The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1910-04-28
Measure to Such Effect Re
commended by Ways and
Parks Committee.
ORDINANCE IN AMENDED FORM
CREATED QUITE A DISCUSSION
AND BROUGHT OUT MUCH OP-
POSITION TO Mr.. HATToN-RE-
COMMENDED BY PARKS AND
WAYS COMMITTEE.

An amendment to the ordinance pro-
viding for additional street paving pro-
duced pronounced opposition in the
council last night to the further
employment of Consulting Engineer T.
Chalkley Hatton, and the most vigor-
Gus opposition to further paying that
expert additional commissions for the
city paving work. The amendment
was offered to the ordinance which
originally provided for the paving of a.
portion of Baylen, Wright, Jackson
and Palafox streets, and the additional
amendment included the paving of Tar
ragona street from the south side of
Gregory street to the south side of
Zarragossa street. This would allow
through the contract which Mr.. Hatton
has with the city a percentage of at
least $500, and Alderman Kugleman
was the first to take the stand in oppo-
sition to the further payment to Mr.
Hatton of any sum that he would get
in case of the Tarragona paving.
Many of the aldermen had something
to say on the question.
This measure originally provided for
paving with wood block of Baylen
street between Garden and Gregory
streets, and Wright street between
Palafox and Baylen streets; and brick
on Palafox street, on the east side of
R. E. Lee square between Gadsden and
Jackson streets; and Jackson street
between PalafoX and Guillemarde
streets. That part, or those portions
of streets named, will be paved with
unused bond money. Tarragona street
will be paved with money appropriated
in the October budget and obtained
f,.o, rYnr, A
fight was made on the floor of the
council to have Tarragona street paved
under the supervision of the board of
public works. which board would have
the city engineer, a regular salaried
man, to oversee the work. To get ad-
vantage of the presence of the brick
paving contractors, however, and
Necessarily secure low rate and a
quick job, it was the purpose of the
measure coming from the parks and
ways committee to merge the bond
fund contract and the public revenue
fund contract into one. The legisla-
tive act provided that the board of
bond trustees should handle all con-
tracts paid for out of money secured
from the sale of bonds, either in whole
| or a part of it. In handling the con-
tracts as merged under the resolution,
employ Engineer Hatton to supervise
the work Cor his representative en-
| gineer), and a commission would have
| to be paid him. The bond trustees as
serted, through the chairman, that the
work was not desired by that board,
but to carry out the contract, 1t would
| be assumed. The advantage of hav-
| ing the work done under the bond trus-
| tees would be to get advantage or
rate of $3.50 per yard, which was 43
cents higher than the other brick
paving was contracted for. It was ex-
planned, however, that the street would
be the hardest and most difficult in
the city to pave, hence the increase
in charge. The parks and ways meas
ure, including the Tarragona street
pavement, was adopted.
The council also adopted a resolu-
tion extending the sidewalk limits
practically over the entire city. The
limits under that ordinance will ex-
tend to Bayview Park.
| President Greenhut called the meet
ing to order at 7:30 o'clock. Alder
men Bear, Concannon, Durham, Kent,
Kugleman, Renshaw, Welsh and VIII
liams responded to roll call.
THE FINANCE COMMITTEE.
The finance committee reported the
report of the water department for
the preceding month, and also the re
port for the quarter, to be in good
shape. The committee could not see
any reason why A. H. White should be
given the privilege of the 1-6 option
since the petitioner had neglected moi
only to take advantage of the exten
sion of time of fifteen days, but had
also neglected to take advantage OF
the thirty-day extension. The same
committee reported favorably upon the
bond of the plumbing inspector, advfs
ing that it be made a matter of record
in the office of the circuit court clerk
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