The St. Lucie County tribune. (Fort Pierce, St. Lucie County, Fla.) 1905-1920, 1907-11-08
CITY FATHERS
IN COUNCIL
Seven New Ordinances Presented
and Passed by Council.
FINANCIAL CONDITION
Fire Limit Ordinance Amended Duildnq
Permits Granted to J. ". Swain
and n. B. Paxton.

Council met in regular session with
President X. Whyte presiding, Alder
men McCarty, Edge and Jackson, Clerk
Tyler and Marshal Gustafscn. present,
Treasurer'S report made and ap.
proved, showing a balance November
LIST of Sl,OOO,67, after paying all out
standing bills.
Application for building permits re-
ceived from J. w. Swain and H. b.
Paxton and upon motion same was
granted.
Street committee reported that they
had looked into the matter of Tropical
avenue, and after some discussion the
matter was laid over uutil special meet
ing.
The fire limit ordinance No. was
taken up and the words "or moved
inserted in Section 3, and upon motion
same was passed as amended.
An assessment of ten mills general
tax and five mills special tax was Or
dered assessed against all real estate
and personal property in the city for
the year 1907
On motion treasurer was instructed
to return to the East Coast Cattle
Company so, overcharge on license
The following ordinances were intro
duced, passed two readings. and on
motion rules were waived and they
were read third time and passed:
Ordinance No. 4. An ordinance to be
entitled an ordinance providing certain
hours in which minors be prohibited
from lettering or playing or travelling
around on the public streets.
Ordinance No. 5. An ordinance to be
entitled an ordinance giving the mayor
of the city of Fort Pierce. Fla. the
power to suspend and remove from Of
fee certain named officers for mseon-
duct in office or for neglect Of official
duty. .,.
Ordinance No. &. An ordinance to he
entitled an ordinance to prevent the III
troduction intoor spread within the city
Of any malignant, infectious on contaS-
ions diseases, and giving the mayor the
mower to issue proclamation establish
inc quarantine and prescribing penal
~ for the violation thereof.
Ordinance No. I. An ordinance to he
entitled an ordinance providing for the
ro.ordinp Of berths death and burlaIs
within the city of Fort Pierce. and pro"
viding penalty for violation thereon,
ordinance No. 8. An ordinance to De
ortitIed an ordinance providing for the
n,yment of all indebtedness OF the Guy
Of Fort Pierce by warrants drawn apo"
,ho citv treasurer and providing now
,,cb warrants shalt he issued,
| ordinance No. 9. An ordinance TO De
o,t;t,od an ordinance making IT un'aW-
fnl for any person, firm or corporation
~ association to engage IN or carry OH
any business or to engage in any game
or chance for money on other thing OF
volue, and providing d penalty 'o' '"'
violation thereof
ordinance No. 10. An ordinance to DC
entitled an ordinance fixing salaries anu
nrsscribing commissions and fees 'nat
sball be hereafter paid to the officers OF
tbe city of Fort Pierce ana preSccao'"s
tho amount of bond that said oh'cers
shall sls be required to give ,
The following bills audited an" Or
dered paid: ..,u ........, $500
F. E., ~, printing Co ads and joo worn, sS0
r' - 1Gustnf,on cash paid 10, S'''o' WIZ" o3O
:" M Tvlor. fees mayors c"ur'''''''''''''' 7'OO
" " Mann ..,.,.'''''''' '''' ~ 750
Fart Pierce News .''''''''''''''' .. 2.0i
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'' Council adjourned until spa''al n'ee.,
i0s November %, 1907 for the purpose
u" '%s receiving report of street committee
o ,ion hooks and to prepare ticket for the
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