The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1910-01-27
SESSION OF
COUNCIL WAS
VERY SHORT
NEW STREET RAILWAY MEASURE
WAS INTRODUCED - SEVERAL
ORDINANCES READ FOR FIRST
TIME AND REFERRED.

1t required just one hour for the
city council to dispose of all business
on the calendar at the regular meeting
which was held last night. Those
present were: President Greenhut
and Aldermen Durham, Concannon,
Kent, Kugleman, Meyer, Renshaw,
Rocheblave, Bear and Williams. The
chairman called the meeting to order
at o'clock and by o'clock a motion
to adjourn was carried. The council
heard a new franchise ordinance from
Alderman kugleman, who introduced
the same by request. The ordinance
grants to Theodore and ]. E. Baars,
and J. w. Bullock and assigns, the
right to construct an electric line, con-
Meeting at the corner of Sixteenth
avenue and Thirteenth street with
the present East Hill belt Of the PEN
sacola Electric Company. Northward
on Sixteenth avenue the line is pro-
posed to Fourteenth street, thence
east to Magnolia street and thence to
the termination of the street or to the
city limits The ordinance was reaG
the first time and referred to the COM
mittee on franchises and privileges.
Finance Committee.
In the absence of communications
from the mayor, the report of the
finance committee was called for. Act
ing Chairman Bear read the report.
The committee confirmed its verbal re-
port earlier in the month concerningr
the validity of the bond for the new
city treasurer. 1t also reported favor
ably upon the bonds of the street
superintendent, city engineer and
plumbing inspector, and suggested tina.
all of them be made matters of record
in the county clerks office. The COM
mittee reported correct the reports OF
the comptroller and the tax collector,
but asked further time on the matter
of the communication from the Pen
sacola Library Association and let.
ter from Geo. P. Wentworth relative
to the return of taxes paid by client.
The report on the water committees
report for the past month was not
passed upon by the committee, the
body asking for further time also on
this matter All the recommendations
of the committee were adopted and
the report was received and filed.
Parks and Ways.
SAolI w VI IhC
tee on parks and ways, reported that
the committee favored the passage OF
an ordinance changing the grade on
Wright street as suggested by w. A.
D'Alemberte, at the Alcaniz street in
tersection, and later an ordinance
making the change was introduced.
The committee reported that it had
received the request from the board
of works relative to the removal of
houses in the street at Garden street
and Eleventh avenue, and suggested
that the matter be re-referred to the
board of works.
Boards Rquest.
BY direction Of the board of works,
the clerk read a letter which was
written for the board, requesting the
council to appropriate the sum of S165
to relieve the congestion of water at
the corner of Eighth avenue and Gads-
den street. Alderman Williams, talk
ing on the question, said that the
place was certainly a nuisance, and
he was favorable to report from the
finance committee at once, making the
appropriation. The request was re-
ferred on motion to the finance COM
mittee. Alderman Bear, discussing
the matter, stated that he thought the
water which congested there came
principally from the motor used at the
Gadsden street Methodist church, and
he was of the opinion that Tile church
should be forced to connect the water
with the storm sewer. Alderman
Meyer, while conceding that the place
complained Of was a nuisance, stated
that there were other places in the
city which were in about the same fix,
and he was of the opinion that all
should be looked after at once. Some
of the other aldermen spoke on the
question, but it was left with the
finance committee.
The board of works asked for the
sum of $3.50 to enlarge doors at the
patrol house, and this request also
went to the finance committee.
ComptroIer's Report.
The comptroller's report Tor the
month past was submitted in printed
form. 1t was as follows:
January IA, 1910.
To the Honorable Mayor and City Council
of the City of Pensacola, Fla.
Please find below statement of receipts
and disbursements for the month of De-
cember 1909, with a detailed statement
of expenses for the month:
Cash on hand Deem
Der 1st, 1909 ...... S1o4 ,32e. 10
RECEIPTS FOR DECEMBER, 1909.
From fines, costs and
pound fees .S 1,5of.77
From Taxes ......... 9,o76.44
From Back Taxes 1898
From Licenses e075
From Water Receipts 1928
From Miscellaneous
Sources ...... e5.6+s 1928. 4e
Total ............. $117, SO
DISBURSEMENTS
Warrants paid ...... S35, 4oo.3s
Interest on Bonded
Debt .... as1.oo-s s., 7eo. SO
Balance Cash in