The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-05-23
LAST REGULAR
SESSION Of
COUNCIL
Substitutes For Sewer and
Sidewalk Ordinances
introduced.
BARRANCAS AVENUE
ORDINANCE PASSED
Several Important Matters
Left For the New Coun-
Gil to Handle.
COMPTROLLER MORGAN IN
STRUCTED TO COMMUNICATE
WITH COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
REGARDING cITYS PORTION OF
THE ROAD AND BRIDGE FUND,
WHICH HAS BEEN COLLECTED.

The last regular session of the old
City Council was held last night. and
many matters of interest discussed,
chief among which was the introduce
ton of substitutes for. the sewer con-
Meeting ordinance and the sidewalk
ordinance, which were read the first
and second times; the passage of the
Barrancas avenue ordinance, instruc-
ing the comptroller to communicate
with the County Commissioners re-
garding the citys portion of the road
and bridge fund, and the accepting of
the registration books from the city
registration officer
When the council coTvened at 80
p. M, there were present Mayor Pro
Tenn Maura, presiding, and Aldermen
Calm, Christie, McHughs. MuldOn, Reil-
ly, Renshaw, Watson, Wright and
Yonge, also Chairman Zelius of the
Board of Works, Chairman. Ingraham
of the Board of Safety and c. c. Good
man and B. s. Williamsy The minutes
Of. several previous meetings were
read and approved.
The Finance Committee.
Chairman Reilly of the finance COM
mittee, submitted the report Of that
committee which dealt with only one
subject, that of collecting from the
county Of the city's portion of the road
and bridge fund. The committee
recmendCd that the city comptroller
at once communicate with the county
commissioners and ascertain when
the board proposes to turn over 10
the CRY its portion of the fund. The
report was adopted.
Ordinance Committee.
The general ordinance committee
reported that at the proper time il
would submit substitutes for the ordi-
nanceS relating to property owners
with sewers on streets
that are to be paved. and also The or
dinance specifying the kind of mate
rial to be used in the construction of
a City Map.
The special committee, of which n
derman Muldon was chairman, re-
ported upon the matter of maps, data,
etc, in possession of the heirs of W.
F. Lee, former city engineer. aud in
this connection stated that the COM
mittee could not arrive at the value of
this data, and had therefore employed
T. Chalkly HattOn to make an esti-
mate, and also an estimate of the cost
of surveying the city and making Il
new map. Mr.. HattOn's report was TO
the effect that the information de-
sired was worth possibly $500, bur
that a map could be made without this
information at cost OF about $4,000.
With the Lee data. survey could be
made and a map drawn for about
81 900.
The committee also read a letter
from the Messrs. Lee, owners of the
stating that they would en-
ter into negotiations for making sur
vey and map if fthe city desired, and
in this connection q report was made
that the city engineer with some as
sistance could make the survey with
out interfering with his regular work.
Owing to the fac. that new cOul-
Gil will soon come into office the old
members desired that no action be
taken until that time. so the reports
and information were laid on the
table
Alderman McHUgh submitted The
report of the special committee &C.
cepting the registration books from
City Registration officer Anderson.
The report was adopted.
City Loan Bill.
Alderman YOnge. who recently
made a trip to Tallahassee with A
bill drawn by the council relative TO
tho loaning of CITY funds 20 banking
institutions. renorted that he had de-
Evered the bill. and that, after talk
ing with the senator and representa-
tives from this county, he felt sure
that it would pass the legislature 4
motion was made to reimburse him
for the expenses on the trip, but he
would not accept
The monthly reports Of Chairman
Ingraham of the Board of fSafeIy
Chairman Zelius of the Board of
Works, the tax collector. and city
clerk were read and referred.
ComptroIIer's Report.
The monthly report OF Comptroller