The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-06-25
He Tells of the Improve.
ments Made During the
Fiscal Year.
MUCH HAS BEEN ACCOMPLISH
ED RAPID STRIDES BEING
MADE IN EVERY DEPARTMENT
THE MESSAGE EMBOpIES RE-
PORTS FROM ALL CITY OFF,
GALS.

The following is the annual mess
age of Mayor c. c. Goodman, which
was read at the meeting of the city
council last night, and which en-
bodies reports from all city officials:
| Pensacola, Fla, June %, 1908.
Honorable President and City Coun-
| ell, City of Pensacola.
Gentlemen:
| This being the end of the first year
of this administration it becomes my
| duty to submit to you my annual re-
port and message. The year just clos
ed has no doubt been the hardest
year that any previous administration
has had. We have met many obstacles
but have overcome them through the
untiring and consistent efforts of the
officers of the city and the wisdom
and care exercised by your body
| The general knowledge of our city
as a rule is confined only to the re
versed side of the picture. The public
| is well posted on the bad features OF
our city and are always ready and
willing to criticise the administration,
while it knows next to nothing of the
many good points of our city govern
ment, the enterprise, the progress
and the development
l will as briefly as possible try to
put each department of the city before
the public in it's true light, so that
| they will see the enterprising spirit
manifested by the departments. We
should feel proud of the advancement
made this year. The new and beauti-
full city hall was completed and fur
nished during this year. The city Jail
was also completed and fitted with
the most modern type cells. which is
probably the most up-to-date city Jail
ir the South. The sanitary sewer
system is nearly completed as well
as the storm water drainage system.
Despite the financial condition of
the country our people as a rule are
happy and prosperous. The fact that
our citizens have recently organized
hotel company to build a modern
hotel and have subscribed over $780,
100000 in stock shows that they have
realized that by cooperation we may
become the foremost city of the South,
and should this spirit continue and
grow as it should nothing will be i'm
possible for Pensacola and her people
to accomplish. Our city is steadily
growing in wealth and population
During the year there have been
many fine and beautiful buildings
completed, which have taken the
place of old out-of-date structures.
The deposits in our banks during the
past year shows an increase, while
one of our banks has increased it's
capital stock, which all goes to show
that Pensacola is not suffering to any
great extent on account of the finan-
cial condition of the country, and that
the people have confidence in them
sol
/ hereby append the reports OF the
various departments as supplement to
my report.
ComptrolIer's Report.
The report of the comptroller shows
the total estimated revenues of the
city for the past year to be S26S $685.
60. which includes the Sit, 100000 for
feited by the railroad companies, an
increase over last year of S71,954.77.
The report also shows an unexpended
balance of $50, 751.65 to the credit OF
the different departments. The
amounts appropriated to:
Board of
d. IS ss.45s.7O 241sO.25 s142ss45
Board of
p. s. F.
Board of
s. Char
works 52.soo2s ss.sosss 1s,7slss
Health 4ssO.oO 2.7n.52 1885, As
General
ses e .... 1s.osp.s2 12,4ssss s,s15.4s
ianeous 47,457.ss 44.Oss5s S.sS7.S7
Int. and
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