The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-08-31
Provides For Bonds to the
Amount of One Humid
red Thousand Dollars.
AMOUNT TO BE
USED FOR PAVING
IMPORTANT SIDEWALK AND
BUILDING ORDINANCES ARE
PRoPoSED-ELEcTRIc CO. AND
PALAFox PAR<WAY-RoUTINE
OF BUSINESS TRANsAcTED-No
REPORT ON PROPOSED RAIL
ROAD ORDINANCE.

Additional mun1elpal improvement
bonds for the paving t(pOrtions of
nearly four miles of streets not at
present included in the paving con-
tracts are provided for in an Ordi-
nance which was introduced at the
adjourned meeting Of the council,
which was held last night. The ordi-
nance provides every detail for the
issuance, sale and engraving OF the
bonds, which will amount to 100000,
at IL per cent. Bids have been
advertised for, repositories deSignat-
ed, and streets on which new paw
ing will be placed, are all provided
for, the advertisements appearing to-
day.
Another ordinance regulating side
walk construction in the city was
also introduced last night. 1t covers
all details and Of every kind of ma
tterial, making a lengthy paper of 63
sections Unanimous consent was OBJ
tanned for it's introduction on first
reading, and 1t devolved upon Alder
man Meyer to read it.
The request Of the board of works
for s., 900, to be used in the purchase
of an electric street sprinkler, was
refused
railroad ordinance, the projectors
notifying the chairman of the fran
chise committee that several amend
ments were desired. The amended
copy had not reached the chairman
in time for last nights meeting. A
letter from P. d. DiIn80nts of New
York, who was identified with the de-
fauIted Memphis route proposition,
was received and fled. 1t asked the
council to hold up any franchise now
pending in order to give him and his
associates a chance to show their
ability to put through the Memphis
venture, saying money and general
aIl-round stringency prevented sue
cessful elimination of their first pro-
ject. The letter wasn't given much
attention. motion to receive and
file was carried and that ended any
and all reference to the matter.
SESSION IN DETAIL.
Aldermen COnCannOn, Durham,
Kugleman, Pfeiffer, Rocheblave, Moy-
er, Welsh and Williams attended the
meeting. In the absence of Presi-
dent Greenhut, Alderman Pfeiffer
moved that Alderman Kugleman take
the chair The motion prevailed and
Mr.. KugIeman presided.
Minutes of the last regular meet
ing were read and adopted. Minutes
of an adjourned meeting were also
read.
LETTER FROM MAYOR.
Mayor Reilly sent two communica-
lions to the council.
The first letter called attention to
the lot of discarded furniture now. in
the basement Of the city hall. and
suggested that authority be given TO
dispose of the same. The mayor was
authorized to make any disposition OF
the lot he thought advisable.
Another letter suggested, that, in
asmuch as the license ordinance was
several years old, that the proper
committee be requested to draw up
new one to cover many lines of I'M
licensed ventures now in the city.
The matter was referred to the fl
nance committee.
THE FINANCE COMMITTEE.
Alderman Pfeiffer read the finance
committee report. In line with advice
received, the committee recommended
the sum of SIS for PalafOx parkway
work.
In the matter Of the board OF works
referring back the $1,000 allowance
the committee reported that it would
be impossible to make any change.
and the original recommendation of
July Is was allowed 10 STAND.
Lack of available funds compelled
the committee to report adversely on
the board of works request for the
sum of $4,000 to be used in the pur-
chase of an electric street sprinkler
The committee suggested that the
bill of S143.60, incurred in the cree
ton of the Humane fountain on Gar
den street be paid at once.
A slight discrepancy in the report
of the superintendent of waterworks
was discovered, and it was suggested
that the official rectify such differ
ence. 1t amounted to but S2.55.
/ The board of works request for
5000, to be used in the revision of the
present building ordinance, or the
drafting OF an ordinance more com
patible with the city's needs, was
granted. The committee added q
suggestion that the building inspect
or, chairman OF the board of works,
chairman of building committee.
Messrs. A V Clubbs, C. H. Turner
and the San Carlos hotel supervising
architect, Geo. Hop1zinson, all get to-
gether and attempt the framing Of an
acceptable ordinance.