The Pensacola journal., 1909-11-17

At the meeting OF the board OF
works, which was held last night, the
sidewalk contracting firm of Wild
don Construction Company was given
the contract for building cross walks
over the grass plots on all streets
where the paving will be placed. The
contract was for the sum OF eleven
cents per foot, which makes the total
expenditure $495O The Whiddon
Construction Company and the Cham
berlain-Freeman Construction Com
pany of Chattanooga were the only
bidders, and both quoted the same
figures. The contract was awarded
to the WhiddOh Construction Company
after an executive session of the
board.
The meeting was called to order
by Chairman Jennings The entire
membership, consisting of MessTs.
Quina, Fisher, Schad and Blocker, was
on hand. The minutes disposed of,
the actual work of the meeting start
ed out briskIy. The award of the con-
tract above referred to was the first
matter to receive attention. In the
award of the contract it was specified
that the name of all streets be plac-
ed in the cross walks, after the man.
ner of placing them on the sidewalks
built by the same firm. The walks
are to be of the uniform width of five
feet, but in front of the city hall the
entrance will be beautified by a walk
of a width of eighteen feet from the
curbing line, and at the east side of
the Plaza the walk over the grass
plots will be the width of the side en-
trance to the Plaza, or about ten
feet. Work will be started as soon as
matters are gotten into shape.
The board received the councils
communication relative to the permit
for J.. E. Brooks, who desired to move
a building across 5Guillemarde street.
J. Herskovitz, who resides on West
Gregory street, and whose property
encrOacheS upon the street line,
wrote the board proposing that the
city pay expenses for moving the
fence back and also for building the
sidewalk to the correct property line.
1t was ordered that the city attorney
proceed to enforce the city's rights
in the matter.
NEW SEWERS.
The city engineer reported the ab-
sence of a sewer on Alcaniz street,
between Intendencia and Government
streets. The map showed that there
should have been one built there ana
the matter was put up to the bond
trustees for atciOn.
In the matter of drainage at the
corner of Government and olivia
streets, the city engineer reported
that the bitches there were capable
of carrying off all the water if the
drains were properly cleaned. The
matter was referred to the street
superintendent for attention.
In a communication the city en-
gineer recommended the building OF
a sewer on Garden street, between
Donelson and Olivia streets. He esti-
mated the cost to be no more than
$500. He also recommended that the
sewer on Brue street be relatd, ana
that an eight-ineh pipe be sUbstitdE
ed for the present one Of a smaller
size.
All these matters were discussed.
and it was finally decided TO put them
up to the council for attention. as the
board has no funds 70 do the work.
TWELFTH AVENUE PAVING.
A. V Clubbs, who first suggested
the proposition of paving nOrthward
on Twelfth avenue TO Twelfth or
Thirteenth street. again wrote the
board, calling attention to the fact
that the county officials are now
erecting a high school building in that
part of the city and there are no side
walks or paving there. He suggested
that the paving question ibe re-cOnsid-
cred. The board went on record as
favoring the paving plan solidly, but
in the absence of funds, no action
could now be taken, and letter will
be sent by the clerk to Mr.. ClUbbs.
Mr. Schad, however, suggested that
an ordinance be drawn by the city at
torney and offered to the council
for passage providing sidewalks
northward on both sides OF Twelfth
avenue to Moreno street. This sug-
gestion was later put as a motion and
it prevailed.
The board received a letter from D.
H. Smith suggesting that the paving
be extended on Spring street. The