The Pensacola journal., 1910-06-09

Five new ordinances were passed,
six resolutions of much Importance
were introduced and accepted, pay
ment for the last of the brick paw
ing work was authorized, the annual
report of the water department was
received, and many other matters
were considered at the regular meet
ing of the city council last night In
the absence of the president, Alder
man Kugelman presided, and the wa
ter committee reports were handled
by another councilman. Acceptance
by the Dallas Land Company of the
franchise for the railway line through
their tract was received and filed,
and the mayor recommended that, on
account of the absence of the city
engineer from Pensacola right now,
the question of the city attorney
bringing suit against plumbers re-
sponsible for faulty work on Devil
liers street be postponed until a fu-
ture date. All of the above occupied
about two hours of time on the part
of the council. Those present were:
Aldermen Bear, Durham, DeSilva,
Concannon, Kent, Kugelman, Roche
tblave, Welsh, Williams and Renshaw.
Minutes of the last regular meet
ing were read and adopted, but on
account of the pressing business and
the lot of it on the desk, a motion
that reading the minutes of the spec
ial meetings be postponed until the
next regular meeting prevailed.
FINANCE COMMITTEE.
The finance committee, presenting
the regular monthly report, pronounc-
ed the reports of the comptroller and
the tax collector, as received last
night, all right. The committee also
recommended upon the strength of an
opinion from the city attorney the
cancellation. of tax certificate as
requested by e. E. Pfeiffer. The
committee asked further time in the
matter of tax certificates held by ].
B. Guttman and James McHugh,
which was referred to the committee
at the last regular meeting. Time
was granted.
The report was received and recon-
mendations adopted
Alderman Williams, a member of
the committee, submitted the report
of the water department for the past
month, also laying before the council
the annual report of the water depart
ment. Both were referred to the
finance committee
F ORDINANCE, AND ENGRossINe,
The ordinance and engrossing CON-
mlttee reported properly engrossed
i've new and important measures.
thus putting them up to third and
final reading. These were as fol-
lows: No. 141, an ordinance provid-
ing for the construction of side,
walks in given and extended area;
NO. l44, an ordinance providing for
the manner of building sidewalks,
amending section 107 of the city
code; No. 145, an ordinance granting
the Avery Hardware Company the
rlght to construct a spur track and
TO have switching privileges; No. AS,
an ordinance granting to the Pensa-
cola Yacht and Motor Boat Club the
privilege on longtime lease of con-
structing boat club house on CITY
property No. 14S, an ordinance pro-
vlding for the change in the plans
Tor the paving curbing, grading of
Tarragona street, lessening the width
of such street to AZ feet.
Each of the above ordinances were
IN due time placed upon their third
reading and passed Alderman Rem
shaw asked to be excused from vot-
ing on ordinance No. 145, and he said
that it may involve litigation in time.
and under rule IL of the council
rules his request for excuse was
granted, All the other ordinances
were passed by unanimous vote.
PARKS AND WAYS.
Chairman Williams of the commit
tee on parks and ways, to which body
had been referred two measures. ASK.
ed, for his committee, further time
ON the ordinance making road rules.
etc. and the other measure, that of
the application for the opening of
the streets in the Dallas tract, known
and mapped as X street, was fayora-
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