The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1906-12-13
INTERESTING SESSION III
CITY COUNCIL WAS HELD

on certain streets, giving as his reason
that street paving is soon to be COM
menced, and it would also work
hardship upon the company at the
present time.
Public Ways and Parks.
Alderman Renshaw of the commit
tee on Public Ways and Parks re-
ported upon the matter of the en-
croachment of lots on Main street,
between Coyle and Donaldson streets
and recommended the matter be re-
Ierred to the mayor and city engineer
to make a survey and If any encroach-
ments are found the mayor take the
necessary steps to straighten the
street and report to the council. The
report was adopted.
The Board of Works.
The Board of Public Works, through
Chairman Zelius, reported that having
been unable to deposit garbage at va
rious places which had been sought,
the board was forced to request the
council to appropriate sufficient money
with which to purchase a crematory.
The chairman also stated that a Gre
matory the size of the one at Fort
$4,000. The matter was referred t.
the finance committee. and the board
requested to find some temporary
place to deposit the garbage.
Another report from the board
upon the purchase of lots by the
council for city stables. These lots
were described as very undesirable,
and the board did not see the neces-
sity of expanding the $4,000 for prop
erty when the city owned property
south of st. MichaePs. cemetery which
was much more desirable.
Chairman Reilly of the finance COM
mittee then stated that some weeks
since the council had authorized the fl
nance committee to investigate and Sc
lect site for these city stables, which
had been done and reported to the
council. and the latter had purchased
the property.
Alderman Yonge stated that the
property had been purchased and had
] to be paid for no matter what dis
position was made of the property.
It was then carried the report of
the Board of Works be laid upon the
table.
The Vital Statistics.
The matter of transferring the vi
tai statistics records from the custody
Of the clerk to the city health officer
was then brought up, and discussed.
| City Health Officer Pierpont was pres
ent and said that heretofore the
records had not been properly kept,
and the reason for this was that the
clerk had many other duties and fur
thermore was not familiar with medic
al phrases, which was necessary to
keep the records properly.
! He said further that the transfer OF
the work would take away from the
GALAXY Of the clerk SIS per month, and
that an additional $40 per month
would be required as It would be-
come necessary to procure a clerk to
look after the work.
The council after some further dis
custom, during which time Alderman
Repshaw stated that the principal
reason for the improperly kent
records was that the physicians did
not fill in the death return giving the
cause of death, decided to leave the
records with the city clerk.
The Bond Trustees.
In the matter of the removal Of the
present police station and city hall
building, the Board of Bond Trustees
recommended that its removal be con-
tanned in the contract for the erection
of the new building, which was
adopted.
The Board of Safety.
The Board of Safety submitted its
report on minors visiting saloons,
which was referred to the special CON-
mittee which is to frame this Ordi-
nance. The board also recommended
the appropriation of 5000 to be used
in paying the additional $40 per month
to the night patrol driver, making his
salary $50 per month.
New Ordinances.
Alderman Yonge gave notice that he
would Introduce ordinances to pave
and improve certain streets and also
: providing for the erection of a new
jail building at the next meeting.
Y Alderman Renshaw asked Chairman
: Green as to the progress of the sew
r erage work and was informed that it
[ was going along very slowly owing to
the delay in receiving material, and
! when he replied in answer to a cues.
4 tion that it was the fault of the rail
road company. Alderman Muldon
: moved that letter be directed to
/ the president Of the Chamber of Com.
merce calling his attention to the fact
: that the work upon the sewerage sys
( tenn was being greatly retarded. and
/ that the matter be token w ~ 'ro
g meeting Thursday. The motion pre-
vailed.
81 Work on East Hill.
8 During the discussion of the sewer
age work Alderman Renshaw made
e the statement that he had been in
/: formed that the sewer pipe were moi
= being properly connected This haC
r also been told Chairman Green anC
II the latter stated that he had the WORD
=. of the engineers that the work wa,
It being satisfactorily done. The chair
A man stated that he had also received
It other complaints.
h Minors Visiting Saloons
The special committee to make
Y some amendments to the ordinanc,
I whereby it will be more effective IL
@ preventing minors visiting saloons
II reported recommending that the pen
II atty for saloons selling intoxicants t.