The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-06-04
Enactments Looking to the
Beauty, the Health and
Progress of City.
BOND SALE AND
SCREEN ORDINANCES
Sidewalks and Paving Are
Among More Important
Matters Acted on.
MORE THAN USUAL AMOUNT OF
IMPORTANT BUSINESS is BE.
FORE THE COUNCIL AT LAST
MEETING AT WHICH BODY is
TO TRANSACT BUSINESS.

be held Thursday at noon 10 approve
Its minutes, the CITY Council in
/ special session last night considered
many matters of interest. Four ordi-
nanceS were passed and each was an
important one: the Bond Trustees re-
ported the advertising of bonds 10
the amount or $450.00O. with which
TO purchase the water works plant.
lay additional sewers. and pave and
otherwise improve streets. The mat
ter of the moving of nnsightIy old
buildings from rear lots and making
them front on PalafoX street, was
condemned by both the council and
the mayor, and a petition for peirmis-
sion 10 improve one of the old build
ingS denied
When the council convened at 7:3O
O'Clock there were present Mayor
Bliss presiding, and Aldermen Calm,
Christie, McHugh, Reilly, Watson.
Wright and YOnge. The minutes of
the previous special and regular meet
ine5F5 were read and approved
Communication from Mayor.
Under this heading Mayor Bliss adj
dressed communication to the
council staung that the expense of
fitting up the new Jail and police sta
ton, amounted TO S2S4, and requested
|
Referred to the finance committee
In another communication, the
mayor stated that arrangements had
been made several months since with
the contractor for the new police
headquarters to allow the patrOI
house TO remain, but d later eXamina-
ton of the plans showed that the
building would have TO be moved.
The Board of Works mad constructed
temporary building, which cost
1921, and the mayor recommended
that such an amount be appropriated
This also went 10 the finance COM
mitee-
The Finance Committee.
Chairman Reilly, of the finance
committee. reported upon a number
of matters, including the request of
the Safety Beard for $50 a month
for, an additional man in the fire de
partm6nt, to remain at the truck
houses and care for the steam engine
-le committee recommended that $40
month be paid, and that an apprOpri-
alton be made sufficient to pay this
salary until the end of the fiscal year
The committee reported adversely
upon the request of the Board OF
Works for money with which to pur-
chase a clay pit. funds being insuI-
ficient to grant the request Favor
able recommendations were made
upon the requests of the mayor for
appropriations to cover the cost o.
fitting up the police station and patrol
house. Regarding the wiring of the
city hall. the committee reported that
it could be done for S266. and recon-
mended that this amount be appro-
priated-
The report was adopted with recon-
mendations.
On Second Reading.
The ordinance relating TO the
prompt report of fever cases by ply
sicians and others. and the proper
screening of patients, was placed
back on its second reading and
amended, and then referred.
Similar action was taken with the
ordinance providing for connections
with water, gas and sewer pipes.
On Third Reading.
The ordinance providing for the
prompt report Of fever cases was.
by unanimous consent placed upon its
third and last reading and unanimous
Is passed
The measure providing for the con
str-.cfiOn of ALL sidewalks within a
certain district to be OF brick. cement,
asphalt II stone was read the third
time and passed
The ordinance relating 20 the IS
suance and sale Of imprON ement
bonds to the amount Of S45O.00O was
read the third time AMI passed.
The ordinance compelling abutting
property owners on streets which are
10 be paved 10 make SeweT, water
and gas connexions within a speci.
fed time after notification by the
Board of Public Works. and Stipulat
ing the powers Of the board where
such connections are not made by the
owners. was read for the third time
and passed.
The Bond Trutees
Chairman Green of the Bond TT1is-
tees reported orally that, after con,
sIltation with the city attorney, the
board had deemed it advisable 70
have additional legal assistance dur
ing the time present matters are IN
der consideration. and requested that
such authority be given the board.