The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-03-11
City Council Appoints a
Committee of Five to
Call Meeting.
c. K. MecoRD CHOSEN PLUMBING
INSPECTOR TO SUCCEED o. p.
HoPGooD, RESIGNED - MONEY
NOT AVAILABLE WITH WHICH
TO CONSTRUCT THE GADsDEN
STREET VIADUCT.

By vote If eight to four the city
council at its meeting last night
adopted the following resolution,
which was introduced by Alderman
Andrews, and seconded by Alderman
Meyer:
Whereas, it has become apparent
TO the masses Of the people that some
changes to the city charter should be
made, and
whereas, these changes should be
made with the full knowledge and
consent OF the public, therefore, be 1t
Resolved, By the council, that five
aldermen be appointed at once to call
q mass meeting of citizens at which
committee shall be selected to con-
slider such amendments to the city
charter as shall be necessary and to
recommend same to the members or
the legislature"
Those who voted for the adoption
Of the resolution were Aldermen An
6erson. Andrews, Rocheblave, Dun
ham, Meyer, Williams, Yonge, Reilly.
Aldermen Brown. Ingraham, Nc
Gaughey and Wright voted against
the adoption of the resolution.
President YOnge appointed Alder
men Andrews, Anderson, Williams,
Brown. and Wright to arrange the dc
tails OF the mass meeting.
No Legislation Necessary.
City Attorney Jones, in a cOmmun-
tcRtion referring to the communICa-
ton of the mayor which was pre-
scented at the councils last meeting,
relative to the passage OF a bill aU-
thoriZing the city OF Pensacola to is
sue $24O, 900 bonds for the purpose of
taking up the bonds which will be-
Iran Inn 4 inf nsaA
the aldermen that no Legislation is
necessary to authorize the city to is
sue bonds for the purpose Of taking
up the issue known as the new
bonds" as such authority, the attOT-
ney said, is vested in the city by
chapter $500, Laws of Florida of 1905.
The communication was received and
filed
Referring to the communication OF
the board Of public works that funds
be appropriated from the special ap-
preparation of $4,000 for permanent
street improvements for the purpose
of grading streets where cement side
walks are to be built where the walks
viii be from one to three feet below
or above the present surface of the
street, the finance committee recon-
mended that the board Of public works
obtain and submit to the council bids
for grading such streets that they
think should be graded with their re-
commentator as to which bid should
be accepted. The committees recon-
mendation was adopted.
Money Not Available.
The finance committee reported
that the amount of money asked for
TO build the proposed viaduct on
Gadsden street across Tarragona
would not be available during the
present fiscal year, but recommended
that the board of public works have
plans and specifications prepared and
obtain estimates on the Viaduct and
submit them to the council before
the next annual budget is prepared so
that the matter can then be consid-
cred Their recommendation was
adopted.
The finance committee, to whom
was referred the request of the board
OF public works for an appropriation
OF S325 per month for additional help
in the city engineers department,
made the following recommendation.
which was adopted, Aldermen An
drsws, Anderson and Meyer voting
against its adoption:
That there be appropriated for the
balance of the fiscal year, unless same
shall be repealed, not exceeding $3.50
HCA lA1AtA III g AAACAAAdAA anu IWO
rodmen to lay on grades for the new
sidewalk work, and not exceeding $50
per month for each Of the two in
speetoFs for said sidewalk work.
Alderman Andrews said he believed
The present force of seven men In the
engineers Office was sufficient ana
thought the work OF furnishing the
necessary grades should be done by
them
Engineer Thornton stated that three
Of the men now employed in his Of
nee are working under q special ap-
preparation and cannot take part in
the work OF furnishing sidewalk
grades.
The contract was not entered into
too hurriedly," said the engineer. Il
anticipated this increase in my de-
paEtment."
There may be differences OF Opin-
ion on the point of whether the city
entered into the contract too hurried
ly'," said Alderman Yonge, in reply
20 the statement made by Alderman
Andrews. The additional men are
necessary"
Alderman Meyer said If the work
could be done by the present force,
they should do it He wanted TO
know what work would be neglected
n the engineer devoted all Of his time
90 furnishing sidewalk grades
The engineer replied by saying that