The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-08-17

TOT rtopdIEIn9 TUCK F1OuSes
The bids for the repairing of truck
house No. 5, on East Zarragossa street.
were also received, there being six bids
for this contract, and it was awarded
to the Keynton Construction Co., the
lowest bidder, for the sum of $745. The
bids Of all parties for this contract
were as follows:
Keynton Construction Co, $745; NJ.
G. Daniel, 1926; w. N. Lonsbury, SITS;
Wills & Broughton, $40; j. M. Crona,
$786; Blount Construction Co, $756.
The city attorney will draw up the
contract and the work will begin right
away
Other Proceedings.
A communication from the Southern
Bell Telephone Co., in reference to a
bill for sidewalk repairing was read.
The telephone company claims that
the sidewalk tearing up and replacing
for which it was sent a bill for $23.18
was not caused through any fault of
the company, as the city had ordered
II to move a telephone pole on East
Intendencia street and the company
had moved it twice, the last time tell
ing the sidewalk contractor to leave
an opening for the conduit wires to be
run, but that the contractor had failed
to do so, which caused the tearing up.
The matter was referred to the chair
man with authority to act.
The application of L. NJ. Davis to
move frame dwelling from the corner
of Gregory street and Tenth avenue
was referred to the council with the
Recommendation that same be granted.
A communication was read from @.
H. Villar in which he stated that he
had 500 feet of cypress lumber which
he offered to sell the city for IS. 1t
was decided to purchase the lumber, as
il is needed by the city
The bonds of Leslie E. Brooks, G. H.
Smith and L. NJ. Davis for moving
frame dwellings were approved.
After reading a communication from
the Fidelity and Deposit Co, in which
the company requested to be released
from the bond of w. w. Hatch & Sons
sidewalk contractors, on the contract
already completed by that firm, it was
decided to have the city attorney draw
up a resolution releasing the COM
pany.
An application from George Walker
to move a frame dwelling located on
q street was referred to the council
with the recommendation that it be
granted.
A communication from T. F. Nc
Gourrin, attorney for A. G. Stewart, in
regard to repairing damage done to the
property of his client adjoining the city
clay pit was read. 1t contained a
proposition whereby the city can salts
fy the client by doing a little grad
ing at the same time secure some
needed clay, which was satisfactory to
the board.
IT was decided to ask for bids from
local carriage shops for the building of
six carts which are needed in the street
work.
In a communication the mayor
recommended increasing the salary of
Mike Mitchell $40 per month for keep
ing up the lights at the outlets of the
city sewers, on account of four extra
lights having been placed at these
places. 1t was also recommended that
this take effect from the time the
extra lights were placed there, which
was two and half months ago. The
accommodation was adopted.
1t was decided to accept the offer Of
the Pensacola Electric Co, to place a
number Of ornamental light fixtures in
the city parkways, provided the city
would use them and furnish the cleo
tricity.
Before adjourning the board dis
cussed the budget for the ensuing year
and decided to hold a special meeting
the latter part Of the month to take
the matter UP for further considera-
ton.
The full board was present at the
meeting.