this work done.
There was some complaint about u q
fences, houses and other distractions
on certain streets, caused by en-
croaehmsnt upon public property,
which resulted In the passage OF the
following resolution;
"Resolvsd. That the chairman Of
che street committee be and IL hereby
instructed and directed to remove, or
cause to be removed, the following
encroachments or distractions from
OF the following streets, ne provided
By ordinances OF said city, to-wit;
81. The fenoes and buildings, or
other encroAchments or obstructions,
on Lassiter street. on the south side
thereof. from ice intersection with
East Main to its intersection with
West Main street
That the chairman oi said street
committee br empowered TO employ 4
competent surveyor To establish street
ltnea along said streets, u said chair.
man deems u necessary
There being no further business the
council took recess until Tuesday
night, when n ndmber NJ ord finances
we're presented Tor action aud q few
other natter were disposed Of
Two Men Killed In Mine.
Cumberland Wyo August s.-Two
men were killed two were severely In.