The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-08-04
BUILDING WORK
ACTIVE DURING
MONTH OF JULY
MONTHLY REPORT OF BUILDING
INSPECTOR SUBMITTED TO
COMMISSIONERS MONDAY-ALL
BUSINESS OF ROUTINE MA
TURE.

Considerable activity in the building
line during the month Of July is shown
by the monthly report of Building In
spector c. z. Shackleford, submitted
to the city commissioners at the regu =
lar meeting Monday. According to the
report, the value of building improve
ments inside the fire limits totalled
$3.50; outside the fire limits the total
valuation was s14,524. The business
before the board was principally OF
routine nature. Mayor Greenhut pre-
sided and both Commissioners Pou
and johnson answered the roll call.
An ordinance providing for the paw
ing, grading and curbing OF Main
street between Jefferson and PalafoX
streets was read for the first time
and approved.
An ordinance leasing to the Lee
Lumber Co. property at Fifteenth ave-
nue. and Garden streets for a period of
fifteen years for the annual rental of
500 per year was amended, upon re-
quest of Commissioner Greenhut, to
read rental at $50 per year" placed
upon third reading and passed unani-
mously.
The comptroller was authorized to
reapportion the cost of paving in front
Of lots 176, 1T and 179, block 26, Old
City. This property is located on In
tendencia street.
On motion of Commissioner Green
hut the sum of $4,000 was ordered
transferred from the general fund to
the street fund, the other members Of
the board agreeing to the transfer
The Builders Manufacturing Co. pc
titioned the board to clear away the
weeds in the street at Main and G
a menace to the plant of the company
in case Of fire. The commissioner i'll
charge of streets was requested to look
after the matter.
F. F. Bingham called the attention
Of the board to the use of property
the lower end of Garden street, while
public work was going on, and re-
quested that the grass plot, which had
been damaged, be restored. City En-
gineer Thornton stated that this would
be done as soon as the city work
was completed.
E. w. Peake asked permission to
construct a boat shed 15x45 feet in
size. on city property just south of
the Magnolia street wharf. The maj
ter was referred to Commissioner
Johnson
Nicholas Condor petitioned for the
extension Of the sewer system to the
corner Of E and Garden street stating
that conditions were very insanjtary
by reason of failure oe the city to
make the extension. The matter will
be given attention by the city engineer
officer at Fort Barrancas, endorsed by
Chief Of Police Sanders. the fines of
A. Bergman and E. w. Jacox enlisted
men, amounting to $44 and $z2. re-
spectively. were RENTED. The fine
Of Ernest Howard, SAT, was also re-
mitted upon request of the chief
A petition requested the extension
of the electric lighting system or Gcv-
eminent street. to cover F, G and II
streets, connecting the system with
Barrancas avenue, was referred to the
commissioner in charge of streets
protest, signed by a number of
property owners, was presented to the
board. objecting to an ordinance III
third reading providing for the closing
Of certain streets in the northeastern
portion Of the city, where it is pro-
posed to establish a new Catholic
cemetery. The ordinance was passed
temporarily. and the protest taken un-
der consideration.