The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-06-08
NEW BOARD Of
WORKS MEETS
AND ORGANIZES
r. A. JENNINGS Is ELECTED AS
CHAIRMAN - MANY MATTERS
CIscUssED-SUPT. HUTcHIN.
SON GIVEN POWER TO HIRE
AND DISCHARGE MEN.

TO do a large amount of work in
making street improvements with
small amount of money was the
knotty problem which confronted the
members of the newly-elected board
OF I.ubIic works, which met yesterday
evening and unanimously elected T.
y. Jennings as chairman and DR..
louis Dem. Blocker vice chairman.
The new board will adopt set OF
r1Jcs and regulations, which Will III
clude several standing committees.
A communication from the board or
health, asking that steps be taken
toward building a crematOTy In Whlch
to burn garbage was re-erred TO
lycomlnittee consisting of Messrs.
Scnad and Blocker with instructions
that they report at the next meeting
Ali applications for positions in the
department of public works were re-
ferTed to Street Superintendent
Hutchinson, who was given power to
hire and discharge employees In that
department.
| Henry Antoine, in which they stated
they were discharged from the street
force by Superintendent Hutchinson
without cause, was also referred 10
tle street superintendent
| Tie request of Wills & BroughtOn
that they be allowed to build an iron
addition in front of their present
building at No. 4 North Palafox
street was refused. The addition
would cost SIS and the structure
would be rated as a third-class build
ing
| The request Of Louis Guinot that
he be allowed to build an addition TO
his residence, corner Reus and Ro-
mana streets, was refused because
ltIe regulations relating to drainage,
plumbing, water supply, ETC., had not
| teen certified TO by the plumbing in
spector. The applicant stated that IL
! s5ss impossible to secure an estimate
OF the cost of plumbin until after
the addition had been built
| section of the newly adopted
building ordinance requires that the
lDIumbing law be adhered to in cases
of this kind. thus leaving the board
without power to grant the permission
asked by Mr.. Guinot.
| Crona Suarez, whox-yas present, in
formed the board that he had built
an addition to his residence without
| first complying with the plumbing or
dinance, stating tnat he Proceeoea
with the work on advice from former
Mayor Goodman
| This Question caused much discus
sion, resulting in communication be-
| ing sent TO the council asking that
section of the building ordinance De
amended.
| s. 6. Moses, coleFed, was gwen per-
mission TO build an addition to
building at the corner Of Tarragona
anu Wright streets.
| Robert Simmons was given permits
ls!on u build a bath house at the foot
Of block No. 8, water front. between
Il ana B streets. which is owned by
the CITY, provided he obtains a lease
frCm the city for the property.
WANTS ROCK cRUSHER.
Street Superintendent Hutchinson,
Who said that he proposed 10 co-9Ds-
rate with the board III all q It's lin-
lder-aElnES and GO carry cGG al q Us
Orders. recommended 5hat the BOARD
purchase a rock cIUsheT. Ih15 rec
CmuggdatiOu viii receive attention
later.
The City engineer was Instructed TO
prepare specifications for the harden
ing of Jackson street from Palatox TO
TaIragona. Bids will be asked for 70
90 this work.
Five car loads of cinders and
5000 Feet of deals will be purchased
hy the board for use on streets, Fiji
TO be repaired with this material.
Tie street superintendent was IN
structed to confer with the superin-
tendent of tne Pensacola Electric Co
with reference to having that com
pany build crossings over its tracks
The street Superintendent was en-
powered to hire eight additional labor
srs and one carpenter, and also 10
teHplcv o. foreman at so per month
u work city prisoners.
PROTEST RECEIVED,
i C~ona SUarez Informed the board
thai he had been notified TO build a
sidewalk in front of his residence, No.
1e20 East Jackson, on the nertn side
OF tho street. but on the south side
OF the street property owners are not
compelled to build walks. He said
that the grade furnished for his walk
would place it 20 inches below the
surface of the street. The matter was
laid over until the next meeting
Chairman Jennings presided and
MessTs. Blocker, Quina, Fisher and
SchaG were present.
Mayor Reilly, who was also present
congratulated the board on the bust
lnesS-hkc manner in which II handed
matters brought before II, and SAID
that harmony existed between him
|, self and the board He also said that
ne would recommend as large appro-
pTiations for the board as possible for
him to do when the budget is made up
lin October.
All OF the members Of the board
Thanked Mayor Reilly and expressed
the hope that harmony would pre-
vail between them and the mayor
throughout their term OF off+ce.
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