The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-01-10
Ordinance introduced at tbs
Meeting of City Council
Last Night.
TO BE ELECTED AT
MEETING IN MARCH
Carnival Association Was
Given $500 for Light
ing Purposes.
COUNCIL ALSO PASSE> ORDI.
NANCE PROVIDING FOR ISsU-
ANCE AND SALE OF IMPROVE
MENT BONDS TO THE AMOUNT
OF $4,000, AND HEARD PRO-
TEST TO GRANTING PERMIT TO
SELL LIQUORS.

meeting of the City Council,
which consumed about one hour and
thirty minutes, was held last night
and many matters considered Among
the more important were the adop-
ton of the plans of the new city Jail
and police station as submitted by the
Bond Trustees; the appropriatiug of
$500 to the Carnival Association for
lighting the parade; the introduction
of an ordinance providing for city
registration officer TO be elected by
the council at the first meeting in
March with salary of $500 per year;
reading of several ordinances; passing
of the ordinance providing for issu-
ance and sale of bonds to the amount
of $500 for improvement purposes.
and hearing protests on granting per-
nit to sell liquors at the corner of
Zarragossa and Tarragona streets.
When the council convened at z
o'clock there were present Mayor
Bliss presiding, and Aldermen Calm,
Christie, Maura, McHugh, Reilly,
Renshaw, Watson, Wright and Yonge.
c. NJ. Covington of the Board OF Bond
Trustees and Chairman Ingraham OF
the Board of Safety The minutes of
the previous meeting were read and
approved.
Bond Trustees
Mr. Coyington of the Bono Trustees
submitted plans and specifications of
the new police headquarters. In do
ing so he stated that the city ply
stefan had recommended that there
be an operating room and sick ward,
and with this change the board recon-
mended the adoption of the plans
and specifications. The recommends
ton was adopted.
Protested Against Saloon.
Hon. G. NJ. Jones, upon being grant
ed the floor. appeared before the coun-
Gil, and filed a protest against the
granting of a permit for the transfer
of the license of N H. Cobb to the
corner of Zarragoosa and Tarragona
streets. He appeared in behalf of the
residents of East Zarragossa street
and said that the council had hereto
fore refused to grant a permit. He
further stated that the county commits
sioners had not yet granted this trans
fer
Judge A. G. Blount, Jr., appearing
for Cobb, stated that he admitted that
for the present the application was
premature, as the matter is now be-
fore the county commissioners and re-
quested that the application be laid
over until the county commissioners
acted upon the same.
Upon motion of Alderman Yonge
this was ordered.
Wanted Taxes RENTED.
Judge BlOunt also appeared for Geo.
W. Wright, who had been assessed
'Or a loan he had made in the sum
Of $1,000, and which had Afterwards
been transferred for consideration,
md stated that he should not be as
;essed for same. The matter was re-
erred TO the finance committee and
;ity attorney.
The Finance Committee.
The finance committee recommended
he appropriation of $500 for lighting
he carnival parade; the reduction OF
he assessment of Jacob Kruger tG
Is, 900, the reduction of the assess
nent of Mr. DiaZ; the payment of the
ill of T. Chalkley HattOn for services
n examining the water works; pay
nent of salary of Officer COnnors fog
ime lost on account of injuries re-
eived; and the refusal of the commit
ee TO recommend the reduction of the
assessment of Morris Bear. The report
vas adopted.
Water and Gas Committee.
Alderman McHugh reported that
he water and gas committee had been
by the president of the
rater company that connection can
ow be made with the cotton COM
ress main Regarding the eXten-
ions of the East Hill mains he re-
orted that the pipe had not yet ar
wed The, report was adopted.
Parks and Streets
Alderman Renshaw stated that some
ttention should be given 10 Georgia
quare before the paving commences,
nd it is believed that such will be
one
In this connection the mayor sug-
ested that the members of this COM
littee visit Mobile and investigate
he various materials used in street
aving there before the council de-
7o@ u-~- the character Of paving for
ensacosa- GSs#
.solution Returned.
The Bond Trustees returned to the
1unciI the resolution recently passed
v that body upon the further issJk