The Pensacola journal., 1908-12-24
HARD ROAD FOR
NORTH PALAFOX
Finance Committee Favors
Appropriating Funds For
Work if the Attorney Ap-
proves - Seville Square
Sidewalk Also Gets Favor
able Report.

man, Henry VI. Yonge and r. b.
Simpson the right TO build an electric
railroad, beginning at the intersection
of Sixteenth avenue and Cervantes
street to the city limits, was intro
duced by Alderman Williams at the
meeting of the city council last night
and read for the first time and refer
red to the franchise committee
At the request of j. NJ Muldon,
president of the Pensacola Hotel COM
pany, who appeared before the coun-
Gil, an ordinance granting tie hotel
company the right to build coping OF
stone or concrete, not exceeding two
feet in height, upon the sidewalk,
around and adjacent to the sides of
the lot on the northwest corner of
Garden and Palafox streets, where the
half-million dollar hotel will be erect
ed, was read for the first time by AID
erman Reilly and referred TO the COM
mittee on public ways and parks. Ac-
cording to the ordinance. the coping
shall not extend upon the sidewalk
more than two feet from the inner
sidewalk line and the space between
the coping and the inner sidewalk line
will be beautified with plants and
shrubbery and will also contain 9TH
er ornaments The hotel company
shall also have the right to build
steps to the building on the sidewalk,
not to extend beyond the outer line
of the coping.
Finance Committees Report.
The finance committee submitted
the following report, which was adopt
ed:
Referring TO the petition Of ]. F. l..
Quina for reduction of assessment on
lots Is, 10 and 20, block 124, New
fffx- 40 onnSn1rod
the tax assessor in regard to the
value of these lots. He tells us that
$140 per lot would be fair value
and We recommend that the assess
ment be reduced TO this figure.
Referring to the request of the
board of public safety that an appro-
priation of $500 be made for the pur-
pose of paying a janitor for the city
Jail, your committee is of the opinion
that the city prisoners, under the sii-'
rection of the marshal and his sas-s
sistants, should be able TO take care
of the city jail and we recommend
that the appropriation be not made
Referring to the plans and specifi-
cations and bid for rebuilding the city
wharf on Magnolia street, your COM
mittee recommends that same be re-
fer1ed back to the board of public
works with the request that 1t recon-
mend whether said bid should be ac-
cepted
Referring to the specifications and
bid for constructing roadway on
Palafox street between DeSoto and
Jordan streets, and proposed contract
with the recommendation from the
board of public works tilat 1886 be
for this work. which was
referred to your committee and the
committee on public ways and parks,
your committee understands mat the
committee Oh public ways and parks
will recommend that this work be
done and we recommend that the ap-
preparation of $3,626 be made from
the reserve provided in TIE annual
budget for street improvements, pro-
vided the city attorney approves the
contract
referring to the recommendation
of the board of public works for an
appropria ton Of $500 for sidewalk
on the west side of Seville Square,
and an appropriation of $3.50 for hard
ening Palafox street between Gads-
den and Jackson. and an appropria-
tion of s400 for filing in and harden
ing II street. between LaRua and Bel
mont, referred to your committee and
the committee on public ways and
parks, and understanding that the
committee on public ways and parks
win recommend tlat all of the work
mentioned be done, we recommend
that the board of public works be re-
quested to obtain and submit to this
council bids for each of said improve
ments with its recommendation as TO
the acceptance of said bids"
Public Ways and Parks.
The committee ON public ways and
parks, composed of Aldermen Will
Jams and Wright, submitted the fol-
lowing report, which was adopted,
Alderman Andrews voting against its
adoption:
Referring to communication from
the Palafox street parkway commits
sioners. We recommend thai they be
granted permission to cut down and
remove such shade trees now stand
ing and growing in said parkway on
Palafox street, between Garden and
Wright streets, as in their Judgment
should be removed, except the large
oak tree in front OF the Escanbia ho-
tel
Referring TO request of the board
of public works for $500 10 construct
a permanent sidewalk on tine west
side of Seville Square and $3.50 for
the purpose CT completing the grading
and hardening of Palafox street on
the East side Of Lee square, between
JaekSOu ard Cxqdsdeu streets in front