The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1913-03-13
JOS. v. RIERA."
THE MINORITY REPORT.


The minority report submitted by
Mr.. Bingham was as follows:
Pensacola, Fla, March IL, 1913.
ITO the Honorable Mayor and City
Council. Pensacola
Gentlemen: dissent from the ma
jority recommendation Of the board Of
bond trustees on the ground that it
is absolutely unfair to the eastern half
of the city. Under it not one cent of
the remaining bond money will be
SPENT sg fet AMI Bt tets east Of raia
paid by the L & N. for closing several
streets will be spent in that section
of the city.
ITO make 1t absolutely clear repeat
that under the majority report all OF
the remaining bond money, estimated
at $4,000, including amount assessable
to property owners. as well as about
one third of the L. & N. $1,000, will be
used in the northern and western por-
tons Of the city, leaving the eastern
portion Of the city none Of the bond
money, and only about two thirds Of
the $4,000 paid by the L. & N. for clos
ing several of its north and south
streets.
II am perfectly willing to consider
changing the plan formerly agreed
upon for the eastern portion of the
city, as we have many streets in that
section that are solidly built up that
need and want paving. but must in
sist that the $1,000 referred to be used
east of Palafox. This is the one point
that our board hopelessly agrees upon.
'T beg to recommend that both re-
ports be received and filed, and that
the board OF bond trustees be requested
to submit a plan that will treat the
eastern half of the city fairly, to the
extent at least of requiring the $4,000
paid by the L & NJ in consideration Of
the closing of certain streets, to be
spent in paving streets in that section
of the city. This can be done and
still pave Palafox street to the city
limits, DeVilliers street and Coyle
street. and leave a balance which may
prove large enough to pave West Con-
zalez, Spring and Baylen, the esti-
mated cost of which three items is
So, 0oS.
Respectfully submitted,
"F. F. BINGHAM, /
Minority Member of the Board of |
Bond Trustees"
Roll call on a vote to adopt the
majority report resulted as follows:
For-Aldermen Avery, Concannon. |
DeSflva, Kugleman, Pfeiffer, Renshaw |
and Semmes.
Against - Aldermen Bear. Kent, |
Meyer and Oliver
WANTS MONEY RETURNED.
In a communication to the council |
calling attention to the matter, Mayor
Reilly enclosed a letter which he re-
ceived from E o. SaItmarsh, superin- |
rendent of the Pensacola division of /
the Louisville & Nashville Railroad |
Company, requesting the return Of
yearly payments on the wharf at the
foot of Alcaniz street, inadvertently
paid the city, since the year 1907 up to
late. The request of the superintend- |
ent was referred to the finance COM
nittee.
The communication from Superin-
endent Saltmarsh said:
The franchise for this wharf having
Expired in 1907, the Louisville & Nash
lille Railroad Company had no fur
her claim on it, but has inadvertently
oaid the city, and the city has, no
ioubt, inadvertently accepted yearly
payments, since that date, of SO for
he rental of the wharf
Il therefore respectfully request that
hese amounts. as paid for the years
sos, 1909, 1910. 1911sand 1912, amount
ng to $50, be refunded to the Louis
lille & Nashville Railroad Company"
After Alderman Kugleman said that
n account Of heavy rains the water
raining from Long Hollow floods the
jumping station at the city water
works.. and that unless some steps were ]
aiken to protect the plant from de- ]
truction from this cause, the council s
unanimously adopted a resolution au- IL
horizing the water and gas committee {