The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-02-14
To Represent Precinct No.
IL, Made Vacant BY
Resignation.
THE RAILROAD
ORDINANCE PASSED
Controversy Over Work on
City Hall Comes to
An End.
FIVE NEW ORDINANCES INTRO.
DUcED AND SEVERAL PASSED
-coMMITTEE COMPOSED OF
MAYOR AND COUNCIL NAMED
TO HEAR REPORT OF ENGINEER
ON CONDITION OF WATER
WORKS.

Many matters Of importance were
considered last night by the City
Council, when that body held its regu.
lar meeting. Principal among the i'm.
portant matters was the passage of
the ordinance extending the time for
the commencement of work and COM
pletion Of the Pensacola, Alabama and
Western Railroad and the Pensacola
and Northeastern Railroad; the elec-
ton of Louis d. Ma-zoni as alderman
from precinct No. Il to succeed Alder
man D'Alemberte, resigned; the intro
duction of five new ordinances; ap-
pointment of committee composed
of the mayor and the entire council
to hear the report of T Chalkly Hat.
ton upon the condition of the Pensa-
cola Water Works, which the city
may acquire, and the settlement of
the controversy over the work on the
city hall.
When the council convened at
O'Clock, there we're present Mayor
Bliss. presiding, and Aldermen Calm.
Christie, Maura, McHugh, Muldon,
Renshaw, Reilly, Wright and Yonge.
The minutes of the previous meetings.
were read and approved
Rules Were Waived.
Upon motion Of Alderman Yonge
unanimous consent was given TO waiv-
in the rules to hear the report of
the ordinance and engrossine COM
mittee upon the matter of the fran
chises of the Pensacola, Alabama &
Western Railroad and the Pensacola
& North eastern Railroad
Chairman Wright then Submitted
the report, accompanied by the written
opinion of City Attorney Jones, which
was to the effect that the ordinance
would be Legal IL adopted.
The committee recommended two
amendments, the first being to Sec
ton 3, relating to the deposit Of $751;
900 and the time of completion. The
entire section was stricken ou1. and
in its stead an amendment inserted
that $4,000 must be deposited by
March list, and that if twenty miles Of
each OF the roads is not completed
within six months that this amount lie
forfeited to the city. but that If twenty
miles of each of the roads is conn.,
pleted within one year that the money
be refunded to the promoters. Sew
eral other immateTial amendments
were made and the ordinance read
for the second time and referred II
the ordinance and engrossing commit,
inn lot a1x
ported and the ordinance was read for
the third time and unanimously
passed
In this connection Alderman Null
don read to the council a letter from
Mr.. Dumont, one of those interested
in the road, in which he stated that
the depositing of $4,000 to guarantee
the carrying out of the provisions was
a mere detail and would be done. He
also gave assurances of building the
road.
Bank Designated.
The Citizens National Bank was
designated as the bank where the $751;
900 should De deposited, but upon Al
derman Yonge making q statement
IudI pOSSlUll SOI1c lHlcGtSL UllSEt DS
secured on the money the motion was
and the bank named as
depository.
Resumed Regular Business
After Judge Blount had thanked the
council upon behalf of the citizens
the council resumed the
regular order OF business.
Communications were read from
the mayor recommending that the Of
fee of Engineer Chalkly HattOn be
fitted out in better style, which was
referred TO the finance committee;
one regarding the mosquito ordinance,
which was received and filed; and one
the abolition o. the or
requiring the collection of fee
of so cents for the issuance Of burial
permits. An ordinance to this effect
was introduced.
The Finance Committee.
The finance committe, through