The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-08-15


John a. Merritt. chairman of the
board of bond trustees. was the next
speaker. Mr.. Merritt said that he had
not intended taking any part in the
discussion, but he thought he should
reply to some of the remarks of Al
derman Eenshaw.
In the first place, he said, the Pc
tition referred to by DR.. Renshaw had
been considered and the city at
torney had advised the board as to the
action to take upon it.
Regarding the grade Of the paving
referred to by DR.. Renshaw as 40
per cent, Mr.. Merritt said it was only S
per cent
Finally" said Mr.. Merritt. "the trees
and curling would not be destroyed
as claimed and the difference in the
cost amounted to about $500 in favor
OF the city by going around the
square"
ALDERMAN sEMMEs.
Alderman Semmes said he favored
the proposed change and gave his rea-
sons, some Of them being that it al
ded to the beauty of the square, made
the danger for the children at the
schools in the vicinity less rather than
=, Alderman Semmes said that Alder
man Renshaw had intimated that there
was "a niger in the woodpile" ana
that he believed he had located the
niger. The reason the residents
were so strenuously opposed to the
change, in his opinion, was that they
would have to help pay for the paw
ing, whereas If it went through the
square the city would have it to pay.
In his characteristic style, Alderman
Semmes replied to the witticisms of
DR.. Renshaw, saying that he had
while listening to the doctor. imagined
he was back in the Roman senate
listening to Cicero.
He said short time ago Dr. Rem
shaw had advocated a curfew ordi-
nance and that now he was opposing
the children playing in the squares,
and that he supposed he would soon
be opposing there being any children
in Pensa cola
Aldermen Kugelman and DeSilva
expressed themselves as favoring the
proposed change, after which Alder
man Concannon made a motion that
the recommendation of the board of
bond trustees be adopted, the motion
being carried by a vote Of four to
three. The aldermen present voted as
follows: yes, ConcarnoH, DeSilva,
Kugelman and Semmes; no, Avery,
Pfeiffer and Renshaw.
The ordinance drafted by the board
| of bond trustees was later introduced
by Alderman Renshaw.
The recommendation Of the board Of
bond trustees and the ordinance in
troduced follows:
THE REPORT.
Pensacola, Fla, Aug. Z, 1912.
To the Honorable Mayor and City
Council, Pensacola.
Gentlemen: Referring to the mat
ter of paving Palafox street through
or around Georgia square we beg to
report that we have carefully con-
sidered the matter ir it's different
| lights, and now beg to recommend
that the plan of paving through the
| square be changed and two twenty
| 600 feet roadways be built around the
| square, as per plan on file in the
| office of the board of bond trustees.
We attach herewith four petitions
on the subject, pro and con.
We also attach propc sed ordinance.
| drawn by the city attorney at our re-
quest, legalizing the change, which, if
| this recommendation be adopted, we
would thank you to pass in due course.
Respectfully submitted,
Board of Bond Trustees,
JOHN A. MERRITT,
f. F. BINGHAM,
JOS. N. RIERA.
THE ORDINANCE.
| An Ordinance TO be Entitled:
An ordinance to alter, divide and
establish Paiafox street through Geor-
gia square, and to provide for the
| grading, paving and curbing of said
portion OF street
| Be it ordained by tie Mayor and
Council of the City of Pensacola:
Section 1. That that portion of Pal
| afox street extending from the center
| of DeSoto street through Georgia
/ square to the center of Gonzalez street
| be, and the same is Hereby altered,
divided and established so that said
| portion of said street shall extend
| from the center of DeSoto street to the
| center of Gonzalez street with n
width Of thirty-five 1850 feet on both
the east and west sides of said square
| including the existing public ways on
| each side; and a line extending from
| the center of DeSoto street to the cen
ter of Gonzalez street, distant one
hundred and thirty C180 fee:
and six go inches east from, and
| parallel with the center line Of Palafox
as the Same now exists shall be the
center line OF said portion Of street
| on the east side Of said square, and q
| line extending from the center Of Dee
| Soto street TO the center Of Gonzalez
| street, distant one hundred and thirty
| seven 137) feet six 90 inches west
from, and parallel with the center line
Of Palafox street as the same now
| exists, shall be the center line of said
portion of street on the west side OF
| said square.
Section 2 That upon the recommen-
| dation Of the board of bond trustees
Of the city of Pensacola, said board
is hereby authorized 10 cause said
portion Of Palafox street, as the same
is hereby altered, divided and estab-
Ished, and described in the foregoing
section to be graded, paved and
curbed, in accordance with the plans
therefor submitt4d to this co~nds $40
on file in the ofAss of said board, In