The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1910-06-23
This and Animated Discus
sions Featured Session of
Board of Aldermen.
BOARD OF WORKS ASKED FOR
SEVERAL DIFFERENT AMOUNTS
FOR OUTLINED WORk-MAYOR'S
ILLNESS CAUSED DELAY OF
PROPOSED ACTION AGAINST
SEWER SYSTEM DESPoILERs-
THE PROCEEDINGS.

Recommended by the finance COM
mittee, the city council last night do
mated the sum of $3.50 for the Inter-
state Fair Association, to be used in
arranging for proper and creditable
county exhibit at the big November
show This was a request presented
by a committee Of the fair association
at the last meeting, and it was re-
ferred to the finance committee.
That body, composed of Aldermen De-
Silva, Bear and Pfeiffer, last night
made favorable report, recomm ending
such an appropriation, and the council
adopted the report.
President Greenhut called the meet
ing to order at 7:40 o'clock last night.
Those present were. Aldermen Bear,
Concannon, DeSilva, Meyer, Pfeiffer,
Renshaw, Williams and Welsh. Nearly
half an hour was consumed in the
reading of minutes of regular and
special meetings, following which the
calendar was taken up.
The only communication from the
mayor was a letter explaining that on
account of his honor's Illness, the mat
ter of proceeding against Plumbing
contractors for damages to the sewer
system, must be delayed. The letter
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FINANCE COMMITTEE.
Chairman DeSilva of the finance
committee, read report from that body.
The appropriation of $50 for the In
terstate Fair was recommended. The
resolution providing for the repair at
this time of a sewer in the western
half of the city was thought not now
advisable, in the absence of estimates
tho citu pnpinpor and tho ~
mittee stated that there would be no
recommendation on that question at
this time. The committee was grant
ed, upon request, further time to re-
port upon the water departments
statement and also upon the question
submitted the committee by Messrs.
McHugh and Guttman in regard to
taxes, etc. The committee report
was adopted.
REPORTED MEASURES.
Alderman Williams of the parks and
ways committee, reported ordinance
No. 147, covering the change of streets
in the Dallas tract, lot X, but asked
for his committee further time to con-
slider ordinance No. IA, appertaining
to the speed of automobiles on the
streets.
Alderman Williams also read the re-
port of the special bond election com.
mittee canvassing board, of which he
is chairman. A resolution offered by
him covered the expenditure, ETC., and
authorized all matters in connection
with the election.
HAD NO REPORT.
Chairman Renshaw, of the special
committee named to look INTO the
abridgment of unnecessary expenses
in connection with the city govern
ment, said that report was not
ready, chiefly on account of the in.
ability of the committee to get to-
gether.
As chairman of the committee to
provide a more satisfactory manner OF
garbage disposal, he also asked further
| time, saying that information on this
question was being received from
| larger cities. and he vas waiting fol-
! further information on this line before
( a recommendation could be made by
! his committee
| BOARD REQUESTED FUNDS.
The board of works asked for the
sum Of s1.100 to be used in relieving
the situation at the intersection OF
Gregory and Cevallos streets, the
recommendation of the engineer belng
the construction of a storm water
sewer TO empty the surplus water. into
the Romano street drain. It was re
ferred to the finance committee.
| The matter of changing sidewalk:
on West Government abutting the
premises Of Gus Soderlind and 9
Bisazza. was presented to the council
and il was referred to the finance com
mittee.
| The board of works asked, or trans
rosttad- n reouest.f from the spluuobips