The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1913-04-24

sacola and that his present where
abouts are also unknown.
FINANCE COMMITTEES REPORT.
The report of the finance committee,
which was adopted. was as follows: !
With reference to the request of
the board of public works for $3.50 for
the construction Of sewer on Gads-
Den street from Coyle street to De-
VflIers street. we recommend that this
amount be appropriated, payable from
the general fund.
With reference to the request of
the board Of public works for an ap-
preparation of $3.50 to pay o. H. Smith
and r. w. Sublett for an old sanitary
sewer. we recommend that this amount
be allowed. payable from the general
fund.
With reference to the recommen-
dalton Of the water and gas committee
for an appropriation Of $1,000 to con-
struct a brick drain at the pumping
station. We recommend that this
amount be allowed. and taken from
the funds Of the water department
With reference to a communication
from the mayor asking for an appro-
priation of 5000 for destroying flies
and other insects and $500 for the de-
struction OF mosquitoes, we recon-
mend that these amounts be allowed,
payable from the general fund
With reference to the application Of
w. G. Bicker, OF the fire department,
for pay for nine and one-half days
lost time on account Of sickness, we
recommend that 1t be not granted"
OPPOSED BY SEMMES.
Alderman Semmes was opposed to
and voted against that part of the
finance committees report which al
lowed $3.50 for building a storm sewer
on Gadsden street from DeVilliers to
Coyle street He said that he favored
building the sewer on West Cervantes
street. which, he said, floods after
rains. while that part Of Gadsden
street named above does not Alder
man Semmes wanted to know If the
sewer was to be built to drain the new
car barns Of the Pensa cola Electric
wanted action on this part OF the re-
port deferred for two weeks to inves-
tigate to see for which purpose it was
to be used.
motion made by Alderman Con-
cannon to defer action for two weeks
and refer this part Of the report back
to the finance committee was seconded
by Alderman Semmes but was lost
when Mayor Reilly decided q tie by
i
ing against the motion made by Alder
man Concannon were Aldermen Bear.
DeSilva, Kugleman, Pfeifer and Rem
shaw. Those voting in favor Of It were
Aldermen Meyer. Kent, Semmes, Con-
cannon and Avery.
After the vote on the question had
been taken, Alderman Concannon want
ed to ask the finance committee a
question bearing on the subject but
he was ruled out of order by Mayor
Reilly. When Alderman Concannon
the council. with the exception Of Mr..
Concannon. voted to sustain the |
mayor.
WANT SIDE TRACKS.
Alderman Meyer, by request, intro |
duced and read for the first time an |
ordinance granting the Gulf, Florida & /
Alabama Railroad Company the right |
to build side tracks to be used by the |
Jennings Naval Stores Company on B |
street, in the Maxent tract lying be-
tween the south line of Chipley street |
and the north line of Romano street. |
and also to allow the road to build |
tracks across A street. between the |
south line Of Garden and the north /
line of Romano street. The ordinance |
was referred to the franchise commit |
tee
The Jennings Naval Stores Company |
informed the council In a petition that |
the portion of B street desired for /
ira ckage purposes has never been i'm
proved, worked or formally opened up |
to travel, and has never been used or |
travelled by the public although de;in-
Gated upon the map as e public street. |
The petition, which was signed by T. /
A. Jennings, president of the naval
stores company, said that the company
owns the blocks on B street between
Chipley and Romano streets, and that |
1t is the intention of the company to
improve that block for business pur-
poses.
Mayor Reilly presided and Aldermen
Meyer, Kent, Semmes, Bear, Concan-
non, DeSilva, Avery. Renshaw, Pfeiffer
and Kugleman were present. Alder
man Oliver answered roll call, but was
excused on account of the illness of his
mother