The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-11-03
BOARD PUBLIC
WORKS HELD A
GOOD MEETING
CITY ATTORNEY URGED TO PRO-
TEcT CITY RIGHTS IN MATTER
OF STREET ENcRoAcHMENTs-
TO PURCHASE TWO STREET
SWEEPERs-IMPoRTANT CUES
TON RAISED BY CITY ATToR-
NEY.

Soon after minutes had been
adopted by the board Of works last
evening, that board plunged into a
number Of matters which were on
the calendar and which demanded at
tention. Chairman Jennings, and
Messrs. Fisher and Blocker were in
attendance.
H. L. Mitchell was heard bys the
board in a complaint about the style
Of box drain which was being plassd
in front OF his property by the street
superintendent The board upheld
the street superintendent and Mr..
Mitchell said he would have any work
stopped in front OF his property. He
was informed that II 1t was by means
of injunction, the work would stop
certainly. but the street superintend-
ent would be kept busy elsewhere.
Mr.. Mitchell said the type OF drain
being placed was dangerous.
Two Street Sweepers.
p. Delaney, representing the Austin
Western Co, Ltd, Chicago, submitted
bids for furnishing the city with road
roller. street sprinklers, rock crusher
and dump wagons. Mr.. Schad and
the street superintendent were named
as committee to confer with Mr.
Delaney relative to closing for two
street sweepers. The fibre rattan
broom on sweepers seemed to have
been in the most favor last night
Rarraneas Avenue.
G. H. Muller. owner OF four lots
through which Barrancas avenue, the
proposed new boulevard, will pass,
offered his lots at $3.50 per lot. The
board was OF the opinion that 1900
was big price to pay for an open
ing through such property and nego-
ttated Tor a driveway alone through
the property. Mr.. Muller, who was
present, wanted until today to give his
answer, and the time was granted. II
is understood the board is willing to
give $500 for the 1o0-foot boulevard.
In discussing further Improvement.
Chairman Jennings suggested that at
each 100 feet at the edge, sycamore
trees be planted, and at equal dis
tancos between sycamores, the live
oak be planted. The suggestion was
pronounced a good one, and the street
superintendent will be ordered to
govern himself by such. The superin.
tendent was instructed % begin work
ing through from the west end of
Garden street to the beginning of Bar
rancRs avenue.
Important Contention.
In transmitting to the board a bill
rendered him personally by the Wild
don Construction Company, the city
attorney called attention TO a charge
for eXcavating that was pronounced
not in accordance with the construc-
ton company's contract. The city at
torney showed that excavation charges
had been made for less than nine
inches Of excavation, when the COM
panys contract specified that I'D to
nine inches OF excavation was TO be
done without extra charge.
The letter brought out the state
Inent from Mr.. Fisher that he had
paid many overchargeS If the city at
torney was correct, and he would ask
for a refund. The city engineer had
approved all bills for excavation WORK
- rendered, and was said to have
even taken issue with the city attor-
ney on the question. The letter was
ordered sent to the city engineer with
request for an explanation why al