The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1906-08-09
Contract With AusfeId as Super.
intendent Of New City Hall
Approved.
BANK BONDS FILED
In Sum Of 100000 as Dspusi-
tories of City Fund.
ORDINANCE TO BE INTRODUCED
TO PROVIDE FOR SAFETY OF
PUBLIC AT RAILWAY CROSS
INGs-DEcLINED TO ENGAGE IN
LITIGATION OVER WATER COM.
PANY's CHARTER.

A number of matters of interest to
the public were considered at the
two-hour session of the City Council
last night, including the approval of a
contract with Frederick Ausfeld as
architect and superintendent OF con-
struction of the new city hall; approx
al of bonds of the American and First
National Banks as city repositories
for the bond money; giving notice or
the introduction at the next meeting
OF an ordinance TO provide for ths
safety of the public at railway cross
iDgs and declining to engage in liti-
cation with the Water Company as
per recommendation by the mayor to
annul its charter When the meeting
convened there were present Mayor
Bliss, Aldermen Calm Christie, DIAL
emberte, Maura, Renshaw, Watson,
Wright, and Yonge.
Communications From Mayor.
Mayor Bliss sent in a communica-
ton stating that good cement walk
could be placed by contract on the
east and west sides Of the plaza witt,
curbing for $1,000, while, if, done by
the Board of Works could be placed
at probably $3.50" The matter was re-
ferred to the city attorney to ascer.
tain if the bond money could be used
for this purpose.
In another communication the
mayor stated that he had recently d.
rected a letter to the Pensacola
Water Company instructing it to cut
off from the stand pipe and pump di-
rectly into the mains when notified to
do so. To this he had received no re-
ply, but the council had received
letter from the company stating that
it could comply.
He now desired to report that at no
time had the pressure exceeded SO
pounds during a fire. but that recent
ly test had been made and a pres
sure of 125 reached. He closed by
recommending that suit be instituted
to annul the charter of the company,
saying:
''The fact to which I wish to calf
your attention is that the Pensacola
Water Company is living in open vio-
lation Of the provisions OF its charter
by failing to give the required fire
pressure that 1t has been ordered to
give. Therefore, recommend to you
that suit be instituted for the annuli-
ment of this charter, and. | further
recommend that immediate steps be
taken to provide the city with a new
and up-to-date water system, for
which bonds have already been
voted"
Alderman DAIemberte moved that
the communication be received and
filed, as Engineer Hatton had made
an examination and it was possible
that the city might purchase the plant
and he could not see the sense OF
throwing the city into litigation with
the Water Company at this time II
was finally referred to the water
committee and city attorney.
Refused to Comply.
In another communication the
mayor directed attention TO the fact
that the Water Company was not COM
plying with It's charter by providing
proper means to curt of the water from
the stand pipe, thus enabling II TO
pump directly into the mains In case
of fire. TO this he had received a re-
ply saying that the company had
had been advised that IL did not have
to make any changes. He recon-
mended that an ordinance be drawn
compelling the installation OF hy-
draulic shut-off valves. 1t was re-
ferred TO the water committee and
city attorney.
The Franchise Committee.
The franchise committee reportee
upon a number of matters, recon-
appropriations as follows:
$50 for fire alarm gong, 1915 for
mules. s92 for police and fire alarm
system and amounts due F. d. Abbott
and d. D. Shuttleworth, Jr.. on ac-
count of injuries. The report was re-
ceived and the recommendations
adopted.
Alderman Calm, reporting for the
franchise committee and general or
dinance committee. submitted two or
dinances. One was joint report up
on the ordinance granting E. E Eric
son and others the right to construct
tracks On Garden street, and the
other granting J. E. Taylor the right
to construct a track across Garden
street. A substitute was submitted
CONTINUED on Pace Three