The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1913-03-27
BOND EXPERTS
TO PASS ON THE
VALIDITY BONDS
New York Lawyers Request
ed to Give Opinion on the
Issue-Recorder's Salary
is Increased to $100-
East Hill Paving Com
pleted.

With reference to the proposed issue
of 100000 bonds for building munich
pal docks and belt line railroad, the
board of bond trustees informed the
city council at its meeting last night
that 1t is the opinion OF the trustees
that the most they can do In the mat
ter is to have Dillon. Thomas & Clay,
bond experts Of New York. examine
all proceedings up to this time to as
certain whether they are in all re-
spects regular and valid, in order that
IL any defect, doubt, ambiguity or un-
certainty be found to exist, 1t may be
possible to have a validating statute
passed by the legislature at its coming
session
The bond trustees have written
Dillon, Thomas & Clay asking what
their fee will be for making this ex-
presented to the council for approval
when they are heard from.
On account of the work In the re-
corder's court increasing. the recorders
salary was increased to 800, begin
ming March 1, 1918. This action was
based on the accommodation of the
finance committee. The committees
report, which was adopted, was as fol-
lows:
with reference to the letter of
Turnkey Frank Langley. requesting
pay for nine days lost on account of
sickness: This request was first pre-
sented to the board Of public safety
and was not granted by them, and we
return it without our approval.
With reference to the request Of the
board Of public works for approprfa-
tions for various matters. we recon-
mend that the following be allowed,
payable from the general fund:
"One mule for the street department,
$500, or as much thereof as is neces-
sary.
''Pi1ing for sewer outlet, s125.
Sewer connections on Pafafox
street. $500.
I'VE recommend that the tax ases-
sor be allowed an assistant for one
month at a salary of $75. said amount
payable from the general fund
With reference to the letter OF R. P.
Reese, asking that the city reimburse
his client, Mrs. Laura v. Palmer, for
damages to her property: When she
presented her claim for damages last
year, your committee visited her prop
erty, and recommended that her re-
quest be not granted. We have looked
at this property again, and consulted
the city attorney and have his opinion
tMat the city is not legally liable to
Mrs. Palmer for the damages claimed
by her. We recommend, therefore, |
that this request be not granted
RAISED RECORDERS SALARY.
The work in the recorders court is |
increasing, and his duties are becom- |
ing more onerous each year, and we
that the salary of the re-
corder be increased to 500 per month, i
beginning March 1, 1913.
With reference to the request of the
Louisville & Nashville Railroad Com |
pany asking for a return of payments
on account of the Alcaniz street wharf
franchise, we ask for further time.
The general ordinance committees /
that ordinance No. 96 /
be not passed was adopted. The or
dinance was introduced at \ previous
meeting by Alderman Concannon and /
provided for the building of sidewalks |
outside the present sidewalk limits.
The general ordinance committee re-
ferred ordinance No. 81 back to the !
council to be acted upon by the coun- /
ell as the committee of the whole. This
ordinance is the one naming the
streets to be paved in the majority re-
port of the bond trustees, which was
adopted at a former meeting. The or
dinance was brought back to the coun-
Gil to see if il would agree to eliminate
three blocks of the paving on North
PaIafox street in order to provide for
the paving of three blocks on Seven
teenth avenue, from Gadsden to Bel
mont streets. The council went on
record as being against the PROPOSE
ton.
DEFEAT MOTION TO PAVE
When the above action was taken,
Alderman Oliver introduced the fol-