The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-04-15

The new paving ordinance. drawn
by W. -. Blount and recommended
by the bond trustees, which was read
tor the first time by Alderman Yonge
at the meeting OF the city council
last night, does not include TaTFagona
street in the proposed paving terri
tory, Alderman YOnge stating in re-
ply to Alderman. Andrews that he un-
derstOOd under the present charter
the city could not compel the Louis
vile and Nashville Railroad Company
to pave that street.
The territory covered by the new
ordinance is the same as included in
the former ordinance. The new ordi-
nance was referred to the general or
dinance committee.
\ resolution introduced by Alder
man Williams providing that when
ever trees are found to be within the
sidewalk or within the sidewalk line
TO be constructed under the present
contract with the WhiddOn Construc-
ton Company, that the mayor and
chairman of the board of public
works be authorized 10 order the re-
moyal OF such trees. was adopted, Al
dermen Andrews, McGaughey and
Meyer voting against It's adoption.
A resolution recommending an an
state for conducting farmers insti-
tutes was. passed. The adoption of
Ibis resolution was steofsslentfad. by
Mayor Goodman
REGARDING SHRUBBERY.
An ordinance providing that when
ever any lot. block or parcels of land
in the city of Pensacola is OvergFown
with any wild shrubDeTy or under
growth of such a character and OF
such a height and thickness as TO be
detrimental 10 the public health or
safety, the council may by resolution
require the removal of such shTubbery
or underground by the owner. agent
or occupant of said property. was
yad for the first time by Alderman
Brown and referred to the general or
dinance committee.
Referring to the petition of prop
erty owners asking that the east side
of Spring street. between Wright and
Garden, be Strengthened and permits
sion given them TO move sidewalks to
such line, the committee on public
ways and parks reported that it finds
that the east side of Spring street is
already straight. Alderman Williams.
a member of the committee. stated
that the city map shows the east side
of Spring street to be straight He
said the petitioners must have intend
ed to refer to the west side of. the
street but Alderman Brown said the
east side was not straight. The
council was unable to take any action
in the matter.
$500 FOR HARD ROAD.
The sum of $4,000 was appropri-
ated, OH verbal recommendation OF
the finance committee, from the re-
serve street fund for the purpose of
building a hard road of clay and Gin
GERS on Davis street from Gsdsden 10
lee street and on Lee street to Ninth
avenue.
Alderman Brown was opposed 10
building a road of clay and cinders,
that all street improvements
should be permanent. 1T is throw
ing money away" he said Il will
not say anything about the hard road
recently built on North PalafOX street
but it viii not be there in six months.
The point I make is that the clay we
get here IS not clay-it is sand.
The bid OF Chas. Merritt for this
work is the only one received by the
board of public works. His bid is
$:,S0e.
BOND FOR ENGINEER.
The matter of requiring the city's
civil engineer TO furnish a bond was
brought to the councils attention BY
Alderman Andrews, who said he had
been informed by an engineer who
had worked elsewhere that some OF
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