The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-03-09
COUNCIL TALKS
D V|LLIER ST.
SEWER AGAIN
TAKES MATTER FROM BOARD or
WORKS AND ORDERS THE BOND
TRUSTEES TO MAKE REPAIRS
AND WITHOUT REPORTING
BACK TO COUNCIL.


Board of Bond Trustees.
A communication from the mayor IN
which he made recommendation in
regard to the DeVnlier street sewer
matter precipitated the discussion.
The mayor recommended that the
matter be taken out of the hands of
the Board OF Public Works and turned
over to the Board of Bond Trustees
for the latter to investigate and re-
port back to the council their findings.
CoNcANNoN OBJECTS.
Alderman Concannon made a motion
that the communication of the mayor
be received and filed. giving as his
reason for making such a motion thSt
he thought enough reports had been
made on the matter and that he wished
to offer substitute to the recommen-
dalton of the mayor giving the board
full authority to act in the matter and
make whatever repairs are necessary
without reporting back to the council.
Following the remarks of Alderman
Concannon a general discussion took
place A resolution of the Board Of
Bond Trustees was before the house
relative to the proposed extension %
the sewerage system of the city, and
the. council desired to settle the De-
Villier street sewer matter before act
ing on the resolution. Alderman De-
Silva stated that he wanted to ask, as
matter of record, whether or not the
Board of Bond Trustees would remedy
the DeVillier street sewer before be
voted on the resolution before tho
council. The chairman replied that
they would If they were allowed to go
ahead with the work without being in
terrupted or dictated to. Mr.. DeSilva
said that he believed that work should
be done with part of the money de-
rived from the new bond issue aud
stated that it would be practically i'm
possible to do the work with money
from the general fund.
Alderman Renshaw addressed thu
council on the subject. arguing that 1t
would be folly to expend money ex-
tending the sewer system with the De-
Villfer sewer in the present condition
and stated that he would oppose the
extension of the system anywhere on
the west side of Palafox street until
the outlet of the DeVillier street sewer
had been remedied. He gave his rea-
sons for taking this stand and made
strong argument to support 1t.
After considerable discussion tbs
motion of Alderman Concannon 30
temporarily file the Recommendation OF
the mayor was adopted. and Alderman
Bear introduced a resolution providing
that the DeVillier street sewer AMI
outlet matter be turned over to the
board OF bond trustees and that-it be
given authority to do whatever Is
necessary to relieve the situation. The
resolution was adopted. and that ques-
ton being disposed or. the resolution
providing for the extension OF the sew
erage system as recommended by the
Board OF Bond Trustees was adopted
also.
THE MEETING.
The meeting was called to order by
the chairman, with six members pres
ent. after which the minutes OF the
last meeting were read and approved.
The regular order of business was
taken up, and a communication from
the mayor was read The mayor citel
the fact that during the year 1910 ten
cases of malarial fever had been re-
ported and that, inasmuch as this
fever is known to be caused from mos
quitoes which are bred by stagnant
pools of water. he recommended that
the council appropriate $500 for oiling
the stagnant lakes or pools in the city,
c-A 0AoO NAAeAl %1OO OC IOt
the purpose of cutting down weeds,
which he said also aid the breeding nf
mosquitoes. This communication was
referred to the finance committee.
Another communication from the
mayor was read, which contained the
recommendation already referred to
concerning the DeVillier street sewer
matter. and, as stated. it was received
and temporarily filed. the resolution
already referred to being substituted
for the recommendation of the mayor.
REPORTS.
The report of the finance committee
was read. received and filed. The re-
port, among other things. reported un-
favorably upon the request of w. :.
Keyser in regard to the payment OF
some city taxes, on the ground that
the Lazy would not allow the granting
OF the request. 1t also reported ad-
verselJ on a similar request in refer
ence 10 another property owner, giving
the same reason for the action.
The report of the water and gas
committee was received and filed.
The general ordinance committee
reported on the dairy ordinance, which
had been referred. 1t reported that
on account of the vast difference in
the opinion OF the public, it would not
at this time recommend the adoption
of the proposed ordinance, but recon-
mended that the ordinance be referred
to the city board of health for its con-
sideration and that the board Of health
be asked to advise the council as TO
its opinion in regard to the ordinance
and that it also recommend any
changes considered necessary. etc. A
resolution to that effect prevailed.
The board of bond trustees in max
ing its report introduced the resoIu-
ton already discussed with the result
previously mentioned. 1t also asked
the council to appropriate $500 for
incidental expenses for this board
The request was referred to the finance
committee. The report Of Geo. Rom
nell. Jr., engineer for sewerage and
paving, to the Board Of Bond Trus-
tees. was read TO the council.