The St. Lucie County tribune. (Fort Pierce, St. Lucie County, Fla.) 1905-1920, 1911-05-05
FOR MUNICIPAL
IMPROVEMENT
Board of Trade Discusses Water,
Sewers and Lights
FAVOR $4,000 BONDS
Resolutions Adopted Asking City Council
to Immediately Secure Estimates
Engin, er Craig Present

A special meeting of the Board of
Trade was held in the court house
Monday evening to take up the subject
of municipal improvements - electric
lights, sewers and water works which
was attended by thirty MEMBERS.
President Penney stated the object of
the meeting was to consider the advis.
ability of bonding the city of Fort
Pierce for these improvements, and
asked for expressions from members:
A general discussion followed in which
several took part, all favoring the pro-
ject of bonding in a sum sufficient to
provide water, sewers and lights.
City Clerk F. M. Tyler reported that
the new assessment roll would show a
total valuation of 100000 which, un-
der the city charter, would allow bonds
being issued as high as $3.50, 900,
Deputy Clerk Roberts introduced j.
E. Craig, of the firm of Craig & Mar
shall, civil, electrical and consulting en-
gineer, of Port Gibson, Miss, with an
Office in Jacksonville, who made some
observations about the needs of the city
and the probable cost of a complete
system of waterworks, sewers and cleo
trio lights. He based his estimate on
the dimensions of our city and his ex-
perience in installing similar plants in
various cities of the south, and stated
that SIS, O0C for an electric light plant
and SEE, ZOO for water works would give
us up.to date plants of the latest pat
terms, fully capable of filling all of our
needs until our population shall exceed
10000. His estimate on sewers was at
the rate of $1,000 per mile, and stated
that four miles would fill our present
needs, while eight miles would fully
equip the city. (After an examination
Tuesday morning, he confirmed his es-
innate of the evening previous.)
Mr.. Craig is fully competent to not
only furnish estimates but to superln-
tend the building of all these improve
ments, having just completed installing
fer Green Cove Springs Ia city OF the
same size of Fort PIERCE 5,O00
water plant, a $4,000 electric light
plant and a IS, 900 drain sewer. Deputy
Clerk j. G. Roberts has been member
of the Board of Bond Trustees under
whom MIR. Craig worked. Mr.. Craig was
also engaged last year in installing in
Palatka Sl50.000 in municipal work.
The following resolutions were offer
ed by President Penney and on motion
of j. X. williams, Jr., were unanimous
ly adopted: =,
"Whereas, the time has come in the
history of Fort Pierce, when 1t seems
imperative that immediate and deter
mined action should be taken for the
procurement of water works, sewerage
and electric lights for the city of Fort
Pierce. and that in order to secure said
improvements, it will be necessary to
cali and hold an election in our said city
for the-purpose OF determining whether
we shall bond for said improvements,
and in what sum; and that the health
Of our fast growing town demands
complete system of water works and
. sewers, and the beauty and convenience
of our community will be greatly en-
HANGED by the installation OF electric
lights; therefore be it 4,
Resolved, that the Fort Pierce Board
! of Trade does hereby endorse and en-
; courage any we'll regulated movement
! for the purpose of installing water
works, sewers and electric lights with
8 in the corporate limits of our said city,
and be it further
Resolved, that this Board of Trade
nut itself on record as favoring an
election, as early as practicable, for
the purpose of determining if the said
city of Fort Pierce shall vote for bonds
and in what sum, for the accomplish
ment and procurement of said water
, works, sewers and electric lights. and
n that we bond in such sum as will war.
|. rant said water works. sewers and
lights to extend to all the business and
e residence streets within the corporate
limits of Fort Pierce.
Resolved further, that we lay this
2 resolution before our honorable City
Council and assure them of the moral
}. support of this body, in the event that
3 they shall call and hold such an election
o and stand ready to advise with and helI
n them in this enterprise to the extent'ol
E our ability. -
# Resolved further, that we request thu
e City Council to employ such means al
ir may be necessary for arriving at q fair
,e " accurate estimate of the cost OF sale
e. improvements, and that in the even
% such an e}estivn shall be called and he'll
by them, thHt. the sum or amount @
n bonds to be voted upon shall be ample
for such purposes.
'. A committee consisting of G. M. Hor
!. ton, B. B. Pyles and j. K. Williams
,r was appointed to present the above res
Mt olutions to the city council, and urg'
ne them to Immediately take steps to sc
oil cure an engineer to make survey. blu
Mt prints and estimates, preliminary t
calling a bonding election.