The Pensacola journal., 1913-01-08
WANT HOMES
IN PENSACOLA
REMEMBERED
BOARD OF WORKS ACTS ON THE
MATTER AT REGULAR MEETING
MANY OTHER MATTERS DIS
cUssED.

The matter Of adopting some system
of REMEMBERING all houses in Pensa-
cola, which was first brought up more
than two years ago by Eugene Roch,
shortly after he was appointed to I'LL
vacancy on the board of public works,
when he suggested that the city en-
gineer present a chart and other neces-
sary data relative to the proposed sys-
tenn, was again brought to the atten-
ton OF the same board at its meeting
at O'Clock yesterday BY the same
member.
Mr. Roch asked that the city en-
gineer be again requested to furnish
the necessary data and a motion to
that effect was unanimously adopted.
The report of the engineer is expected
to be made at the next meeting of the
board.
To Repair Wharves.
The board will advertise for bids
for repairing Magnolia and Pine street
wharves. an appropriation Of s.. 200 for
this purpose having been made by the
council at it's last meeting. The bids
viii be opened at the next regular
meeting of the board
Capt. Bennie Ednundsen, who oper-
ates fleet of launches, asked the
board if it would consider q PROPOSE
| ton from him to repair Pine street
wharf, which is owned by the city, at
| his own expense provided he is given
| exclusive use of the wharf for a GER
Tain number of years. The board de-
clined to entertain the proposition.
The owner of the property at the
corner Of Aragon street and Ninth ave-
nue. informed the board that the cement
sidewalk at that location has been
washed away by heavy rains and
asked that the city pay the cost of re-
placing It. The matter was referred
to the city attorney. and the city en-
| gineer will be instructed to investi-
gate the cause of the damage to the
walk and report to the attorney. The
| engineer will! also investigate the
cause of similar damage to q sidewalk
Oh West Belmont street.
On account of the appropriation for
i building cement cross-walk lks being ex-
bausted, the contractor will be in
istructed not to start additional work
until he receives instructions following
the next meeting Of the board.
The board will pay the cost Of the
work to make the sidewalk on Inten-
/ dencia street in front of the truck
hOOCC at lAS VI anu
| DeVilliers streets conform to the street
grade, which Assistant Fire Chief Riera
informed the board will be about
twelve inches higher than the pave
ment If left as it is now built. The
cost of making the change in the walk
is estimated at about $1e.
In communication to the board the
plumbing inspector reported that the
sanitary sewer on Chase street, be-
tween Palsfox and Tsrragona, was
clogged and that conditions along that
street are unsanitary. His recommen-
dation that two manhoies be placed on
that street was approved by the board
the inspector stating that If this was
! done the unsanitary conditions would
be relieved.
1 The city engineer will be requested
to make a report to the city attorney
concerning the cause of sinks in pave
rnents on several streets for the pur-
rose of ascertaining whether the cost
of repairing will be paid by the city Of
the paving contractors.
The lessee of a timber boom west
of Barcelona street wharf. whose name
vas not in possession of the board
last night, will be informed by the city
clerk that in future an opening shall
be kept in the boom for the passage
OF small boats. The matter was
brought to the boards attention by Al
6erman Concannon, who said that Al
present small boats are prevented from
passing in and out of the boom anG
are sometimes damaged by timber
drifting against them following &
heavy wind.
: The matter Of whether a tree il
front Of the house at No. 311 East Ro.
] mana street shall be removed from tht
sidewalk or not was referred to th'
chairman of the board.
Chairman Blocker presided ant
Messrs Mayes, Roch and Higgins wer,
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