The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1906-05-10

passed to sell certain water front lots
to W. A. Blount, for 1--WE hundred
($500) dollars, and the mayor and
clerk instructed to make a deed for
the same.
1t is my opinion that an action deed
ing away property of the city should
be accompanied either by resolution
or ordinance, in which a record vote
could be had. consider it a bad pre-
cedent to establish to sell city prop
erty and deed it away upon simply a
motion and vivi voce vote II this
could be done there would be nothing
to prevent the council from selling
all the property the city might pos
sesS, at any meeting, without the pub
lie being notified and put on guard,
and without the executive of the city
having power to stop It.
1 consulted with the city attorney
on this matter and he agrees with me
that the selling and conveying of real
estate should be authorized by ordi-
nance and adopted by a majority vote
of all the members of the council, and
he calls my attention to Section I3,
of the city charter as amended in
1901. Section 13 provides, among
other things, that no ordinance pro
viding for the selling or other DISPOSE
ton of any property which the city
may now, or may hereafter, have, to
sell or dispose of under the existing
statutes Of the state shall be passed
unless 1t receive on its final passage
the affirmative vote of the majority of
all members Of the council"
Therefore, if the city council de-
sires to dispose OF the said property
it will be necessary to prepare an or
dinance and have the same regularly
passed by the council.
would recommend in this connec-
ton that property Of this character
should be sold at public auction to
the highest bidder. after due adver-
tisement, instead of making I'D the
price, as was done in the last session
Of the council.
Respectfully submitted,
CHAS. H. BLISS. Mayor.
Judge Wright, Of Jacksonville, by
unanimous consent was granted the
privilege of addressing the council.
The speaker stated that he appeared
as the representative OF a garbage
company. He stated that he under
stood that the city did not care to
eNpend the amount of money necessary
to erect a plant. He suggested that
a stock company be organized, and so
many years, say eight OF ten years,
contract be awarded the owners OF the
garbage reduction plant for the dis
position of garbage.
Judge Wright stated that his com
pany will install plant here for about
$4,000 for the disposal of all garbage.
Prices Of plants are usually based on
population.
In reply to question from an alder.
man, Judge Wright stated that he was
not prepared to state that his company
would be willing 10 build plant at it's
own expense, in exchange for a long
time garbage contract Referred tol
finance committee to ascertain lei
finance to pay for plant is on hand.
The ordinance committee was on
motion granted further time to report
on the stock ordinance.
Asks for Action.
The following aRent the water pres
sure controversy was read:
To the Honorable Board of Aldermen
Of the City of Pensacola:
Gentlemen. as president of the
Pensacola Water Company, inclose
you copy of letter lately received /
by me from the mayor Of the city of
Pensacola, Mr.. c. H. Bliss. in which
you will see that he demands that at
certain times a pressure direct from |
the wells to the pipes shall be applied
by that company, such pressure to I
amount TO from loo to $50 pounds.
l am advised by. counsel that Mr.. |