The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-04-25

The regular Semi-mOnthly meeting of
the City Council Was held last night.
the mayor and aldermen were most
harmonious and as a result much im-
pcrtant business received attention
Principal among the matters TO receive
attention was the granting of author
ity TO lease the waterfront property
west of PalafOX street wharf 10 W. F.
Creary for d period of five years at a
monthly rental of $25 and use OF the
WIN ii to he constructed there: grant
ing authority TO the Board Of Bond
iTrvaree~5 e<soss.s,vs-~a5SaIA-4Iav
Water Company for the purchase OF its
pro pCIties in Pensacola for the sum
OF $751;. 500, and also granting authority
to taiS board to sell bonds amounting
to S45O,OOO for the purchase of the
water works and making other city
improvements. and the passage Of the
ordinance relating 10 the condemnation
OF II eats
When the council convened at
O'Clock. there were present Mayor
Bliss, presiding. and Aldermen Calm,
Christie, Hays, Marzoni, Maura Nc
Hugh, Reilly, RenShaw, Watson and
YOI &c.
The Finance Committee.
UIder the heading of report Of the
fn;I &c committee, Chairman Reilly Of
that committee reported upon several
matters. principal of which WAS the Dc
tItion of 4. NJ. Avery for = reduction in
his assessment from SIC. 900 TO S32 .OOO,
which the committee recommended be
granted.
Regarding the matter of purchasing
q quit claim deed to some property ! Il
the eastern section Of the city now
occupied by Mrs. Everett for the sum
OF $I,259 the committee reported that
the property probably belonged to the
city AMI is would be setting a very bad
precedent to purchase this property,
even though the city was in a position
TO buy and therefore would refer the
matter to the city attorney for inVest-
CATION
TIE report was adopted with recon-
mendatiCns.
The Wharf Property.
Chairman Hays, of the harbOT ana
sanitary committee. submitted the re-
port of that committee upon the propo-
sitiOns of Capt z. T.. Saunders and
w F CTedry for leasing the water
frOEt property west Of PalafoX street
wharf which had formerly been in pos
session OF Captain Saunders. captain
Saunders had submitted no bid. AMI
W. +. Creary stated that he could not
submit = proposition with q snort term
lease of three years, but If the cirv
would lease him the property he would
cOnst- net thereon a first-class wharf,
with cTesoted piling and covered with
three inch deals, allow the city free
use of il for period of five Years
and pay n monthly rental of $25. At
the aspiration of five years the city
to have the option Of purchasing At
half the value as fixed by arbitration.
and if il did not care TO exercise this
right ut the expiration of this period
that at the end of ten years the wharf
would Eccome the property Of the city
Wit Iout cost
The committee recommended accent
in this proposition. which was done. II
being tho understanding that \ wharf
rot less than fifty feet in width Is 70
Ee constructed. The matter was TO-
ferrCd TO the city attorney 10 draw I'D
III > lease.
Bonds to be Sold.
4 communication from the Board Of
Bond Trustees requested authority 70
sell bonds 70 the amount of $45o.0o0
for the following purposes: To pur-
chase water works. $3.50. 900: for addi-
tional sewerage and drainage. $780,
900: for paving and otherwise in1prov-
ing streets, 100000. The board was
informed by the council that such au-
thority had already been granted. and
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