The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-12-17

Bids for the paving Of PaIafox ana
IarragOna streets, as provided for in
a lately-passed ordinance, were Or
deTed by advertisement last night by
the board Of works in regular meeting.
TaTTagOna street southwark from
Gregory to ZarTagossa, and PalafOx
street from Main TO Garden streets.
This is the ordinance which was
passed on Dec. 8 and approved by the
mayor the following day. Advertise
ments will be inserted shortly in Pen
sacOla newspapers and in any other
newspapers or publications as the
board sees fit. The funds are in hand
and Immediately upon the acceptance
of bid the work may be started.
MANY REQUESTS FOR WORK.
With people clamOring for street
work all over the city, the city en-
Sineer recommending rather costly et-
forts at improvement, and the mayor
writing the board that expenses must
be cut down at once, as the board is
spending money about twice as fast as
il should in the matter of street work,
the board of works last night found
itself in quite a predicament. The
board was called to order BY Chair
man Jennings at 6 o'clock, and those
present were DR.. Blocker and Messrs.
Fisher and Schad-
The first matter up for COnsideTa-
ton was a request for a Temedying OF
conditions suffered on Wright street
by J. n. Andrews, who informed the
board that the overflow from the hill
was doing much damage to his resi-
denCe property, flowing southwark on
Davis street and threatening to under
mine and badly damage the property
Relief was at once decided upon, the
street superintendent - Follow feeona-
mendations from the city engineer in
the way of taking care Of the water
from the hill.
Mr. Rowland. residing on West Gar
den street, did not trust his complaint
TO ink and pen, but appeared person
ally before the board. He was prom
ised relief when funds were available.
FROM THE MAYOR.
A letter from the mayor was theng
read. This informed the board thats
the appropriations which had beenz
granted TO the board are being ex-4
pended too fast; that the board is nOws
spending on an average Of SS,426 peEi
month, when the expenditures, in or-}
der to carry the work through thai
year, should not be more than S4,67Sa
The mayor then informed the bOard3
being spent, and at that rate all the
money would be gone in about six
months. The letter was received ana,
filed, and the recommendations will be
followed strictly, as far as circum-
stances Will permit. Curtailment VIII
be stated from today. when all extra
workmen are laid of.
FROM THE ENGINEER.
City Engineer l.. +. Thornton recon-
mended that as a relief for the stand
ing water at the CevallOs and GadsdeH
streets intersection, a drain be con-
struCted southwark OH Cevallos street.
or Eighth avenue, for several hundred
feet, possibly south Of Jackson street.
He said the estimated cost Of work.
would not be more than $3.50 The,
recommendation were adopted andi
the street superintendent Will do the.
work after the engineer gives the
grade.
Another letter from the engineer
recommended a grade at Spring ana
Gadsdeu streets the grade to 80 as
ear as Barcelona street. The board.
was informed that the electric carr
company would construct It's lines TO
conform to the grade at any time, snd4
the clerk was Instructed 10 write the
electric company and give notice that
the grade Will be established in q
short time
The engineer reported that side
walks at the northwest corner OF .
PaIafOx and Belmont streets were some
distance below the street level and
suggested that they be- constructed On
the grade 10 conform with pavement.
there. The mayor directed the en-.
ginccr's attention 10 the condition, and
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