The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-01-11

sented the cause and gave short
summary of the work which has been
done toward the Mardi Gras celebra-
ton for this year. and closed by ask
ing the council to appropriate $1,000
for the carnival.
After hearing the remarks of Mr..
Hervey, the regular order of business
was resumed and the matter was
again taken up under the proper head
ing, at which time F. r Bingham. in
behalf of the Carnival Association.
made a few remarks supporting the
request for the appropriation, with the
result that the request was referred to
the finance committee and city at
torney.
WATER CONNECTIONS.
A communication from the board of
public works was read, in which it
was stated that the board had sent
notices to property owners along the
streets about to be paved, ordering
them to make connections within sixty
days, but that as the paving work
was now commencing and some of the
property owners had not yet complied
with the instructions and as the sixty
days had not expired, the board re-
quested an appropriation of $1,000 to
be used in emergency cases, in order
that the board could have the eonnec-
tons made at once and collect from
the property owners later. It was
shown that thu paving work could
not be delayed and that immediate
action was necessary.
Chairman Merritt. of the board of
4 49, Iii
te take immediate action. saying that
to refer the matter to the finance COM
nIittee would delay the matter and
would stop the paving, which would
give the paving contractor an oppor-
tunity to charge his delay up to the
city.
A motion was adopted to the effect
that the board of public works be
authorized to proceed with this work
at once. the appropriation matter to
be disposed of later.
OLD QUESTION BROUGHT UP.
Under the head of unfinished BUSH
ness, Alderman Bear, of the finance
committee, said he would like to hear
the report of the water and gas COM
mittee on the matter of assuming the
liability of several thousand dollars
which had been used from the paving
fund in the water department. This
matter has been frequently discussed
in the council and was sometime ago
referred to the water and gas commit
tee for Investigation.
After some discussion, the commit
tee was granted further 8fne, Alder
man Kugelnan, Of the committee,
having made a request for further
time and stating that the committee
would make an effort TO be ready to
report at the next meeting.
WANTS PAY FOR HORSE.
4 communication from George Vase
was read. in which he stated that a
horse belonging to him had recently
been killed by a policeman, and asked
that the city pay him $3.50 for the loss
of the animal The communication
was referred to the finance commit
tee.
I 4 communication from the mayor
was read, to which was attached a
protest from the local underwriters
association against the building Of the
central fire alarm station at the corner
of Gadsden and Alcanfz streets and
urging that it be built on the west
side of Palafox street The mayor
recommended that the present truck
house on East Garden street be leased
for another year and that during the
year a site be secured on the west
side of Palafox street for the building
! Of a central fire alarm station.
1 The board of bond trustees made a
report relative to the claim of the Y,
NJ. c. A. for about s57 for damages to
the storm sewer sustained when a
connection was being made sometime
ago. The board recommended that the
matter be compromised Tor $50. The
report was received and referred to
the finance committee.
The report of the finance comit-
tee was received and the recon-
mendations adopted. Among other
things the committee recommended
that the petition of the St. Michael's
cemetery people 10 cancel the appor-
! tfonment warrant issued against the
/ property south of the cemetery on ac-
! count of the construction of the side
walk adjacent to it be not granted
| that the request of the board Of bond
trustees for an appropriation of $3.50
for expense be granted; that the
proposition to insure the members OF
| the police and fire departments against
accidents be not granted.
The water and gas committee sub