The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1910-06-10

will not necessitate the use of the
high fire hydrants by drivers. The
s)oxes will be installed immediate
ly.
Thos Chiapella again wrote the
board concerning the building of an
oil house near his property, at Perdi-
do, and the letter, with request from
the board that all information on the
subject be looked into with possible
remedying results, was referred to
the city attorney.
The city engineer recommended
the Encouragement of sidewalks on
Tarragona street north of Gregory
street, his idea being to lower the
walks to the Tarragona grade, at an
estimated cost of $500. Such an
amount will be asked for. The engi
neer also estimated -, another com
munication that the cost of draining
Long Hollow would be at least 81. 500.
No action was taken on it. The let
ter was received and filed.
The marshal brought to the board s
attention his intention to enforce the
weed" ordinance, and asked that
the board see to it that the thorough
| fares be- kept free of the growth.
A request by the congregation of
the German-Lutheran church was
| made for removal of the church
building westward on Garden street
for about three blocks. The request
| was sent to the council.
A bill against an employee of the
board of works was sent in by a
creditor, with request that the
| debtor be made to pay it. The board
held that it was no collection
agency, and that it had no right to
butt in" to a mans private af
| fairs. That is how it was express
ed.
The bond for the firm of w. P.
Kennedy & Co., sidewalk builders,
| was received and file.
Reports of the building and plumb,
| ing inspectors and the street superin.
tendent were in hand. The plumb
/ ing inspector, in another communi
| cation, recommended the employment
| of two more men to look after the
| sewers, and it was voted to ask the
| council for about $500 to pay the ex
| penses of such needed employees for
| three months.
| Lee Daniels complained of drains
having been removed from his south
Palafox street property by sidewalk
builders and not replaced. His letter
was referred to the city engineer.
Street Superintendent Hutchinson
called attention to the condition oil
some streets throughout the city
saying the superintendent Office was
getting the blame for such abuses
of public streets, when it is the duty
| of the city marshal to have people
punished for all such abuses. It was
| agreed to write a letter to the mar
shall, calling his attention to the
abuses. and then put the people re
sponsible for such conditions anG
| neglect on notice that excavation per
mits would not be granted them II
the practice was kept up long. Il
was first suggested that a mans II
cense be revoked if such practices
continued, but it was first decided tt
get the city attorneys opinion or
that phase Of the matter
Ten cement watering troughs wert
authorized, to be located at points
selected by DR.. Blocker. who was
named as committee of one to lool
after their location, and the street
superintendent.
The superintendent called tn.
boards attention to the failure o.
someone to give people on East Ro
mana and Garden street relief from
the nuisance of the open ditch in tina
J vicinity, and the board ordered thai
a basin on A1caniz street be lowered
several inches so that the water
would be carried off. After that the
board adjourned.