Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1907-03-06
MONTHLY MEETING
OF CITY FATHERS
.,,...;rU Was Interesting One and
Lasted Well Into the Night
...nx IMPORTANT WALTERS


First Reading
~. regular mou'b'y 'tloeoi a."
Civ Council va' held a. 'he cry Han
Monday even'I &
r,.,s were present President
p,ooms: Aldermen Benson Cl'hns"'
Judges. Tsylor, W'tt-'o"E, md 'I"rS
nj The Honorable Mayor and Cry
Attorney Broome also Ient dignity to
she meeting by their presence
The minutes .! he last regular
.,ing and intervening +recisl aud
sees. meetings. acre read.
Alderman Hodge,, in commenting
anon the minutes. stated t'at ~
.,ms were correc' with one exception
u ,.ouestei that the clerk insert IN
N. ,,oreedlngs that hi. position ia
on,o.i,i,n 20 Ord No. l2s. isml-
W.,Iv known NJ the "Pesc- and Nor
,lsp ordinance, wss not because hr
ohise,.d 10 the ordinance, but that
he objected 10 its DISCRIMINATING
,..,nres In the matter % Sunday clos
ms 81 want il understood that lam
IN no vsy opposed 10 this ordinance"
~ aid. "but il should he broader in
ia scope in relation TO the performing
M labor and Sunday closing" Dr.
Hodges in perfectly in sympathy with
the purport OF the instrument, which
ne declared is q good move, but wants
4, effective generally.
Upon motion OF Alderman Taylor,
Aldermen Hodges request was grant.
ed, after which the minutes were sp.
proved.
The report OF the marshsl, s73 for
fines and collections for February,
and the collector, sl,904.57, slO9 OF
which was collections for water rents,
we're read and ordered He'd.
The bills for February were present.
cd ard ordered paid, after having been
approved by the Finance Committee.
Communications were received re-.
questing that the assignments on the
property OF II. &. Lewis. North Gaines.
rille. and Dan Murray, Spring Hill,
be reduced. Upon motion Mr.. L"Sis'
assessment was reduced from $500 10
500. and Dan Murray from $500 10
800.
The question Of disposinR o. the
boegy formerly used 10y Fire Chief
MeA ,thnr was brough, up. The pres.
eut chief, Z. A O'Neill being OF mod
ern nature. had made requlsition for a
bicycle by which he would be enabled
10 reach the scenes Of cOnisHrstiou,
which had been supplied, hence the
former chiefs RIG had been placed out
OF commission, and Wss OF no more
service 90 the city. Alderman Benson
moved that the chairman OF the Fire
Committee be authorized TO dispose OF
same by sale.
The question OF interest upon the
educational bonds. doe March /, was
brought up, and the same was ordered
paid.
81 Thomas has established a little
town Uf his own in the nOrthwesterr
section Of the city, bordering on Mort
Seventh street. He IL erecting large
number Of houses for rental purposes
and desires that the city extend ~
water main. a four.inch pipe, Aloni
North Seventh, in order that his ten
ants may enjoy the convenience o
water Alderman Cushmsn, who i
chairman % the Water Committee
stated that he had investigated ,h'
matter. and had ascertsined that Their
would be about thirty houses TO D.
furnished, IL all decided 70 take th'
city water. Upon the strength OF Al
derman Cushman's report the comm
tee was instructed to make the eIten
sion.
Alderman Hodges spoke upon TN
importance OF preparing IN ordinanc
providing for inspection OF plumbin
Jobs in the city. He stated fhat th'
vas a very important question. affect
ingthe health and general sanitary con
dition, and made motion to the efiee
that the Ordinance Committee pre-
pare an ordinance to cover the point
This motion was carried, and the OF
dinanee will probably be ready a. tn
next regular session OF the Council
Alderman Taylor introduced the 10
lowing resolution, which was adopted
Resolved, That the city clerk De