The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1910-05-20
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after delivery OF same by carrier.
Registration Officer Goss is a busy
man these days. He has been ordered
'by the city council to prepare a
special set of books for the bond
election to be held the second Tues
day in June, and he has engaged a
clerk to aid him in the work. Al
though both who are engaged on
the work are thoroughly familiar
with all its details, the work is hard,
and there are doubts whether the
books can be issued in time The
council wants them on the first day
of June, and to get them ready re-
quires lot of night work.
Twenty-four cases were docketed
at the recorders court session yes
terday, and the fines amounted to
SOL. Three cases were made against
automobile drivers, one for exceeding
the speed limit and the others for
operating a machine without a Ii
cense number. Six defendants were
discharged and two cases were con-
tinued.
Essex Lennox, negro girl who was
sentenced to serve thirty days in the
city jail for some infraction of the
city laws, and who escaped from
custody, was re-arrested and given
an additional sentence of fifteen days
yesterday morning.
Bids have been asked by the war
department for re-surfacing the ma
tional cemetery road between Bayou
Grande and the national cemetery
gate, the bids to include all labor
and work and material They will
be opened June IA. The county has
taken care of its end of the road,
which stretches from Bayou Grande
to Bayou Chico, and the city will be
expected now to take care of its end,
which extends from Bayou Chico to
the west end of Government street.
The Louisville & Nashville nav
car arrived yesterday afternoon and
last night, after paying a number
of employees at the shops, was switch
ed to a siding east of the passenger
depot and there distributed thous-
ands of dollars to an army of local
employees. The car will follow the
early train eastward this morning,
paying off men along the P. & A. di-
vision.
The repaired steam tug Undine,
formerly the property of the navy de
partment but recently purchased by
the Gulf Machine Works, was releas-
ed from the ways yesterday, and pre-
sents a new appearance. The trim
little tug will shortly be commission
ed for local harbor work.
Mayor Frank Reilly did not reach
the city yesterday afternoon as an
ticipated, but is looked for this morn
ing, or, at the latest, this afternoon
at 4 o'clock. The Pensacola mayor
left the Jersey City depot Wednes-
day, which would put him here this
morning at 6 o'clock if all connec-
tons are made promptly.
In the game of baseball between
local and visiting colored teams yes
terday at Lincoln park the locals won
again in a score of to 5. The fea-
ture of the game was reported to be
a long run for catch which was
made successfully by the center field
er for the visiting team. The last
game of the series takes place to-
day.
Concrete foundation work will be
started this afternoon on North Bay
len street, as far north as Gregory
street and having a beginning at
Garden street This is the new sec
ton where brick paving will be plac-
ed. That section of Wright street
between Palafox and Baylen streets
has been beautified with the curling
and grading will be started there to
day.
Steam was raised yesterday aboard
the tug Fidget. which was raised