The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-06-04


much good for the welfare and pros
perfty of our city l shall at all times
and upon all occasions do all in my
power to promote the business in
erests Of the city Of Pensacola.
hall devote my time and attention
honestly and conscienuOuSly TO the
administration of the governmental
1ffairs of your city.
I congratulate you, sir, upon the
success of your administration for the
7ast two years Having entered upon
YOUR duties as mayor not quite two
years ago. comparatively speaking
Young man without any municipal
experience. the results that you have
achieved certainly rebound to your
credit The municipal improvements
which began when you entered upon
YOUR duties as mayor. nearly ALI or
which have been completed during
our term of office, viii always reflect
credit upon your admin ' alton. Your
uDtiTing efforts in securing the con-
.truction of the stone sidewalks was
enc of the most important improve
neUtS in the history of our city II IS
an Improvement not only useful, but
ornamental, and certainly should be
gratifying to yourself and your many
friends. and in after years II VIII
stand as a lasting monument to your
administration. Your harmonious
work with the city council and the
boards eliminated friction at all times
and Speaks volumes of praise for your
executive ability. | now wish TO
thank YOU for the kind and courteous
treatment received from you as mayor
during YOUR administration, not only
as a citizen. but as a member OF the
city council. and I hope that your prl-
vate life in the future NAV be as sue
cpssfuI as your public life has been
for the past two years
'Perbaps il would not be amiss for
NE uuon this occasion to review
briefly and very briefly. q rev OF the
municipal Improvements winch nave
been completed during the past au
ministration. You have system OF
sewerage consisting CT thirty seven
miles of sanitary sewers and ten
miles of storm sewers, cOting $751;
600 90 | think the citizen of PenSa-
cola should be exceptionally grained
uDap the completion Of this sewerage
system. because II reduces sickness
and disease. preserves the health or
YOUR people and decreases mortality
in YOUR city. and | think the money
Maid for taxes toward the interest ana
sinking funds of the bonded indebt-
eduesS for the sewerage system, the
benefits derived in the future will
amply repay"
Navor Reilly reviewed briefly the
record which the water works depart
mont is making under city ownership
ard he gave the following figures for
nine months. from July, 1905, TO
March. 1909, inclusive:
Receipts.
Net receipts and amounts
due from consumers. ...-. $33,9O3.90
Charues Against Plant.
Operating eXDenses----- 81 2,544-g
/ > Der cent. dePTe citation 5000 3,t6f.2V
Interest ard sinking fund. 9.3I3.00
Taxes ..---.-. ..-.---.-.-- ''0'OV
To+.I .$3I-45947
This shows a net profit for the nine
months of $2,444-f3-
NavOr Reilly then went on TO say
that with the extension of the sewer
/ age system. IT would mean the con-
/ yfJu;EtiOn of a great deal more water
and he believed that the rates could
not ONLY be reduced but that the plant
/ could he made to pay the interest
/ which the people are now paying on
/ the water works bonds and they could
( thus be relieved of that much taxa
! tinT-
In reference to street paving, Mr..
: RGlllN SalO-
Under our present law, the CITY
J may order a street paved and the
ahutting property owners must pear
/ one-tbird On each side or twO-th1rdS
/ of the. expense of paving such street,
/ and when the fall budget of appro-
DriatiOns is made ND, / shall recon :
mend that an annual appropriation or
/ co. GOO 90 be set aside for permanent
street improvements. This amount
! with the two-thirds proportion when
I the abutting property owners must
! nav. will enable us to spend Sl5,O0O.OV
! annually in street paving without any
/ additional issue of bonds, and IN the
! course of ten years 1t Will mean from
/ fifteen to twenty miles more of street
paving without a dollars Indebtedness
/ on the part of the city
| That the new mayor fully realizes
/ the obligations of his office and that
/ he intends to be mayor in tact as Wen
! as in name was indicated in the clos
/ inc words of his address IN which ne
said:
/ 7 propose to enforce the ordinances
/ Of the CITY and particularly the fran
chise ordinances. because When the
I CITY of Pensacola grants franchise
( to an individual corporation the
/ Grantees expect to receive all the
| benefits of the franchise. but very
frpouontIv disregard the conditions or
the franchise. The city OF pensacola
| lives M to its agreement with the
/ holder of the franchise and l VIII eN-
root that the franchise holders Will
! live up to their end of the FRANCHISE
with the city of Pensacola
Mka l.