Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1906-05-09
MONTHLY MEETING
or CITY DADS
Session Was a Short One, But
Full Of Important Business.
TnE NAMING OF COMMITTEES

President Broome Announced thA Sc.
Iec,ions, Which We're Read in Open
Council and Recorded Upon Min
utss--Other Business Of Board.
The regular monthly meeting Of the
municipal legislature was held 81 the
city hall Monday evening.
The roll call showed the following
present: Alderman Broome, presl.
dent; Aldermen Benson, Hodges, Tay.
lof, WittStock. and Clerk Dell
The minutes Of last meeting we're
read and upon motion approved, after
which the reading and payment OF oil
bills properly audited was taken up.
AZ there appeared deficiency In the
special printing and sanitary iundS,
upon motion t48 30 was transferred 10
the special printing, and 900 70 to the
sanitary fond from the delinquent tax
fond.
Alderman Benson moved that J. +.
Meyers, formerly driver Of one OF the
hose wagons OF the fire department,
bat who was relieved, be TelnStAted.
Alderman Hodges offered % . substi-
tute for this motion that the reInstate.
msnt Of Driver Meyers be left with
the chief Of the fire department. and
the fire committee, with instructions
70 Feport at the next meeting. The
substitute was adopted.
W, L Hill asked that the council
give him quit claim deed Of the west
half Of Block II, Browns Addition to
Gainesville, which the city had bought
In at tsx sale and secured Q tax deed.
The property. II appears, 10 property
IN which the pe.ItIoner 10 interested In
recovering. This request was referred
60 the COMMITTEES on slams,
Alderman Taylor, with q kindly feel.
Ing towards the churches, introduced
che following FeSolu ton, which was
unanimously passed
Resolving, That from and after
che passage Of this resolution, that the
city xJll bear ons-iourth the cost OF
gTanoiIthiC sidewalks, when same are
constructed along property used 81.
olysively for church purposes, and
thar she elty will bear one.hAli Of she
eosl OF enFbs, when 90 constructed
along similar property,
''ln no case will the city share in
sueh expense, when the cost eXcssds
the prevailing contract pTlces"
A resolution OF Alderman Hodge,
establishing che lines Of Block 7,
Range Q, was adopted.
A communication was received from
President BFooms announcing the ap.
polntmsns OF Alderman OushmAn o.
president pro ten during bic (BFOOmsl
disqualification OF absence. This com.
munloA,lon vas ordered spread upon |
the minutes,
The President announced ths follow
ing standing committees for the en-
suing yeaFi
7 Finance Brooms, wittstock. Bunch.
Appropriation - Bunch, BUoms,
SWit,sIock,
sanilation--Benson Hodges, Bunch,
waaetworhs - CushmAn, Busch.
Hodge,,
S,rsets-HOdges, OushmAn, Taylor.
Llghts-- Bunch, eastman, Taylor,
Lawn aud Ordinances Tor,
Hedge, Benson,
Eleetions--wIttStoeh, Buneh. Gosh.
man,
Fire and Insurance -wtlsIock. Tay.
ioE, Bnbeh,
Immigration and Improvements
Hedge. eastman. Buneh.
OlAimS-- wltsstOek. CusAmAn, Ben.
con.
kalss--Btoome, Benson, Hodges.
CemetsTy--Cushman. TAy loS, BaHeh.
There being no further business.
council adioafHsd until Monday, the
itth met
JOttIogs From bonneville,
Jonssviils. May T-NH. r. r. PieA.
eft, Who haa been quite ~. hAs suli.