The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-06-25
MAYORS ANNUAL MESSAGE
TO THE CITY COUNCIL
Less warrants out
standing .......... 962. Sc


Leaving net balance
| or ..---..-----....S 81, 4O2.5b
| Report of the Tax Assessor.
The report of the tax assessor
shows a total assessment of $685.
315.0O, an increase over last year OF
$1,313, 6S3.00.
Report of the Tax Collector.
The report of the tax collector
shows the total amount of taxes col
lected for the year to be STAG, 1858,
an incease over last year of $1S,654.26.
Report of the City Clerk.
The report of the city clerk shows
| that he has collected from various
sources during the year s7,769.60- He
has issued 504 burial permits and 494
excavating permits. The report also
shows the total births for the year to
be $40, with total deaths of 547- The
total number of council meetings
held, SO; board of safety "a: board Of
works, Al, board of health II. Num-
| Der of ordinances passed 81.
| Board of Bond Trustees.
| The report of the board of bond
trustees shows that they have receiv-
ed this year from the sale of bonds,
accrued interest and the City of Pen
sacola. including balance on hand July
LIST, 1908, a total of $605, 6I9.7S, and
that they have expended by making
payments on the city hall. city jail,
| sewerage and drainage, interest on
bonds and the architect and engineer.
SIP, O44-S1, leaving a balance on hand
of S433, 57497.
During the year the board of bond
trustees has turned over to the city
the new city hall and the new city
Jail, complete. Both of these build
| lngs are not only a credit to the
board of bond trustees and the coun-
Gil, but also to the city at large.
The report of the engineer shows
that the laying of the sewers is prac-
| tically completed, the only work yet
TO be done being a short line on Greg
DRY street east from Coyle street, and
the laying of the line on Coyle street
from Belmont street to Butcher Pen
Pound The latter will be a tedious
| operation as it is all deep cutting and
will take at least two months to COM
plete same. The drainage system Is
now completed as far as Mr.. Stories
contract goes. The main pipes are all
laid and all that remains to be done is
to lay branch pipes from the main
drain to thedi fferent corners and to
build the inletS 10 collect the water
and carry it to the drain. This will
take about one month. Work is pro-
crossing rather slowly on the 24-inch
iron pipe outlet at the foot of Ninth
avenue About 500 feet has been laid
out into the bay and with favorable
condition as to weather, etc. this
should be completed in about one
week.
The extension work on Spring
street is moving rather slowly owing
ha nfx
cred, but the results of the past few
days are very encouraging One block
OF box drain has been completed be-
tween LaRua and Jackson streets.
and another block viii be completed
by the end of this week. In another
month Or six weeks the drainage sys-
tenn will be completed and we can
then get rid of thei unsanitary surface
drainage heretofore used.
Report Of City Electrician.
The report of the City Electrician
shows that the Western Union TeIe-
graph Company, the Postal Telegraph
Company and the Southern Bell Tele-
phone and Telegraph Company have
complied with the ordinance of the
city requiring them TO put their wires
under ground in the district bounded
on the north by Wright street, on the
south by Main street. On the east bv
TarraSona street, and on the west by
Bayk street. The report also shows
that the East Hill extension to tne
fire alarm system has been completed.
During the year the city electrician
moved the battery room from the old
city jail TO a SUITABLE room IN the
basement of the city hall, where he
has erected swinging shelves for bat
teries and other material This change
do Wi Int an l.
the city and without any delay or
inconvenience. Underground connec-
lions were made with the fire and DO
lice stations from the battery room
through the fire station at the corner
of Commandments and Zarragossa
streets.
The report also shows that the
electrician has made the following in
spectiens: New installations rs:
old installations, 267, making a total
OF 442. He has also ordered all dead
wires removed, dangerous wires plrt
in proper shape and fuses installed Oh
all wires OF every description enter
ing buildings.
The travelling electrical inspector
of the fire underwriters made the
statement that since the new ordi-
nance regulating electric wiring in
this city has been in operation. that
same las improved 20 per cent.
/ respectfully add my reccmmenda-
ton TO that of the electrician that
the fire alarm system be cut out into
:our circuits. with necessary re-
peater equipment, storage batteries
installed with proper switchboard
bearing proteo tive devices together
with voltmetre etc.
The electrician is due credit for
having the clock in the tower and
council chamber, as I was unable to
get satisfactory price on weight
clocks and had about given up the
idea when he got the remarkably low
price from the Western Union TeIe-
graph Company for the two clocks of
S175.O0. The cheapest weight clock
that could be found would have cczr
81 100000. and the electrician 1c90f
has the lights so arranged that Jnev
will light themselves at night ard
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