The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1906-08-23
Received Vote of 8 to Three at
City Council Nesting
Last Night.
OvERMAYOR'SVfTO
Council Passed Ordinance Great
Ing New Office.
MEASURE PROVIDING FOR SUPER
NTENDENT OF BUILDINGS AND
STREETS PASSED BY UNANI.
NOUS voTE-MANY OTHER MAT.
TIERS OF MORE THAN ORDINARY
IMPORTANCE CONSIDERED.

cOnSrrered Dy the Ofry Council at itS
regular session last night. Crtef of
these were the election Of Thomas
johnson rs tax assessor by a vote of
eight 10 three, N. Mex. Oertfng the
other candidate receiving the latter
number; the unanimous adoption OF
the general ordinance committees re
port that the ordinance creating the
office OF superintendent of buildings
and streets be passed over the mayors
veto; the adoption of the franchise
committees report, In whach the latter
recommended that the ordinance to
tax franchises, and the street car fen
der ordinance be not passed and giving
reasons therefor; the deferring of CIV
Ding authority to the bond trustees to
enter into a contract with J.. Chalkly
Hatton as engineer of the paving work
at 8 per cent. of It's cost; the intro
duct5on of an ordinance providing for
f1agmen at the corners of Hayne and
Wright streets and Zarragossa and
Taxragpna streets; and the giving of
notice by Alderman Rershaw that he
would at the next meeting introduce g..
resolution to tax franchises granted
by the city.
When the mayor called the meeting
to order at 7:30 o'clock there were
present and answered roll call Alder
men Calm. Christie UAlemberte,
Hays, Maura, McHugh, Reilly, Rem
shaw, Watson, Wright and Yonge. The
clerk then read the lengthy minutes
of the previous meeting, which were
adopted.
Communication From Mayor.
The mayor IN a communication, ask.
ed that the appropriation of $500 made
last year to separate the police and
fire alarm systems, and which was not
used to be reappnoprfated and that
5000 be appropriated to the Board
OF Health. They were referred to the
finance committee.
The Finance Committee.
The finance committee. through
Chairman REILLY, reported upon sever
al matters, recommending that $40 be
az propriated TO purchase the gun car
riages at Fort Barramcas, provided
they can remain there for sixty or
ninety days, and the matter of remov-
ing the guns be allowed to remain az
at present until after the anruat
budget Is prepared. The report Of tho
treasurer was embodied In the report.
which was adopted with the recon-
The Franchise Committee.
Alderman Calm, of the franchise
committee, then read the report Of
that committee, dealing with a number
OF ordinances that had been referred
to it. Two of these, the ordinance pro-
v',ding to tax franchises granted by
the city as introduced by Alderman
for street car tenders. the
committee recommended be not adopt
ed, giving reasons therefor. In regard
TO the Renshaw ordinance the commit
tee stated that some OF the provisions
were very indefinite, and could be COW
cred better by resolution of the coun-
ell than by ordinance A number Of
aldermen spoke upon the matter, IN
Alderman Renshaw, who had
no objection to the matter being han
died by resolution. which Alderman
Calm gave notice he would introduce.
The report was then adopted.
Water and Gas.
Alderman McHugh Of the water and
gas committee reported that the COM
mittee had called upon the Water
Company in. regard to the matters re-
ferred to 1t THAT the company had or
l.ered pipe and wolfd commence WORK
upon the main extensions as soon as
1t arrived, and In regard to the auto
matte shut-off valve that II would be
installed IL demanded by the Under
" riters' Association. The committee
was granted further time in which 10
make a fuller report.
Taxing Franchises.
Alderman Yonge desired to refer
back to the matter of the franchise
committees report, especially to that
portion dealing with the ordinance to
tax franchises, as he desired that It
be reconsidered. At this juncture Al
derman Calm withdrew the notice that
he had given that ne would Introduce
an ordinance taxing franchises thus
allowing Alderman Renshaw, the in
PRODUCER of the original ordinance. to
give notice that he would INTRODUCES
a resolution at the next meeting COW
ering the matter. In this manner t
rested.
Passed Over Mayors Veto.
The general ordinance committee,