The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1910-04-15
MAYOR DAVIS
is OFF ON FACTS
Geo. E. Gay Says Mayor Dis
plays Ignorance of Condi-
tions,
Editor PALATKA News:

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Mayor Davis message TO the City
Council, in which he so severely crit
cises the Board of Bond Trustees, dis
plays such an ignorance of the condi
tions that il is hard TO credit, consider
ing the knowledge he should have oi
the city's affairs and the access he has
to the records of the City Council.
Mr.. Davis has in the past made public
statements regarding the Board of Bond
Trustees, which when uttered, firmly
believe he considered correct; but in
vestigation proved they were not in ac-
cordance with facts.
While, with the balance of our citi-
zenS, ! regret the delay in the matter of
further pavement of our city'S streets,
respectfully submit the following, which
are matters of public record and not
statements based upon impressions, un-
reliable information, or desire to mis-
lead the public.
Section 4, OF ordinance creating the
Board OF Bond Trustees for the City of
Palatka, Fla, and their duties, as passed
in open council Move mber 10Th, 1901:
when the Board of Bond Trustees
shall deem it advisable to make a con-
tract for the execution of work or for
the purchase of any material or matters
under its charge, TO an amount exceed
ing Five Hundred Dollars $500. 00), a
careful estimate shall be made in detail
of the cost Of such work or material,
and the Board of Bond Trustees shall
transmit to the Mayor and City Council
with its recommendation, with an eSti-
mate of the cost, and upon the passage
of an ordinance by the Mayor and City
Council authorizing the expenditure, it
shall be the duty of the said Board of
Bond Trustees to advertise and let such
work and to purchase such material
from the lowest bidder. The expenses
of the Bond Trustees necessarily incurr-
ed in the discharge of their duties as
such shall be born by the city, but they
shall receive no salary or further COM
pensation."
AT meeting of the Board of Bond
Trustees held Oct. 18th, 1910 the follow
the City Council.
Oct 10Th, 1909.
The Honorable Board of Council
City of Palatka, Fla.
Gentlemen:
am directed by the Board of Bond
Trustees for the City of Palatka, to sub
nit to your Honorable body the follow
ing estimate for expense of paving with
lnterlachen gravel, or gravel OF SINH
lar character, the streets of the City of
PaIatka as enumerated below
River street from railroad crossing at
Laurel street to corporate limits.
South Third street from Lemon street
to Atlantic Coast Line r. r. to connect
with the pavement on Lemon street.
North Third street to the Ga. South
ern and Fla. r. r. tracks, from Lemon |
street.
Fifth street from Lemon street to the |
South side of Laurel thence on Laurel |
street including the intersection of Kir-
by street TO the South line of Norris |
street.
1t is estimated that the cost of the
paving will be about 5000 feet at 59c
per foot, total $4,000.
Respectfully submitted,
GEO. E. GAY,
Secretary Board of Bond Trustees.
Prior to this, at a meeting of the
Board of Bond Trustees, held Jan. 18th,
1909, the following action was taken:
"ReSolved, that the Secretary of the
Board of Bond Trustees notify the City
Council that the issue of $50,O0O re-
Iunding five per cent bonds had been /
sold, and that the Board recommended |
10 the City Council that North Third
Street from Ga. Southern and Fla. r. r.
10 Lemon Street be paved with vitrified
brick"
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