The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1910-02-24

he had visited the lower end of the
sewer yesterday and had found large
deposits of new sand which had wash
ed I'D and which had not been removed
by the wash from the sewer, clearly
indicating the obstruction at some
point. He made the point that public
health came first as against question
of economics and, to prove amply his
own opinions ably expressed concern
ing the menace of a defective sewer,
read the opinions of number of ply
sicians, and then followed this UP by
the introduction of the resolution re-
produced above and which gives the
board of works authority and lnstruc-
tons to proceed with necessary re-.
pairs to the sewer. The doctors reso-
luton was followed by the president
handing a letter to the clerk, asking
the latter to read it. The letter came
from the Escambia County Medical
Society, and it advised against the
paving over the pronouncedly defective
sewer, giving one reason therefor that
there was situated on DeVilliers street
a hospital where typhoid fever pa
tients were treated often, and the con-
nection of the hospital with the sewer
in the present shape would do much
toward menacing the city, or the resi-
dents along DeVilliers street, with
typhoid fever and contagious diseases
usual in this climate.
The resolution was passed, and DR..
H. L. Simpson, as president Of the
medical society, and DR.. S. R. M. Ken
nedy, as physician and surgeon for the
u. S. H. service, both personally con-
graduated the council upon stopping
the proposed paving until the sewer
could be placed in good shape.
The subject was discussed at length,
all of the aldermen participating there
in before it was ended, and before the
der1ng repairs to the sewer, was
passed
The resolution of Alderman Concan.
non, providing for a settlement salts
factorily with the paving contractor,
provided for the appointment Of CON-
mittee of two from the council, the
city engineer, and the bond trustees,
as committee to handle the question.
Aldermen Concannon and Renshaw
were appointed by the president. The
chairman Of the bond trustees asked
that his board be relieved from duty
on such committee, as they had moth
ing to do with such arrangement.
The city attorney was later added to
the committee.
NEW ORDINANCES.
Alderman Meyer, by request, intro
duced an ordinance giving the Pensa-
cola Electric Company the franchise
fright of placing pipes underground to
connect with the electric light plant
for the purpose of furnishing such
plant with water supply. The ord1.
nance was referred to the franchise
and general ordinance committees.
Alderman KugIeman read for the
first time the ordinance regulating
water supply, protecting water COM
pany property, and making up general
rules for the operation of the water
plant. The ordinance also makes a
reduction in the water rate, upon the
following scale: Forty cents per
thousand gallons on five thousand gal
Ions for the first three months; 80
cents per thousand on five thousand
gallons for next three months; 81
cents per thousand on five thousand
gallons for the next three months, and
so on. The million-gallon rate was
liked at 10 cents. The ordinance was
referred to the general ordinance
committee.
Alderman Kugleman also introduced
an ordinance as per notice previously
given, amending sections 157, 1913 ana
159, city code. This regulates the
unloading of horned" cattle in the
city limits, and also prohibits the
driving of cattle in droves of more
than five within the limits bound by
Lloyd and Coyle streets and Tenth
avenue. This measure was also re-
ferred to the general ordinance com
mittee.
PASSED ORDINANCES.
The ordinances regulating the paw
ing, curbing, grading, ETC., of certain
streets, and providing a change in
paving plans for the Garden-Palafox
intersection, was read the third time
and passed; the ordinances granting
certain privileges to the L. & N. by
allowing the company to unload cars
north of Intendencia and south of Gar
den street, and also the ordinance
granting certain franchise rights to j.
E. Baars, and associates, were also read
the third time and passed.
Several communications were re-
ce1ved and properly referred, and the
council adjourned.
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