The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-11-05
SAYS WATER PIPE
CAUSED DAMAGE
City Engineer Thornton
Says Company is Liable
and Should be Compelled
to Repair the Pavement
Matter is Referred TO the
City Attorney for Action.

Conditions on Devfiiier street arais
form question 20 be settled hy me
city. this time the controversy being
difference ~ epinion between CITY
Engineer Thornton and tha southern
Paving and construction Company ana
relates 20 the sinking a. the pavement oa
DeNniier street between Garden and
Chase streeta In communication 10
thu board of pubic works ~ itn meet.
ing last night the construction COM
pany refused b rerair the pavement
on the grounds that ~ present .rondi-
tion was brought about through no
fault 81 theirs. naming - = contrihut.
ina cause ths bursting ~ q water plps.
The CONSTRUCTION company claims
that IN some places the subj rrads 81
TIE pavement has been washed away
~ the water from the hurataa water
PIPE. which occurred some timo mmo
ana has Eincg hen rorairod. lsntins a
osnent foundation which "a unsa -
wnN shell and extends In nomo
p.aces from M Sidewalk line ot the
street car tracks.
The city engineer claims that tha
condition ~ ths paving n ehnrw~ati.
% the construction company. tbe ho.rs
% works having - notified the cogn-
pany some time aRn.
The matter was referred ts tha CITY
attorney for advice az 90 how 10 pro-
ceed In the case.
P'sypreunds a cordsvs psrh.
y communication wnl be cent 10 me
souheh ~ - next meeting asking
that ON The boards r~romwenam,,,.s
Corcova square be set aside az . piav-
groundH PARA. 20 he conducted unaar
the auspices o. the PiayErounds Aaso.
a new location for taxi cahs wns
oesisnated ~ the board upon request
ot number q automobile owners ana
ariNerA Who have been using the norfh
sioe or Garden street between pnla-
fo1 and bAylen. IN the future ths ma.
cnines wiz be permitted a ntnna
Alongnida - ali narkwmva. provtaed
they 10 not interfere with trnslo Tha
new location includes the Pmlafox ana
Garden street pArkwAyn.
the Fisher Real Estate AGENCY An.
Formed the board that the doors ~ th.
surface closets on property IN their
aharge on Garden street between Man.
re.s and AleaniE streets. had been
naiied up hy the police heoaune the
pfemisea we're not conneotad vita tha
sanitary sewer. An lnvemtirafi,n
'howed that the sanitary sewers A.
iot pass this pulnt and for thfn rea.
'on the health ofncer VIII be REQUEST
q 70 allow thm use of the murfmra
'ioaets untn further artion is fnken -
ne board Which VIII take the matter
- with the city engineer.
The coFnpany operating the atsaruar
eugene was leased q small ni.oa -
isY property on naylen strees wharf
ear the Garfield Ice FACTORY. for tha
urpoae % storing coal for use nv tha
teamer. The rental 90 the nron~rfv
las placed a. tI.B0 per month. wieh
he provision that the Ieass couia ~.
ecalied n thirty days notice ~
iFen ~ thu board
a request from Building In~peetor
hackieford that the board furniub
im with = sum aufscieuf 10 cover -
treet car fmrn while p,.rf0rminr ~.
uties ~ his once was not granted
hs inspectors territory include. the
ptire city iinits
Consideration ~ routine n..tt.r.
'nsuned the renaindeg ~ the board.s
Chairman Biorker presided ana
e--rs. hayes. hoch and IfiEwlns were