The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-01-04
Ordinance Is introduced to
Provide for Paving of
Certain Streets.
MAYOR VETOED
LAND PURCHASE
But the Ordinance was Pass
ed Over His Veto by
a Unanimous Vote.
REQUEST OF CARNIVAL AssocIE.
TON FOR APPROPRIATION or
$500 REFERRED TO FINANCE
coMMITTEE-cHAl GREEN
GIVES NUMBER OF MILES OF
SEWERAGE COMPLETED.

A lengthy and important adjourned
meeting of the City Council was held
last night, when many matters of im-
portance came up for discussion. Prin-
cipal among these were the INTRODUCES
ton of an ordinance to pave and inas
prove certain streets of the city; the
referring of the Carnival Associations
request for $500 to the finance CONS
mittee; the passage of the ordinances
purchasing certain property over the
veto of the mayor; the introduction
of an ordinance providing for the erec-
ton of a police station and jail; the
passage of a resolution giving the To-
cation after January 18th of the meet
ing place of the council and board and
Offices of the city officials, and hearing
a report from the Bond Trustees as
to the amount of sewerage work now
contemplated.
When the council convened at p.
NJ. there were present Mayor Bliss
and Aldermen Christie, MuldOn Nc
Hugh, Reilly. Renshaw, Watson,
Wright, and Yonge. Before proceed
ing Marshal Frank was called and
asked il all notices of the meeting
had been served upon the aldermen.
and upon stating that all notices had
been served, the minutes of the regu-
Jar and special meetings were read
and approved.
Rules Were Waived.
The rules were waived, and Capt.
Jacob Kruger appeared in regard TO
his tax assessment He stated that
he had been assessed for 50 900 per-
sonal property. which was more than
w hnoTS
ing his statement, the matter was
referred to the finance committee.
Flag Ordinance Effective.
YardmaSter Radcliffe appeared ana
PRESENTED the following communicas
ton, which was read;
Pensacola. Fla. Jan. 5. 1907.
Hon. Mayor and City Council. City.
~Gentlemen:-The new tagging orr
dinance goes into effect tomorrow and
the fiagmen will go on to 8 D. m. IL
consistent. will your honorable body
please grant these men an hour for
dinner each day after I D. m. and
permit train crews to do their own
tagging for that time as at prcsent2
Otherwise the men will have to have
their dinners sent and cat cold dinner
each day in the year.
yours respectfully.
r IS. HADOEtFFE.
General Yard Master"
Alderman Yonge moved that the
communication be referred 10 the
franchise committee. it being the opin-
ion that an ordinance could not be-
suspended by resolution.
Carnival Asked for $500.
President Walker Ingraham OF the
Carnival Association, appeared with
other members and requested that the
council appropriate $500 for lighting
the carnival parade. The request was
refereed to the finance committee
Photographer Chas Cottrell apo
peared and asked the council to allow
his Photographic show case to re-
main on Palafox street. rs it was noe
swinging sign and perfectly safe
The council entered a general dis
cussion of signs, being displayed on
Palafox street. which finally ended
in a motion TO take uD the matter at
the next meeting, with the UNDER
standing that no action will be taken
towards compelling the removal CT
the sign
Mayor Bliss recommended that
some action be taken to prevent the
building of awnings over sidewalks on
PalafoX street, south of Garden street.
II Ndc ISlSIItu 10 tHS COUiIElLLce on
streets and parks.
Vetoed Ordinance.
Mayor Bliss then returned to the
council without his approval the ordf-
nance providing for the purchase Of
lots for use IS stables for the city
( stock. giving his reasons therefore.
Alderman Reilly. referring to the
SECTION of the veto message stating
that power was only vested in the
Board of Works to purchase property,
asked the mayor If the city attorneys
opinion was not to the effect that n
the ordinance purchasing the property
would not be valid If adopted
The mayor replied that such was
the opinion of the attorney, but that
the mayor differed with him upon this
point
| Alderman Yonge also asked IL the
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