The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-06-24

few days.
Respectfully submitted,
R. NJ. BUSHNELL,
Chairman.
The board further reported a lit
tie trouble in making settlement with
the sewer contractor, the latter
claiming more than the bond trustees
judged was coming TO him. The
boards report on the matter, how
ever, was as follows:
Pensacola, Fla, June %, 1909.
Hon. President and Council, Pensa-
cola Fla.
Gentlemen: The board oS bond
trustees begs to report that it has
not been able to come to a settlement
with the contractor for the system
of sewers and storm water drains,
the contractor making claims for Ger
tain amounts which the engineer has
not allowed.
We are advised by our attorney
that we should not withhold from the
contractor the payment admittedly
due him, and the board therefore re-
quests authority TO pay the contract
or the sum OF SIS, 349-07, and to take
his receipt for same in following
form:
Received, Pensacola, Florida, June
-, 1909, from the board OF bond
trustees of the City of Pensacola, for
and on behalf of the said city, the
sum of thirty eight thousand, three
hundred and foTty-nine and .07-100
dollars
"The City of Pensacola and the
said board of bond trustees claim
that the said sum is in full payment
OF all sums due to me under and by
virtue or, or on account of, certain
contract made by me on the 7th day
of July, A. D., 1906, Cor the construc-
ton Of a sewerage and storm water
drain system in said city, and Of a
certain contract supplementary there
to made on the list day of May, A. D.,
1907.
81 claim that the said sum is not
in full OF the amount due me under,
by virtue of and on account of said
contracts, but that there are further
sums due on said accounts, and this
receipt is not a waiver of my right
10 insist upon the sums so claimed
by me-"
This board has requested the con-
tractor to furnish complete state
ment OF the items Cor which he
claims payment, together with the
valuation of the same, and have call
ed upon our consulting engineer to
come to Pensacola and make a full
investigated Of these claims.
Respectfully submitted,
r. NJ. BUSHNELL,
Chairman.
This was followed by a resolution
by Alderman Williams providing for
such matters as recommended by the
bond trustees. The resolution was
adopted.
REPORTS FROM OFFICERS.
Reports from the comptroller, tax
collector and clerk were in hand.
The cOmptroIler's report was in
printed form, and its reading on mo-
ton was dispensed with. II was as
follows: rs
cOMPTRoLLER's REPORT.
Pensacola, Fla, May Fl, 1903.
To the Honorable Mayor and Council NJ
the City of Pensacola, Fla.
Below please find statement Of receipts
and disbursements for the month of Nav.
1909, with detailed statement OF eEpe1,
ses for the month.
Cash in Treasury May
26. 1909 -........-.. s74,s2S.65
RECEIPTS FOR MAY, 1909
From fines, costs and
pound fees -..-.....S $3.50
From Taxes .-..-. GAZE a.
From Back Taxes 80. 287.6S
F T m Miscellaneous
sources 6S,4S
From Water Receipts 2,24S.f-s e.eszoz
Total ...-........... $s4sas.z2
DISBURSEMENTS,
Warrants paid 49,. 1s,e52.es
Interest account Bond
Trustees ........... 1,o2s.1s
O. Debt ........s..-.ss 5,f9f.50%S25, T2 81
Balance Cash in
Treasury ........... $5s,o41.o5
EXPENSES FOR MAY, 1909.
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