The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1910-04-15
MAYOR DAVIS
ANNUAL MESSAGE
Blames Bond Trustees for Fail
ure to Pave Certain Streets.

! lIENILEhEN-t hf G'tlLFbo VI
TIA, having honored ms for thv
econd time as their Chief executive,
deem it my duty In accepting the
responsibility to make such sugges'
ons as may aid you in provldlng
Sc and needful legislation for tie
betterment OF our city.
note with regret that our city has
1t made the progress in municip"
Improvements during the past year
nat our citizens had hoped tor. Nan>
our streets should be paved, anu
10 spite OF the fact that there is d
balance on hand in the refundit
und account OF over Sc, 900 90, ana
nsold bonds amounting to 81 OOOOO
Board VI Bond Trustees, WI
ere authorized by ordinance on Jau
airy 10, 1909, to pave certain streets
nave utterly disregarded the wishes
If large majority of our property
lwners, and have failed to perform
be duty assigned to them. There
ore, think that the time has now
rived when your honorable body
should request tn gentlemen com
o,ing the Board OF Bond Trustees
either to perform the duties assigned
. them, or to tender their resigna
ion, and thus make room for me-
who Will do their duty.
1t is both detriment and dis
race to our city to be paying D per
ent interest on funds which are now
wing idle, while our citizens are anx
Gus for the paving betterments snc
are able and willing to pay their pro
PORTIONS
There must be something radically
wrong somewhere, when over eigh
ears ago our :itIz-ns authorized th
opuding OF our city for the small 7uu
It $l75, 900 % for pa rlic impr"vr
menus and as yet, so far 90 Sl26
JU0 W havr been expended. $44 W.
: OF which was for the refundiug o
) outstanding bonds leaving approx
mately ouly $llS 600 0O, having bee
, .pent for improve ments.
The citizens of Palatka having
,hown their confidence in your abllit.
as municipal workers, by electInj
YOU members OF their City CounclD
Il viii look TO you to Carry on the gu2
n vorL which has been started IL
y population OF our city is 90 IN II
crease, ana the time has arrive
when you must not let month pas
:. but what some municipal lmp-OVr
nvnt b. mado, either IL paving sid
:. H6!kcJnolruUtion, extension Of Oh
water worEs or sewer system, nr tn
e tab jjsnm' III OF parks
J. ! desIr, to call your attention
d the fact that LGtnJu. Water Secnh
{ aud E ev nth Streets were paw
Il thin very shorL tlmr after IT,
Installation Of the sewer ana wAtt
r WORKS, coust qututly wherever u
u treets were disturbed Tor putting
n hese pipes the pavement bad settle
d great deal with the result TIA
l. tier a rain the water stands 10 the'
D. rpressIons, which are being maC
IL leeper by constant traffic Their
- ore | would rtc lmmenh that II
y Guy secure the services of comp
NJ cut paving man and remedy the
/. lects IN the pavement at ono
ID Otherwise j. a few years time the
lie ureets will be in deplorable conc
OF uon
II, | would also call your attention
50 he fact the county Is building So
"a ral hard roads. one from Bannt
RS vile, which will enter Lemon stree
k. me from BostRick which will ent
n Washington street, and one fro
ch P MEL, that will enter River stree
ur is therefore incumbent on the CT
)" pave the above AIMED streets
u the points Of their connection WI
no. The couaty road construction.
,w The council of 1909 demed it wi
81 0 set aside one mill tax for paw
OF purposes, and rs this fund is NJ
lie. about 81 800 10, would recomme
IN that Lemon street, from Iwelt
III, street to the Grant line, Eleven
,.h ,treet. from r, id street to WashiL
va TIN street, and Washington stree
ii. rom Eleventh street to the Ora
ng line be paved with some suitable ha
ep road material and the city 5 propo
vs.. ton be paid Out of this fund.
| must again all your attenti
yr. to the advlsIblIity OF having q
he rect survey made OF the city and p
~ mauept monuments placed eve
-, third or fourth inter ection, and
-, Correct map made Of the city. II
'1' | consider absolutely essential,
d'e AUS it is well known fact tt
eSS many OF our cltlzens are lnnocen
IN -reclIng fences aud buildings In
cis- streets, owing TO the lack OF c
TO ect survey of the city IT. fact, &
tes Vi the citizens is now suing the Gil
,;,. because the city remov, d his feI
8, from out of the street aud cOnstru
:, ID sidewalk Furthermore, one
AZ he Lemon street property owners
on used to remove his buildings so u
On, Sidewalk could be constructed d
far rus carried the matter inio court
l." | would also bring to your att
ice ion the fact THAI the legislature
he 1909 passed law authorizing the C
has council by ordinance TO confer
-, q any one qualified person the tn
= ohtes Of city clerk, city assess
u aud city collector | would theref
PIE recommend the euHctmen' Of an
elT !inauce combining the three ottic
las nd defining the duties aud comp
of -7tion pertaining thereto.
'er, would also bring 10 your notice
for necessity of a revision OF the ordinal
-, book vi our city, aud would reCommI
VI hat the ordinances therein contain
Oe recodified, as in its present Condit
1t is almost impossible 10 tell what
ldi- finances are in effect.
,tv. Also | desire to call your attention
-. he TACT that considerable complaint
'oi icing made regarding the manner