The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-10-03
S|DEWALKSFOR
SOUTHEASTERN
PART OF CITY
BOARD OF WORKS LAST NIGHT
AUTHORIZED CITY ENGINEER
TO PROCURE ABSTRACTS SHOW.
ING PROPER LOCATION OF
LINES.

At the regular meeting Of the board
of public works held last night the
city engineer was given authority to
obtain abstracts from the Title Guar
antee Co. showing the proper lines and
surveys in the southeastern section OF
the city, in order that sidewalks in
that portion Of the city may be paved.
count OF some confusion in the prop
erty lines in this locality, but as soon
as the matter can be Strengthened out
the sidewalks will be built The city
engineer was also authorized to get a
survey of lots rs and 81 of the New
City tract from this company.
A petition from number OF resi-
dents of the southwestern portion of
the city together with a communtca-
ton from the postmaster explaining
why he had discontinued the delivery
of mail in that part Of the city on
account of the poor sidewalks. was re-
ceived and filed and as soon as the
board can get to it that section will
be attended to.
Poles to Be Painted.
After a communication from the
Western Union Telegraph Co. had
been read, on motion, 1t was decided
to require the telegraph poles in the
city to be painted black to height OF
20 feet and green from there to the top
VI TIC pOlSS dAA0 70 EO4ulE0 Ih6
phone poles to be painted the same
colors, except that on the telephone
poles there is to be a white stripe
three inches in width between the
other colors. The object of the striep
is that officers and other may be able
to distinguish one from the other.
McGhaH Matter Up Again.
The McGhan controversy relative to
some work done at AIT East Gregory
street was again brought to the atten-
ton of the board through a communi-
cation from the firm asking for a GER
tificate of final acceptance from the
plumbing inspector The communica-
ton stated that the certificate had
been refused and that the PLUMBING
inspector said that he was instructed
to refuse the certificate by the chair
man of the board. After considerable
discussion, in which it was brought
out that McGhan claimed to have a
certificate already, the plumbing in
spector was instructed to require the
firm to produce the certificate re-
feTred to.
Communications.
In reply to an inquiry from the
board, the city attorney, in a COM
munication, advised that the board did
not have the authority to extend the
time Of the contract Of W. w. Hatch
& Sons, sidewalk contractors, but adj
vised that the board ask the council
to adopt an ordinance which would
make the necessary provisions and
take care Of the situation. The matter
was referred back to the city attorney
to draw up the necessary ordinance.
A communication from the city en-
gineer was read in which he advised
that in reference to the sidewalk
around block "a Of the New City tract
which had been referred to him, the
contractor be directed to remedy the
defects in the walk caused by blow
holes in the paving. The property
owners adjacent to the walk had Pc
titioned the board to have the walk
rebuilt, but the city engineer does not
regard the defects as sufficient to JUS
tify the tearing up of the entire walk
The engineer was authorized to take
action in the matter according to his
recommendation.
An opinion from the city attorney
was read in reference to the width OF
Gregory and Chase streets of Ninth
avenue, the matter having been pre-
viously referred to him. He gave al
his opinion that the width of both Of
the streets at the points mentioned i:
so feet. A copy Of all the correspond
ence on the subject was ordered SEM
to the Fisher Real Estate Agency, by
whom the question was raised.
A communication from the board o.
bond trustees in reference to the sewer
Of A. J. Keynton on East Garden stree
was read. Mr.. Keynton at the las
meeting of the board told Of his hav-
ing put in this sewer with the under
standing that when the city extended
the sewers in this section of the city
that his pipe would be bought by the
city, but that the bond trustees were
putting in a sewer similar to his righ'
along by it. The matter was referred