The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-08-17
CRITICIZED
THE BUILDING
ORDINANCE
MEMBERS OF BOARD OF WORKS
USE STRONG LANGUAGE IN
TALKING OF MEASURE Gov
ERNING BUILDING.


governs all construction in the city
| OF Pensacola, this rather interesting
discussion having been prompted by
| the finance committees action in
turning down the boards request fer
an appropriation of $500 to be used
| in the drafting of an ordinance to
more "sensibly," as one member eX-
| pressed it, conform with sane
| ideas in the city It was discussed at
! length, not a member present keep
/ ing silent when the matter was be-
| ing considered. The building in
spector and the city engineer were all
| brought in finally, and it was stated
unofficially that unless changes are
made in the ordinance, designations
would not be surprising. The queS-
| ton was passed over for the time
| being with the carrying Of d motion
| to refer the matter back TO the finance
committee and ascertain if the appTo-
priation asked would not be granted,
even after the first turn down"
The question was sprung by the
building inspector bringing up an ap-
pliCation from a gentleman who de-
sired to erect a fence considerably
higher than the ordinance allowed.
He was DESTROYS OF establishing a
business here, but claimed that petty
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| extra high fence was necessary. The
ordinance, as stated, prohibited the
fence of the height asked, and Mr..
Schad moved that he be granted a
! permit to erect a bill board of metal.
That was not carried, however.
The chairman, who has been re-
Gently hard hit by the ordinance, be-
cause It forced a costly change in
building plans of a place his firm was
erecting, took part in the discussion
| reluctantly, but did say that unless
the ordinance was revised and placed
in such form that building could be
done along reasonable lines, it would
cost the city dearly N buildings, and
IN fact had already cost the city many
dollars in the loss Of buildings. The
| building inspector took occasion to
say that the present ordinance af-
fected every building now in use and
every possibly contemplated one. His
idea was to take advantage Of the
presence of an expert in concrete
and steel construction now here and
:. have him draw up an ordinance COW
ering just such work.
| When the council meets again and
the request again comes up for con-
sideration, the chairman o. the
hoard and the building Inspector will
appear before the body and explain
fully what the board desires. 1t is
believed that a different return Will
be made by the finance committee
when such explanation Is made.
The Board of Works.
II was the regular meeting OF the
board Of public works. Chairman T.
A. Jennings presided, and DR.. QuIna,
} present. The building and plumbing
inspectors, city engineer and street
} superintendent were there too. After
the minutes were read and approved,
the board got down to business prop
er.
Notice was given that a settlement
= had not yet been reached in the
: Thiesen sidewalk controversy, and it
! was decided TO consider the matter IN
a special meeting, which will be held
: at o'clock this afternoon.
The city attorney submitted as per
. recent request of the board an ordi-
= nance designed to cover the addition
I al paving desired by the board, a list
= of which streets was published at the
time in these columns The Ordi-
nance was received and it was re-
solved 70 turn it over to the council
/ to be introduced at the next meet
: ing.
A communication from citizens IN
] the vicinity petitiOned the board to
] have filled up the ditch extending
from Wright to Gregory streets on
1 the East side of Spring It was re-
4 ferred to the street superintendent
The matter of settling a contention
as to sidewalk grade on the north
! side o. LaRua street, from PalafOx 10
q GuillemaTde, was again brought VI
I when an attorney wrote the board
& for information on the subject. The
question was referred to the city en-
s gineer who will submit figures on the
q proposed change of the grade this
3 ! evening at the special meeting
The question of allowing an appH-
cant to cart clay from the citys clay
pit on East Hill was brought to the
q attention of the board by a report
from the chairman, who stated thai
himself and the mayor had a confer
i ence on the matter and decided &C
refuse the request, as il would es-
g tablish a bad precedent. The action
8 was confirmed.
sl A communication from a firm which
: made a business Of moving shade
s. trees was read. The company haC
S been addressed by the clerk, and re-
q oiled that they had machinery col
handling trees not more than hfteer
q inches in diameter, This would d.
q no good in this city, the board
q thought. and simply ordered the com
8 munication fled.
8 The plumbing inspector reported
8 that the defect in the DeViIlier stree
81 sewer had been Temedied.
8 Private bids for furnishing tn,
g board with a tank wagon of 800 gal
g Ions capacity will be asked, the use u
q which IL will be put being that o
s spTinklfng oil on some Of the haT;
4 streets. In the meantime the engi,
B neer will purchase two barrels Of OF
under authority given him last nigh
and experiment for several blocks
{ The discussion. noted at the heat
3 nf This nntinIa rAIativA 70 The huiIdi n.