The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1906-01-25

prepared report, inaSmuch as he
had seen a rough draft of it.
Street Sweeping.
The street sweeping as is now being
done, then came in for discussion
Aldermen D'Alemberte and Wright
L:ought up the question Both though.
that report should have, been made
upon the matter, inasmuch as the mat
ter was brought at a previous meeting
and referred to the mayor.
The mayor stated that he had mis-
UNDERSTOOD the matter. but had in
structed the street superintendent TO
look after the streets. and when he
found that they were not properly
cleaned to take his force and clean
them, charging the cost to the con-
tractor. The fact that the street
sprinkler had been going over the
streets at a late hour. had in some
respects, prevented good work being
done
Alderman MuldOn said that if the
present contractor could not do Inc
work as specified in the contract that
the city could get some one else.
Carnival Gets. $4,000.
President Walker Ingraham. of the
Carnival Association, appeared and
asked for an appropriation of S5OOC0
tC be used for lighting purposes upon
the night Of the parade. The reques,
was referred to~the finance committee
with power to act.
The application of a number of
Gypsies for a reduction in their IL
Cense, was denied.
The mayor reported that with one
exception, he had been unable to OBJ
tain any satisfaction from those who
had leased the Muscogee wharf boom.
The matter was referred TO the
finance committee.
Petitions from Labor Unions.
communication was read by Alaler-
man DAlemberte signed Jas. VI. John
son, c. E. Shackelford and w. A.
Watts, accompanying which were pc
titiOns from large number of labor
unions, all requesting that a union
labor clause be inserted in the specifi-
cations Of the new city hall and also
on all repair work The matter was
referred to the bond trustees.
ordinances FdSSSu.
Chairman Wright. of the ordinance
and engrossing committee. reported
upon two ordinances, which were
passed. One related TO smoking upon
street cars which is now prohibited
and the other to the sale of adulteTat-
ed canned milk.
Many New Ordinances.
Alderman Reilly, introduced by re-
quest an ordinance providing for the
destruction of mosquitoes and to pro
vide for the covering of cisterrs,
tanks. etc, also an ordinance COMPEL
ing all physicians to report cases Of
yellow fever Both were read the irsr
time.
Alderman Calm introduced an n
dinance granting the right to the Ar
mOur Packing Company TO construct
spur track extending from the L. &
y. tracks to the corner of Garden ond
TarragOna streets. which was read ne
first time and took its usual course.
Alderman Calm also. gave notice hat
he would at the next meeting intro
dUce an ordinance granting certain
privileges to the Pensacola Gas Com
pany.
Alderman D'Alemberte introduced
an ordinance relating to the straight
ening of Church street from Jefferson
to Commandments street, which was
read and referred
Alderman YOnge introduced an or
dinance providing that in future all
papers of the city when signed by Off
Gals bear their full Christian names;
one providing receptacles; one for The
numbering Of houses: another for the
re porting and compiling OF mOrtuarY
records and another regarding side
walks and giving the boundaries OF
same. All these were read and ordered
tC take their regular course.
A communication from NJ. w. Mar
shall asking for the refunding of $4,000
on account of. the forfeiture of a bond
was. read and granted.
To Remove Diaries.
A communication was read from the
CITY Board Of Health urging that the
council take stems to have all dairieS