The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-10-29
Board of Works Asked to
Sprinkle Tarragona St.
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eraI expenses, ss2,4O5.OO; total ex.
pense Of the police department, S44,
10000; total expenses fire department
SAT ,256.00; total expense street de
partment, $21, 10000; for the purpose
of paying interest on bonded indebt
edness, SAC, $4,000; total for the year,
S252, $500.
The harbor and. sanitary committee
recommended that the city wharf on
Magnolia street be rebuilt and that d
fee be charged for its use. 1t also
recommended that the application OF
Ed. Book for bath house privileges
be not granted. The recommends
lions were adopted.
A communication from the Board
of Public Safety asking that the
water main be extended to the ex-
treme northeast portion of the city
was referred TO the bond trustees.
A communication from the Board
of Public Works asking that $4,000
be appropriated for the purpose of
constructing 1900 feet of petrolithic
pavement was referred to the finance
committee.
An appropriation of $3.50 for the
purchase of a horse for use in the
nance committee.
A resolution adopted by the Board
of Public Safety at a recent meeting
asking that the city ordinance requir.
ing saloons to close at p. m. be
amended so as to compel them to
close at IL p. m.s was referred to the
fire and police committee.
A communication from the mayor
requesting an appropriation of $500
for the identifying of the Palafox
street parkway was referred to the
finance committee.
A petition signed by citizens ask
ing that saloons be allowed to re
main open until IL p. m. was refer
red to the fire and police committee
Bids From Banks.
In response to a call for bids from
banks to be designated as city de
positories, the following were receiv-
ed. The banks were asked to bid on
three classes of funds
First National Bank, per cent on
all classes.
Pensacola Bank and Trust Co, q
per cent on time deposits and per
cent on daily balances.
Peoples National Bank, 1-20 per
American National Bank, COS per
cent on first class; 6.10 per cent on
second class, and go per cent on
third class.
The bids will be considered at the
special meeting Friday night.
The Board of Public Works re
queSted the finance committee to
name separately the amounts appro
priated for the different squares. The
allotment is as follows:
City hall grounds, $25O.00; Seville
square, $500; Lee square, 100000;
Georgia square, $4,000; Bayyiew
park, $4,000; Grenada square,
$4,000: Malaga square, $4,000; Es-
tramadUra square, $4,000.
In a communication P. D. Dumont
said he is sure that after the election
he will have S2.5OO,0 900 with which to
begin the construction work on the
Andalusia railroad to Pensacola.
The following resolution, offered by
Alderman Andrews, failed OF adop
ton:
Whereas. it has come to the know
lodged of the public that important
changes TO the city charter are to be
presented to the next legislature; and
Whereas, We had a great deal OF
trouble a few years ago by reason OF
the fact that the charter was changed
without being fully understood, and
to avoid a recurrence of anything OF
like nature at this session OF the leg
islature, be il
Resolved, That any proposed
changes to the city charter by whom
soeyer made shall be published in
full and in detail at an early date sc
that the public may be fully inform
ed as to any and every proposed
change"
In referring to the resolution AL
derman Yonge said that the council
was without authority in the prem
ises and the adoption of the resolu-
ton would put the council in
foolish attitude
The meeting was presided over by
President Yonge and Aldermen Dun
ham. Andrews. Ingraham, Rocheblave,
Williams, Yonge, Reilly, Brown, Nc
Gaughey, Wright. Meyer and Ander
son were present
The council will meet in special
session Friday at p. m.
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