The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1905-12-19

A special meeting OF the city Coun-
ell was held last night at the city
hall, with Mayor Bliss presiding and
Aldermen Baars, Calm, D'Alemberte,
McHugh, Muldon, Reilly, Watson and
Yonge present.
The meeting was for the purpose
Of hearing reports from the various
committees upon the selection Of en-
gineers, architects and a site for the
city hail.
The first matter to come up was
report Of Chairman Reilly upon the
selection OF a site for the city hall
He reported that the committee asked
I for further time to consider the mat
| ter, but that a report would probably
be made at the meeting next We'd
nesday night This was granted.
+ Mr. YOnge, of the committee on the
I selection of a consulting and resident
/ engineer to look after the improve
ments TO be made when the bonds
are hoated, read the report of the COM
] mittee. which recommended regard
I ing the consulting engineer that IT..
Hatton of New York, be selected,
Mr. Hatton's compensation to be $50
per day and travelling expenses were
he employed just 10 examine into
! the maps and plans of Waring, Chap
man and FarQuahar made some years
since and if employed to correct any
/ defects that might be found or to
draw new plans if necessary, he is
to receive $1,000.
The committee further recommended
that j. n Hazlehurst, of Mobile, be
+. employed at a salary of $4,000 per
year to supervise an engineering Of
the city during the period that the
\ Improvements are being made. his
position to be that Of resident engin-
eer. Tt was understood that should
the work be competed after the ex-
piratiOn of one year and before two
years had expired that he would re-
ceive pay at the rate of $4,000 per
year for the extra time served over
on year.
Alderman MUldOn spoke upon the
matter of employing Mr. HattOn to-
examine plans which had been drawn
by one Of the most eminent firms i'm
the country and thought that the city
was spending money needlessly I'm
having another firm come to inspect
these plans.
J.. Hilton Green, chairman Of the
Board Of Bond Trustees, who had
acted with the board In it's selection
of an engineer, stated that the matter
was a very serious one, and that it
would be well to inspect the plans
/ before prOcee ding with the work. and
therefore, thought it necessary to en-
pl0y Mr. Hatt0n The same posi-
tion was taken by Aldermen Yonge,
McHugh and Baars.
1t was finally decided to recommend
that the Board of Bond Trustees en-
ploy Mr.. Hatton, and that the sewer
age plans be forwarded him at once.
City Hall Architect
Chairman McHUgh of the commit
tee TO select three architects TO com
pete in drawing plans for the city
ball. reported thar the committee had
decided upon Andrew u BRYAN. Of
New Orleans; Frederick AusfeId of
+ 21onr gOmery, and Edwards e. Walter
az Columbia s.. G. IL was decided bv
the committee some time since TO Sc
lect three hrms 70 compete fro draw
ms plans for the new city hail The
? firm whose plans are adopted VIII re-
ceive 81 ner cent of the contract
price of rhe b-ilding but must assist
in advertisir for bids and maxim
contract with the successful bidder
ShoUd his services be required to-
supervise the construction of the
building De Is to- receive an additional
rs per cent The prize for the see
end best plan viii De $4,000 and for
the third best $4,000
The report Of the COMMITTEES was
unanimously adopted.
En- EineeT HaZlebUrst. Who has been
recommended by the council for ap-
+ continent TO the position Of resident
+ engineer. appeared before the council
and thanked the members. stating
that he felt hOn0red in being chosen.
inasmuch as there were about forty
eight applicants. fourteen Of whom
had appeared before the committee.
Alderman Calm gave notice thai he
+ would AZ the next meeting introduce
an ordinance prohibiting smoking in
+ street cars.