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 Tarragona
street in the proposed paving terri
tory, Alderman YOnge stating in re-
ply to Alderman, Andrews that he IN
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 TO order the re-
moval OF such trees, was adopted, Al
dermen Andrews, McGaughey and
Meyer voting against It's adoption.
a resolution recommending an an
nuai appropriation of $4,000 by the
state for conducting farmers insti-
tutes was. passed The adoption of
/ this resolution was s't ofalnessded1 BY
Mayor Goodman
REGARDING SHRUBBERY.
An ordinance providing that when
ever any lot. block or parcels of land
in the city of Pensacola is oveTgrown
with any wild shrubbery or under
growth of such Il character and of
n hni Oh ff-E<u fa he
detrimental To the public health or
safety, the council may by resolution
require the removal of such shrubbery
or underground by the owner, agent
or occupant of said property, was
sad for the first time by Alderman
Brown and referred 10 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, he Strengthened and permis-
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
Il 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 10 refer 10 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 s., 500 was appropri-
ated, on verbal recommendation Of
the finance committee, from the re-
serve street fund for the purpose Of
building a hard road of clay and Gin
uers on Davis street from Gadsden to
lee street and on Lee street to Ninth
avenue.
Alderman Brown was opposed to
building a road Of clay and ctnders,
stating 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 will not be there in six months
The point / make is that the clay we
get here is not Ciay-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
S3,S0c.
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 be had
been informed by an engineer who
had worked elsewhere that some or
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