The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1910-03-22

A. Davis was named as successor to
c. R. Burgoyne, resigned, as commits.
sioner for the same park.
Want Clay Pit Drained.
"A petition signed by many residents
of the New City section asked the
board to put the East Hill clay pit in
more sanitary condition by draining it
if possible. The matter will be at
tended to and was referred to the en-
gineer for cost of drainage, etc. The
same petition complained of the condi-
tion of some of the streets in the New
City section, and this part of the letter
was referred to the street superintend.
ent.
An application was received from
the Veteran Volunteer Firemen's Asso-
citation for the use of the recorders
court room as a meeting place. There
was no objection on the part of the
board to accommodate the faithful old
firemen, who had ruined so many
suits of clothes in volunteer service" !"
as one member said, but it was a ques-
tion just whether the board of works
had superintendency over the station
or the court room. The mayor said he
thought the recorder should have a
say 81 III luC hdItCl, anu tub IJpllCd'
tion was referred to the board of
safety.
communication from the Bayview
Park commissioner endorsing the
Playground Associations offer for i'm
proving the park in the interest of the
public, was received. The letter gave
IN detail the plans for the contem-
plated improvements. The board grant
ed the desired DriyilepeS
The building inspectors report was
received and filed.
J. NJ. Phillips sent in a request for
the blocks taken from the crossing at
the Blount building, on Garden street.
He offered to purchase them, naming
a price. It was decided to sell the
blocks by competitive and sealed bids.
Four apportionment warrants were
issued.
Removing Dead Dogs.
Street Superintendent Hutchinson
reported the manner of removing dead
dogs from the streets. He said that
when the carcass of dog is found, he
is notified, and, in the absence of
other means he has to take a wagon
from the city works and detail it to
take the lifeless animal to the dead
animal depository, in the western part
of the city. He said the wagon costs
the city $3.50 per day, thus the city
was paying about that, price for the re.
moval of dogs from the streets 1t
was decided to let the garbage con-
tractor pick them up, at a price to be
agreed upon.
The street superintendent ' also
brought up the question of having the
sand removed from the new pave
ments, and it was discussed in much
detail 1t was finally agreed to ad.
dress communication to the chair
man of the board of bond trustees, re-
questing that the paving contractor be
compelled to move the dirt, in accord
ance with their contract.
The board offered to give to any and
all requesting and needing the same
surplus sand taken from the graded
streets. Applications for information
and permit must be made to the
mayor.
The race track people requested the
use of the road scraper for a few days,
to work out the race track surface. 1t
was decided to let them have it at a
charge of S. per day on condition they
agree to return it in the same condi-
ton as it was when first receiving the
machine.
The street superintendent was in
structed to improve Bralnard street
between Guillemarde and Tarragona
streets when he had the time to attend
to it.
Several other matters were disposed
of and a motion to adjourn was car
ried