The Palatka news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1905-1908, 1907-05-10
City Council.

The city council held its regular
monthly meeting last Tuesday night
with Aldermen Gay, Hamm, j. II.
Merryday, Points, W. A. Merryday
| Ramsaur, Holden, HaughtoD, Da-
Wis, Browning and Holmes present.
Minutes last meeting read and APP
proved.
Chairman of street committee
made u verbal report as to work of
street gang.
Chairman Davis appointed the
| following standing committees:
Finance-H. o. Hamm, chairman,
j. ID. Points, j. H. Haughton.
Street,. II. Merryday, chairman,
b. I. Gay, r. r. Price.
Police.-D. w. Ramsaur, chair
man, j. III. Merrydag, Tom Holden.
City Property, ID. Points, chair
man, w. A. Merryday, ID. w. Ram
saur.
Gas.-W. A. Merryday, chairman,
d. w. Ramsaur. Tom Holden.
Ordinance.-J. ID. Points, chair
man, H. o. Hamm, J. Fl. Haughton.
Fire and Water.-B. [. Gay, chair
man, w. A. Merryday, A. l.. Brown
ing.
Sewer and Drainage.-R. r. Price,
chairman, b. I. Gay, ]. II. Haugh-
ton.
Sanitary. H. Haughton, chair
man, w. l.. Cheves, e y. Homes.
On motion bonds of P. NJ. Hagan,
chief police, Henis Petermann, su-
pervisor of registration, and other
officers turned over to city attorney
for inspection.
On motion the board proceeded to
elect tax collector. G. I. Rowton,
II. Finley Tucker and A. II. TRAY
were applicants for the office. Six
votes were necessary to elect. The
ballot resulted as follows: Rowton l.,
Tucker 3, TRAY 7.
Motion that special police appoint
ment be postponed until next meet
ing was carried.
The wages of Levi Brown, street
foreman, were raised to 81. so per day.
Report of sanitary inspector read
and ordered filed.
Communication from r. d. Alex
ander relative to grubbing grounds
of school No. 2, was referred to city
property committee with power to
act.
Communication from Ben Mills to
rent IA feet of city pound was referr-
ed to property committee.
Petition of Dave Capers for rebate
on 1904 taxes referred to fiuance
committee.
Petition from Tom Holden for per-
nit to move city market building
was granted.
Communication from HI. Gray to
buy Hog Eye point for $75 declined.
Petition of II. M. Ray for permis-
sion to connect with Putnam Nation
al Bank lateral sewer was granted by
waving rule Z in this case only.
The specifications presented by
city engineer for granolithic side
walks were adopted.
Clerk was instructed to advertise
for bids for putting down sidewalks.
The communication from the
chairman of the board of bond trus-
tees relative to tapping machine,
ETC., with bills for same, was referr-
engineer to be checked up and re-
ported upon to the board.
The ordinance presented by Aid
Points for appointment of city engi-
neer and to prescribe his duties, was
read for information and laid over.
Matter of storm drain on Hawkins
street referred to street committee to
be reported upon at next meeting.
The reframing of the bridge near
the cemetery referred to street COM
mittee.
Aid. Ramsaur presented propos-
ed amendment to city charter Great
ing board of public works. After
discussion the board, on motion, ad-
journed tell Thursday night at 8
O'Clock for public discussion.
Bills for the month ordered paid,
and recess taken until Thursday
night, May 9th.