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

MHDE IN y LAWS.
Evidently believing the city has
cause for action against the late sew
er contractor, r. c. Storrie. and the
c1tys consulting engineer, T. Chalkley
Hatton, the city council last night
passed resolution inStructing the
city attorney Ito bring legal proceed
lnss against each,' ETC., with a view
of letting testimony be taken in a
court of competent jurisdiction as to
the responsibility for the defective
sewer on DeVilliers street. The reso-
luton was introduced by Alderman
Renshaw, after there had BEEN pass
ed resolution offered by Alderman
kugleman that the action of the coun-
Gil at the special meeting of last week
be reconsidered, thus re-openine the
discussion relative to the sewer which
has given so much trouble. The reso-
luton of Alderman Renshaw was as
follows:
THE RENSHAW RESOLUTION.
Whereas, the city attorney has
heretofore reported to this council
that, from the evidence submitted to
him, he is, after careful considera-
tion, unable to fix the responsibility
for the defects in the Devilliers
street sewer, as the fault or neglect
OF either the consulting engineer or
the contractor; tehrefore be it
Resolved, that the city attorney be,
and is hereby instructed to bring le-
gal proceeding against each, the con-
sulting engineer and the contractor,
and against both combined, with a
view of having the courts determine
the responsibility and give justice to
the city
There were eleven aldermen pres
ent, and after a discussion which
lasted more than an hour, and which
bore on different phases of the case
in question, all voted for the adop-
(.tion Of the resolut tiea-5-.A-v -
ANOTHER ONE. .s-r<ss- z
Another resolution was introduced
/ by Alderman Renshaw, which pro.
vides for the immediate repair or re.
laying of the entire sewer where the
defects have become apparent. This
resolution was as follows:
Resolved, That the board of pub
| lie works be and are hereby instruct
ed to proceed at once to relay and
otherwise put in first-class operative
condition the sewer on DeVillierS
street; and, further, that they be au-
thorized and instructed to furnish
vouchers for such expenditures
against the city of Pensacola"
That resolution also passed.
WHERE FUNDS COME FROM.
While the discussion relative to the
sewer and its many apparent faults
was going on, Alderman Bear, who is
acting as chairman of the finance
| committee of the council in the alb.
sence of Chairman DeSilva, was
studying the printed report of the
city comptroller, which lay before
/ Previous N
Renshaw made the statement that he
was speaking with authority when
he said that himself, ]. NJ Muldon and
several other citizens, whom he did
not mention, stood ready to finance
the proposition of relaying the sewer,
the city to reimburse them at its
convenience. Then Alderman Con-
cannon made the statement that he
was speaking with authority when he
said that thirty gentlemen stood
ready to subscribe one hundred dol.
lars each to make up a fund of $4,000
with which the sewer could be relaid
| as per the estimate of the city en-
gineer. The offers of both the al
dermen were greeted with, applause
by quite an interested audience which
had gathered to watch the proceed
ings.
Mr.. Bear then made the announce
ment that, after some figuring and
comparisons of balances, he had come
to the conclusion that by some shaw
ing, etc, the finance committee could
appropriate the sum of $4,000 by
taking from other funds, notably the
water fund, which was the largest
balance in any one OF the immediately
unneeded funds. This announcement
called forth resolution from Alder
man Welsh that the finance commit
tee be authorized to make the trans
fers from the different balances. to
make up the sum named for the pur-
poses named. All favored this reso-
luton.
BOBS UP AGAIN.
Under the heading of new business
the sewer discussion bobbed up again